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I am not usually a great fan of ballet dancing. But recently I received this advertisement for performances, and suddenly it looks rather interesting. (You don't need to understand the blurb!) (I reduced the resolution exceedingly to lower bandwidth.)
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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marc
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Registered: March 2003
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Not a one of them does alot for me.....
But then, you haven't see my sweet Kevy.....
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
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They seem rather intimidating to me! I don't think I'd like to meet them in a dark street... 
David
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It's the suspenders that put me off. Give me the old fashioned ballet tights any day.
Hugs
Nigel
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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Jedediah
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Likes it here |
Location: Made in NZ
Registered: March 2006
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Totally agree Nigel - like the early Rudolph Nureyev. (Whaaar!!!)
cheers
E Te Atua tukuna mai ki au te Mauri tauki te tango i nga mea
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I wanna go. Any one want to come with?
So say what you want
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
You've gotta mean it when you say what you want
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And everybody's on your mind
Saying anything to get you by
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Affectionately known as Rudolph Near-enough.
Hugs
N
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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cossie
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On fire! |
Location: Exiled in North East Engl...
Registered: July 2003
Messages: 1699
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In the hippie-dominated late 1960s, it was seriously suggested that there might be a future for nudity in serious dance. The notion was dismissed out of hand by the renowned Australian-born dancer, actor and singer (Sir) Robert (Murray) Helpmann, because -
"... you see, there are portions of the human anatomy which would keep swinging after the music had finished."
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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Aussie
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Really getting into it |
Registered: August 2006
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Yeah! Yeah!
And Aussies love to brag
Just another Aussie
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The real trouble with dancers is the overpowering sweat they work up!
The male dancers in the West-End production of "Follies" used to have a couple of quick-changes in the corridor under the stage just outside my office. The stench of a dozen over-exercised young men stripping down to their "supporters" in a confined space has to be experienced to be believed !
"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. ... Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night devoid of stars." Martin Luther King
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Hey need some help with any office work and I'll be there. LOL
But really I'll would help them... I mean you.
So say what you want
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
You've gotta mean it when you say what you want
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And everybody's on your mind
Saying anything to get you by
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cossie
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On fire! |
Location: Exiled in North East Engl...
Registered: July 2003
Messages: 1699
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... too true! Especially while drinking Fosters from the bottle! It all goes to show how brilliant the Brits were in exporting potential Australians to Australia!
For a' that an' a' that,
It's comin' yet for a' that,
That man tae man, the worrld o'er
Shall brithers be, for a' that.
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Jedediah wrote:
Totally agree Nigel - like the early Rudolph Nureyev. (Whaaar!!!)
I am ancient enough to recollect that soon after he defected to the west Nureyev performed before the TV cameras in the UK. The following night a comedian (one Arthur Askey, if I correctly recall) mentioned this is his rather risqué routine. (Well, it was risqué for those days in the previous century.) His sidekick said: "Rudolph Nureyev was on TV last night. Didya see it?" Askey rolled his eyes and with a wicked grin replied "I should think everyone saw it!" (The 'it' was, of course a reference to what those ballet tights, so beloved of Nigel and Jedediah, revealed to the world.)
Here's a pic of Nureyev and 'it':
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[Updated on: Thu, 09 November 2006 09:41]
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
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Even if one doesn't understand the "blurb" (and I don't), one thing's definitely for sure: it's a far cry from "The Nutcracker"!
We do not remember days...we remember moments.
Cesare Pavese
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JFR wrote:
>…a reference to what those ballet tights, so beloved of Nigel and Jedediah<
Are we right or are we right? 
Hugs
Nigel
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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So who is going to take me to the Ballet?
So say what you want
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
You've gotta mean it when you say what you want
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And everybody's on your mind
Saying anything to get you by
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Jedediah
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Likes it here |
Location: Made in NZ
Registered: March 2006
Messages: 170
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We're not wrong Nigel. THANK you JFR! (Whaaar!!!)
cheers
E Te Atua tukuna mai ki au te Mauri tauki te tango i nga mea
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Me me me - let it be me - please.
Hugs
Nigel
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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Yea! Its a date.
So say what you want
(You know I'm wasting all my time)
You've gotta mean it when you say what you want
(You're only safe when you're alone)
And everybody's on your mind
Saying anything to get you by
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I'll pick you up at seven.
;-D
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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Jedediah
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Likes it here |
Location: Made in NZ
Registered: March 2006
Messages: 170
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Wear tights.
E Te Atua tukuna mai ki au te Mauri tauki te tango i nga mea
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What else?
Hugs
N
I dream of boys with big bulges in their trousers,
Never of girls with big bulges in their blouses.
…and look forward to meeting you in Cóito.
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