Uplifting thread

[ratewhore]

No doom and gloom or economic woes in this piece. And I'm not a Frank Skinner fan.

Little bit of feel good factor for your friday. I particularly like this bit:

Thomas, who died a few years ago, was something of a legend on the language circuit. One of his claims to fame, according to the official website, is that he taught Doris Day Spanish so that she could sing her most famous song, Que Será, Será. As I recall, there are only two Spanish words in Que Será, Será. They are “que” and “será”. Ms Day's diligence is an inspiration to us all.

[Mich the Tester]

I lifted 105 kilos in the amusingly named ‘clean and jerk’ at the gym last night. Does that count as ‘uplifting’?

[oracleslave]

I lifted 105 kilos in the amusingly named ‘clean and jerk’ at the gym last night. Does that count as ‘uplifting’?

Did you have a go at a snatch as well?

[AlfredJPruffock]

For all the gloomsters out there - a fig to you.

Alf is Bigger and Better.

So there.

And Alf dont care anymore.

[Mich the Tester]

Did you have a go at a snatch as well?

No, I’m a bit scared of the snatch having seen that bloke at the olympics whose shoulder was dislocated. It looks easier than clean and jerk, and is in some ways a technically more simple lift, but it isn’t easier at all. It tok me about 3 months to learn to do a clean and jerk reasonably competenty, and would probably take as long to learn the snatch.

[expat]

No, I’m a bit scared of the snatch having seen that bloke at the olympics whose shoulder was dislocated.

God! what an unexpected consequence.