tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post1346972514736735616..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: Bunch of DeaconsBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-19239325905336806012007-05-30T16:54:00.000+01:002007-05-30T16:54:00.000+01:00Cornwall is where it's at, man.A Cornish mile is a...Cornwall is where it's at, man.<BR/><BR/>A Cornish mile is any distance longer than a piece of string.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-53042858569039197312007-05-30T10:32:00.000+01:002007-05-30T10:32:00.000+01:00How far is a Cornish mile? And why is everything a...How far is a Cornish mile? And why is everything about Cornwall these days?Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-85135678093927187262007-05-28T21:07:00.000+01:002007-05-28T21:07:00.000+01:00At the very real risk of conceding a point to Mr. ...At the very real risk of conceding a point to Mr. Judd, why is the entire Left (no doubt the set from which the progenitors of this excresance hail) such humorless gits?Hey Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798930502187234974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-21098264746520588922007-05-28T18:41:00.000+01:002007-05-28T18:41:00.000+01:00Duck:I wouldn't go that far, but I'd love to see O...Duck:<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't go that far, but I'd love to see Oro launch a website designed to "convince" toddlers to say <A HREF="http://www.worldprayers.org/frameit.cgi?/archive/prayers/invocations/now_i_lay_me_down_to_sleep.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> every night after they have finished their favourite bedtime vegetables.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-41134355750933450442007-05-28T17:44:00.000+01:002007-05-28T17:44:00.000+01:00peter burnet wrote: "If allowed, they eat the food...peter burnet wrote: "<I>If allowed, they eat the food they crave at the moment.</I>"<BR/><BR/>Heck, if I'm overly hungry, I eat the food I crave at the moment. To my great detriment I might add.<BR/><BR/>Outlaw junk food!!!<BR/><BR/>Er, um, except for chocolate, of course.Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1723703693092517992007-05-28T15:39:00.000+01:002007-05-28T15:39:00.000+01:00Peter, your diatribe on youthful incorrigibility p...Peter, your diatribe on youthful incorrigibility puts paid to the notion that children can be moralized by religious education, doesn't it? Turning the other cheek has about as much appeal for young children as eating broccoli.Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08852569465893563139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-86009470811818289242007-05-28T14:58:00.000+01:002007-05-28T14:58:00.000+01:00You and the World Cancer Research Fund are birds o...You and the World Cancer Research Fund are birds of a feather. What is all this dreaming about convincing? It's like a modern bullying counsellor lying awake hoping her homilies convinced the school terrorist to care more about his victims.<BR/><BR/>Eat your veggies or there is no dessert!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-68325889602790901082007-05-28T14:38:00.000+01:002007-05-28T14:38:00.000+01:00While I appreciate the truth of what you've writte...While I appreciate the truth of what you've written, it's always possible that they might convince kids to eat more veggies, and less junk, <I>if it were available to eat</I>.<BR/><BR/>But they can do nothing about providing such to the children. Therefore, that can't help but be the biggest challenge.<BR/><BR/>It's like farming. Everything about it might be challenging, but farmers can do Oroboroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710250012500728430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-28127773557607137062007-05-28T11:06:00.000+01:002007-05-28T11:06:00.000+01:00That's not the biggest hurdle at all. Do you think...That's not the biggest hurdle at all. Do you think if they did do the shopping they would stock up on fresh veggies and give the Twinkies a pass?<BR/><BR/>Anyone who has coached young kids knows that sportmanship must be enforced, not just encouraged. If allowed, they eat the food they crave at the moment. They are bored to distraction by wilderness holidays and scenic drives. They close their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-27951123741290273382007-05-28T10:42:00.000+01:002007-05-28T10:42:00.000+01:00Sheer idiocy. Having visited their site, I will s...Sheer idiocy. <BR/><BR/>Having visited <A HREF="http://www.greatgrubclub.com" REL="nofollow">their site</A>, I will say that it's not horrible, but the biggest hurdle is that four-to-seven-year-olds don't typically do the shopping. So the World Cancer Research Fund is essentially claiming that they will someday convince a majority of young children to say "please, Mummy, don't make me eat Oroboroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710250012500728430noreply@blogger.com