Cycle messengers......or just nutters.............

Have you seen these blokes?




.......They're raving.........................................

Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. ..................

Like I said.............you just couldn't make it up...............

So do you support THIS Twat.............

More on Twat.....

Don't dismiss this word as a mere swearword or insult.......

Apparently the poet Robert Browning used it in one of his poems.......

Pippa Passes, written in 1841

albeit mistakenly -
but still, it sort of gives the word some authority..........

Then owls and bats
Cowls and twats
Monks and nuns in a cloister's moods
Adjourn to the oak-stump pantry

Apparently he thought it was a part of a nun's habit

and maybe it was.........

ALSO....
Another mistaken (or perhaps dialectal) use was in Lord Lytton's 1870 science fiction novel The Coming Race, in an apparent satire on Darwin:

Among the pithy sayings which, according to tradition, the philosopher bequeathed to posterity in rhythmical form and sententious brevity, this is notably recorded:

"Humble yourselves, my descendants; the father of your race was a 'twat' (tadpole): exalt yourselves, my descendants, for it was the same Divine Thought which created your father that develops itself in exalting you."

So... a tadpole, apregnant goldfish...and a berk.....remarkably versatile word..............

The Origin of Twat.................

I was recently informed, by a certain witch - like person, that the word TWAT has more severe meaning in some of the former colonies...........which made me want to learn more....as you do....

Personally, I find it a very useful word that can be either playful, or really fucking rude, or even playful, with an undertone of "I meant that really" ........depending on the context.

Anyway, my extensive research (Logging on to wikipedia) brought up the following definitions............


A fool, synonymous with the word twit - 'You are a real twat and a half'
One who behaves in a childish, extroverted manner ...you know - a complete twat!
To hit something (or someone) really hard - 'I twatted him one'
To become drunk or otherwise intoxicated - 'Let's get twatted'
It is very often combined with the synonym cunt, to form "twunt"....didn't know that one....Hmmm
A common spelling alternative is "tw@." This was used in the video game Grand Theft Auto 3. ....Oh dear.........
There is an urban legend that "twat" is a term for a pregnant goldfish. ...surely it is, or is that pratt(not to be confused with spratt - which is a real fish)....hang on, I'll just check that out...... bloody loads of different types of sprats...er small herrings...but no pratts....Wikipedia let me down!

In South African English, the word gwat is used instead of twat; however this has fallen into disuse.

TWAT is also the abbreviation for "The War on Terror"
surely that would be twot....but what do I know.......
Anyway..........

How cool is that? - TWAT waged by a twat......you couldn't make that up could you............

I told you.....it's a really useful word!

AHOY THERE CITY SLICKERS !

Quite often I forget what a lovely place Cornwall is to live in..... every now and then though, something happens to remind me.

This time, it was a short stay at The Lands End Hotel, which sits on the edge of the cliffs at Lands End.............

And like that annoying friend who invites you round after their holiday..........I'm going to show you my pics.............

So, I hope you're jealous that we live here and you don't.................!

This was the view, when we arrived yesterday afternoon............

And the view from the room....Mmmmmmm.........

And the view over the patio at breakfast.............looks like you could just walk into the sea doesn't it...........but be warned, there's a hundred foot drop..............................

And some nice coastal pics from just outside the hotel...........

Last, but not least..........the view from the car as we left..........those crashing waves are about 30 feet high by the way!

And yes....it was very bloody windy!

If you're really good, I'll post some more of these sometime..............

I love it here!

Poor, poor city dwellers!

But never mind....you can get a daily slice of Cornwall here

...if you want to see just how lucky I am....I so love feeling smug.............

Those cats are back........................

While we're on the subject of cats............................................

is this whar you really want.?

cos you could have this instead................

No red arse in here.....

If anyone would like to read something a little more lighthearted for a change.....go to L>T's new post here

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness..................

No reason at all for this.............

except that it appeals to my puerile sense of humour........................................

MORE SILLY SIGNS.........

In the continued interest of being a lazy bugger.............

Here's some more daft signs that made me smile........

Weather forecast for the hard of intelligence

A warning you should definitely take seriously.............

Elephants be warned, just have to hope that they've brought their reading glasses...................

And there's always comfort to be found in your religion.......................................