tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post8106778246300765224..comments2024-03-27T08:06:54.502+00:00Comments on The Thoughts of Chairman Bill: Friday 27/03/09Chairman Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02104786653126767184noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-1190190084035551172009-03-28T20:39:00.000+00:002009-03-28T20:39:00.000+00:00Loved Rubens house in Antwerp, Sir, loved the city...Loved Rubens house in Antwerp, Sir, loved the city of Antwerp, felt it was very 'cosmopolitan' and cool - Have only spent one day in Brussels ever, and much preferred Antwerpen, Brugge and even Oostend...A Woman Of No Importancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-18160228965905933322009-03-27T19:01:00.000+00:002009-03-27T19:01:00.000+00:00Poor little Belgium! My adopted country for the p...Poor little Belgium! My adopted country for the past year; a funny little place - you are either Wallon (Frog speak) and therefore think yourself superior or Flem (Dutch speak) and just buckle down and get on with the job. If you don't speak Flemish (like me) when you venture into the Flem part of Belgium, you are better off speaking English even though the Flems speak perfect French. Although there are four languages in Belgium (French, Flemish, English and German) the Wallons don't seem to speak very good Flemish - probably because they think it is beneath them. In our business we deal uniquely with Flemish companies - far more efficient and hard-working.<BR/>And of course in the European quarter, everyone speaks English as there are just too many languages!<BR/>Want a terrible joke?<BR/>Q: What is the difference between a French kiss and a Belgian kiss?<BR/>A: The Belgian kiss has more 'Flem' in it!<BR/>Yuk! Geddit?The Return of the Native ... sort of.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09232917204933495222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-27280439808626590662009-03-27T18:19:00.000+00:002009-03-27T18:19:00.000+00:00Carolina: Hang around and you'll learn a whole new...Carolina: Hang around and you'll learn a whole new lexicon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-3574876149652530432009-03-27T18:04:00.000+00:002009-03-27T18:04:00.000+00:00And they have a very stupid Prince in Belgium. I'v...And they have a very stupid Prince in Belgium. <BR/>I've learned a new word today: dipsomaniac. Lovely.Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288856854422999687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-22638113936038312402009-03-27T15:30:00.000+00:002009-03-27T15:30:00.000+00:00Woman: The beer, yes, the beer!Ever been to Reuben...Woman: The beer, yes, the beer!<BR/><BR/>Ever been to Reubens' house? Wonderful place. Much prefer Antwerpen to Stad Brussel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-55171339284135064582009-03-27T15:27:00.000+00:002009-03-27T15:27:00.000+00:00I see I'm now attracting ads for:Easter GCSE revis...I see I'm now attracting ads for:<BR/><BR/>Easter GCSE revision,<BR/>Soylent Green,<BR/>A dipsomaniac website, and<BR/>KLM Airlines.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-36314587653487919392009-03-27T15:23:00.000+00:002009-03-27T15:23:00.000+00:00Nobody's wandered into the Creationism argument I ...Nobody's wandered into the Creationism argument I see - thankfully - That might lead to us duking it out in Belgium after all. Although I agree with you holy, Sir! Or wholly...<BR/><BR/>As for Belgium, my Top 3:<BR/><BR/>Fabulous Chocolate<BR/>Wonderful, and copious selection of beer<BR/>Pieter Paul RubensA Woman Of No Importancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-31221115942049595502009-03-27T14:36:00.000+00:002009-03-27T14:36:00.000+00:00BordeauxBordeauxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-60030764810866449442009-03-27T14:35:00.000+00:002009-03-27T14:35:00.000+00:00Lou: A variation of De Gaulle's statement. Jezza i...Lou: A variation of De Gaulle's statement. Jezza is losing his originality.<BR/><BR/>HtD'sM: Too much bloody Bordaux, was it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-17499316559819042962009-03-27T14:23:00.000+00:002009-03-27T14:23:00.000+00:00SORRY - that was my mark for MY comment - 0/10 - n...SORRY - that was my mark for MY comment - 0/10 - not for your post. Oh bugger! I told you I had a hangover this morning, shouldn't have bothered commenting. I wonder how many more people I've upset due to my poor sentence structures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-86694294294819529142009-03-27T11:01:00.000+00:002009-03-27T11:01:00.000+00:00Jezza Clarkson the other day quipped that Belgium ...Jezza Clarkson the other day quipped that Belgium was invented as a place where Germany and Britain could duke it out...Louise | Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463696606000861953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-88487692441734808312009-03-27T10:46:00.000+00:002009-03-27T10:46:00.000+00:00Dom: At this rate I'm only goinf to have to wait a...Dom: At this rate I'm only goinf to have to wait a year to get my cheque then.<BR/><BR/>By the way, do you find AdBlock Plus any better than Botox?Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-3487939892160161012009-03-27T10:35:00.000+00:002009-03-27T10:35:00.000+00:00Sorry I've not posted for a while - I've actually ...Sorry I've not posted for a while - I've actually been busy at work.<BR/><BR/>I quite like this new popup comments system - it's quicker and easier to use than the old method, and means you dont have to reload the page. It also means I can go over what you've written, as I often have something I want to say, but completely forget what it is by the time I reach the end of your post!<BR/><BR/>In my experience, AdSense can work quite well for raising a few extra pennies, but if I recall you need to earn around $100 before they send a cheque out to you, which can take an age depending on your readers, so I wouldn't give up your day job!<BR/><BR/>(Incidentally, I use Firefox with AdBlock Plus installed, so I can't actually see your ads.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-31669764026647813062009-03-27T10:04:00.000+00:002009-03-27T10:04:00.000+00:00Kabbalah: Just spotted an ad for a Dawkins symposi...Kabbalah: Just spotted an ad for a Dawkins symposium. At least AdSense works.<BR/><BR/>HtD'sM: 0/10? That's not much of a mark!<BR/><BR/>PG: There's René Magritte too - as well as the singing nun and Jean-Claude Van Damme (originally Van Vaerenbergh).Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-18033946459189015252009-03-27T09:16:00.000+00:002009-03-27T09:16:00.000+00:00Regarding Belgium, I have not one but THREE good t...Regarding Belgium, I have not one but THREE good things to say for it - <BR/><BR/>Tintin<BR/>Hercule Poirot<BR/>Chips and mayonnaise<BR/><BR/>and of these three, Tintin is the greatest.Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-57720973359475094782009-03-27T09:05:00.000+00:002009-03-27T09:05:00.000+00:00Got a hangover this morning, so excuse this rather...Got a hangover this morning, so excuse this rather banal comment, I truly can't think of anything eloquent, deep or witty to say either. Liked the post (0/10 for originality)The Ice Bloggershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01715481978820481961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2809146912677894496.post-29882598177328874762009-03-27T08:30:00.000+00:002009-03-27T08:30:00.000+00:00I would love to comment on your blog with razor-sh...I would love to comment on your blog with razor-sharp insight and wit, but the truth is, I'm not truly awake. But the thought was there. Maybe one day my wit will match my blogging hours...<BR/>Love the switch to Google Ads, now promoting Marine Phytoplankton, Dutch Bicycle's (with a curiously placed apostrophe - that can't be right, surely?), Dutch Airlines (no apostrophe) and oh, Scientific PR just to round up the rest of your topics...<BR/>No link to New Smoke? Did I miss something? I wasn't sleeping, honest.Kabbalah Rookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12737692859267786264noreply@blogger.com