tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post9002031616365508833..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Back to normalnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-66453564074647123402012-07-08T09:03:17.439+01:002012-07-08T09:03:17.439+01:00Paul - You're right, dignity is not always a n...Paul - You're right, dignity is not always a nod to normality. Like those who keep their dignity by defying a tyrannical political regime and refusing to knuckle under.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-92009739168785208802012-07-08T00:16:47.570+01:002012-07-08T00:16:47.570+01:00There's no shortage of people wearing pyjamas ...There's no shortage of people wearing pyjamas out and about.<br /><br />Re dignity - I don't equate it with a desire to fit in or appear normal. The one redeeming feature of an eccentric may be their obvious dignity.<br /><br />And as Morrisey points out - "there is no such thing in life as normal."<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjxIq9wzavkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-91265371633003504282012-07-04T22:20:05.435+01:002012-07-04T22:20:05.435+01:00Jay - I often laugh hysterically as well. But not ...Jay - I often laugh hysterically as well. But not usually in public.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23512572271619107862012-07-04T18:09:30.005+01:002012-07-04T18:09:30.005+01:00OH and I pride ourselves on being a little eccentr...OH and I pride ourselves on being a little eccentric, but you're right - we still worry that we might overstep the mark and be seen as total loonies!<br /><br />I do laugh hysterically though. I think it's good for you!Jay at The Depp Effecthttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-72591331837530462052012-07-01T18:26:21.145+01:002012-07-01T18:26:21.145+01:00John - I could say the same about your own blog. W...John - I could say the same about your own blog. Which is always splendidly eccentric, wayward and unpredictable....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-72905036679197898132012-07-01T18:16:29.439+01:002012-07-01T18:16:29.439+01:00well written and interesting that man!well written and interesting that man!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-59343145443528412972012-07-01T18:15:17.711+01:002012-07-01T18:15:17.711+01:00www - She's very funny. What's really inte...www - She's very funny. What's really interesting is how the audience are not sure whether to laugh or not. Should they laugh at a disabled person? Should they laugh at her jokes about disability? They're too uptight about disability to just go with the flow.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-52401531796750784052012-07-01T16:59:35.197+01:002012-07-01T16:59:35.197+01:00I recommend this Youtube Nick for a good laugh at ...I recommend this Youtube Nick for a good laugh at "normal".<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUXJvP-pvNc<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-90893249009876497562012-07-01T15:54:27.815+01:002012-07-01T15:54:27.815+01:00Jenny - Indeed, the norm varies from group to grou...Jenny - Indeed, the norm varies from group to group. And if your group smashes car windows, then you'll feel obliged to smash a few in order to feel normal.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-8088726144916682872012-07-01T14:24:54.789+01:002012-07-01T14:24:54.789+01:00I agree. Isn't it true also that people have d...I agree. Isn't it true also that people have different definitions of what "norm" they're trying to conform to. Pyjamas and wedding dresses probably don't conform to anyone's norm, but smashing car windows does conform to the norm in a particular group, I suspect.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-81180291570784254412012-07-01T09:32:38.742+01:002012-07-01T09:32:38.742+01:00Monk - That's a brilliant formula. I must reme...Monk - That's a brilliant formula. I must remember that.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-76002396182815803532012-07-01T08:29:59.795+01:002012-07-01T08:29:59.795+01:00In fact I don't think about it very much. I f...In fact I don't think about it very much. I figure I'm normal for someone of my type. It's just that my type seems to be rare. :)Cheerful Monkhttp://cheerfulmonk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-30316823454874262772012-06-30T23:30:56.633+01:002012-06-30T23:30:56.633+01:00Suburbia - I have an image of a Dalek: "Norma...Suburbia - I have an image of a Dalek: "Normalise, normalise, normalise...."<br /><br />Kylie - Oh, you mustn't feel abnormal and alone. You're just fine the way you are. I shall come and visit you right now.<br /><br />Old boy? How very dare you.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-21707135137160716292012-06-30T23:06:03.213+01:002012-06-30T23:06:03.213+01:00i'm feeling both abnormal and alone in the blo...i'm feeling both abnormal and alone in the blogosphere right now but i see there are in fact more abnormal blogging people than just me<br /><br />glad you are better old boy<br />xxkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-58690975624351613922012-06-30T21:33:07.307+01:002012-06-30T21:33:07.307+01:00Striving to be normal here!Striving to be normal here!Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-58574632895898240072012-06-30T21:30:52.553+01:002012-06-30T21:30:52.553+01:00Scarlet - Oh, the follow-up comments box. I hardly...Scarlet - Oh, the follow-up comments box. I hardly ever use those. I heart Marilyn, she can pop up as often as she likes. Or you could substitute Penelope Cruz. Or Sally Phillips. Or Victoria Cohen. All very congenial.<br /><br />You're right, the blogosphere has mysteriously emptied. Everyone's got better things to do. Like stuff themselves with chocolate cake. Or cut their toenails.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-19510837926249051542012-06-30T18:54:00.709+01:002012-06-30T18:54:00.709+01:00Is it just me and you left in the Blogosphere, Mr ...Is it just me and you left in the Blogosphere, Mr Nick...<br />Should I switch my avatar a couple of times to prevent your comments box from looking like an Andy Warhol fanatic has pasted recurring images all done the screen?<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-203063559023815362012-06-30T18:51:09.983+01:002012-06-30T18:51:09.983+01:00Follow up comments box ticking malarky thingy wots...Follow up comments box ticking malarky thingy wotsit....<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-75904230243412823372012-06-30T18:49:00.962+01:002012-06-30T18:49:00.962+01:00Scarlet - It's impossible to have any dignity ...Scarlet - It's impossible to have any dignity while wearing the elfshorts. Unless you're an elf of course.<br /><br />What do you mean, ticks box? You mean you're surreptitiously trying to be normal? And trying to avoid pointing at fat people?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-6283286695982493822012-06-30T17:35:23.732+01:002012-06-30T17:35:23.732+01:00...ticks box...
Sx...ticks box...<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78943291019030106282012-06-30T17:35:01.577+01:002012-06-30T17:35:01.577+01:00I believe I may have lost all dignity since the FG...I believe I may have lost all dignity since the FGES competition...?<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-11171607183847002912012-06-30T17:01:52.603+01:002012-06-30T17:01:52.603+01:00Speccy - In theory normal is something quite speci...Speccy - In theory normal is something quite specific, but in practice as you say it has a broad range because everybody has a different idea of what "normal" means.<br /><br />Ramana - As I said to Speccy. I guess the Indian norm is probably jeans and checked shirts, but that's not how your garden friends would define it.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-18431240748227564332012-06-30T16:10:48.846+01:002012-06-30T16:10:48.846+01:00Normal is a relative term. I have a young lady fr...Normal is a relative term. I have a young lady friend who thinks that I look grand when I wear jeans and checked shirts and says that she feels more comfortable with me when I wear that combination. My friends who I meet regularly at the garden, all closer to my age, think that I look comic. I indulge both. But I am not normal by any yardstick any way.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-45955149411687770592012-06-30T15:29:03.492+01:002012-06-30T15:29:03.492+01:00Thankfully, 'normal'has a broad range :)Thankfully, 'normal'has a broad range :)speccyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910768878700620483noreply@blogger.com