tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post8395581711665414041..comments2024-01-08T19:49:13.932+00:00Comments on Froogville: List of the Month - my next batch of ming pianFrooghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-37252973518437529842008-06-09T01:01:00.000+00:002008-06-09T01:01:00.000+00:00Nobody's identified the cinematic reference in the...Nobody's identified the cinematic reference in the last suggestion yet. It's the self-description of Archibald Tuttle, the rogue heating engineer cum freedom fighter played by Robert De Niro in Terry Gilliam's dystopian fantasy <I><B>Brazil</I></B>.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-24659698170339886402008-04-13T09:53:00.000+00:002008-04-13T09:53:00.000+00:00I was thinking more of an explorer of armchairs, F...I was thinking more of an explorer <I>of</I> armchairs, FG. It's amazing the things you can find in them. I often disappear in mine for days at a time.Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-5423776988161479882008-04-13T02:08:00.000+00:002008-04-13T02:08:00.000+00:00OMG, I know what you mean. It is great to engage p...OMG, I know what you mean. It is great to engage people in enthusiastic business (or other) conversation but I am far from keen to then have to hand over all my contact details on my card. <BR/><BR/>I need a card that is tempting/memorable (ie if they want to know what I do they can find out) but on the other hand retains my privacy. If I get to know people better or feel a connection I can write on it.<BR/><BR/>I have developed a card does this. And there is room on it for lots of notes; telephone numbers/doodles should they or I wish.<BR/><BR/>Froog, I like 'Armchair Explorer' but maybe not for a few more years. But very suitable for the older man in his senior prime! I'll be one of those, reading my way around the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-29072746618038300782008-04-10T21:49:00.000+00:002008-04-10T21:49:00.000+00:00My memory is clearly failing me - in a life litter...My memory is clearly failing me - in a life littered with crass moments I don't recall ever having been QUITE so crass as to describe myself as a 'test pilot for the Rubber London Company'...<BR/><BR/><BR/>I remember seeing a business card up in London once that had 'Damsels Rescued' 'Dragons Slain' and a few other choice items scattered around it.<BR/><BR/>A Yorkshire chap I knew out in Africa had me in stitches by describing himself on his card as a "former bomb disposal expert for the Andrew's Liver Salts Company" (he claimed he had been forced to retire due to the chapping of his hands by the rubber gloves). The best bit of this business card was the look of bafflement on the face of his new German employer as the Brits rolled around in hysterics. <BR/><BR/><BR/>'Raconteur, Bon Viveur and Wit' would seem an accurate (if slightly hackneyed) description on the business card of the Froog ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-81563062985022555572008-04-08T05:41:00.000+00:002008-04-08T05:41:00.000+00:00Hmm, yes, like it, OMG.But I've got over 20 alread...Hmm, yes, like it, OMG.<BR/><BR/>But I've got over 20 already; it's going to be tricky to keep this down to a manageable number.<BR/><BR/>Notice I didn't say I was planning to put any contact information on these. I like the idea of blank - or almost-blank - cards that you can write your mobile phone or e-mail down on if you so choose (i.e. if the girl is really hot, or if you think they might offer you a job).<BR/><BR/>What would be really cool is if the cards could have a microchip in them with a tiny interface that allowed people to send you their phone number (or e-mail address) without you having to reveal yours. Surely that's got to be possible with the state of technology now? Could be another of my great "million dollar ideas"!!Frooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06738623732860210935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33211251.post-31029611798046592862008-04-08T02:51:00.000+00:002008-04-08T02:51:00.000+00:00Wouldn't want to hand that last one out to the wro...Wouldn't want to hand that last one out to the wrong folks over there. Yikes. <BR/><BR/>I think the whole card thing is a neat idea, but I prefer my anonymity too much. In general I would rather people not be able to contact me until they have passed a series of rigorous "potential acquaintance" tests. <BR/><BR/>How about that one? "Potential Acquaintance Tester"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com