Monday, 7 June 2021

THE BEST HOME SPUN TRUTHS

 

The only time the world beats a path to your door is when you're on the toilet

How is it that the more beautiful the girl is who loves you the easier it is to dump her

Easily kids have more energy after a hard days play than after a good night's sleep

Beauty is skin deep; ugly goes right to the bone

Essentially nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself

Sex takes up the least amount of time and causes the most amount of trouble

The best things in the world are free and worth every penny of it

Hope that when the plane you are on is late, your transfer isn’t on time

O God in you we trust; all others pay cash

Men can be happy with women as long as they don't love them

Even If we lose nothing by having things go wrong, take all possible care

So Money can't buy love, but it sure gets you a great bargaining position

Pats on the back are only a few centimeters from kicks up the arse

Unsurprisingly nothing improves with age

Never stand between a fire hydrant and a dog

The magic in the stick is what matters not the length of the wand

Remember Nature always sides with the hidden flaw

Usually A man is only a man, but a good bicycle is a ride

There is no such thing as an absolute truth -- that is absolutely true

Hot glass looks exactly the same as cold glass

So, when it seems too good to be true, it probably is

NAMBY PAMBY NIMBY

 

Scratch the surface

Of a liberal namby

And hidden beneath

Is a bigoted nimby

WHO WHAT WHEN WHERE WHY (8)

 

Who’s been sleeping in my bed?

What’s good for the goose?

When the cats away

Where the buffalo roam

Why worry

Saturday, 5 June 2021

ALL-TIME CLASSIC MOVIE FAVOURITES – TRUE GRIT (2010)

 

“True Grit” is a Western drama, screenplay written by Joel and Ethan Coen from the novel by Charles Portis and Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.

 

The story of a stubborn 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) who sets out to capture hired hand Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin), following the murder of her father.

After settling her father’s affairs, she enlists the help of tough, drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to track down her father's murderer in Indian Territory.

Despite his shortcomings Mattie identifies him as a man with “true grit,” and insists on accompanying Cogburn and they are joined by an arrogant self-important Texas Ranger, LaBoeuf (Matt Damon) who also has a claim on Cheyney for murdering a Senator.

It becomes apparent that their fugitive has taken up with a gang of outlaws led by Lucky Ned Pepper (Barry Pepper) and the unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has their “grit” truly tested.

Dakin Matthews, Paul Rae, Roy Lee Jones, Ed Corbin, Domhnall Gleeson and as the 40-Year-Old Mattie Elizabeth Marvel, among others make up a very able supporting cast.

TRAFFIC COP – DON’T BE TOO CLEVER

Sometimes you can talk

Your way out of a ticket

A little bit of charm

Is probably the safest bet

Humour can work as well

Don’t say to the men in blue

“That's great the last cop

Only gave me a warning too”

ACHERON

 

Acheron, the river of pain,

One of the five rivers of hades

Where Charon the ferryman

Plied his morbid trade

ARE YOU WEARING BLACK NAIL VARNISH?

 

Are you wearing black nail varnish?

Well it’s just a bit of a macabre garnish

And its going to stand out is all I will say

When dressed in white on your wedding day