Comments on: Growing old http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:42:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sean http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/comment-page-1/#comment-22764 Sean Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:24:44 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/#comment-22764 Thanks for the advice, just the 30 years too late but never mind, my throat is much better now... .-= Sean´s last brainfart .. <a href="http://kickoutthejams.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/run-ragged/" rel="nofollow">Run Ragged</a> =-. Thanks for the advice, just the 30 years too late but never mind, my throat is much better now…
.-= Sean´s last brainfart .. Run Ragged =-.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/comment-page-1/#comment-22759 Grandad Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:15:57 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/#comment-22759 <p>40th?  I wish!  No.  Actually, I don't.  That would mean that I'd be back working again and dragging my daughter to school, and paying mortgages and all that shite.  Unless you are countng in hexadecimal????</p> 40th?  I wish!  No.  Actually, I don’t.  That would mean that I’d be back working again and dragging my daughter to school, and paying mortgages and all that shite.  Unless you are countng in hexadecimal????

]]> By: Brianf http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/comment-page-1/#comment-22756 Brianf Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:00:11 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/#comment-22756 Happy 40th Birthday, Grandad !!! .-= Brianf´s last brainfart .. <a href="http://www.brianf.us/2009/08/25/kittens/" rel="nofollow">Kittens</a> =-. Happy 40th Birthday, Grandad !!!
.-= Brianf´s last brainfart .. Kittens =-.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/comment-page-1/#comment-22754 Grandad Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:24:02 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/#comment-22754 <p>Sean - I could do with a new pair of socks.  I'm tired of wearing odd ones.  One thing I can tell you is to never try to make a rollie out of pipe tobacco [though I suppose it's a bit late now?]  Pipe tobacco is too moist.</p> <p>C Con - That wouldn't bother me.  I haven't gone near the stuff since that episode with the itching powder.  That was nasty.</p> <p>RhodesTer - Good one!  I love The Onion.  I confess to not remembering much about the 60s and 70s - possibly too much booze and exotic smoking?</p> Sean – I could do with a new pair of socks.  I’m tired of wearing odd ones.  One thing I can tell you is to never try to make a rollie out of pipe tobacco [though I suppose it's a bit late now?]  Pipe tobacco is too moist.

C Con – That wouldn’t bother me.  I haven’t gone near the stuff since that episode with the itching powder.  That was nasty.

RhodesTer – Good one!  I love The Onion.  I confess to not remembering much about the 60s and 70s – possibly too much booze and exotic smoking?

]]> By: rhodester http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/comment-page-1/#comment-22753 rhodester Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:38:21 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/#comment-22753 In my reader, this article directly followed your post - http://www.theonion.com/content/news/alzheimers_disease_causing_baby?utm_source=onion_rss_daily - coincidence? .-= rhodester´s last brainfart .. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rhodester/chronicles/~3/vV60Kc1M63w/gaga-obama-and-a-pathetic-piece-of-pot-metal" rel="nofollow">Gaga, Obama and a Pathetic Piece of Pot-Metal</a> =-. In my reader, this article directly followed your post – http://www.theonion.com/content/news/alzheimers_disease_causing_baby?utm_source=onion_rss_daily – coincidence?
.-= rhodester´s last brainfart .. Gaga, Obama and a Pathetic Piece of Pot-Metal =-.

]]> By: Captain Con http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/comment-page-1/#comment-22752 Captain Con Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:33:27 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/#comment-22752 Jesus- next they'll be telling us cocaine is going to be banned. Jesus- next they’ll be telling us cocaine is going to be banned.

]]> By: Sean http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/comment-page-1/#comment-22751 Sean Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:33:27 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/#comment-22751 Decent presents? You'll probably get another pair of socks. Here's an article by the brilliant Frank Keating on how his cricket heroes smoked like chimneys and lived to ripe old ages - http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/oct/10/comment.gdnsport3. I love some of the old tobacco names. My old man used to smoke a pipe and I nicked his shag(!) for roll-ups - nearly killed myself coughing... .-= Sean´s last brainfart .. <a href="http://kickoutthejams.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/run-ragged/" rel="nofollow">Run Ragged</a> =-. Decent presents? You’ll probably get another pair of socks. Here’s an article by the brilliant Frank Keating on how his cricket heroes smoked like chimneys and lived to ripe old ages – http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2006/oct/10/comment.gdnsport3. I love some of the old tobacco names. My old man used to smoke a pipe and I nicked his shag(!) for roll-ups – nearly killed myself coughing…
.-= Sean´s last brainfart .. Run Ragged =-.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/comment-page-1/#comment-22749 Grandad Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:06 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/#comment-22749 <p>Seamus - He has a few things on his wall, but they are covered in nicotine stains.  I never read them.</p> <p>Cardi - Of course we get blamed for everything.  I am retaliating early and spending all the inhertence before I go.  Heh!</p> <p>Not Twitter - Millions of Grandads?  Now there's a thought to gladden the heart?</p> Seamus – He has a few things on his wall, but they are covered in nicotine stains.  I never read them.

Cardi – Of course we get blamed for everything.  I am retaliating early and spending all the inhertence before I go.  Heh!

Not Twitter – Millions of Grandads?  Now there’s a thought to gladden the heart?

]]> By: not twitter http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/comment-page-1/#comment-22747 not twitter Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:13:05 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/#comment-22747 Do you think he's taking all that blood and selling it to those cloning people? .-= not twitter´s last brainfart .. <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/wizN/~3/2bKeKhikDnQ/as-heard-on-tv.html" rel="nofollow">As heard on TV</a> =-. Do you think he’s taking all that blood and selling it to those cloning people?
.-= not twitter´s last brainfart .. As heard on TV =-.

]]> By: cardi http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/comment-page-1/#comment-22746 cardi Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:43:58 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2010/02/04/growing-old/#comment-22746 AND we're using all the OIL!!!!!!!!! AND we’re using all the OIL!!!!!!!!!

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