tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post3485320684989909012..comments2024-03-29T14:38:14.572+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: NonsenseYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-56197039963143906732021-09-04T16:51:11.394+01:002021-09-04T16:51:11.394+01:00It IS trite, though. I'll give you that.It IS trite, though. I'll give you that.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-62314299070304434352021-09-04T16:50:47.226+01:002021-09-04T16:50:47.226+01:00Ha! I see your point, but I think telling kids to ...Ha! I see your point, but I think telling kids to be what they want to be is simply meant to help them set goals and aspire to bigger things. Of course circumstances intervene and not everyone gets there -- but SOME do, right?Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-39683902667737933602021-09-03T18:26:16.489+01:002021-09-03T18:26:16.489+01:00For 37 years I was a high school French teacher. For 37 years I was a high school French teacher. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2164411918099707672021-09-03T10:54:56.203+01:002021-09-03T10:54:56.203+01:00No young children staying here at the moment under...No young children staying here at the moment under lockdown, so no Toy Story. I can't wait for the theme music from Tro Tro to become a flea in your ear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-83963358056180261562021-09-03T10:02:27.458+01:002021-09-03T10:02:27.458+01:00Your comment emphasises my central point so I rath...Your comment emphasises my central point so I rather like it.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-80194207901146357462021-09-03T10:00:55.751+01:002021-09-03T10:00:55.751+01:00Most people bumble through life - riding the ups a...Most people bumble through life - riding the ups and the downs like a rollercoaster.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-87215533406795191762021-09-03T09:54:41.564+01:002021-09-03T09:54:41.564+01:00Ha-ha! Nice one Andrew!...But I thought your hero ...Ha-ha! Nice one Andrew!...But I thought your hero was Buzz Lightyear.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-21221134930070883952021-09-03T05:46:23.910+01:002021-09-03T05:46:23.910+01:00It is something that irks me, too. I guess this &q...It is something that irks me, too. I guess this "You can be whatever you want to be" is meant as an encouragement, and it may work very well for many. But we have also to honestly and realistically accept the limits that are undeniably there. Could I have become a Sumo wrestler? Would a Sumo wrestler be able to become a jockey? Did my late great-uncle Otto have the potential to become a ballet dancer? (He was born with a crooked spine and had a humpback.)<br />Also, if a girl or woman in Afghanistan stood in front of her father or husband and told them that she wanted to become a [insert dream job], I doubt she'd be met with encouragement and applause. So, no, not everyone can be anything (or anyone) they want to be, no matter how focused.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-70300382732220594202021-09-02T23:45:40.303+01:002021-09-02T23:45:40.303+01:00And then there are some people who are complete bu...And then there are some people who are complete bumblers. They have no clue what they want to be or do. they do not have any goals. Somehow they get lucky and drop into something. That describes your faithful follower from Alberta. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-28163490634220913132021-09-02T23:29:49.923+01:002021-09-02T23:29:49.923+01:00I think that Blair still believes there were weapo...I think that Blair still believes there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Along the way he also forgot what Labour should stand for. Sadly, he became what we in Yorkshire call a ****ing tosser.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-70910004843570128282021-09-02T23:25:22.179+01:002021-09-02T23:25:22.179+01:00You are right to suggest that in this regard there...You are right to suggest that in this regard there is a big difference between "who" and "what".Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-36935200986503855512021-09-02T23:24:52.568+01:002021-09-02T23:24:52.568+01:00Lazy people lacking ambition and drive. They need ...Lazy people lacking ambition and drive. They need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, just like my hero Donald who went on to become the widely respected leader of the best country on earth. (Surely that was more interesting than just saying, I agree)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-60170384774873410502021-09-02T23:23:58.251+01:002021-09-02T23:23:58.251+01:00Thanks for your honest and thoughtful reflections ...Thanks for your honest and thoughtful reflections Ed.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-79676003873818727112021-09-02T23:22:48.336+01:002021-09-02T23:22:48.336+01:00The idea of the race is indeed an anathema to many...The idea of the race is indeed an anathema to many people. I might be one of them.