Kazza

Yes, rubo, the kids do work hard. You know when it's just pushy parents, but comes from the child itself. If you read the article, this child taks breifly about how he was happy to attend, not because it's the easy life but because he wanted to study hard and do his best. It's really cool, isn't it! Cool about the chess too, but I don't understand one bit of the game myself! I just appreciate being happy for them. Seaphan, yes, the kid must be happy he's left school, because knowing the pupils from when I was there, they WOULD react like that! "It'a all because of you!" and having school bags thrown in the corridor. A bit Bart. But seriously, I thought of that, about the ian being a common persian ending too (I think that's mabye wehre we got the idea? I think MJ was the one who sugessted that? MJ help me out?) so I typed the full name in google with "persian"and loads of results came up about armenian sergeant majors in Iran. Perhaps the parents called him the first name, as they were living in Iran?

*No exaggerations, it's true! I was pretty surprised when I heard the story!* The school that I used to attend, Christ Church C of E, was thought of as a small, caring church school while I was there. About a year after I finished, it started going downnhill pretty rapidly in a short space of time and was described in the local newspapers as a "problem" school. After various inspections the governors were seriously considering closing it down after this summer term. But after hearing of the statistics of the high exam grades of the pupils, and the highest score of all in the school by Mehrtash Lotfian, who got 1 A*, 3 A's, 4B and a C in his GCSE's, the governors have reconsidered the descision. Mehrtash came to England from Iran and started scondary school in 1998, speaking no english. I feel so proud of my people around now It's always so good to know that there are many positive examples out there. To read the newspaper article, please click here

quote:WOW! A Simpsons fan?! smilies/eek.gif I love the simpsons. One of the smartest, funniest, and most creative things to ever come out of the US Television. And after all these years, it's still going strong smilies/cool.gif yes unlike the others in my house. I suppose they don't know culture. The great thing is that it is NOT a kids cartoon, simply an animated sitcom. Did you see they one about principal skinner really being Amarind Tamazarian? (i THINK that's the name, anyway) I been dying to see it but it was never aired on Sky. quote:That's exactly what I thought. And who knows ... maybe big cows also drink milk... or at least they want to. smilies/rolleyes.gif yeah i know. I never thought of it till someone else on the forum so thoughtfully pounted it out. I mean,why else would cows need to produced milk, by rights of nature? But what was that about the adult cows?

what i'd like to know is...who are those two strange silhuete figures in the second picture? One sitiing and the other waving his hands over him

quote:Originally posted by Sip:So you think you are smart? reasonably..... Then try this test. Let's see how many you get right. Ok, let's give it a bash..Seaphan Try to answer the questions first and then read the answers as you scroll down. Remember, you are on the "honor system" So no cheating --- 1. What do you put in a toaster? BREAD . . . . . . . . The answer is bread. Yippee.. If you said "toast", then give up now and go do something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, "bread", go to question 2. Har, Har, (Nelson, in the Simpson's style!) 2. Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk". What do cows drink? MILK . . . . . . . . Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk", please do not attempt the next question. O, comon, Be fair. That silk thing would catch anyone out What about baby cows, that's what the milk is 4 ! Not smart alec proof this test? eh? eh? Your brain is obviously overstressed and may even overheat. It may be that you need to content yourself with reading something more appropriate such as "Children's World". If you said, "water" then proceed to question three. Well I'm Going 2 anyway 3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a greenhouse made from? GLASS . . . . . . . . Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks", what the heck are you still doing here reading these questions????? Dang..... If you said "glass", then go on to question four. 4. Twenty years ago, a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into West Germany and East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also failing, decides on a crash landing procedure. Unfortunately the engine fails before he has time and the plane crashes smack in the middle of "no man's land" between East Germany and West Germany. Where would you bury the survivors - East Germany or West Germany or in "no man's land"? WHEREVER HOMELAND IS , THEY MIGHT NOT WANNA BE BURIED IN GERMANY ANYWAY. THEY MIGHT WANT TO BE CREMATED.HAND THEM QUESTIONNAIRES BEFORE THEY BOARD . . . . . . . . Answer: You don't, of course, bury survivors. D'OH! If you said ANYTHING else, you are a real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane crash. Your efforts would not be appreciated. ...... If you said, "Don't bury the survivors" then proceed to the next question. 5. If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour? ONE . . . . . . . . Answer: One degree. If you said "360 degrees" or anything other than "one degree", you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but you are obviously out of your league. Turn your pencil in and exit the room. Everyone else proceed to the final question. HOORAY 6. Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus. In Reading, six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon, two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea, three people get off and five people get on. In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus driver? ALLADIN SANE. WHAT KIND OF A BUS ROUTE IS THAT, ALL OVER EVERY SIDE OF THE COUNTRY????!!! . . . . . . . . Answer: Oh, for heaven sake! It was YOU ! Read the first line again! Why is it me? ---- For the record: I just wanted to say that I think it's ok for cows to drink milk and I also think it's ok to bury survivors sometime smilies/crazy.gif smilies/lol.gif

oh, thanks for that information about their list of books steve. I'll definatley be lookingfor that! And also, thanks for your consideration about me going to all the trouble to get it out again and photocopy it. to be honest it WOULD be a bit difficult for me, i am banned from the library (don't ask...) so it helps us both really.

