tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post1567914790233701384..comments2023-12-20T19:39:29.865+00:00Comments on Munguin's Republic: THERE ARE TERRIBLE CUTS HERE...Munguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-61624288230027298312016-02-13T23:51:43.897+00:002016-02-13T23:51:43.897+00:00Oh, I don't think it will be very long.Oh, I don't think it will be very long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-79398134243568219872016-02-13T23:50:38.312+00:002016-02-13T23:50:38.312+00:00He's a bit like a naughty pet.He's a bit like a naughty pet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-79883017088322798422016-02-13T23:49:54.847+00:002016-02-13T23:49:54.847+00:00Oh please, don't be daft, who wants to look at...Oh please, don't be daft, who wants to look at pics of cute animals and stunning scenery? Tsk.<br /><br />The second idea is worth considering though. I'll talk it over with Munguin.<br /><br />Aye Conan. Munguin says he doesn't want any of that lot here stopping him going to the dancing...specially as it's Valentine's day, and he's always hopeful!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-76680601470343889492016-02-13T11:27:40.505+00:002016-02-13T11:27:40.505+00:00A Show of Hands for a Buddhist Wee-Free zone?A Show of Hands for a Buddhist Wee-Free zone?Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-72337998047823785562016-02-13T11:19:49.764+00:002016-02-13T11:19:49.764+00:00Yeah, Niko is the only reason we all come visiting...Yeah, Niko is the only reason we all come visiting! You could make it less dull by (a) posting photos of cute animals and breath-taking scenery or (b) ban me from posting!John Brownliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248027418059598116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-12777556345812003782016-02-13T11:00:06.274+00:002016-02-13T11:00:06.274+00:00All week?
You don;t fancy a holiday?All week?<br /><br />You don;t fancy a holiday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-19122589081714758422016-02-13T10:59:34.651+00:002016-02-13T10:59:34.651+00:00Boom boom!Boom boom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-46453030567854147282016-02-13T10:59:09.129+00:002016-02-13T10:59:09.129+00:00You saying this blog's dull?You saying this blog's dull?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-19746746469566024972016-02-13T09:39:50.263+00:002016-02-13T09:39:50.263+00:00More from Chic:
"A lassie came walking towar...More from Chic:<br /><br />"A lassie came walking towards me.I knew that because she kept getting bigger."<br />" I said, hello dear. Well I called her that ,cos she had a couple of antlers sticking out of her head."<br /><br />"The sign on the wall said LIFT. I tried but it was too heavy for me"jimnarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386665235191598525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-90509173920608394352016-02-13T09:07:33.588+00:002016-02-13T09:07:33.588+00:00Incidentally, Niko may be mad as a hatter, daft as...Incidentally, Niko may be mad as a hatter, daft as a brush, a howler at the moon, confused as an octopus trying to count to ten, thinks innuendo is an Italian suppository, all essential qualifications for Labourites, but this blog would be much duller without him!John Brownliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248027418059598116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-81651432898332022722016-02-13T08:56:11.986+00:002016-02-13T08:56:11.986+00:00Favourite Chic Murray one-liner: "Met a man a...Favourite Chic Murray one-liner: "Met a man at the Olympics and asked him 'Are you a pole-vaulter?' and he replied 'No, I'm German but how did you know my name is Walter?'. He used to bill himself and his lady as "The Tall Droll with the Wee Doll". If Niko had joined them he could have added .." and the Mad Troll". John Brownliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248027418059598116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-31995766501176087062016-02-13T08:36:50.120+00:002016-02-13T08:36:50.120+00:00Yes, at least for a wee while!Yes, at least for a wee while!Provost Sluddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793960450021330292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-14875543572157722802016-02-13T06:00:08.600+00:002016-02-13T06:00:08.600+00:00"Man walks into a zoo and the only animal he ..."Man walks into a zoo and the only animal he sees is a dog.<br />Must have been a chitzu....."<br /><br />That's a good take on my favourite, Chic Murray, joke. The man was a genius.jimnarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386665235191598525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-42370650604752754052016-02-12T23:23:12.792+00:002016-02-12T23:23:12.792+00:00I used to deal with English councils professionall...I used to deal with English councils professionally a few years ago. The cuts have been going on well before Cameron and his cronies got into power.<br /><br />And some bad humour:<br /><br />Man walks into a zoo and the only animal he sees is a dog.<br />Must have been a chitzu.....<br /><br />Where did Noah keep his bees?<br />Archive<br /><br />What does a pirate say when he turns eighty?<br />Aye matey!<br /><br />What's the tallest building in the city?<br />Library. Has the most stories....<br /><br />I'm here all week...................<br /><br />zogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-27178887240887515542016-02-12T22:31:31.441+00:002016-02-12T22:31:31.441+00:00And, bizarrely, we'll defend him; but, maybe n...And, bizarrely, we'll defend him; but, maybe not to the bitter end.jimnarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386665235191598525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-57036998715748413752016-02-12T22:18:13.257+00:002016-02-12T22:18:13.257+00:00You need a 'name' to disparage Niko Anon.
