Fools Reunited

Me and my big mouth!

I blogged the following:

http://foolsreunited.blog.co.uk/2007/07/16/the_buzz~2646313

I got a reply

So I replied

Then I found out that one of the BCUK "team" had replied!

Oooops

How foolish was that?

SORRY BCUK I LOVE YOUR NEW FORMAT - HONEST!

What's all that about then?

Call me a fool if you must but please explain in simple language what is this thing call "Buzz"

What have they done to me?

BCUK HAS STOLEN MY IDENTITY!

I wish I woz cleverer and could say wonderful things to make people want to quote me. Even Lindow has gone down in the annuals of mystery for talking a load of bull.

This really set me thinking.

Then today's "quote of the day" jumped out at me:

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.
- Don Marquis

I hated Don Marquis instantly but I didn't even know him. That made me think again (flipping Don Marquis!) Who is, or was Don Marquis? So I did what I always do at a time like this and asked "Jeeves" (whoever he may be). There I go again thinking! (that Don Marquis sure has a lot to answer for.

Anyhow, I guess if you're as daft as me you want to know the answers?

Who is or was Don Marquis?

Donald Robert Perry Marquis (pronounced "mark' wis", not "mar kee") (1878-1937) was an American humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, cartoonist, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is best remembered for creating the characters "Archy" and "Mehitabel", supposed authors of humorous verse.

Who is or was Jeeves?

Gentleman's gentleman Jeeves first appeared in Wodehouse's 1917 work The Man With Two Left Feet.

Together with his young master, Bertie Wooster, the butler has become one of the most enduring characters in comic literature.

Thanks to numerous film and TV appearances, the faithful manservant has come to represent all that is reliable and unflappable.

Now I really do hate Don Marquis even more!

Why? I hear you shouting!

Well when I tried to "Ask Jeeves" about Jeeves I discovered that Jeeves had been forcibly "retired".

According to the BBC:

Internet search engine Ask Jeeves is reportedly being threatened with legal action by PG Wodehouse's literary agents for using the name of the late writer's most famous creation.

So now you know! I don't want to be clever anymore - it makes life so complicated.

BACK TO BEING A FOOL - AH! IGNORANCE IS SUCH BLISS!

What is this thing called love?

Is it only fools who fall in love?

Is it an illusion - a foolish trick of the mind?

Time for another foolish debate?

FOOLISH DEBATE #3

IS IT LOVE OR LUST?

What Love is…

• Love is loyal.
• Love is wanting the best for the other person.
• Love is compromising and working things out in a way that you both can win.
• Love is finding common ground.
• Love is trying to come together in a way that makes the world a better place.
• Love is selfless.
• Love is caring about the other person’s emotional needs and feelings.

What Lust is…

• Lust is self-gratification.
• Lust can be obsessive.
• Lust is usually tied to sexual gratification.
• Lust is selfish.
• Lust doesn’t consider the other persons wants and needs.
• Lust doesn’t care about how the other person’s day went.
• When someone’s in lust they aren’t interested in meeting family or friends.
• Lust is wanting something to the point that you don’t care who gets hurt.
• Lust manipulates, destroys and controls.
• Lust often involves raging.
• People who lust may think they are in love, but the fire burns out quickly when they get the person or thing they lust for.
• Lust doesn’t last, but love can.

BE FOOLISH - BE HAPPY - BE LOVED