Comments on: Hysteria about the Heat http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:22:12 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Thalia http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/comment-page-2/#comment-11892 Thalia Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:04:03 +0000 http://80.82.117.242/?p=285#comment-11892 I'm enjoying the hot weather. Sorry to be a bore and come screeching back to the best of British topic. I think the key, as always, is adaptation. What with the hosepipe ban the lawn has died and turned to dust so I've planted pumpkins instead which are hugely entertaining. From a tiny shoot they have become vast spiky viney things that grow about a foot a day, have big tropical yellow flowers and obvious plans for world domination - I have christened the largest one Goldfinger. It's heading for the house at a rate of knots. I have never seen a plant with so much innate personality. I suspect them of eating cats. The snails zoom over there with great enthusiasm but apparently, on arrival, are too afraid to actually try eating them as the splendid leaves remain resolutely unchewed. They do take some watering but lugging the watering can back and forth is doing wonders for toning my upper arms and I am planning a fine Halloween party if I get any actual pumpkins in the course of time. Other than that I'm working three feet away from my Cinni fan at all times, swimming in my local pool when I can get there and sunbathing (admittedly while wearing Australian strength sunscreen as I'm a redhead with tendencies to lobsterhood) in the early evenings with a spritzer. It's a hard life, but you know, we struggle on! I’m enjoying the hot weather. Sorry to be a bore and come screeching back to the best of British topic.
I think the key, as always, is adaptation.

What with the hosepipe ban the lawn has died and turned to dust so I’ve planted pumpkins instead which are hugely entertaining. From a tiny shoot they have become vast spiky viney things that grow about a foot a day, have big tropical yellow flowers and obvious plans for world domination – I have christened the largest one Goldfinger. It’s heading for the house at a rate of knots. I have never seen a plant with so much innate personality. I suspect them of eating cats. The snails zoom over there with great enthusiasm but apparently, on arrival, are too afraid to actually try eating them as the splendid leaves remain resolutely unchewed.

They do take some watering but lugging the watering can back and forth is doing wonders for toning my upper arms and I am planning a fine Halloween party if I get any actual pumpkins in the course of time.

Other than that I’m working three feet away from my Cinni fan at all times, swimming in my local pool when I can get there and sunbathing (admittedly while wearing Australian strength sunscreen as I’m a redhead with tendencies to lobsterhood) in the early evenings with a spritzer.

It’s a hard life, but you know, we struggle on!

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]]> By: La Bach http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/comment-page-2/#comment-11891 La Bach Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:36:17 +0000 http://80.82.117.242/?p=285#comment-11891 Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg, the young fogey recently chosen as Tory candidate for North-East Somerset, has a new party trick to trounce the EU-loving Lib Dems. When Jacob comes across a Europhile, he denounces the EU ban on curved bananas. Invariably, the Europhile will claim there's no such a ban and that it's a Euro myth. He then triumphantly produces a note from his wallet detailing EU regulation 2257/94, stating that bananas must be "free of abnormal curvature" and should be at least 5.5 inches long !!! (gasp) I wonder if this EU rule also applies to all EU men' as I don't like to be short-changed ? Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg, the young fogey recently chosen as Tory candidate for North-East Somerset, has a new party trick to trounce the EU-loving Lib Dems.

When Jacob comes across a Europhile, he denounces the EU ban on curved bananas. Invariably, the Europhile will claim there’s no such a ban and that it’s a Euro myth. He then triumphantly produces a note from his wallet detailing EU regulation 2257/94, stating that bananas must be “free of abnormal curvature” and should be at least 5.5 inches long !!! (gasp)

I wonder if this EU rule also applies to all EU men’ as I don’t like to be short-changed ?

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]]> By: La Bach http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/comment-page-2/#comment-11890 La Bach Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:18:19 +0000 http://80.82.117.242/?p=285#comment-11890 Jaq Of course, I know what you mean! (giggle) But you made it sound like 9 1/2 weeks there !!! (giggle, giggle) The heat is still going strooooooooooong........ Jaq
Of course, I know what you mean! (giggle)
But you made it sound like 9 1/2 weeks there !!! (giggle, giggle)

The heat is still going strooooooooooong……..

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]]> By: Edward McD http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/comment-page-2/#comment-11889 Edward McD Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:31:03 +0000 http://80.82.117.242/?p=285#comment-11889 For your perusal 1) Diced carrots (ever popular mystery) in vomit even if you've never eaten a vegetable in your entire life 2) If you put a square foot of concrete in the middle of Antarctica during winter there would be a cat's footprint in it when it dried. 3) If you put two perfectly straight cables 12 feet apart on the bloody moon they would be tangled if you ever came back to look at them. It are a miracle For your perusal

1) Diced carrots (ever popular mystery) in vomit even if you’ve never eaten a vegetable in your entire life

2) If you put a square foot of concrete in the middle of Antarctica during winter there would be a cat’s footprint in it when it dried.

3) If you put two perfectly straight cables 12 feet apart on the bloody moon they would be tangled if you ever came back to look at them.

