"To be, or not to be." That is the question. 

Quote from: jimduncanuk on 28 October 2016, 06:34:54 PM
Can't say I agree with most of the interpretations. Most of the people whom I deal with say what they mean and mean what they say.

I spent more than 40 years working in a high class educational institute communicating with a wide variety of people and I've also spent a similar amount of time communicating with people in the real world.

I spent almost 40 years working in Local Government and International Corporations .... I recognize every one of these.

Quote from: fsn on 28 October 2016, 07:46:38 PM
"To be, or not to be." That is the question. 

(outrageously slinging ice tea through nose)

Quote from: d_Guy on 28 October 2016, 04:37:37 PM
In our part of the world, on the other hand, we are currently beset by a flock of morons.

I seem to remember a 'beat combo' called 'A Flock Of Seagulls', from the 80's (?)......But A Flock Of Morons has passed me by.
Are they an American group ?

Cheers - Phil

  Decidedly American. I couldn't find the British equivalent - here their actual discription is "robot callers that offer a political statement (from every point of view and semi-organized group) concerning the imminent end of the world then ask for your vote and money and if can only do one pick money which can be conveniently deducted from your bank account, charge card, or paycheck"

Well about 80% of those are complete bo**ocks, the rest probably nearly right due to statistical probability  - British idioms as understood by an illiterate colonial IMO

Really not worth clicking the link - YAWN 

Quote from: Zippee on 28 October 2016, 10:22:01 PM

Really not worth clicking the link - YAWN 

Well said that man.

Quote from: Ithoriel on 28 October 2016, 07:54:40 PM

I spent almost 40 years working in Local Government and International Corporations .... I recognize every one of these.

I'm sure most of your former work colleagues were really quite sensible people most of the time.

Then there were your wargaming buddies!!

Well - I already clicked it - completely internalized them as the proper way to converse with the next British person that I meet - and now I'm going to have to do a memory reset!- which given my OS may not work! D**n! Just when I thought I had at least one thing settled in my life.

Quote from: fsn on 28 October 2016, 07:46:38 PM
"To be, or not to be." That is the question. 

Odd then that it doesn't have a question mark.

Quote from: Leman on 29 October 2016, 08:00:18 AM
Odd then that it doesn't have a question mark.

"To be, or not to be, that is the dilemma. . ."

maybe 'question' had a slightly different range of meanings to a Tudor apologist way back in't olden days?

Rather good is an odd idiom as it usually means very good.

In fact rather is an odd word in English:
It's rather a long way - it's flipping' miles away.
I'd really rather not - I definitely won't
I'd rather have that one - I want that one not the other one.

Oh, rath-er, what?

So two positives don't make a negative ... Aye, right!

Quote from: Techno on 28 October 2016, 08:19:07 PM
I seem to remember a 'beat combo' called 'A Flock Of Seagulls', from the 80's (?)......But A Flock Of Morons has passed me by.
Are they an American group ?

Cheers - Phil

I liked the Flock of Seagulls...honest.

Quick memory lane trip:

https://youtu.be/iIpfWORQWhU (I Ran   Probably the most known song of theirs)

https://youtu.be/opkzgLMH5MA (Wishing I had a Photograph of you)

https://youtu.be/Mt9FG9YjBMM (Space Age Love Song   Jennifer Connolly is always a second look).

https://youtu.be/TROOtt-68F4 (The More You Live)