Since this following post in this thread here, I have posted about three messages, myself, from Kazza, last night. I have double checked and they are not there. Could someone tell me what's going on please? " MJ Member Member # 87 posted August 04, 2002 06:40 AM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ quote: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Originally posted by Aghtchik: MJ. Are you saying that you are not familiar with a thing called blowjob? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What's that, Elly? In Soviet Armenia, we don't know such words and we don't do such things - whatever it may mean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------"

While we are actualy on this subject, talking about sex among the armenian community can be seen as profane. But are many armenians in armenia clued up properly about safer sex? what is more important, not talking about things because they are "rude", or about keeping people safer from diseases, more unwanted babaies and saving a lot of young couples (the man and the woman and thier families) the heartbreak over abortions? [ August 04, 2002, 05:05 PM: Message edited by: Kazza ]

Hagarag, thank you, thank you. may the preists bow down and kiss your feet. Every word you just said, is so true. You have to be so careful, especially with aids these days, peope should knw all the facts. It's as if most people never heard of condoms before. It's NOT vulagar or profane to talk about sex in an honest, civilised way, its clled looking out for people. Agchick, as usual, you the womm-uuun!

quote:Originally posted by MJ: quote:Originally posted by Aghtchik:MJ. Are you saying that you are not familiar with a thing called blowjob? What's that, Elly? In Soviet Armenia, we don't know such words and we don't do such things - whatever it may mean. O I C. So you don't know such words and don't do such things in Soviet Armenia! Mabye there is a soviet Armenia In Mars. Because lthat doesnt sound like the one on earth, they get up to all kinds ! Ok, Ok, jes kidding around with you!

If i was you I would use text messages to send very clear , direct, to the point things, like, Yes, I'll meet you at such and such a time in such and such a place. Not really for chatting in depth about complicated, or emotional things...because there could be miscommunication.. for example, the recepient may get the wrong end of the stick, get mad, not text back, but in a phone call , after the miscommunication they'll go, huh? what? and it's easier and qicker to explain. Do u see what I mean so far? These days, wiser and older, in this "text" culture, that's what i am more comforatble with doing. (I think textx are good for quick, easy, direct messages, especially if yu are in a busy noisy place where you phone is not meant to be on 4 example) they are fun, but I don't really think they are an altogether good thing as they are cracked up 2 b. Also are costly. But enough of my mutterings on that subject. In England people ue textxs a lot that's why. When I was in America 4 years ago people hardly used thier "cell" phones to call in case of an emergency! e-mails? I'm gnerally confortable with that. Happy birthday BTW!

If i was you I would use text messages to send very clear , direct, to the point things, like, Yes, I'll meet you at such and such a time in such and such a place. Not really for chatting in depth about complicated, or emotional things...because there could be miscommunication.. for example, the recepient may get the wrong end of the stick, get mad, not text back, but in a phone call , after the miscommunication they'll go, huh? what? and it's easier and qicker to explain. Do u see what I mean so far? These days, wiser and older, in this "text" culture, that's what i am more comforatble with doing. (I think textx are good for quick, easy, direct messages, especially if yu are in a busy noisy place where you phone is not meant to be on 4 example) they are fun, but I don't really think they are an altogether good thing as they are cracked up 2 b. Also are costly. But enough of my mutterings on that subject. In England people ue textxs a lot that's why. When I was in America 4 years ago people hardly used thier "cell" phones to call in case of an emergency! e-mails? I'm gnerally confortable with that. Happy birthday BTW!

Hello Seaphan . Again like "auntie" Kazza (Like those doctors and uncles in the problam pages of women's magazines)with bits and peices of advice to give 2 u. FIRST THINGS FIRST. If you are talking to a "taken" person (in a relationship) phonecalls ae still bad, phone texting is an ABSOLUTE NO NO. Even f you (like I have in the past) mean something totally innocent, for example are talking about work the next day, it could get him or her into a lot of trouble with the spouse. I personally think it's totally unfair because a lot of the time it's nothing like that, but just have to accept it as a social rule not to do. Otherwise you get calls like "kep your hands off my man, lady, etc" It's like, "i dont want your stupid man! you keep him darling, I want phoning for that! Well if they are only going out together I supose it's ok to call . I really don't know what came up with this stupid rule. I think it's because phone texts are considered a very personal thing, (and are easy kept private)and i think they may have been the culprit of a lot of affairs when they came out. I dont know. If you are going to phone-text anybody, make sure they are not attached. Well this is wha tit is lik e where i live nayway.

quote:Originally posted by bellthecat: quote:Originally posted by Kazza:Steve, did I tell you already I read that book as well? I was going to write about it but had to return it. It was very good. I think that girl needs a good old haircut though. The Zabelle Boyajian book? I wonder, can you get a colour photocopy of that picture? My reference library won't give me one because it is still in copyright. A haircut possibly But she is supposed to be very art nouveau and that requires all women to have long flowıng hair!! ...And art nouveau is another thing that dıd not survive the First World War Well I just saw that haircut, and thought it was funny, mermaid and stereotypical, lol! As for that Zabelle Boyajian book, I'm sure I can get it out again and send you some colour photocopies, If you like.

..He hated armenians! "Armenian, you are wild, murderer, villain, coward and betrayer. You are the "owl", that devastates our town and villages. Despite of all, I don't reproach you, because you are an armenian !" There is no any armenian in Israel, because jews have experienced the betrayer personality of armenians and armenians can't cheat anyone in Israel.