GETTING ON

 

Looks can be deceiving..!!

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NET VALUE

 

The concept of "safety in numbers" doesn't pertain to shoals of fish when fishing nets are deployed.

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TRANSPARENT TECH

 

I'd like to see inside an X-Ray machine, but I'd need to use another X-Ray machine to do so because X-Ray specs still haven't been invented yet.

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CUSTOMIZED CLOUDS

 

People often use clouds as a way of representing how they feel.

When people are happy, extatic, pleased, they say they are on cloud 9.

When people are troubled, depressed, worried, it is said they are clouded over or under a cloud.

When people are out of touch with reality, they are described as being up in the clouds.

When people are confused, muddled, they are defined as cloudy.

So people seem to conjure up a cloud above their head whether they are cheery, gloomy, detached or perplexed.

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SUMMER CHILL

UK has just had the coldest June on record.

The exact opposite of what the climate crisis pretenders shout.

Global warming?

Seas are boiling?

Don't believe the hype..!!

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PUBLICITY PUPPETS

 

It's really rather embarrassing when bands find themselves in a position of having to give press conferences to mainstream media outlets.

This has been brought about by the musicians surrendering any dignity they had, to their handlers.

You know, the record industry who take control of musicians for them to be put through the industry money-making machine, where the more publicity there is, the more dosh there is to be made.

Really shallow stuff, and nothing to do with creating music of course.

So off the band go, doing the media biz rounds, everybody involved pretending it's all important.

Old punk bands used to hate superstar bands who indulged in such antics, but some punk bands caved in under the pressure too and ended up doing what they once said they hated.

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WHO DONE IT

 

When all the covid-vax criminals have been rounded up and put on trial for crimes against humanity, always remember this - their sales pitch for the vaccine was "safe and effective".

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SICK SICK SIX

 

6 feet apart then 6 feet under.

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AT CROSS PURPOSES

 

A different definition of a word creates a different outcome.

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WHAT ARE WORDS WORTH?

 

I'd like to see those in charge of publishing Dictionaries & Thesauruses (Oxford/Cambridge etc) deploy quality control and use what power they have to reject certain entries.

As it is, they are partly responsible for the dumbing-down of language, by allowing crass slang words and words that have different meanings.

By that I mean, an array of expletives and words with opposing values, for example "bad" meaning very good..!!

How are people supposed to learn & communicate properly when official language souces give the OK to use gibberish?

They ought to take a more expert stance and say enough is enough, and not give recognition to bastardized and corrupted words.

Trying to normalise wrong-doing is simply not very clever.

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SAME BUT DIFFERENT

 

Sometimes your memory plays tricks on you and you end up uncertain about something and get yourself in a muddle.

This is often as a consequence of having 2 similar themed references stored in your memory but the 2 end up conflating to form something completely different.

The muddle is sometimes described as "getting your wires crossed" which is a kind of metaphor for your brain resembling of an electrical circuit.

But I think a simple visual of this could be done using a Venn diagram.

A similar reference in each circle and the overlap being the muddle zone..!!

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HALF TIME

 

There seems to be a stage in life when we stop using half a year when giving our age.

A kid would say "I'm 4 and a half" for example, or a parent would say their kid is "6 and a half years old"

We never hear people say "I'm 37 and a half" or someones wife is "63 and a half years old".

It would seem likely that we phase this notion out around our teens.

Half a year, when in childhood, is given an important status.

A year appears to last forever when young and so halfway through it becomes a special marker.

Whereas, when old, the years just zoom past and 6 months is more like a blink of the eye.

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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

 

Many decades ago, advertisers used a sales pitch that made smoking cigarettes seem healthy, sporty and cool.

Then a few decades later when nicotine related deaths created lots of lawsuits, they ended up putting health warnings on cigarette packets.

We all know that junk food has a similar hazardous outcome, so they should put health warnings on junk food packaging too.

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A BONE TO PICK

 

It is a rather obvious fact that the skull is a structure inside our body.

It is also true that the skull is an outer structure protecting the contents within.

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SEE WHAT I MEAN?

 

We need to make sure we interpret words correctly in order to fully understand what is being communicated.

Take the example above for instance.

Most people know that this familiar service is for "Eye Treatment", using laser equipment to correct a problem.

Some who are not so familiar with the service could, however, think it means treatment for correcting "Laser Eyes".

It depends on which part of the wording we emphasize.

Could get confusing.

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FOOL MOON

 

Some people say the moon is made of rock & dust.

Some people say the moon is made of cheese.

Some people say the moon was made by aliens.

Some people say the moon is a ball of plasma.

Some people say the moon is a hologram.

Some people say the moon is metallic.

Some people say the moon is hollow.

Up to now, I'm not aware of anyone saying the moon is flat.!!

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HOSTILE INVASION

 

After conquering earth, they found time to relax.

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DIZZY HEIGHTS

 

There's quite a few amusing prank videos on YouTube featuring Slender Man.
Most folk run away from him of course, but I reckon a basketball team should sign him up.

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SEEING DOUBLES

 

If this design was introduced for London Tube Station use, tourists who are not very good at English, would know visually what stop it was.

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TOWER BRIDGE FUN

 

The bridge operator is a former pinball champ.

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FIZZIOGRAPHIC

 

A common sight in Japan is their drink vending machines.

They seem to have at least one in every street.

However, Japan also suffers from earthquakes quite a lot - and you know what happens to fizzy drinks when shaken..!!

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MOT JUSTE

 

French language uses the feminine "la" and masculine "le" for the word "the", depending on what word it is connected to when forming a sentence.

There is no third gender used for "the".

So wonder how the woke community get along with their conversations in French?

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A HITCHHIKERS GUIDE

 

This is the same packed rucksack.

The image of it on the left is what it looks like when packed.

The image of it on the right is what it weighs like when packed.

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IN THE HOT SEAT

 

It's summer holiday season - but I definitely won't be booking any flights with them.

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WATCH YOUR STEP

 

In recent years, we've witnessed the USA be transformed into the Banana Republic Of America.

But we all know what happens when stepping on a banana skin..!!

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GET IN GEAR

 

I really enjoy modern fashion.

In fact, I used to do a blog on the subject a few years ago.

It can be nice and creative, especially when people do their own thing rather than just be copycat clones dressed in the latest trendy gear.

I also enjoy fashion shows, with models on the catwalk.

I, however, certainly would never want to be a model. 

Reason - you don't get to wear what you want to wear - you are designated what to wear by the designer.

That to me is just like teachers telling you to wear a school uniform.

So, I enjoy fashion very much, but don't offer me a modelling job!

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DON'T CHEAT

 

Sometimes, there is just no escaping the evidence.

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SIZING UP THE OPPOSITION

 

The good thing about sport is that it keeps you in good shape.

Then again, I suppose it depends on which sport you choose..!!

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RAISE THE BAA

 

This is how athletes get a good night's sleep.

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