Just in case you find yourselves at a loose end waiting for the chimes of midnight to strike tonight, have a look at this - 100 things we didn't know this time last year, courtesy of the BBC.
Meanwhile, rather than conduct a tedious review of the year, I am going to opt for brevity and simply share with you what, for me, was the quote of 2011. Did it come from a statesman with gravitas? No, Nick Clegg was too busy to answer my request for a quote. Did it come from an international sportsman? No. Did it come from a leading patron of the Arts? Well sort of. It actually came from acclaimed piss artist the Shah and it was as follows:-
Here's wishing all those kind people who took the time to read my blog over the past year a very happy and healthy 2012!
CQ x
Meanwhile, rather than conduct a tedious review of the year, I am going to opt for brevity and simply share with you what, for me, was the quote of 2011. Did it come from a statesman with gravitas? No, Nick Clegg was too busy to answer my request for a quote. Did it come from an international sportsman? No. Did it come from a leading patron of the Arts? Well sort of. It actually came from acclaimed piss artist the Shah and it was as follows:-
"To you, I'm just a human piñata, aren't I?"
This made me laugh so much that the wine I was drinking at the time came out of my nose. (Just thought I would share that with you).
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You will notice that I have included a link to help out those of you who are not familiar with the ancient Anglo Saxon term "Piss artist". This was an insult that was popular in my youth but which has largely fallen out of use these days. I couldn't think of a more appropriate term to describe my beloved as it happens. Indeed, it has fallen so far out of use that most of the definitions I found for it were absolute nonsense - like this from Urban Dictionary:- " Someone who has no control over his penis" The mind boggles!
CQ x
Human pinata... wonderful! My own personal favourites were 'economists have predicted 15 of the last 5 recessions' (not sure who said it though) and 'rugby players drink beer... shocker' uttered by Martin Johnson
ReplyDeleteWG, is that you? Getting v confused with change of profile! Good old Shah, you can always rely on him to come out with a cracker. Happy New Year btw! X
ReplyDeleteA happy new year to you and your wee battered pinata!
ReplyDeleteI might still be drunk...I'm laughing at the image ...
Hi Macy - I tried to find a piñata with an Asian look about it but failed, so went for the multi-coloured version. He is a fairly colourful character after all. Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteHee hee... love that Top 100 things we didnt know list, that was fun!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Hello Brahm and welcome - thanks for coming by! I have to admit I nicked the link from my friend Jane on Facebook but thought it was worth sharing!
ReplyDeleteBrevity always appreciated - and more likely to get read I reckon... I left out all the detail and it's still too long. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI thought your post was really interesting! Mine is brief(ish) out of sheer laziness *slinks away*
ReplyDeleteGosh piss artist - I thought that was one to be engraved in the anals of history, not the penis....Now i feel really old.
ReplyDeleteHaha Jody - I know -it really is a blast from the past isn't it? Hope you had a fab time in Nu Zild!
ReplyDeleteI nearly cried with laughter at this but then noticed Number 4 on that list says women's tears reduce a man's sexual desire....
ReplyDeleteTrish - whoops! Pass the tissues!
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