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-   -   Life's deceptions (https://britishexpats.com/forum/barbie-92/lifes-deceptions-618597/)

scottishcelts Jul 15th 2009 2:18 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by Burbage (Post 7756195)
The biggest one of all: An afterlife.
Uh huh - and reincarnation :eek:

paulry Jul 15th 2009 7:36 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by Burbage (Post 7756195)
The biggest one of all: An afterlife.
We'll only know for sure if you turn out to be wrong.

Burbage Jul 15th 2009 9:19 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by paulry (Post 7757177)
We'll only know for sure if you turn out to be wrong.
Nothing would make me happier than to be wrong. But I'm not.

scottishcelts Jul 15th 2009 9:33 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by Burbage (Post 7757410)
Nothing would make me happier than to be wrong. But I'm not.
Ditto

JackTheLad Jul 15th 2009 9:58 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Oh I just thought of a good one in work today.

You know the brain has an 8 second memory buffer? (well if you didn't you know now :p)

So imagine someone is waffling away in a meeting as I doodle on my notepad and then they say to me "you're not listening". And I say "yes I am". And then in front of 8 people they say triumphantly, "well repeat what I just said".

:sneaky:The 8 second memory bank is still there, so I repeat exactly what they just said. And they think oh, he was listening after all,

truth is, once the 8 second memory buffer is gone, whatever the hell they had said was gone. I was never listening really, but my subconcious insists on filling the memory buffer with outside noise.

And it is noise, cos they were talking bollox. Thats why it only stays in my brain for 8 seconds.

But in a more general scenario, don't ever try the "your not listening", "yes I am", "well repeat what i just said" thing. Anyone can do it, and not listen to a word you say.

JTL

paulry Jul 15th 2009 10:20 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by Burbage (Post 7757410)
Nothing would make me happier than to be wrong. But I'm not.
Given the prerequisites to ensure a happy ending (;)) just in case you are wrong, then this particular subject should perhaps more accurately be classified as one of "life's dilemmas" :unsure::confused::rolleyes:

paulry Jul 15th 2009 10:26 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 7757457)
Ditto
Have you turned into Burbage's cheerleader or something?

...And after all the effort that I went to.... :broken_heart::cry_smile::(

(;))

scottishcelts Jul 15th 2009 10:55 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by paulry (Post 7757586)
Have you turned into Burbage's cheerleader or something?

...And after all the effort that I went to.... :broken_heart::cry_smile::(

(;))
No but i'm sure he'd like me to be :D

Burbage Jul 16th 2009 3:53 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 7757668)
No but i'm sure he'd like me to be :D
Afraid I aim for a cheerleader with slightly higher standards than one who cheers for Celtic and paulry.

Sally Simpson Jul 16th 2009 5:39 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by Burbage (Post 7759934)
Afraid I aim for a cheerleader with slightly higher standards than one who cheers for Celtic and paulry.
:lol:

paulry Jul 16th 2009 5:40 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by sallyclaire (Post 7760062)
:lol:
So are you filling the vacancy SallyClaire? :p

Sally Simpson Jul 16th 2009 5:43 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by paulry (Post 7760064)
So are you filling the vacancy SallyClaire? :p
Somehow, I doubt if I am classy enough for Burbage!:unsure:

scottishcelts Jul 16th 2009 6:22 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by sallyclaire (Post 7760073)
Somehow, I doubt if I am classy enough for Burbage!:unsure:
Hey no way hun, you are way classier than Burbage - he only THINKS he's a demi-god! :lol:

Sally Simpson Jul 17th 2009 1:28 pm
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 7760135)
Hey no way hun, you are way classier than Burbage - he only THINKS he's a demi-god! :lol:
:lol:

& thanks SC!

Burbage Jul 18th 2009 12:50 am
Re: Life's deceptions
 
Originally Posted by sallyclaire (Post 7762728)
:lol:

& thanks SC!
Who says demi-gods have to have high standards?


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