tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post7631297571012222001..comments2024-03-29T14:09:59.032+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: HuddlesYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-82885377098543156182009-10-16T23:30:03.324+01:002009-10-16T23:30:03.324+01:00YP - I don't suppose you've ever heard the...YP - I don't suppose you've ever heard the word twat before, in all your years of teaching. Thank goodness for the protection of asterisks! <br />(Lucy, come on over to my blog, I'm a sanctimonious smoker-hating twat and sarky with it!)Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469075813149239051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-27427997978985824682009-10-16T22:50:51.011+01:002009-10-16T22:50:51.011+01:00Lucy - what was the missing letter? Would it have ...Lucy - what was the missing letter? Would it have been an "a" by any chance? I guess you would certainly know what one of those was. I tried to access your blog but you don't seem to have one. You could call yours "I Love Lucy" after the banal American comedy of that name.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-47108166923928747262009-10-15T09:55:01.631+01:002009-10-15T09:55:01.631+01:00There's only one thing I hate more than smoker...There's only one thing I hate more than smokers, and that's sanctimonious tw*ts.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063718794138735770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-18582093145168457792009-10-10T21:56:42.417+01:002009-10-10T21:56:42.417+01:00I didn't realise Langton's was still there...I didn't realise Langton's was still there. I had somehow come to beieve that it had closed. Will have to go back and have a visit.Lois (three-legged-cat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12678081529440242681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-37513049860783038392009-10-10T19:09:23.801+01:002009-10-10T19:09:23.801+01:00DAPHNE Smokers used to "own" public plac...DAPHNE Smokers used to "own" public places. They had licence to pollute the air. Now that licence is gone I am pleased that they look furtive and guilty because in such an environment it will be easier to give up.<br />B.B.BOOTHKOK Your defence of smokers suggests that you are still on their side. We will see you at the barricades!<br />VALERIE I agree with you. There are too many excuses made. Giving up is easier than people might think. I was a smoker for thirteen long and smelly years and in the end it was simple - chuck the fags in the bin and leave the habit behind. Willpower!<br />RHYMES WITH P. The armband bit was tongue-in-cheek sir. We English call it ironic humour.<br />SHAMMICKITE As a non-smoking teacher I could always tell which kids had had crafty cigarettes before lessons. They stank!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-12008273275756909022009-10-10T18:51:26.594+01:002009-10-10T18:51:26.594+01:00Smokers don't need any special armband or symb...Smokers don't need any special armband or symbol to identify them, all you need is to take a good sniff and you know immediately!Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-10002904693988588762009-10-10T16:37:16.079+01:002009-10-10T16:37:16.079+01:00I agree about the smoking but not about the making...I agree about the smoking but not about the making things mandatory.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-22794924635117103762009-10-10T10:36:03.292+01:002009-10-10T10:36:03.292+01:00Good post, YP. I was a long term heavy smoker but ...Good post, YP. I was a long term heavy smoker but gave up the ghastly weed in 1988. I was thankful for the smoking ban and now curse the smoke screen I have to walk through when I visit the shops. I have noticed by the body language that some smokers seem to be embarrassed to be standing outside puffing like a steam engine. If that was me, I'd give up, although I can appreciate the difficulty some people have in doing so. <br />But I cannot sympathise. Giving up is not as hard as some believe it to be. Just DO IT for goodness sake. They should remember that it's probably killing them anyway.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-4333375828174049872009-10-10T06:03:32.495+01:002009-10-10T06:03:32.495+01:00As an ex smoker now of all of 13 months it would b...As an ex smoker now of all of 13 months it would be very easy of me to join the section of society who oppress the downtrodden weed junkies. (of which there are still a sizeable minority)<br /><br />However, I know lots of people who are trying to give up- but it's not easy. Especially in a world that creates so much disappointment, smoking like drinking, is an easily ready-made antidote to modern living.<br /><br />Indeed, the fact that most people treat it as such a big thing in their lives (along with this you can include fatty foods and chocolate etc)it becomes such a psychological burden and only when it's treated as simply something that you have to live without (like a friend that's dragging you down or a long-lost love that you'll never see again)will you ever have the will-power to stop.<br /><br />I commend the smoking ban because it has worked, but I also deplore the way smokers are treated as second-class citizens- made to feel like Heroin addicts or something.<br /><br />Shame on the Nazis that try to perpetuate this myth too!Bangkok Boothyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254842147773311112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-84915525420271574872009-10-10T00:00:55.300+01:002009-10-10T00:00:55.300+01:00I've never smoked and am SO pleased that pubs ...I've never smoked and am SO pleased that pubs no longer reek of smoke. But many streets do now! I hope that in future generations it will not be seen as "cool" - as it still is in some places and with some people.Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14469075813149239051noreply@blogger.com