tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post3824087752029064619..comments2023-10-31T08:22:51.995-07:00Comments on Gadjo Dilo: Gadjo’s SkooldazeGadjo Dilohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-23058296233300598902010-02-16T22:26:55.810-08:002010-02-16T22:26:55.810-08:00The Jules, yes, I suppose if I hadn't had the ...The Jules, yes, I suppose if I hadn't had the satisfaction of a few qualifications I might have found my outlet in another way, though Lord Mayorship is not quite my bag! (Nobody knows what that first sentence was, especially me).Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-40606068241154892972010-02-16T13:55:24.321-08:002010-02-16T13:55:24.321-08:00Aha, but imagine where you'd be if you hadn...Aha, but imagine where you'd be if you hadn't got those qualifications?<br /><br />Possibly have sodomised your way to Lord Mayorhood by now.<br /><br />The Jules<br /><br />p.s. What did I miss re: the original first sentence?The Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051844634899994750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-55613843268198724372010-02-15T21:16:34.077-08:002010-02-15T21:16:34.077-08:00Kevin, ah, it's a tradegy that I've ended ...Kevin, ah, it's a tradegy that I've ended up living in a Radio-less country.<br /><br />Ms Shields, welcome to you! Yes, those were the days when a skool was for building "character", with none of this GCSE nonsense.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-42096833509765352402010-02-15T14:03:25.299-08:002010-02-15T14:03:25.299-08:00Sounds like you went to the same school as me, but...Sounds like you went to the same school as me, but you must be younger as there were definitely no exams taken in my day.<br /><br />Good luck with the job hunting.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-56868293508754265822010-02-15T07:09:56.665-08:002010-02-15T07:09:56.665-08:00Burkiss Way, well spotted!Burkiss Way, well spotted!Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-65753992056546827242010-02-14T23:48:43.940-08:002010-02-14T23:48:43.940-08:00Kevin, Eric Pode of Croydon - was that Radio Activ...Kevin, Eric Pode of Croydon - was that Radio Active or The Burkiss Way to Dynamic Living??Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-11533635685080042872010-02-14T14:18:01.293-08:002010-02-14T14:18:01.293-08:00Is there not a market for an Eric Pode of Croydon ...Is there not a market for an Eric Pode of Croydon tribute band in Transylvania?Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-18728332994069122502010-02-13T22:27:48.558-08:002010-02-13T22:27:48.558-08:00Percy, Gutentag! Unfortunately, though, my father ...Percy, Gutentag! Unfortunately, though, my father was born in Catford.<br /><br />Madame, hmm, like the chalk, but I almost misread "pedagogue", then when you mentioned hemlock I realised you were referring to Socrates, but then that didn't entirely dispel my original disquiet...Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-92186879781267432702010-02-13T14:22:46.612-08:002010-02-13T14:22:46.612-08:00I can see you as a pedagogue. Wafts of chalk dust ...I can see you as a pedagogue. Wafts of chalk dust preceding you as you drift about the groves of Academe. Just watch out for the hemlock.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-10253807121371854782010-02-13T13:54:20.065-08:002010-02-13T13:54:20.065-08:00Germany. The Fatherland always delivers.Germany. The Fatherland always delivers.Percy Weiperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955541368875919155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-45385786960734809282010-02-13T09:47:22.952-08:002010-02-13T09:47:22.952-08:00Cami, darl, I've been braced up for a long tim...Cami, darl, I've been braced up for a long time now - you said you'd come round. Which country? England is no longer the England of my halcyon youth and Romania is, frankly, a karsi. Please advise me.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-57113060133232113002010-02-13T01:28:21.846-08:002010-02-13T01:28:21.846-08:00For goodness sake, Dilo! Brace up, boy and stop sn...For goodness sake, Dilo! Brace up, boy and stop snivelling! Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. There must be many organisations in poor Romania that need a man of your talents. Even if it is only mending the local population's toasters.Camilla Jessophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415244967611122503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-59956926115813197672010-02-13T01:13:07.542-08:002010-02-13T01:13:07.542-08:00Nikos, thanks for the tip, I'm playing it now,...Nikos, thanks for the tip, I'm playing it now, it's striking several chords aleady.<br /><br />Brother T., thanks for your support. Any decent headmaster should have felt stimulated by your disestablishmentarianism initiative - I hope he was. Toyota? I'd love to!<br /><br />Inky, I fear I'd be a bit a rubbish at poker too, but the getting in the way appeals. Actually it was our metalwork master who was the skool pederast, but - rather maturely, I always thought - many felt genuinely sorry for him.<br /><br />Bananas, ah yes, becoming a teacher would be a most exquisite form of revenge - and you're right, the meaner I'd be to them the better it'd be for them!<br /><br />Nikos, got it.<br /><br />Alice, lovely Alice, I think I like the early-bed/no-shaky-hands combo, and I may try it some day if I can find a friend to assist.<br /><br />Lulu, I can't even remember what it was, or indeed why it was so totally hilarious! Inky's in the Mafia? I wonder if he can make me a "made man".Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-11230905412438045862010-02-12T13:56:17.190-08:002010-02-12T13:56:17.190-08:00Please reinstate the first line.