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-88334111031192346822021-09-02T23:21:35.777+01:002021-09-02T23:21:35.777+01:00It's hard enough to hang on to the slippery gi...It's hard enough to hang on to the slippery gift of happiness.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-57060229250563512262021-09-02T23:20:31.738+01:002021-09-02T23:20:31.738+01:00If you were wearing a taffeta ballgown you might s...If you were wearing a taffeta ballgown you might swish Bob.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30326367618117135612021-09-02T23:19:33.100+01:002021-09-02T23:19:33.100+01:00Dream within current perameters. Avoid outlandish ...Dream within current perameters. Avoid outlandish dreams.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-8516979125840149372021-09-02T23:18:12.461+01:002021-09-02T23:18:12.461+01:00What did you do for a living Margaret?What did you do for a living Margaret?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-1652975953589196102021-09-02T23:17:13.028+01:002021-09-02T23:17:13.028+01:00Yes indeed...the notions of false hope and unreali...Yes indeed...the notions of false hope and unrealistic optimism have already been reflected upon by learned writers and philosophers throughout the centuries of printing.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-35522856544617527622021-09-02T23:10:08.885+01:002021-09-02T23:10:08.885+01:00Some people do achieve their dreams but not everyb...Some people do achieve their dreams but not everybody can get there. You are right to say that the middle road is less suitable for trite sloganising.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-77292966717875934842021-09-02T22:52:29.119+01:002021-09-02T22:52:29.119+01:00In agreement, Mr. Pudding. Like many thoughts that...In agreement, Mr. Pudding. Like many thoughts that have been shortened even further to fit in a meme, this one has a grain of truth but it is also an unrealistic notion on its own. Encouragement is good, but pushing unrealistic expectations can be as harmful as outright squashing of aspirations. A middle road is best, but middle roads aren't catchy nor are they deemed inspirational. It's yet another reason why I avoid social media, because there are far too many of these slick, sentimental sayings being promoted on Facebook and Twitter, and unfortunately for me at least, some of them have found a home in the feeds of my relatives! <br /><br />jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-60001416593089266742021-09-02T17:19:41.897+01:002021-09-02T17:19:41.897+01:00Roger Scruton said that *unscrupulous optimism* ma...Roger Scruton said that *unscrupulous optimism* may lead to a totalitarian state.<br />Bernard Shaw invested so much optimism in the Soviet Union that he kindly overlooked the murder of millions of Soviet citizens by Stalin and Beria.<br /><br />*I and We are a very odd couple-The Uses of Pessimism and the Danger of False Hope.*<br />Irish Examiner (online). <br />A review of Scruton's The Uses of Pessimism and John Flynn's The Cynic's Handbook.<br /><br />Saul Bellow said being *positive* can be just another racket.<br />There is nothing more negative than Orwell's *1984* which is really about 1948.<br /><br />Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur wrote *Is it Just Me or is Everything Shit?* (2005).<br />It is self-described as The Encyclopedia of Modern Life.<br />Haggerty<br />Haggertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428937273804366081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-58772189111335784682021-09-02T16:56:33.174+01:002021-09-02T16:56:33.174+01:00I agree with you. My older daughter has the philos...I agree with you. My older daughter has the philosophy that some people realize their dreams/aspirations through their job and others put in their required time and live out their aspirations outside of work. The key to happiness is knowing which group you're in. My husband and I were mostly in the first group but the majority of our friends were in the second. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59949150803690436122021-09-02T15:17:14.156+01:002021-09-02T15:17:14.156+01:00I agree in general, but maybe those cleaners are p...I agree in general, but maybe those cleaners are proud to have their own business. I even heard of a Down's sufferer who has her own secure document disposal business in which she loves operating the shredder and provides an extra level of security because she can't read. I changed careers out of accountancy in my mid-twenties into something I chose to do, a gamble that worked out, and I believe you went to university late, too. "Follow your dreams so long as they are realistic" is fine, although it is probably harder now than in past decades. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-80281863518937873632021-09-02T14:33:22.315+01:002021-09-02T14:33:22.315+01:00You might swish. I would never swish.
As for the...You might swish. I would never swish.<br /><br />As for the remainder of this post, your point is well-taken. Also pretty obvious to anyone with half a brain.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.com