Poets Day US

As the author of a world famous blog that is read by at least 1 person (thanks Mum) I sometimes have to be careful about what I post and who I may or may not be referring to in my posts.   Now some are obviously about people – for example ‘Who will I go to bed with now?’ was about my beloved David Letterman. Some are not so obvious, but rest assured, it’s not about you. Last week I discussed the phrase ‘Don’t be a dick’ and then shared it with some people that I am doing business with (you don’t think I am making my fortune writing a blog do you?) and someone responded ‘….am I being a dick?’. Now obviously that person (you know who you are) felt a little guilty for whatever reason (you know what it is) however the post was not about you J So, even though the posts may not be about you directly, my hope is that you are enjoying the mixture of humor and education in these silly things I write. Now I am not doing this for plaudits or accolade, I am doing this because it is fu...

--> --> This phrase is often used at my work to describe someone who is not exactly being forthcoming with information or not fulfilling promises of action. I wasn’t sure why we used the phrase so much so decided to look into its origins. After considerable research I have discovered that it started in England in the late 1100’s when Richard the Lionheart, or Richard I King of England was in power. He was not exactly a peaceful King, and would pick a fight with just about anyone for any reason. He famously beheaded a jester for stealing a joke from another jester – Dane Cook is lucky he wasn’t around back then. He also killed a peasant and his family for stopping short in front of his chariot – the original Chariot Rage. Not surprisingly then that the commoners coined the phrase “Nae be a King Richard” to describe someone that was in power and abused it. A royal order decreed in 1189 stated that describing someone as a ‘King Richard’ was punishable by death (...

 I learnt a great deal from MASH, most especially that a proper dry martini has the vermouth bottle waved over the top of the shaker, with the cap still on. However one of may favorite lines was not from the TV Show, but rather from the movie. We’re the Pros from Dover Now without reading the book the meaning is a bit obscure (it was Hawkeyes way of scamming a free round of golf) but most take it to mean the best of the best are in the room, and that is how I use it in real life. Funnily enough a certain parental unit of mine used something a bit like the meaning in the book to get a job as a Golf Pro at a department store in his youth. He said he had won the Hamilton Open and was hired on the spot. There was no such tournament as the Hamilton Open at the time but he was working in a country that is essentially a giant prison full of thieving mongrels so who cares? :) I also learned from MASH (and maybe just realized it fully as I write this) tha...