I think Inky'...Please reinstate the first line.<br /><br />I think Inky's offering you a great opportunity for an alternative education - he's a key player in the Mafia these days and I hear it pays quite well.Lulu LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546286547273386382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-42519117747229713772010-02-12T13:39:20.080-08:002010-02-12T13:39:20.080-08:00Welding. It's the new Venture Capitalism. If ...Welding. It's the new Venture Capitalism. If you feel sorry for yourself and don't concentrate,then you get bad burn on yourself. So you develop healthy lifestyle and early bed- then no shaky hands!Alice Scradczahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391983361101986126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-35197348356975450302010-02-12T13:15:39.930-08:002010-02-12T13:15:39.930-08:00Sport(The odd boy):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...Sport(The odd boy):<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwhryZssFegNikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-5114517934410923852010-02-12T10:53:39.397-08:002010-02-12T10:53:39.397-08:00If you want revenge, become a teacher. All those s...If you want revenge, become a teacher. All those sporting, artistic, musical, metalworking, chess-playing children will feel the contempt of a former exam swot. And it will make them less conceited, so it's for their own good!Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-72120368771474401902010-02-12T09:50:30.364-08:002010-02-12T09:50:30.364-08:00I play poker with inspiring people. One smears win...I play poker with inspiring people. One smears windows, one gets in the way at the local hospital, one's waiting to inherit from his granny, others "buy and sell things". If none of these fit you then come join us, it will be mutually educational.<br /><br />PS what is it with art masters? Mine was the same, always putting his arm around you.xerxeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787696262480033808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-64832968208182055822010-02-12T07:10:23.951-08:002010-02-12T07:10:23.951-08:00Your schooldays sound familiar. I was rubbish at f...Your schooldays sound familiar. I was rubbish at fives, a useless cox, and only spoke to the headmaster twice - once when my shoes were dirty, and once when we wrote an anonymous letter complaining about compulsory chapel, and they traced the typewriter. How about a design job with Toyota?Brother Tobiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298549883526952305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-60552013061304176382010-02-12T06:49:35.440-08:002010-02-12T06:49:35.440-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-9087550834973357072010-02-12T06:49:10.434-08:002010-02-12T06:49:10.434-08:00There's a song by the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band th...There's a song by the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band that mirrors your school days.....and mine!Nikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119901226987582553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-47715052395248395752010-02-12T05:53:43.662-08:002010-02-12T05:53:43.662-08:00No, guys, the first line wasn't deliberate and...No, guys, the first line <i>wasn't</i> deliberate and it's now been corrected! (Good grief is that what gets me attention round here? Typos?)<br /><br />Scarley, that probably is illegal is most places but here in Romania it's faily acceptible and I've already been doing English homework for people! (Mind you, that was 100% acceptible among the <b>arts students</b> in the UK university I went to too...)<br /><br />Gaw, thanks, and yes, it was a rather sobering experience looking back at this period of my life. Exam invigilation, eh? Money for old rope, I'd have thought, and maybe a few extras as well from especially ambitious parents - I like it.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-87226025537342027192010-02-12T05:28:53.003-08:002010-02-12T05:28:53.003-08:00That first sentence is very good. It's as if y...That first sentence is very good. It's as if you sobered up as the piece progressed. All-in-all v funny.<br /><br />What about a career in exam invigilation? The holidays are good.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5471786437032205498.post-56152894076615651502010-02-12T04:17:54.359-08:002010-02-12T04:17:54.359-08:00Was the first line deliberate? It's very good;...Was the first line deliberate? It's very good; it grabbed my attention.<br />Anyhow, I can't think of a job where you have to take exams all day...<br />well, apart from sitting and passing exams for other people... but I think that's illegal.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.com