Justin Lewis is a tosser

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:47:19 +0100, Judith
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:26:25 +0100, Bertie Wooster
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:59:01 +0100, Judith
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:03:44 +0100, Bertie Wooster
wrote:

snip


Teaching is not a profession.

About 8,000,000 websites say otherwise:
http://bit.ly/NnntY8



Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear

By the same token nearly 2 million think that you are a ****wit - as you have
in fact just demonstrated

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tom+crispin+is+a+****wit

Oh dear, or dear, oh dear

By the same token you are 15 times more of a ****wit - as I will
demonstrate for you.
http://bit.ly/NPpoEn



Sorry sunshine - if you understood Google you would realise that that is
probably the number of times that I have called people ****wits -

That suggests insecurity.

On 20/07/2012 21:38, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:12:35 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

On 20/07/2012 21:03, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:05:59 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 20/07/2012 12:00, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:06:25 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 17/07/2012 16:03, Bertie Wooster wrote:

M Wicks wrote:
Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
Squashme wrote:
Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
Squashme wrote:
Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

Wasn't at the Marks Tey venue, just like he wasn't at Dover.

Are you saying that the Marks Tey hotel does not exist?

Nope, he managed to get the name right this time, he just wasn't there.

So you were there?

Its like talking to a retarded child....

You mean one who doesn't know when to use an apostrophe in its/it's?

Which bit of "I have no intention of meeting the idiot anywhere"
confused you?

You started the whole 'Meet me for a fight' thing, you bloodthirsty
Neanderthal. Although a Neanderthal would at least have turned up.

A nasty piece of work, you are. At least that's how you come across.

He doesn't come across to me as nasty. If you read his website, he
actually comes across as someone who wants to be liked and accepted,
just look at the way he grovels to the professions:

======================

"We are not allowed by law to work on gas systems, for which you have
to be Gas Safe registered. I'd highly recommend Steve Colley of Gasco
on 01634 294446. www.gascostrood.co.uk.";

"We can't do; Some work in kitchens or bathrooms, replacing or adding
circuits, house rewires. Please call for honest, free advice. We are
always happy to help. If you need any work of this kind carried out,
give Matt Smith of HR Electrical a ring - 07801 480 486.";

"If you need a lock opened without drilling or cutting contact Blakes
Security Systems Ltd in Gun Lane, Rochester, 01634 716983."; "Dave
Bradley of DB Decorating Services also does a really good job 01634
221009, or 07811 393430.";

"If you want someone to lay turf or maintain your garden, I'd suggest
you contact Andrew Short of 'Short Seasons'. Andrew is a qualified
horticulturalist and comes highly recommended. 07913 532777 daytime,
01634 717562 evenings.").

None of those activities are professions, any more than teaching is a profession.

They are trades or vocations (and by that I mean no disrespect to any of
them, including teachers).

Yes, I suppose you are right. A profession, such as teaching,

Teaching is not a profession.

About 8,000,000 websites say otherwise:

Most of which were probably written by teachers.

"Don't listen to her, Bob. Remember: those who can, do; those who can't,
teach".

... And those who can't do either unblock drains...

I don't know where your tiny little mind gets the idea that I spend most
of my time unblocking drains. I do so occasionally, but it's not that
common a job.

Still, if you have a mind like a sewer I suppose that would explain it.



--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On 20/07/2012 21:44, JNugent wrote:
On 20/07/2012 21:12, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

On 20/07/2012 21:03, Bertie Wooster wrote:
JNugent wrote:

[ ... ]

[BW:]
Yes, I suppose you are right. A profession, such as teaching,

Teaching is not a profession.

About 8,000,000 websites say otherwise:

Most of which were probably written by teachers.

I doubt that.

It's just that the word "profession" has been devalued over time and now
has two distinct meanings, one strictly correct and one which is
entirely informal. It doesn't do to confuse them, though many with
misplaced aspirations are tempted to do so in order to bolster their egos.

"Profession" is nowadays most widely used as a synonym for job, trade or
vocation. That's OK, but when used in that sense, it is not meant to
imply any notion of learnedness, trustworthiness or of any necessary
adherence to a set of ethics and acceptance into a band of peers. In
this *******ised sense of the word, I accept that teaching can be termed
a profession, just as gas-fitting, street-sweeping, retailing, dipping
sheep, juggling or fixing cars can.

Its correct meaning though, is resorted to when gradating occupations.
When "profession" is used as a means of distinguishing and
characterising certain occupations which are somewhat superior to the
usual run of things, (usually) require a degree-level qualification and
formal acceptance into a brotherhood governed by a self-imposed set of
ethics and responsibility (such acceptance being susceptible to
expulsion - by the body *itself* - for incompetence or other personal
failings, none of the jobs mentioned above (including teaching) qualify.

Ah. So my 30 year old daughter has a true profession?

Yes, you can be drummed out of the Brownies for certain sort of moral
turpitude. A sexual offender may find himself forbidden to work with
children (which, from one remove, would prevent him from undertaking
most, but not all teaching), but that's not the same as having his sabre
snapped and his insignia ripped off.

How about failing to spot a potential killer?

"The teacher, Mr Mizen told a press conference, said he was “not
surprised” to hear that Jake Fahri had committed murder".

Shouldn't he have taken some action? Seems to me that failure to act in
a situation like that could get you disbarred from a real 'profession'?

"Tom Crispin feels he has been misquoted. As Fahri’s only male primary
teacher, he says the comment must have come from him, although he has no
recollection of making it".




--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On 21/07/2012 09:06, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:47:19 +0100, Judith
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:26:25 +0100, Bertie Wooster
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:59:01 +0100, Judith
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:03:44 +0100, Bertie Wooster
wrote:

snip


Teaching is not a profession.

About 8,000,000 websites say otherwise:
http://bit.ly/NnntY8



Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear

By the same token nearly 2 million think that you are a ****wit - as you have
in fact just demonstrated

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tom+crispin+is+a+****wit

Oh dear, or dear, oh dear

By the same token you are 15 times more of a ****wit - as I will
demonstrate for you.
http://bit.ly/NPpoEn



Sorry sunshine - if you understood Google you would realise that that is
probably the number of times that I have called people ****wits -

That suggests insecurity.

It suggests that most cyclists are ****wits. No evidence to the
contrary around here.




--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 10:06:28 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

snip


"Tom Crispin feels he has been misquoted. As Fahri’s only male primary
teacher, he says the comment must have come from him, although he has no
recollection of making it".



Selective memory.

On 21/07/2012 10:43, Judith wrote:

Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

snip

"Tom Crispin feels he has been misquoted. As Fahri’s only male primary
teacher, he says the comment must have come from him, although he has no
recollection of making it".

Selective memory.

Most people cannot remember everything they've ever said. But the gentleman
concerned will probably have a particular set of memories and impressions of
the person about whom he is alleged to have said it and has (presumably) not
tried to disguise that.

On 21/07/2012 10:43, Judith wrote:
On Sat, 21 Jul 2012 10:06:28 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

snip


"Tom Crispin feels he has been misquoted. As Fahri’s only male primary
teacher, he says the comment must have come from him, although he has no
recollection of making it".



Selective memory.

Or "Wriggling" as we have come to know it.


--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University