Reply to: Grandpa contractors?

[Francko]

Or is it that my views on contracting, housing and religion are just as Italian as yours? After all, we live in a relative world (much to Chico's annoyance).

Dare to disagree, apart from the fact that of course individuals are different but can say that italians on average have quite different views on religion (still it's quite a big issue there), housing (if the banks were so generous as in England people would buy as much as possible) and contracting (there is not much to go contracting unless you have a very strong business network and generally people want safety with permanent jobs, which are really permanent as not as in UK).

[Lucifer Box]

Funny that my views on contracting, housing and religion is just as english as yours.

Or is it that my views on contracting, housing and religion are just as Italian as yours? After all, we live in a relative world (much to Chico's annoyance).

[Francko]

To be fair, Franco, being smarter than someone with an IQ of 50 isn't too tricky (except maybe for David Contractor Jr / Chico / Jabberwocky) but I for one am glad you are still alive. The board would be a duller place without your southern European perspective on all things contractor related. That being house prices and religion, of course. Oh, and you not being a contractor, but you know what I mean.

Funny that my views on contracting, housing and religion is just as english as yours.

P.s. And I am a contractor, just preparing myself to the latest stage of my lifetime contracting before retiring.

[Lucifer Box]

What's wrong with that boy? I haven't be bullied much, Lucifer, only a couple of times. I am normally too smart for anyone whose IQ is higher than 50 or so. However, a couple of times happened to find troglodytes with even lower IQs. But only few times really.

I remember one episode in the states with a guy from New Zealand who was literally the most gigantic man I have ever come accross (about 6'6'' and 250 pounds probably). We were in a hostel place, and he was completely drank and angry but I managed to calm it down and he said that I was too smart to be beaten up. He let me go and then started beating up everybody else around. They had to called 8 policemen to stop him. I was very proud of me at that time (and perhaps good that I am still alive ).

To be fair, Franco, being smarter than someone with an IQ of 50 isn't too tricky (except maybe for David Contractor Jr / Chico / Jabberwocky) but I for one am glad you are still alive. The board would be a duller place without your southern European perspective on all things contractor related. That being house prices and religion, of course. Oh, and you not being a contractor, but you know what I mean.

[WageSlave]

Franco, you aren't fooling me. You are Al Pacino and I'm waiting for my £5!

[Francko]

I always imagined Franco to be a bit more like this as a youngster, which explains why he was bullied so much.

What's wrong with that boy? I haven't be bullied much, Lucifer, only a couple of times. I am normally too smart for anyone whose IQ is higher than 50 or so. However, a couple of times happened to find troglodytes with even lower IQs. But only few times really.

I remember one episode in the states with a guy from New Zealand who was literally the most gigantic man I have ever come accross (about 6'6'' and 250 pounds probably). We were in a hostel place, and he was completely drank and angry but I managed to calm it down and he said that I was too smart to be beaten up. He let me go and then started beating up everybody else around. They had to called 8 policemen to stop him. I was very proud of me at that time (and perhaps good that I am still alive ).

[Lucifer Box]

I can imagine Franco as a boy, with a thick jumper and shorts, running through the narrow streets of old Rome, peeking on Monica Bellucci clones as they wash.

Lucifer, on the other hand, has always existed fully grown, forever clad in a leather jacket.

I always imagined Franco to be a bit more like this as a youngster, which explains why he was bullied so much.



And here's me, on the mean streets of Birmingham, resplendent in my leather coat, latin prep in hand.

[WageSlave]

Try thinking of Sandy then.

I can imagine Franco as a boy, with a thick jumper and shorts, running through the narrow streets of old Rome, peeking on Monica Bellucci clones as they wash.

Lucifer, on the other hand, has always existed fully grown, forever clad in a leather jacket.

[Lucifer Box]

I can't imagine you as a boy.

Try thinking of Sandy then.

[WageSlave]

I remember having a particularly tricky piece of Latin homework to do.

I can't imagine you as a boy.

[Lucifer Box]

Failing that, what was it like during the Falklands conflict???

I remember having a particularly tricky piece of Latin homework to do.

[Francko]

You poor sod. I guess it's the old story - need to drill a hole in a piece of wood, no bench handy, so just pop the wood on your lap and start drilling... Happens all the time.

Ah yeah, that was an unlucky day. I have spent so much money on that drill. It was a Black&Decker, very expensive, now it's completely destroyed.

[WageSlave]

Anyone got any good stories about what it was like during the Crimean War?

Failing that, what was it like during the Falklands conflict???

[Lucifer Box]

Anyone got any good stories about what it was like during the Crimean War?

[wc2]

I thought in computer terms 25 and you were past it. So I retired at this age.

Then 25 and 1 day realized that I did not have enough money for the week.

Now I'm the fine old age of 34 and still working..