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Humble

Vier, nice explanation!

And that of course was the other thing, so many who call themselves humble are anything but, and a humble opinion is actually a fairly stubborn one.

Now you've thrown me with agape, which in divinity classes at school had a completely different meaning. I like the definition you give

I still think humble is a very misleading word to use, although I'm getting more from it now.

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Emmy I never heard that one

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Mimi the latest message was 'I am humble, loyal and kind' but yup, I tend to tack on 'servant' as well. We have to stop reading those texts

Most men are the mumble kind, aren't they? Then they can say 'I never said that, you heard me wrong' or 'I always tell you, you don't listen' and other useful porkies

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String, I LOVE that song, it is practically a Saffer anthem my favourite verse is the egotistical one ...

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Vier, sure arrogant can get straight up noses but humble is way, WAY in the opposite direction? What does it mean to you, what do you want it to say about you?

RE: friends with benefits

Palm, lucky you to have it nicely balanced. A true FWB in true balance, for both friends, is almost rarer than finding The One

RE: Books and Reading

A while back Waterstones were giving away copies of his latest book (the rate they're pumped out, this would be about 20 books ago) to anyone who spent more than £20 on books generally - I said um no thanks, the sales clerk said yeah, he agreed, but more than his job's worth not to give me the book.

I tried to read it, I really did, but maybe it wasn't one of the good ones. However, his aggressive marketing certainly does pay off, once one likes the Patterson formula (and it seems most of the population does) one never needs to read any other author. On sale everywhere you look, a triumph of modern saturation marketing, plus everything you could ever want in a thriller, in one reliable package. Even recommended on a Best Books list by the OP.

He is indeed the king.

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Wonder what some of the great writers who have been listed so far on this blog would think of Patterson's shiny bright button-pushing formula potboilers and his commercial, rather than literary, brilliance.

His books are the thriller equivalent of the Mills & Boon / silhouette / romantic novels, he writes for money and money alone - he says so, openly - and by golly it works. He and his stable of hacks rule the publishing world, only a matter of time before they push every other author either into oblivion or into co-writing his books for him.

Go JP. You are a true symbol of today's world, and when computers start writing books they will borrow your winning formula, and no-one will ever notice the difference.

For the writers on CS - Evie nails it

Glad you all enjoyed, I thought it was great fun

RE: He's the only one that fits the bill.

Once I put those pics of yours on my profile, Mimi, the queue will stretch from coast to coast.

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stop now please

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Thank you kindly.

Incidentally, when you copy one person, it is plagiarism. When you copy 5 or more, it is research.

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Er - it is customary to present a small but tasteful gift to the winner of the 100th comment -

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Oh, I know, but I bet I'm the only one honest enough to list them all on one profile

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apart from the 10 extra strings ...

I've got it playing on in the background too, sort of guitar-plus. Interesting

RE: He's the only one that fits the bill.

100th!!!

gimme!

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Luke, we always have choice We just don't always know.

Hey, listen to this - you know you posted Sounds of Silence earlier on this blog? Coincidence - just saw it on FB being played on the harp guitar. I never even heard of a harp guitar.

What do you think?

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Angellllllllll!

Yeah, that was one of your shortest comments ever!

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Hi Still, I'm slowly coming round to the view that picking and choosing words is a mug's game. Pick / choose the wrong one, or say just a small part of what you think, and that can be more damaging than not speaking at all OR throwing out so many words that the 'wrong' ones get lost in the wash.

Another problem is that we assume people thought about what they were about to say, went ahead and said it anyway, and therefore it was intended to be Personal and Hurtful. Sure, sometimes it is intended, and sometimes they are just prats.



(I've just noticed I'm rolling my eyes a LOT this morning )

RE: Too young girlfriends sometimes look too odd

He sounds a prince - not for the arrangement, which is increasingly common (there's a thriving sugar daddies website, after all), but for bringing her to a party then leaving her on her own to be speculated about.

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Mic - sssssssssssssssssssttt!!!



Tell you what, maybe too late for 2020 but how about I marry a US citizen and bolt across in time to register to vote for you in 2024 - is that right? Every 4 years?

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Keepers - I always thought they worked to a strict script? Apart from mavericks like Billy Connolly, of course. Comedy is a very serious business!

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Mercedes, never ever be sorry being yourself

RE: He's the only one that fits the bill.

Pat you've never messaged me, dear. I wish you would.

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haha I meant Mimi and Art not Pat and Z

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^^ you two remain the exception proving the rule

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If it is any consolation I have very few requirements on my own profile and yet am not constantly messaged by local eligibles so have come to the conclusion most single men who have reached a suitable age for me are gamophobic - i.e. terrified of commitment.

I wonder if that's where the word gamers comes from!

I remain extremely popular with men from the US who call me dear and presumably feel the distance is a safe one. They love my pics and profile so it can't be me, right?

RE: Beware of PASCAL 13 (Report!)

He wants attention, and he struck paydirt, he got a blog.

RE: He's the only one that fits the bill.

Z, here's your plan of action

quit smoking
take up dancing lessons
buy a toupee and some superglue

you DO love animals

maybe their grandchildren don't live with them?

RE: My surname is registered as a domain name for awhile. So, what kind of web site do I build using it?

you must have had a plan in mind when you registered (and presumably paid) for it?

You can blog with it, and earn untold millions as your fame spreads and advertisers flock to beg you to sell them space

I like Mayana's idea.