tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post4190356386764758604..comments2024-03-27T08:06:54.502+00:00Comments on The Thoughts of Chairman Bill: Buy a baby - or a laser liposuckerChairman Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02104786653126767184noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-72160061572473428092009-08-08T18:12:03.999+01:002009-08-08T18:12:03.999+01:00Your 08:42 comment made me laugh out loud.
I agr...Your 08:42 comment made me laugh out loud. <br /><br />I agree with the Irascible Fairy. To my mind charity begins at home, and fostering and adoption should be carried out quietly and very very carefully. Not with global hoo-haa Madonna style. What's wrong with the thousands of caucasian or black or hispanic kids in care in the US? In the UK? Too damaged? Trailing too much cultural baggage? The possibility of biological parents getting their talons into Madonna's fortune? On the other hand I read that in Malawi Madonna is almost a goddess, because Malawians believe that she cares about this most poverty-stricken of countries and is doing good by bringing so much publicity. There's too sides to every story. Whatever, I hope the child has a long, happy and fulfilled life --Louise | Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463696606000861953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-13632728878774654392009-08-07T22:12:35.620+01:002009-08-07T22:12:35.620+01:00I am the gullible and un-educated and I have no id...I am the gullible and un-educated and I have no idea why you would want to adopt a child let alone one from another country but I guess I kind of admire those that.<br /> So it was you in Singapore in 72( can I have my snorkel back ?)The Girl With The Mousy Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12877036208919484795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-80245911394293938192009-08-07T15:02:53.279+01:002009-08-07T15:02:53.279+01:00It's a shame that we are so focused on sniping...It's a shame that we are so focused on sniping at good parents because they are famous, rather than doing more about the number of children killed by their own parents every year in the UK. All that matters is the happiness and well-being of the child. And Mercy and David are certainly very happy.<br /><br />Laser fat removal pens... hmm... I wonder if the power of the mind has anything to do with the success of the product - like a placebo effect. Maybe people feel the heat of the bulb, believe that it is working, and their brain sends out signals to remove the fat. Or perhaps this is what will be filling the dustbins in a years time (when the new and improved advanced model is launched, of course)Kabbalah Rookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737692859267786264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-45714368184705729722009-08-07T13:26:07.015+01:002009-08-07T13:26:07.015+01:00Having had various grand-sprogs staying with us ov...Having had various grand-sprogs staying with us over the last couple of weeks, I wonder if I could temp an over-paid under-talented semi-celebrity to purchase one or two of them? I'm fairly sure their respective mothers would be grateful of the £2.75 they'd get for each one.<br /><br />I love the idea of lasering my stomach fat away, but I don't think the one shown would be any good at all - I'd probably lose it somewhere round the navel area. Let me know if they make one the size of a WW2 searchlight amd then I'll be ok!<br /><br />Enjoy yer dayz back in de 'pool coz youz knowz dat it's de real home of real peeples were dey speek the propper Inglish. Some years ago, when visiting my old stomping grounds, we stayed in the Adelphi for a couple of nights (at a reduced rate due to the fact that my cousin worked there - the only reason at the time we could afford it!). We found it to be "acceptable" if a bit stuffy and pretentious and trading on its past glories. They didn't seem to have much of a sense of humour there when I asked for beans on toast though.The Spivnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-64725511599144404982009-08-07T09:42:31.156+01:002009-08-07T09:42:31.156+01:00After what happened in Singapore in 1972 are you s...After what happened in Singapore in 1972 are you surprised that you would be turned down as an adoptive parent! And could you please keep your scientific insights into such things as the lipolaser to yourself as I am thinking of investing in one. It is the idea that "the results speak for themselves" that I love. Surely it is worth a few quid to give voice to your stomach?Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-25246707321660750912009-08-07T08:42:38.389+01:002009-08-07T08:42:38.389+01:00Richard: Despite having 4 kids, I would probably b...Richard: Despite having 4 kids, I would probably be turned down for adoption. Probably just as well - no-one would have me.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-28979334120110715192009-08-07T08:26:05.861+01:002009-08-07T08:26:05.861+01:00And I would be especially suspicious of their moti...And I would be especially suspicious of their motives if they had been turned down by social services already. <br /><br />Richard x x xThe Irascible Fairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942562221277581272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-45521942641889921802009-08-07T08:24:20.047+01:002009-08-07T08:24:20.047+01:00No that is not true - The arduous process is there...No that is not true - The arduous process is there for good and sufficient reason - to protect the child. And yes someone with money may be able to buy a child from the third world but I would condemn them and be suspicious of their motives regardless of their level of "fame".The Irascible Fairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942562221277581272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-30124334980799984252009-08-07T08:18:48.209+01:002009-08-07T08:18:48.209+01:00Richard: And if those who desperately want a child...Richard: And if those who desperately want a child, but can't, and are facing the arduous process of negotiating the rocky road of adoption had the money to buy abroad, do you think they would? And would we censure them for so doing?<br /><br />It's moneyed celebs we have a problem with.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-80030232895238070752009-08-07T07:55:55.473+01:002009-08-07T07:55:55.473+01:00There are a lot of children in the UK looking for ...There are a lot of children in the UK looking for adoptive parents (and presumably in the US) but the road to adoption is a long and rocky one - this is how it should be - and I know that because friends of mine have just adopted after many years of trying. Nothing wrong with that for Social Services want to be certain that the child is going to a safe and secure home. <br /><br />When a wealthy "Star" sweeps into a third world country and - to all intents and purposes buys a child I am not jealous but I do see it as sleazy and not, perhaps, in the best interests of the child. The star could have course adopted from her home country but this would have been a long and difficult process so if you can afford it why not bypass all those silly people who think that they know best and buy a child!The Irascible Fairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942562221277581272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-61778381759469499022009-08-07T07:48:23.112+01:002009-08-07T07:48:23.112+01:00Jenny: Then there was Dorking too. I'll never ...Jenny: Then there was Dorking too. I'll never live that one down.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-39041884318662185232009-08-07T07:44:57.768+01:002009-08-07T07:44:57.768+01:00Mornin, Bill. 1972 eh? Bloody good year that was....Mornin, Bill. 1972 eh? Bloody good year that was. Olga Korbett, Harlem Globetrotters, French Connection - don't tell me you sullied it all. <br /><br />I hate Facebook - its full of tacky things like that. xxxJennysmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176560381292594341noreply@blogger.com