General Chat

I'm afraid I often feel like a hard hearted mare as I also don't share the don't you think she's beautiful pics and the click if you hate cancer links

Course I bloody hate cancer and it goes without saying the child is beautiful..what else would she be..but what on earth good will come from me clicking like or sharing ?

Big fat NOTHING x

Mixed up!.....definitely mixed up! :-D

Cant see any reason why it wouldnt work. Maybe you could try standing on one leg and rubbing olive oil in your hair whilst doing it? I mean, it might just need a little bit extra oomph to work, who knows.

What about the one where you run round a grave three times shouting 'Eric has a big nose and smells' and your premium bond that you have had since you were born will come up, provided the tide is out and it's raining? Or am I getting mixed up....hmmmmm.

Of Course it works C.......You just don't 'believe' enough :-D

What about if you bite your nails they'll carry on growing in your stomach?

One I will keep is-turn your money over three times in your pocket when you see a new moon & it will treble in a month,it hasn't worked yet but you never know :-D

No C that one is true...lololol :-D

Does this mean chewing your hair won't give you furball & gum won't tie your tonsils together :-0

I don't like those FB things either-it's just wrong.

I hate the emails spouting hate towards immigrants and refugees. These spread resentment towards anyone entering the country (I'm talking about Australia). One email that continues to do the rounds tells of the most outrageous benefits that refugees get on their arrival to our shores. Apparently a car, a house and twice the welfare benefits that citizens of the country are given. I'm also amazed when it is someone who is normally intelligent and compassionate who passes these emails on.

Mildred I also hate those emails that exploit children.

Some myths start from the childrens' comic books in the 1950s where exposure to a tiny bit of nuclear radiation can turn a human into an alien monster with superhuman powers.

Much loved and believed by Green Party members.

you been at the sherry again :-D

them fairys at the bottom of my garden ARE real :-|

I hate the "share to save this child from abuse" type posts which spread like wildfire on FB, normally showing a child with bruises.

For a start at least one of these said posts, the picture isn't of the child in the story, but another unrelated child who got their injuries accidently & the picture used without consent.

I also hate the ones posted asking for likes regarding a child's terminal illness,& that the likes make a difference these are often started by attention seekers, who feel the need to have the post liked by the world & his budgie.

Pet hate is the one "Like if you think shes beautiful" picture of a little bald girl suffering cancer. Its sick, it wont change things & the childs photo is being exploited for the ego of all who starts it off & those who feel the should click like.

I wish people would check with sites such as Snopes or Hoaxslayer.before spreading some of these these posts willy nilly. :-| :-| :-|

From the Swan Sanctuary site...

Is it true that a swan's wing can break your arm?

Yes, but only in exceptional cases. If a wing in full span and velocity were to hit a weak-boned person (such as a child or an elderly person) then it is theoretically possible. In reality it is almost unheard of and is never used as a form of attack as swans are a defensive bird. The only time they become aggressive is when they are protecting their nesting ground or cygnets when they will chase off intruders, be they other swans, geese or humans who get too close.

off down the lake now to feed the swans :-D

I think thats true up to a point, but if people believe and repeat urban myths they then go on to become true in the minds of many others. And I think its morally wrong and demeaning to anyones intelect to listen to people spouting rubbish and refusing to accept it for what it is. For me, it's all about the infuriating inability to apply critical thinking and dispense with gullibility. This is the age of information and science and people still believe and act upon total nonsense. Its a total waste of an education and a brain to believe that 13 is an unlucky number or that your life is ruled by some planet or star.

As for swans, I reckon that for a swan to break someones arm the victim would have to be suffering from brittle bones syndrome, be 2' tall and tied to a chair leg while the swan spends several hours battering away. Swans have lighweight bones in their wings, otherwise they wouldn't be able to fly. A full grown male mute swan weighs no more than 30lb, the size of a very small roe deer and with considerably lighter and weaker bones. The bulk of its weight is in its chest muscles for flight and its weapon of attack is it's beak.

No, I'm afraid trhat, barring an accident, I can't see a swan breaking any arms. No more than a roe deer, a fox, a badger or a very annoyed coypu.

No it doesn´t grate on me everybody is entiled to believe in what they want.

By the way a swan can break your arm if you get in the way of her and her babies, trust me on that. They are vicious creatures ..as are all mums protecting their young.
As for the crap that people spout well it´s upto them if they believe or not. I wouldn´t spout paganism at them so why should I change their believes. ??

** removes hair net ** :-D

I thought it was the middle finger sign, not the V sign that originated from the French...ie an archer couldn't pull the bow without his middle finger, so when caught that finger was always cut off. Therefore, if they weren't caught, they'd wave the middle finger...

Either way, as you say, urban myth. Like old wives tales, little or no truth in them at all....such as bats will get tangled in your hair. Err...no they won't.

:-0

or the boy that waved his arm out of a car window and it got ripped off...


Being as its nearly Football Euro time ...the one I hate is ...which has already started doing the rounds...is " our English flag offends you but our benefits don't " thick moron springs to mind. :-(