Category: parable
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good humour
Two goldfish are in a tank. One says to the other, “Do you know how to drive this thing?” Two budgies are sitting on a perch. One says to the other, “Can you smell fish?” I love these two jokes – not because they are rib-ticklingly funny (although they make me smile) but because they…
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status updates
I have some posh invitation cards on my desk at the moment. One is to attend a Military Operational Presentation with the 16 Air Assault Brigade in Colchester. I’m not sure what one of those is, but I am going to go and find out. The second is an invitation for me (and a plus…
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computer users – a parable?
Apparently there are three types of computer users: Novice user – this is someone who is terrified of pressing a key in case they break something. Intermediate user – this is someone who doesn’t know how to fix the computer after they pressed a key. Expert user – this is someone who knows how to…
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does not do exactly what it says on the screen
A while ago I blogged about my lovely new phone that thought it was an iphone but wasn’t. When I ordered it my phone company told me I had 30 days in which to change my mind. “Ha!” I thought (for my thoughts are sometimes little). “I will never want to exchange this phone-sized handful…
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Stew the Rabbit
I have just come from telling a story to the toddlers and parents of our Bright Sparks group. I say that I told the story, actually it was a story that was told with the help of my assistant – Stew the Rabbit (see photo). He tries to be helpful (and usually fails) but is loved…
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