The Grey Room

You have an Utility Room? 

What's wrong with the cupboard under the stairs?

Jim, I see you've found Ben in your Utility Room, how on earth did he get there?





Blimey!  If that's what listening to Rush does to someone, I think I'll steer clear of 'em!

Here's what 20 years of listening to Pendragon and Pallas do to you though:






Edited by James - April 21 2008 at 16:34

James you look utterly stoned.. or is that your 'rock'nroll face'

Atavachron wrote: James you look utterly stoned.. or is that your 'rock'nroll face'

That was a few pints of Real Ale and the fact I blinked.   I always look stupid and dumb in photos... oh wait!

Damn it, I look devilishly white, do I not?  Ouch.  I think I need a holiday in Cambodia...


Edited by James - April 21 2008 at 16:48

OK, so I have a very serious question, I would like to ask the Grey Roomers.  Maybe there is no easy answer to this one, but I would be most interested in your thoughts on this subject....

Edited by fandango - April 22 2008 at 11:42

fandango wrote:   My question to you is...what is it about Christianity that is able to bring about such social order? Why does it take a sincere belief  in an imaginary spirit to make teenagers comparatively so well behaved?

Well I've been brought up with morals and all the correct factors and I'm an aetheist, so it's not always the case, Jared (and I do buy my own chips, before you mention that!).

Neil has it correct though, although so does Rachel.  I guess it depends on which Christians you meet.

Being Christian however shouldn't be the only reason, as we all are quite well aware of.  All families should have morals and respect others property.

If they're allowed to destroy the Youth Hostel, then in my eyes, you are fully welcome in the child's own bedroom to destroy it.

Fairs fair.

Jared, it's seem, not seam. 

What are stag parties like?  Apparently my brother stayed in a YH in Oxfordshire recently as part of a stag do.  I was curious to know whether the children were better behaved than the drunken adults!

How's your MySpace going?  Let me know if you want any further assistance.

Rach, yes, the end of the week is fine, just let me know in advance if you can though.  You have my number, so you can text as well.  Cheers!

^^^so maybe our society needs a few more brainwashed teens, to hold it's fabric together for another generation...

sadly that all unravels in later life - adolescence is best handled by teenagers - not thirty-somethings who suddenly realise they've something missing somewhere but haven't the experience to know exactly what that is so try everything and anything in the vain hope of discovering whatever it is they don't have in their life that everyone else has, when the reason they don't have it is because they don't know what it is whereas normal teenagers who know everything there is to know and that everything else is a lie learn this through bitter experience at the school of hardknocks so achieve a level of balance and purpose in their lives without the aid of external props and training-wheels.

Although there are no capital letters, which is a terrible teenage affliction.

There is one thing I never did as a teenager and that was write or type in text speak.  However, the Internet and mobile 'phones were barely available when I was at school.  I did not get my first mobile 'phone until the first year of College and that was only for emergencies (especially as I had recently passed my driving test and was on the mean streets of Swine Town).

Now every teenager from the age of 11 or 12 (some even younger), have mobile 'phones and it disgusts me.  I would not give my children (if I had any), a mobile 'phone until they could pay for it themselves.  I do not care if all their friends have them, it is tough luck.  They would not have one.

Strangely though, I would let them have a television in their room from about 14 or so upwards... maybe 16.  A computer they would need access to for their school, but I would encourage them to use the library, however basic it is, because Wikipedia is not always the way to go.  Not everything is online and I am glad that it is not.

Oh and I realise this is not the ranting room, so my apologies.

Addendum: I have been on www.friendsreunited.co.uk many times in the past to see what old school acquaintances are up to.  Some of the A* English students (one who went to Oxbridge, I believe) even used shorthand text-style speech on there.  It really annoyed me.


Edited by James - April 22 2008 at 14:52