It are a miracle

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]]> By: Jack Ramsey http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/comment-page-2/#comment-11888 Jack Ramsey Wed, 26 Jul 2006 08:39:33 +0000 http://80.82.117.242/?p=285#comment-11888 Mr. Grumpy speaking. Why do millions of otherwise sensible Brits spend two days, one at the beginning and one at the end of an interlude called a 'holiday abroad', travelling via ghastly airports to places where the temperature is 40+, lie around all day like beached whales and say how glorious it all is, and then when the temperature hits 30 in God's own country suddenly say how horribly hot it all is? This is a question in a book I am compiling called Ramsey Wonders Why which includes others such as why do petrol stations seldom catch fire. I'm hoping to link up all the answers in a definitive solution to the questions of who killed Kennedy and did the Yanks get to the Moon. Mr. Grumpy speaking.

Why do millions of otherwise sensible Brits spend two days, one at the beginning and one at the end of an interlude called a ‘holiday abroad’, travelling via ghastly airports to places where the temperature is 40+, lie around all day like beached whales and say how glorious it all is, and then when the temperature hits 30 in God’s own country suddenly say how horribly hot it all is?

This is a question in a book I am compiling called Ramsey Wonders Why which includes others such as why do petrol stations seldom catch fire.

I’m hoping to link up all the answers in a definitive solution to the questions of who killed Kennedy and did the Yanks get to the Moon.

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]]> By: PaulD http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/comment-page-2/#comment-11887 PaulD Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:07:23 +0000 http://80.82.117.242/?p=285#comment-11887 Oh come on, Dennis. Leave it in. One of the many good things about this site is that troublemakers get slayed more effectively than any censor could manage. Boris does not seem to have a censorial urge, which makes him all the stronger. At least you had the guts to say it had been deleted, Heidi. Oh come on, Dennis. Leave it in. One of the many good things about this site is that troublemakers get slayed more effectively than any censor could manage. Boris does not seem to have a censorial urge, which makes him all the stronger.

At least you had the guts to say it had been deleted, Heidi.

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]]> By: raincoaster http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/comment-page-2/#comment-11886 raincoaster Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:41:51 +0000 http://80.82.117.242/?p=285#comment-11886 Now <i>that</i> was funny. Which one? I don't mind the trolls as long as they either A) make hilariously vainglorious remarks or B) viciously attack me on my own website. Flamewars are AWESOME for hits! Ape still apparently hasn't figured out there's a Higher Education section on the site. Wait for it, someone might tip him off... Now that was funny. Which one?

I don’t mind the trolls as long as they either A) make hilariously vainglorious remarks or B) viciously attack me on my own website.

Flamewars are AWESOME for hits!

Ape still apparently hasn’t figured out there’s a Higher Education section on the site. Wait for it, someone might tip him off…

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]]> By: PaulD http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/comment-page-2/#comment-11885 PaulD Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:14:49 +0000 http://80.82.117.242/?p=285#comment-11885 Keep 'em coming, Ape! [Ed: had to delete it alas]Your insight, your forensic attention to detail, your powers of analysis and deduction, and your wacky sense of humour are a joy. In fact I haven't had such a good laugh since JP was caught with a mistress. Keep ‘em coming, Ape! [Ed: had to delete it alas]Your insight, your forensic attention to detail, your powers of analysis and deduction, and your wacky sense of humour are a joy.

In fact I haven’t had such a good laugh since JP was caught with a mistress.

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]]> By: brian http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/comment-page-2/#comment-11884 brian Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:44:42 +0000 http://80.82.117.242/?p=285#comment-11884 again on this heat thing... isnt it amazing how the weather gets people goin... i think its a function of general boredom.im glad its hot.. the hotter the better.and this water leakage thing in the heat.. answer me this... whats the differance between a water leak.. and wen it rains!!!!?? the water flows somewhere...does it not.and in this heat... try drinking bottled water.. with a sell by date of nov 2007.. when its been in the ground for a 1000 million years ha ha... its a strange world... again on this heat thing… isnt it amazing how the weather gets people goin… i think its a function of general boredom.im glad its hot.. the hotter the better.and this water leakage thing in the heat.. answer me this… whats the differance between a water leak.. and wen it rains!!!!?? the water flows somewhere…does it not.and in this heat… try drinking bottled water.. with a sell by date of nov 2007.. when its been in the ground for a 1000 million years ha ha… its a strange world…

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]]> By: brian http://www.boris-johnson.com/2006/07/20/hysteria-about-the-heat/comment-page-2/#comment-11883 brian Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:00:21 +0000 http://80.82.117.242/?p=285#comment-11883 wow 1858 was a hot summer(my daughter reckons i remember it well.. cheeky.)the year of the big stink at the house of commans!!! global warming at its best with all that rear air from humans(and cows) ha ha. wow 1858 was a hot summer(my daughter reckons i remember it well.. cheeky.)the year of the big stink at the house of commans!!! global warming at its best with all that rear air from humans(and cows) ha ha.

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