Saturday, 10 November 2007

Not walking; not in a straight line

Posted by speedygeoff on Saturday, November 10, 2007 with
Thursday results
2000m steeple
M60 Geoff Barker 10:58.89

3000m steeple
M50 Gary Bowen 13:22.92

800m
M45 Colin Farlow 2:15.58 82.8%
M45 Rod Lynch 2:25.56 77.8
W40 Katie Forestier 2:43.63 71.8
M55 Geoff Moore 2:52.89 72.4
M45 Roger Pilkington 2:55.29 65.2
W35 Emma Adams 2:55.36 65.2
W45 Helen Larmour 2:57.96 70.2
W35 Bronwyn Calver 3:03.43 62.3
M65 Tony Booth 3:03.52 74.6
W55 Jill Brown 3:21.57 70.2
M60 Geoff Barker 3:37.81 59.3

3000m
M45 Rod Lynch 10:53.28 75.2%
M45 Mick Horan 11:13.10 73.5
W40 Katie Forestier 11:57.72 73.8
M55 Geoff Moore 12:08.04 74.5
W45 Helen Larmour 12:24.53 77.0
W35 Bronwyn Calver 13:35.60 63.4
M30 Adam Robinson 13:37.93 54.7
W55 Kathy Sims 13:51.57 76.6
M60 Geoff Barker 14:50.78 63.1
M65 Tony Booth 15:21.96 64.5

5000m
M45 Richard Faulks 18:53.93 75.1%
M45 Roger Pilkington 21:08.71 67.1
M50 Gary Bowen 21:11.68 68.1

I spotted Barbara walking. Naughty girl!

Still part of British law
I tire of the predominantly US "jokes" in circulation. Not that there are any funny and original Aussie ones. Here is something of British origin, albeit still with the US style sense of "humour". Just a start at redressing the balance? A bit of jocularity never hurt anyone.*
1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down
3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store
4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day
5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter
6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet
7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen
8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing
9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour
10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow


But is it just me, or is there a sameness about humour, world wide? Still, some of these are quite amusing the first time you see them.


When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other.

*any references to election campaigns, jocularity, and people imitating people, are unintentional and are caused by media brain-washing.