OneGuyFromBarlick

"I grew up in the 30s with an unemployed father. He didn't riot; he got on his bike and looked for work and he kept looking 'til he found it."

Norman Tebbit.

""If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples, each of us still has one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange them, each of us now has two ideas.""

George Bernard Shaw.

Never heard that quotation David. I like it, it makes sense.....

Until today the name Camus took me back to an 82lb (big) red fawn coloured greyhound, called Prince of Camus that was thrown off Salford as he was too big to cope with the sharp bends. Owner Harry Martindale took him to Belle Vue where he had some success - especially in very heavy going.

I learned today of Albert Camus - a French philosopher who had some interesting views on life (and death).

Camus emphasized the importance of facing the inevitability of death, arguing that it can heighten our appreciation for life and encourage us to live with greater intensity and awareness. He suggested that meaning isn't found in grand philosophical systems or religious beliefs, but rather in the choices we make and the actions we take in the face of the absurd.

For Camus, the meaning of life is "whatever you're doing that prevents you from killing yourself".


Such as watching the likes of that dog hurtling round a bend in the lead - 'on the bunny' at full speed.

You don't have to read this rubbish you know. - it's quite optional . . . .

Albert Camus was on the money.... You don't survive by accident, it's planned and very carefully executed.....

On a completely different matter.... One of my favourite quotations is from George Bernard Shaw's 'Major Barbara' (So I have always believed....)
Here it is as I remember it.... "There are, about her, the remains of a fine woman."
I went looking for it yesterday and Google AI tells me I am wrong and the quotation doesn't exist. In my mind, this simply demonstrates that AI is not infallible! (Mind you, neither am I!)

Stanley wrote: ↑11 Aug 2025, 01:59 Here it is as I remember it.... "There are, about her, the remains of a fine woman."
I went looking for it yesterday and Google AI tells me I am wrong and the quotation doesn't exist. In my mind, this simply demonstrates that AI is not infallible!

Dialogue following No. 2 from the The Pirates of Penzance
Frederic: What a terrible thing it would be if I were to marry this innocent person, and then find out that she is, on the whole, plain!
King: Oh, Ruth is very well, very well indeed.
Samuel: Yes, there are the remains of a fine woman about Ruth.
Frederic: Do you really think so?
Samuel: I do.
Frederic: Then I will not be so selfish as to take her from you. In justice to her, and in consideration for you, I will leave her behind.

[From this forum LINK ]

Well done Peter! It was me that was at fault. Now I can sleep at night!
Written of course by W S Gilbert.