...You need a 'name' to disparage Niko Anon.<br /><br />OK?<br /><br />He's a bit of a tit, but he's *our* tit.Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-48557317960457651722016-02-12T22:05:47.666+00:002016-02-12T22:05:47.666+00:00I like that.Niko as the pet troll.I like that.Niko as the pet troll.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-14551921901445518842016-02-12T21:40:01.048+00:002016-02-12T21:40:01.048+00:00Niko: Petula did a great version of that.
Jim: Th...Niko: Petula did a great version of that.<br /><br />Jim: That is beautiful and true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-35876447597862175272016-02-12T21:38:37.161+00:002016-02-12T21:38:37.161+00:00Ahhhhh.
Most of what Niko says is light hearted b...Ahhhhh.<br /><br />Most of what Niko says is light hearted banter. He's not in the least like some of the trolls you get on other sites. (We had some here a long time ago, but got rid of them, but reasoning with them and asking them to elaborate of their theory, expand and explain. We don't pretend to be an intellectual site like Lalland, or smart like Wings, or scientific like SGP, but we can be if we want to. Of course they couldn't and didn't.)<br /><br />Niko was here from pretty much the start. In a way he's what the blog is about.<br /><br />And he's got a lovely dog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-10892999670426631642016-02-12T21:31:14.583+00:002016-02-12T21:31:14.583+00:00Actually Niko left Labour like the rest of us, a g...Actually Niko left Labour like the rest of us, a good while ago. But he rejoined (as I understand it) becasue it looked like, at least in some ways, they were going back to their roots.<br /><br />I respect that.<br /><br />I think Labour are DEAD wrong on Scotland. I like Corbyn (although I wish he'd kick some ass), but very sad about his attitude to Scotland.<br /><br />Of course I think very little of the Labour team in Scotland. Asses led by a donkey. <br /><br />Deluded? Yep I think he is... but then he thinks I am!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-60478973774666621142016-02-12T21:27:43.605+00:002016-02-12T21:27:43.605+00:00Aww poor Niko.
OK Helena, you're naughty for ...Aww poor Niko.<br /><br />OK Helena, you're naughty for calling Niko the Q word. <br /><br />He's never done a quiz in his life... or so he says!<br /><br />Happy Niko?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-53919760269706415362016-02-12T21:26:16.717+00:002016-02-12T21:26:16.717+00:00Point taken, Provost!
But we must live with the r...Point taken, Provost!<br /><br />But we must live with the result of the referendum... and of course the Vow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-17982963030231661332016-02-12T20:47:12.112+00:002016-02-12T20:47:12.112+00:00Niko, you really are "special", we like ...Niko, you really are "special", we like you, really we do.jimnarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386665235191598525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-86892161133871095282016-02-12T20:45:41.057+00:002016-02-12T20:45:41.057+00:00The most complicated skill
Is to be simple.
To...The most complicated skill <br />Is to be simple.<br /> <br /><br />To say more while saying less <br />Is the secret of being simple.<br /> <br /><br />To not say all that can be said <br />Is the secret of discipline and economy.<br /> <br /><br />To leave out beautiful sunsets <br />Is the secret of good taste.<br /> <br /><br />To hide feelings when you are near crying <br />Is the secret of dignity.<br /> <br /><br />To cut and tighten sentences <br />Is the secret of mastery.<br /> <br /><br />To keep the air fresh among words <br />Is the secret of verbal cleanliness.<br /> <br /><br />To write good poems <br />Is the secret of brevity.<br /> <br /><br />To go against the grain <br />Is the secret of bravery.<br /> <br /><br />To risk life to save a smile on a face of a woman or a child <br />Is the secret of chivalry.<br /> <br /><br />To go where no one else has ever gone before <br />Is the secret of heroism.<br /> <br /><br />To expect to be kissed having bad breath <br />Is the secret of a fool.<br /> <br /><br />Words rich in meaning <br />Can be cheap in sound effects.<br /><br /> Simplicity by Dejan Stojanovicjimnarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386665235191598525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-20638131913869281322016-02-12T20:29:22.029+00:002016-02-12T20:29:22.029+00:00Day after day, alone on the hill
The man with the ... <br /><br />Day after day, alone on the hill<br />The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still<br />But nobody wants to know him<br />They can see that he's just a fool<br />As he never gives an answer<br />But the fool on the hill<br />Sees the sun going down<br />And the eyes in his head<br />See the world spinning around<br /><br />Well on the way, head in a cloud<br />The man of a thousand voices talking percetly loud<br />But nobody ever hears him<br />Or the sound he appears to make<br />And he never seems to notice<br />But the fool on the hill<br />Sees the sun going down<br />And the eyes in his head<br />See the world spinning around<br /><br /><br />Nikostratoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581441869560921339noreply@blogger.com