Ribblehead Viaduct Photos
Ribblehead Viaduct by Joe Dunckley, on Flickr
Ribblehead one of the wonders of modern Britain. Built in 1870-74. There are 24 arches, spanning a distance of 400m, and 30m above the ground
By: Tony Hisgett Flickr
Mike.D.Green, on Flickr
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Dentist Jokes
The Dentist
A man walks into a dentist’s office and asks how much it will cost to
extract a wisdom tooth.
“Eighty dollars,†the dentist says.
“That’s a ridiculous amount,†the man says. “Isn’t there a cheaper
way?â€
“Well,†the dentist says, “if you don’t use an anaesthetic, I can knock
the price down to $60.â€
“That’s still too expensive,†the man complains.
“Okay,†says the dentist, “you can save on anaesthesia if I simply rip
the tooth out with a pair of pliers. I can knock the price down to $20.â€
“Nope,†moans the man, “it’s still too much.â€
“Well,†says the dentist, scratching his head, “if I let one of my
students do it without anaesthesia and a pair of pliers, I suppose I can
knock the price down to $10.â€
“Marvellous,†says the man, “book my wife for next Tuesday!â€
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Fork Candles – Four Handles
All time classic sketch from the Two Ronnies. Brilliant writing, brilliant acting. They got the idea from a viewer who sent in a letter saying he had a customer coming in for ‘Fork Handles’ and he gave them four candles. The rest is embellishment.
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I Know My Place – Cleese, Corbett and Barker
A great video, which is also sharp satire on the old British class system.
John Cleese, Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett.
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Try to Love the World
Try not to change the world.
You will fail.
Try to love the world.
Lo, the world is changed. Changed forever.
Excerpt from Meditations: Food For The Soul by Sri Chinmoy
photo: Tejvan
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Reaching For Power
The Master doesn’t try to be powerful;
thus he is truly powerful.
The ordinary man keeps reaching for power;
thus he never has enough.
The Master does nothing,
yet he leaves nothing undone.
The ordinary man is always doing things,
yet many more are left to be done.
– Tao Te Ching
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Mackeral Sky Photos
“Mackerel sky, mackerel sky. Never long wet and never long dry,”
A mackerel sky is an indicator of moisture (the cloud) and instability (the cirrus-cumulus form) at intermediate levels (2400–6100 m, 8000-20,000 ft).
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Mist of My Mind
I make it my bounden duty
To clear the mist of my mind
Every morning.