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Saturday, 24 March 2007

No Way Back...or...The Virgin (Drama) Queen


I am keeping a low profile, making excuses to "just nip out to the shops", burying my head in a book or locking myself in the loo with the newspaper. There is a girly-style crisis in the air at Pither Towers and my Y chromosome is screaming at me to be anywhere other than here.
News of this crisis was broken in a phone call to my soon-to-be ex-wife last night. It was her 16-year-old god-daughter. "Aunty Soon-To-Be Ex-Wife," the pubescent one began, "I've lost my virginity and mummy is furious."
A frenzy of furrowed-brow chat ensued as the current Mrs Pither was passed between the ruined virgin and her never-was-a-virgin-in-the-first-place-to-my-knowledge mother. Mrs P, bless her, was very much of the opinion that IT was going to happen some time, the girl had lost her cherry to her boyfriend and not some stranger in a nightclub, she was of legal age and they had "gloved their love" so - good for you girl!
Despite that, there were tears, Mrs P began quaffing copious amounts of wine, chain smoking and then, when three sheets to the wind, she came out with the line I had been dreading. "Come and have a word with her Reg." Quick as a flash, I said, as earnestly as I could, that there were some loose tiles on the roof which needed replacing and I had been meaning to fix them for a while but STB EW was not to be thwarted. "Reginald, it's 11.30 at night! Not a good idea. Come and have a word."
What the Hell was I supposed to say to the tainted teenager, particularly as I am a 46-year-old man whose most recent sexual encounters have been with his own hand? Lucky cow?
I can't remember much about when I lost my virginity. I think there were doodle bugs flying overhead and I seem to recall the sound of an air raid siren.
I resisted the temptation to say her mother had been somewhat morally casual in her youth and that, in fact, at the age of 16 her pants had been about as difficult to get into as an unlocked car on a cinema car park. Instead, I billed and cooed about how mummy was only upset because it evidently seemed to her that she had lost "her little girl". There then followed the statutory lecture about condoms, contraception and personal safety. I did, I think, cheer her up with that maginificent poem recited by Robert Saw in Jaws:

Here lies the body of Mary Lee,
Died at the age of 103,
For 15 years she kept her virginity,
Not a bad record for this vacinity!

The phone was, however, snatched from me when I mentioned something to the effect that "it" was good for your skin and she had to learn to fully relax her throat muscles to perfect deepthroat.
The hullabaloo is still going on today with the phone ringing every hour or so and Mrs P going into hushed counselling mode each time. I am running out of excuses to stop me being dragged into this kitchen sink drama and so I think I will have to escape to a place a sanctuary - one that sells beer. Hurrah!
As ELO almost sang, "it's virginity, it's a terrible thing to lose" so the traumas of cherry popping can go to Grantham.

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WEDNESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2007

SHORTS DON'T MATTER! 1. From the greatest programme ever made about association football, Barnstoneworth United FC manager Mr Dainty delivers one of the finest English soliloqiues of all time.......and afterwards, spare a thought for the club steward's wife Vera (YOU ONLY HAVE TO WATCH HALF OF THE CLIP!!).

Monday, 12 November 2007

Not everyone who agonises over their life is a painter. Some of us agonise because we're NOT painters.

....And On the Subject of Great Public Services

I know most of you have heard this marvellous song by those doctors who are the Amateur Transplants......but I think the video is a nice addition. P.S. If there are kids in the room I'd shuffle them out before hitting play.

...There's More

On the subject of those great doctors, here is their version of More Than Words which presents their challenging views on women outside Watford. The very-soon-to-be ex-Mrs Pither, coming from Cumbria, is a huge fan. Again, get those kids out of the room!

Leave Britney Alone, Ok!!!

Oh...........my............God!!!!! My heartfelt thanks go to BGT for this. I won't say much more, I don't need to. Mr Loony of Loonytown, USA (I think it's a bloke, anyway), says it all. I fear he may be wound too tight for.....well.....well for everywhere, really!

Tuesday, 18 September 2007.

I wish I'd sung this! For non-Americans, and with apologies to all the smart arses out there who already knew, the FCC is the Federal Communications Commission and it monitors TV and radio output in the States - a sort of broadcast police - while the EPA is the Yanks' so-called Environmental Protection Agency, a body which does exactly the opposite of what it says on the can. (P.S. We went to the same school, you know? Eric and me, that is, not George, Martha, Dick and Condoleeza and me. I don't think they went to school.) P.P.S. Please see below if you are I Like The View, Malc or Doris.

To Make You Laugh and Cry

I was listening to this on a Sunday, the very-soon-to-be ex-Mrs Pither is a Catholic, Tom Lehrer is one of my all-time heroes and this is one of his best.............no other reasons. On a more sombre note (and with thanks to Fish for coming up with this Woman's-Own-passes-the-time-in-the-dentist's-waiting-room nonsense), why not get a computer to tell you that you are a waste of space and your life is a sham of a mockery of a farce? Ok, it's from one of those poxy dating sites but...go on, take the test. You ain't got much to beat!!
This Is My Life, Rated
Life: 4.2
Mind: 4.1
Body: 2.7
Spirit: 8
Friends/Family: 1.6
Love: 0
Finance: 5.9
Take the Rate My Life Quiz
Apparently, in my case, "computer say 'no!'"

I First Saw This When I Was Little - And Loved It! I Hope That Explains a Few Things

Fuck, Fuckety, Fuck, Fuck, Fuck

It has been pointed out to me that, particularly for one whose profession is supposedly literary, my language is getting worse. My use of the "F" word is, I am told, far too prevalent and hence loses impact. To those who share this view I suggest you watch the following:

Tony Blair Isn't a Burglar - But If He Was.........

In the spirit of Gustav Holst's Jupiter and Manfred Mann's Earth Band, I feel like raising a smile today. The Big Green Thing alerted me to this and, for no other reason than to raise a smile on an otherwise crap Wednesday, I think it has to be shared. Grantham shall not have him - when he gets out of prison.

Life On The Edge - No Net.

I was wrong when I feared it might be a dull weekend, what with my pals being away, my soon-to-be ex-wife in rehab and only the dogs to play with. How wrong can a man be? This much fun must surely be illegal? Just click to see the japes and hoots I am having! Click again to see how things got REALLy exciting! Tomorrow we're going to chase pigeons.

The Good Old U.S. of A. - Guardians of Freedom and Democracy. Nothing to Be Scared of, Then?

Be honest........

IT'S THE QUIZ OF THE WEEK! JUST SCROLL DOWN AND HIT "FULL QUIZ".