Tell Us Something Really Trivial About Your Life (Vol 34)
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Dicky’s Last OP
Had the Royal College of Triviality read my resignation letter thoroughly they would have realised I am resigning my post as President effective 30th July 2020 – which is this year, towards the end of July. Instead, they - discourteously in my view - sent a sort of form letter thing advising me that as the Trivial Thread has become a World Beating Entertainment Entity it can no longer be classed as Trivial and unless a new, less significant, more trivial, Head of Trivia can be found to replace me the thread risks being reclassified as “Tell Us Something About Your Life” by omitting the words Really Trivial. Further, the College insists this new leader must be in place by 31st July or 1st August at the latest (or later still by agreement) by a fair process of canvassing, lobbying and voting, utilising the tried and tested First Past the Post Box method or a straw poll or drawing of straws whichever the landlord of the Adder & Bow deems more appropriate. According to the Society’s Constitution, in the event of a tie, a duel must be held where the outgoing President is barred from participating in any capacity; even as a second. The cheek of it. May I just say I have greatly enjoyed being President of the Society and Holder of the Key to the Secret Cupboard since 2010 and propose, with your approval, to continue as Caretaker Manager until the start of the new season. Until 30th July, then. Marvellous.
Had the Royal College of Triviality read my resignation letter thoroughly they would have realised I am resigning my post as President effective 30th July 2020 – which is this year, towards the end of July. Instead, they - discourteously in my view - sent a sort of form letter thing advising me that as the Trivial Thread has become a World Beating Entertainment Entity it can no longer be classed as Trivial and unless a new, less significant, more trivial, Head of Trivia can be found to replace me the thread risks being reclassified as “Tell Us Something About Your Life” by omitting the words Really Trivial. Further, the College insists this new leader must be in place by 31st July or 1st August at the latest (or later still by agreement) by a fair process of canvassing, lobbying and voting, utilising the tried and tested First Past the Post Box method or a straw poll or drawing of straws whichever the landlord of the Adder & Bow deems more appropriate. According to the Society’s Constitution, in the event of a tie, a duel must be held where the outgoing President is barred from participating in any capacity; even as a second. The cheek of it. May I just say I have greatly enjoyed being President of the Society and Holder of the Key to the Secret Cupboard since 2010 and propose, with your approval, to continue as Caretaker Manager until the start of the new season. Until 30th July, then. Marvellous.
Stranger than fiction or just plain old trivial?
Projecting the numbers until the end of July to the thread's 10th anniversary I see the total number of posts will be a shade over 365,000. That is to say an average posting rate of 100 per day for ten years. Nice, isn't it? Or spooky. Or trivial. One of those.
Sir Richard Clutterbuck
Honorary Professor of the Public Understanding of Trivia at Trivbridge University
Projecting the numbers until the end of July to the thread's 10th anniversary I see the total number of posts will be a shade over 365,000. That is to say an average posting rate of 100 per day for ten years. Nice, isn't it? Or spooky. Or trivial. One of those.
Sir Richard Clutterbuck
Honorary Professor of the Public Understanding of Trivia at Trivbridge University
White Stiletto said:
Morning all.
Sunny and warm here in estuaryland. Might cut the grass today.
Well done Dicky, Ten years of trivia, much of which I watched from afar with many a laugh. Excellent.
Too kind, too kind. I couldn't have done it without the stoical members of the Royal Corps of Trivia.Sunny and warm here in estuaryland. Might cut the grass today.
Well done Dicky, Ten years of trivia, much of which I watched from afar with many a laugh. Excellent.
DickyC said:
Too kind, too kind. I couldn't have done it without the stoical members of the Royal Corps of Trivia.
Email from the Head of Unarmed Forces:Sir - It was discourteous of you to refer to that fine body of servicemen and women as the Royal Corps of Trivia. In future I would be obliged if you would see to it that their full and proper title is used, to wit, the Royal Corps of Inconsequence.
I remain
General Mortimer Banter
captainzep said:
Many congrats on reaching vol 34 TTers.
Kind regards from a former Trivial Towers stalwart. DickyC is a national treasure.
To update the trivia, today I have hurt my back and watched helpfully as my Missus squirted death powder at a wasp nest in my shed. Evil arse-weaponed-git-flies.
Kind regards from a former Trivial Towers stalwart. DickyC is a national treasure.
To update the trivia, today I have hurt my back and watched helpfully as my Missus squirted death powder at a wasp nest in my shed. Evil arse-weaponed-git-flies.
Lovely to see you, Cap'n. We should raise a glass this evening in
Chim said:
Just popping in to say hello and goodbye, amazing that this is still going after all these years. PH has changed beyond all recognition but this stays the same. Farewell Dickyc and may the tides take you onwards to a fair sunset. Also my last post on PH and this I think is the best place to put it. Had a lot of fun on here in the early years and made some good friends. See you on the other side
There he goes! To pastures new with missionary zeal and some slightly out of date sandwiches from the garage on the London Road. Be lucky, Chim. Thanks for being trivial went it mattered.Bobberoo99 said:
Moved indoors, we'd been sat in the garden when a chilly wind appeared from nowhere, it was nothing to do with either if us before anyone starts pointing fingers!!!!
Then the chilly winds blew downAcross the desert
Through the canyons of the coast
To the Malibu
Where the pretty people play
Hungry for power
To light their neon way
And give them things to do
/eagles - the last resort
ASA569 said:
It's trying to snow in NE Scotland. All winter we've not seen a drop of the white stuff (coastal side) and now in May the sky presents us with little flakes of very cold water.
Trivial fact - In the late 70s we moved from my Mother's ancestral roots in Fife to up here - all of 100 miles or so. All was ok until she realised summer was not happening and her winter coat would not be getting a break. She was not impressed and my Father (a Cornish man) had to work hard to persuade her it would all be ok. I'm pleased to report he managed and over 30 years later they are still living in the NE of Scotland and more importantly despite being under lockdown and not able to get out and about as usual, have not killed each other yet.
This is good work - walking the tightrope of trivia above the canyon of corvid consequence.Trivial fact - In the late 70s we moved from my Mother's ancestral roots in Fife to up here - all of 100 miles or so. All was ok until she realised summer was not happening and her winter coat would not be getting a break. She was not impressed and my Father (a Cornish man) had to work hard to persuade her it would all be ok. I'm pleased to report he managed and over 30 years later they are still living in the NE of Scotland and more importantly despite being under lockdown and not able to get out and about as usual, have not killed each other yet.
10/10 for effort but, sadly, a wavering needle on the Triv-O-Meter suggests only a 5 for triviality.
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