Today’s post is about the importance of teamwork - which brings me, quite obviously, to the subject of grenade fishing.
These guys didn’t quite manage much teamwork here. I know I should feel sorry for them. Is it very wrong of me that I don’t?
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More on teamwork later. On a more heart-warming note, let’s look at why one woman loves the man in her life. I really like it that he doesn’t mind her teaching their kids to jump out of a moving van. Find it here at One Stray Sock From Insanity.
Here’s the top 8 most disgusting foods you must try when visiting China. I must confess I haven’t tried any of these. Worst I’ve ever had was boiled chicken’s feet. They taste as good as they sound.
But my niece has tried balut on a recent visit to the Philippines. As she’s the kind of young woman who screams when her mascara runs I thought this incredibly brave of her.
I really liked this post from Nigel Blackwell. It’s a fantastic story about staying focused. I think we could all learn something from it.
And I loved this, too - it’s a post from a few weeks ago from Marcia Richards: What Creative Entrepreneurs can learn from Bette Davis. Wonderful stuff.
Here we have 34 adverts that would be totally banned today. It makes you appreciate how far we’ve come - except, what were we doing there in the first place??
What ads do you hope will be banned fifty years from now?
And here’s this story I found I don’t know quite what to make of: the 85 year olds who got remarried 48 years after they got a divorce.
I don’t know: do you think it will last?
Finally, back to teamwork. Here’s a great example of it, from the brilliant Jim Tavare:
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Thanks for the link, Colin. Tuck and roll!
I still want to know why you taught your kids to jump from a moving van! Brilliant.
Oh, man, not sure how to answer that without looking stupid. Truth is, we were bored and it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Every kid would love a mother like you, Myndi!!
Hey Colin! thanks for including me in your fantastic mash-up of links! Love the videos and I see a few friends up there, too! Have a great week!
lovely mashup and that last video….ROFL. thanks for making Monday better
I love that last video too, Louise. Lost count of how many times I’ve watched it!! The guy is a well known comedian in the UK, not so well known outside it.
Glad you liked Alex’s story, Colin. Thanks for the mention.
I’ve never actually held a live grenade, but I’m pretty sure that if I pulled the pin out I would be throwing it as far as I could manage, not dropping it on the water beside my boat. I wonder if the boat sank later on.
The adverts were amazing. I creased up over them. Staggering how much difference 50 years makes. I remember reading Curious George to my daughter when she was 3 or 4. There was a line that said “George went to bed after a good meal and a good pipe.” Ah, classic stuff to be teaching toddlers, but in its day I doubt anyone would have thought anything of it.
I’m going to have to look at those ads again.
Cheers!
Well Nigel you would think the boat would sink, wouldn’t you? But the video ends at that point. What were they thinking? I can only imagine they were drunk out of their minds. But what about the people filming it?? Bewildering.
I think ads are better than any history book to reflect the nature of the times … scary.
I’m with Nigel about the grenade! Those ads are something else, aren’t they? The one with the pig carving itself was pretty disgusting.
LOVE that last video! What a hoot!
Exactly. It almost - but not quite - put me off bacon.