The hand wringers are everywhere...

[theironduke]

Earlier this afternoon/evening i spent a couple of hours sorting out the fruits of yesterdays shooting into a fit state to go into the freezer (a few braces of pheasant, a few pigeon and a duck)

Anyway as i was out in the larder/bootroom doing this i took the radio for company. It is always on radio 4 as this is what we listen to in the mornings and evenings (before and after work) and which during those periods of time we enjoy.

Today however i was just wound up by the all pervading wetness of what i was listening too, not only the topics but also just in the voices of the speakers, i think i caught the tail end of Mariella Frostrups (sp) book programme and then some tedious twoddle on what seemed to be Americans complaining that they were getting fat because of the side effects of some drugs which were saving their lives. Needless to say i was shouting at the radio at times.

I did muse that most of the listeners probably weren't in process of skinning and guttng fluffy and cute (and ohhhh so tasty) defenceless animals.

[mybrainhurts]

You couldn't pop out and do Gordon Brown, could you...?

[Lost soul]

mybrainhurts said:

You couldn't pop out and do Gordon Brown, could you...?

We would do a whip round

[Furberger]

Very interesting story that. Got any more tales to keep me amused? I'll be sure to check back for an update.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..............

[rs1952]

theironduke said:

then some tedious twoddle on what seemed to be Americans complaining that they were getting fat because of the side effects of some drugs which were saving their lives.

Welcome to the New World where its always somebody else's fault.

"I'm so fat because of what these evil people have done to my food or my drugs - its got nothing to do with the half a fking horse I eat every day sat in front of the TV for 16 hours"

"I smoked for 60 years and got cancer but nobody told me about the dangers - I'm illiterate so I couldn't read the warnings on the packet so its not my fault"

"I was driving safely below the speed limit when some idiotic kid jumped out in front of me and got killed. It can't be my fault because I wasn't speeding"

"All politicians are a bunch of idiots but I can't be arsed to vote - its a 200 yard walk to the Polling station for Christ's sake! So its not my fault that my MP is a berk"

Etc etc

[Getragdogleg]

rs1952 said:

"I was driving safely below the speed limit when some idiotic kid jumped out in front of me and got killed. It can't be my fault because I wasn't speeding"

What ? kids should stay on the pavement, if they "jump out" in front of a car they deserve the Darwin moment coming to them.

If they are very young the parents are to blame.

By all means a driver should be aware the little sods are likely to do something daft and prepare for the worst but pedestrian safety should be in the hands of the pedestrian.