tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post355315100243591692..comments2024-03-26T11:47:07.063+00:00Comments on BigLee's 'Miniature Adventures': Twenty Questions AnsweredBigLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-10639637556259005302012-08-23T08:15:47.612+01:002012-08-23T08:15:47.612+01:00I enjoyed reading that. It was a good idea from th...I enjoyed reading that. It was a good idea from those fellas and it was a fun little exercise. Looks like many of us are from the same era....read Dredd before they made shite movie. Looks like another one is coming out soon so we shall see if it is any good.<br />CheersThe Kiwihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829184068503627810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-68508758574329844442012-08-22T17:24:58.699+01:002012-08-22T17:24:58.699+01:00Damn! Judge Dredd. I want for the photo op when he...Damn! Judge Dredd. I want for the photo op when he really was THE guy.lrqanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317347167166315984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-69094319395969012872012-08-20T22:58:32.013+01:002012-08-20T22:58:32.013+01:00Well those sort of followers would be no loss...
...Well those sort of followers would be no loss...<br /><br />Some good answers there though, nice one! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-9779087674302638102012-08-20T21:06:29.645+01:002012-08-20T21:06:29.645+01:00Not sure how to stop WWI, seems that was quite a h...Not sure how to stop WWI, seems that was quite a hydra, could have started any number of ways, but just by making a more reasonable peace with Germany after the war might have meant there wasn't the pool of resentment for Hitler to build on to come to power and make WWII. Laughing Ferrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649878935225675051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-89014797092013639312012-08-20T21:01:45.050+01:002012-08-20T21:01:45.050+01:00Great answers :) I easily could have added litter...Great answers :) I easily could have added litterers to my annoyance list too(which was almost identical to yours) - it boggles my mind. When I went to the black sea, which is a beautiful area, I'd get so upset because of the shocking amount of trash everywhere... mostly drink bottles, but all kinds- just disgusting how lazy and thoughtless most humans are. If someone can manage to carry around the weight of a full soda or beer how are they unable to bear the burden of it when it is empty so that they fling it anywhere? <br /><br />apparently this has been a constant with our species from the beginning. In archaeology, there is even the golden 'toss zone' to find the best artifacts- find the hole of the central support beam for a living structure, yard or so to where the edge of the structure might be, pick up a small stone, lazily fling it away from you- that is where you start digging, because that's where the lazy humans have thrown their junk. <br /><br />and yes, I'm all for banning public smoking, someone's right to pollute themselves does not extend to their right to pollute others.Laughing Ferrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11649878935225675051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-14252864671243417922012-08-20T16:18:10.924+01:002012-08-20T16:18:10.924+01:00Thanks. I was a little worried I'd post the an...Thanks. I was a little worried I'd post the answers and see an exodus of readers 'unfollowing' my blog! BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-88555966074369759542012-08-20T16:16:14.272+01:002012-08-20T16:16:14.272+01:00I am particularly grumpy today as its my first day...I am particularly grumpy today as its my first day back at work after a week off. I've been at work now for a little over 8 hours and I have yet to see the surface of my desk under all the paper and folders. BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-68358034894219992712012-08-20T16:12:37.551+01:002012-08-20T16:12:37.551+01:00The problem is no matter how considerate you try t...The problem is no matter how considerate you try to be (and I'm sure you are), your smoke will do what smokes does best, waft through the air. With the best will in the world once you have breathed out you can't control it any longer. One whiff of cigarette smoke has my eldest daughter reaching for her Asthma pump and all because she is in a public place.<br /><br />I respect other peoples choices and I don't favour a complete ban on smoking. But as a father who has spent many long hours in A&E while my daughter turns blue I do find it hard to sympathise with the plight of smokers. Sorry. BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-12618724276148244822012-08-20T15:50:38.122+01:002012-08-20T15:50:38.122+01:00Here's my all time favourite Iain Banks quote ...Here's my all time favourite Iain Banks quote and its from the book I'm reading now, <b>'Surface Detail'</b>:<br /><br /><i>"Almost every developing species had a creation myth buried somewhere in its past, even if by the time they'd become space-faring it was no more than a quaint and dusty irrelevance (though, granted, some were downright embarrassing). Talking utter drivel about thunderclouds having sex with the sun, lonely old sadists inventing something to amuse themselves with, a big fish spawning the stars, planets, moons and your own ever-so-special People -- or whatever other nonsense had wandered into the most likely feverish mind of the enthusiast who had come up with the idea in the first place -- at least showed you were interested in trying to provide an explanation for the world around you, and so was generally held to be a promising first step towards coming up with the belief system that provably worked and genuinely did produce miracles: reason, science and technology."