Free Association Thread 5

[MagicaPractica]

For DC, read Westminster, in our case.

A case in Westminster? Are we back to Rumpole?

 

[SamScribble]

A case in Westminster? Are we back to Rumpole?

Rumpole's second home was 'The Bailey', which is actually in The City of London, just slightly to east of Westminster.

 

[JKendallDane]

Rumpole's second home was 'The Bailey', which is actually in The City of London, just slightly to east of Westminster.

Shall we pop over to Trafalgar Square and do some people watching next?

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[SamScribble]

Shall we pop over to Trafalgar Square and do some people watching next?

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The best reason to pop over to Trafalgar Square is to pop around the corner to The National Portrait Gallery. One of my favourite galleries in all the world.

 

[Handley_Page]

Given the latest "terrorist" incident, I think going to London is not a viable option at present.
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I don't live anywhere near it!

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Given the latest "terrorist" incident, I think going to London is not a viable option at present.
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I don't live anywhere near it!

All the more reason to go there. Support freedom.

 

[SamScribble]

All the more reason to go there. Support freedom.

I moved to London in 1982. I hadn't even finished unpacking before the IRA set off a car bomb in Horse Guards Parade. The following week I was at a conference in Paris when someone blew up one of the Metro Stations. And the week after that, I was in Rome when another group of terrorists set off a bomb on the steps of The British School. I was inside the British School having supper with the Director at the time.

The week after that was a bit quieter.

 

[Handley_Page]

I moved to London in 1982. I hadn't even finished unpacking before the IRA set off a car bomb in Horse Guards Parade. The following week I was at a conference in Paris when someone blew up one of the Metro Stations. And the week after that, I was in Rome when another group of terrorists set off a bomb on the steps of The British School. I was inside the British School having supper with the Director at the time.

The week after that was a bit quieter.

They were exciting times.
Not that I was inv0olved, you understand, but it hardly seemed a day went by without some rotten, misbegotten oik deciding to detonate something highly inconvenient for someone.

 

[JKendallDane]

They were exciting times.
Not that I was inv0olved, you understand, but it hardly seemed a day went by without some rotten, misbegotten oik deciding to detonate something highly inconvenient for someone.

Oh goody! A new vocabulary word! Or even better yet, a new way to refer to our so-called leader: President Oik

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[Tio_Narratore]

Oh goody! A new vocabulary word! Or even better yet, a new way to refer to our so-called leader: President Oik

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I'm sure he'd be insulted that you didn't call him the oikiest!

 

[MagicaPractica]

I'm sure he'd be insulted that you didn't call him the oikiest!

The yugest oik ever!

 

[SamScribble]

The yugest oik ever!

Obviously, I'm not eligible to vote in the great US of A. But how did you guys vote for someone who spoke a different language from the rest of you? The notion bogilates me muchly.

 

[Handley_Page]

Oh goody! A new vocabulary word! Or even better yet, a new way to refer to our so-called leader: President Oik

oik /(also oick) Ⴂnoun, British, informal; an uncouth or obnoxious person.
– origin 1930s: of unknown origin.


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Obviously, I'm not eligible to vote in the great US of A. But how did you guys vote for someone who spoke a different language from the rest of you? The notion bogilates me muchly.

The mind doth surely boggle.

 

[JKendallDane]

Obviously, I'm not eligible to vote in the great US of A. But how did you guys vote for someone who spoke a different language from the rest of you? The notion bogilates me muchly.

The mind doth surely boggle.

Trust me, guys, the majority of THIS country is trying to figure out the definitive answer to that question also. Personally, I've decided it happened for the same reason millions of people believe whatever a used car salesman tells them each year too.

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[Handley_Page]

Trust me, guys, the majority of THIS country is trying to figure out the definitive answer to that question also. Personally, I've decided it happened for the same reason millions of people believe whatever a used car salesman tells them each year too.

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I always thought that there's a connection between a salesman and a politician.

 

[MagicaPractica]

I always thought that there's a connection between a salesman and a politician.

Ah, an old favorite book by Heinlein might prove relevant, Job: A Comedy of Justice.

Though I will say that the last time I picked up a Heinlein book, the style wasn't as good as I remembered it from my college days.

 

[Handley_Page]

Ah, an old favorite book by Heinlein might prove relevant, Job: A Comedy of Justice.

Though I will say that the last time I picked up a Heinlein book, the style wasn't as good as I remembered it from my college days.

I used to enjoy his books when I was younger (my 'college years' were spent doing military service).
I trust you & yours are well ?

 

[JKendallDane]

I used to enjoy his books when I was younger (my 'college years' were spent doing military service).
I trust you & yours are well ?

I don't want to say it's been a l-o-n-g time since I was in college, but it was back when you could still get a new car with a factory 8track built into the dash.

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[SamScribble]

I don't want to say it's been a l-o-n-g time since I was in college, but it was back when you could still get a new car with a factory 8track built into the dash.

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Eight track! You must be a young chap, JKD. Cars only had crystal sets when I was varsity.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Eight track! You must be a young chap, JKD. Cars only had crystal sets when I was varsity.

Hey, man, I've got crystals. Most recently, Swarovski crystals, for my ears.

 

[JKendallDane]

Hey, man, I've got crystals. Most recently, Swarovski crystals, for my ears.

Perhaps that would explain the voices you hear in your head.

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[MagicaPractica]

Perhaps that would explain the voices you hear in your head.

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How did you know! Are you psychic or something?

Don't worry, they say you're cool... for now.

 

[Handley_Page]

How did you know! Are you psychic or something?

Don't worry, they say you're cool... for now.

The psychic's group meeting has been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances.

 

[loquere]

The psychic's group meeting has been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances.

Ahh the psychic wars of 2017!

 

[MagicaPractica]

Ahh the psychic wars of 2017!

Damn, I was so sure the world was going to end in December of last year too. All the signs and portents pointing in that direction.