Over to YOU.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that the best part of this blog is the comments box.

And your comments on the previous post were certainly heated, stimulating, provocative .. and funny as well.

So much so that this cool dude suggested "You don't need to blog Kaz ... just have comments"

Excellent idea - so over to you. Say anything you like.

You could comment about commenting - why do you do it and do you enjoy it?

Go on - indulge me.
KAZ

let's Hear it for GORDON

Puleeeese .....Will everybody stop being horrible to Gordon

Or GoBo as we now know him.

OK - I know he's been shouting at a few people but that's because he's never been on one of those 'Negotiation Skills' courses like Tony and Dave. And he can't let it out on the Rugger pitch like the old days - when he had two eyes.

So YES - I'm backing Gordon Brown!

He's awkward and difficult to like and has no social or communication skills. But Tony had those in buckets didn't he?

(Thanks to Mr Rabbit for the pic)

So give Gordon a chance. Stop blaming him for Blair's crimes. They all supported the Iraq war apart from Robin - it was a brave person who would take the risk that Saddam had no WMD.

And Gordon did fix up our economy - for a bit.

That nice Mr Cameron will solve our education woes by giving us good teachers with 2.2 honours degrees. Would he really turn away a Physicist with a third*?

I don't think so.

All new mums will get a special maternity nurse in the home for 6 hours a day - she'll probably start shagging the husband who will be desperate for it by this time. Ask Jude Law about it.

Oh and David's in favour of overturning the fox-hunting ban which 'made him furious'.

Gordon is so pathetically gauche he can't do it the smarmy Blairy way.

OK - he may be a lost cause - but let's give him a bit of support.

Or else the pup gets it ... and so do WE!
KAZ

P.S. There's a letter in yesterday's paper that says it so much better.

zzz.............

When they did that thing in hospital I only had two little pricks before they inserted a tube into my abdomen.

But not hurting is not the same as not hearing.

Phrases like - 'Jimmy usually does it like this - or I sometimes put a stitch here - what do you think?' are not reassuring.

Then there's 'Have we run out of rubber gloves again/ where's that no9 scalpel we used last week - or can you get me that allen key we used for the Billy bookcase?'

All stuff I don't want to hear.

When Lady Penelope's Ron had his bypass surgery (she was a bit pissed off about this because she'd just discovered he was having a torrid affair and had to stop being horrible to him) we just saw it as fair punishment. But I digress - apparently they did the thing through a tube inserted into the groin (ouch) area.

During his preparation when he was obviously feeling terrified the theatre staff were all discussing boyfriends and holidays until the surgeon showed up when respect and hush descended.

Z seemed to be OK with her wide awake op - she had a choice of music.

Poor Ziggi had the full knock out but was allergic to the anaesthetic which had alarming consequences.

Next time KaZ will take her ipod with earphones.
(Ed - what next time??)

KAZ

Sexual Chemistry

So the chemistry achievements of the commenters range from total failure to a magnificent CSE grade 3. I suspect a few of you may have been a tad modest.

But I wonder how you'd score on Sexual Chemistry?

Vivien and Gerald had it in buckets (see above).
Probably this Gerald as well.

If there was nothing going on in the test tube my students wrote NVR for their observation. It means No Visible Reaction.

The exquisite Audrey Hepburn had NVR with Whatsisname in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'. I watched it on DVD last week.

So who has sexual chemistry?

Perhaps these Synchronised smokers:


He probably only sees her for the photo op these days:


Richard Burton and Liz without a doubt.


But what about Liz and this other thin friend?



Maybe?



But undoubtedly the most Effervescent, Exothermic, Explosive couple ever on the large or the small screen had to be Mike and Alma:



Dontcha still miss them?
KAZ

The Elements

*No - neither am I*

After trying 5 minutes of 'The Periodic Table' episode (because The Periodic Table is brilliant) I gave up. It was excruciatingly tedious.

The one above (which hangs on my wall) was a perfect present for a vegetarian chemist. I think View would like this one.

So I know you'll be waiting for me to give you an interesting lesson about The Periodic Table.

*thinks about it for a few seconds*

Well this is the best periodic table site - just click on an element for info.

And Tom Lehrer's song tells all.

Sorry NiC - but Lauren brings back some memories in this one.


There now - that wasn't too bad was it?
KAZ

Back to the Future

Nostalgia was invented in the late sixties when we discovered William Morris, aspidistras, purple velvet and sideburns. Knotty pine was to follow.

You had to go back to the future.

When I was a kid everyone tried to predict what life would be like in 'The future'.
Nobody bothers now as they know we'll all rot in hell.

This wasn't science fiction it was based on science and I really believed it would all happen.

Anyone remember The Jetsons?

Cities would be covered by a transparent roof which would protect us from the rain (good for Manchester). We would travel in the air by some sort of helicopter or aerial road system and metallic robots would do all our boring tasks. Our clothes would be polyester self cleaning one piece catsuits and we would get all our nourishment from a pill. Jamie, Delia, Nigella and Gordon remained unpredicted.

No one was ever hard up, riding a bike or scruffy. The goldfish bowl on the head seemed to be the prevailing fashion.

(Patti Boyd on the right??)


This was to protect the air hostess's (sic) hairdo.

The top pic (click to read) is fascinating, though I don't think the 'phono vision receiver' is a laptop with internet.

But one thing doesn't change.
Note that the women are shopping, cooking or discussing fashion with a pal.
KAZ