</i>BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-42173619207323203692012-08-20T15:43:59.437+01:002012-08-20T15:43:59.437+01:00Its the scale and grandeur of his sci-fi that blow...Its the scale and grandeur of his sci-fi that blows me away. And he's just a bloody clever writer. The 'Culture' books are particularly good and you can pretty much read them in any order. The stories cover thousands of years across the the whole galaxy and the only common link is this pan-human society known as the 'Culture'. True Space Opera stuff. BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-8375996182536440492012-08-20T15:26:57.961+01:002012-08-20T15:26:57.961+01:00Good answers my rich friend especially 11, id Ian ...Good answers my rich friend especially 11, id Ian Banks that good as I've never read his sci-fi before and what else would you do with a few hours....work??????The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-72442133906617569342012-08-20T15:23:23.553+01:002012-08-20T15:23:23.553+01:00Hmmm, stopping WWI happening would simply have giv...Hmmm, stopping WWI happening would simply have given him space to continue his career as the painter of truly awful postcards. Could we really inflict that on the world? ;)TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-85947328882082585922012-08-20T15:21:07.128+01:002012-08-20T15:21:07.128+01:00Great answers, and the "Miserable git" l...Great answers, and the "Miserable git" list is great. Whilst I don't think that smoking should be banned in open-air public spaces, smokers should be more considerate of others (and I say that as a smoker).TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-75198742261052483172012-08-20T15:20:10.841+01:002012-08-20T15:20:10.841+01:00Granted, they were after all two halves of the sam...Granted, they were after all two halves of the same war. I'm sure there are hundreds of potentially pivotal moments one could pick from but who's to say what the ramifications of any single change would be, let alone the removal of <i>both</i> World Wars from history. <br /><br />I think (and lets face it, its just an educated guess at best) that removing Hitler while he was still a nobody would be the safest option. At this point he had yet to influence the path of his chosen party and adopted country and he had yet to coalesce his radical and evil ideology in the pages of <i>Mein Kampf</i>.BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-10523265649321176512012-08-20T14:47:55.823+01:002012-08-20T14:47:55.823+01:00Getting boringly historical, but wouldn't goin...Getting boringly historical, but wouldn't going back to 1914, and preventing WW1 starting, avoid Hitler getting his kickstart in life and also save a lot more lives? Just came to me when I saw your 1919 date for killing him.Kaptain Koboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082772546044655044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-71515985218633038462012-08-20T14:37:48.696+01:002012-08-20T14:37:48.696+01:00Irony is a bitch. LoL. Irony is a bitch. LoL. BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-15301473330541569052012-08-20T14:36:16.303+01:002012-08-20T14:36:16.303+01:00Guilty as charged! Good questions though. I starte...Guilty as charged! Good questions though. I started off with a 'quick' reply but got a little wrapped up in it by the end! BigLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960213980906190335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-13624628925681300032012-08-20T14:34:47.804+01:002012-08-20T14:34:47.804+01:00"I'd happily fuck up history to have a ch..."I'd happily fuck up history to have a chance to kill Hitler."<br /><br />Which is interesting, as that would put paid to your favourite wargaming period.Mike Whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165272678144625943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-53710453954144181672012-08-20T14:33:30.518+01:002012-08-20T14:33:30.518+01:00I love your hate list.I love your hate list.Col. Acklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103880865894526372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-64340746452630083902012-08-20T14:30:44.423+01:002012-08-20T14:30:44.423+01:00Good answers very interesting read.Good answers very interesting read.Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-70677322245198950952012-08-20T14:25:55.151+01:002012-08-20T14:25:55.151+01:00a very good post!
The answer I preferred is the on...a very good post!<br />The answer I preferred is the one of 20th question!<br />If I do the questionnaire, I think that yours will influence a little bit my answers!<br />(but thanks: always good to not feel alone !)Sam Wisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492249817048127312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-70179995222517958822012-08-20T14:14:53.506+01:002012-08-20T14:14:53.506+01:00Great answers Lee!!! I hope that last comment was ...Great answers Lee!!! I hope that last comment was meant for me and Fran!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-43132511626366766712012-08-20T14:14:30.370+01:002012-08-20T14:14:30.370+01:00I agree with every thing written for awnser 20. Ni...I agree with every thing written for awnser 20. Nice awnsers mate.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1298399641711237003.post-9084888732348364772012-08-20T14:11:54.060+01:002012-08-20T14:11:54.060+01:00Mmmm, I saw Frans list and contemplated answering ...Mmmm, I saw Frans list and contemplated answering the questions, but seeing how its made you feel I might just give it a miss. (Although I throughly agree with your comments).<br />Guido.Guidowghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225369055297661084noreply@blogger.com