Comments on: Soft and Prickly: Our Fickle Love Of The Countryside http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/soft-and-prickly#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soft-and-prickly I Came, I Saw, I Suffered Immensely Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:46:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mikeachim http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/soft-and-prickly#comment-671 Mikeachim Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:55:49 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=690#comment-671 <b>You could cite Wikipedia to her: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Wolf" rel="nofollow">no fatal attacks by Italian wolves since WW2.</a> Of course, of all the ways to find out that Wikipedia is unreliable, this would be the worst. Cinghiale, eh? Wild boar? Am I right in thinking they're a delicacy? (Heirloom variety)? Ever tried?</b> You could cite Wikipedia to her: no fatal attacks by Italian wolves since WW2.

Of course, of all the ways to find out that Wikipedia is unreliable, this would be the worst.

Cinghiale, eh? Wild boar?

Am I right in thinking they’re a delicacy? (Heirloom variety)? Ever tried?

]]> By: Mikeachim http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/soft-and-prickly#comment-670 Mikeachim Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:48:24 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=690#comment-670 <b>Ta. :) Yes. That's exactly why I kept tripping over stuff and stepping in streams and sheep poo. Because I was working. Not because I'm clumsy and only dimly aware of the everyday world, and underqualified to step out my front door without a well-trained support team. I'm glad you understand, Lorna. Sadly, others aren't as understanding.</b> Ta. :)

Yes. That’s exactly why I kept tripping over stuff and stepping in streams and sheep poo. Because I was working. Not because I’m clumsy and only dimly aware of the everyday world, and underqualified to step out my front door without a well-trained support team.

I’m glad you understand, Lorna. Sadly, others aren’t as understanding.

]]> By: Mikeachim http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/soft-and-prickly#comment-669 Mikeachim Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:44:09 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=690#comment-669 <b>Thank you. :) Although if that is a subtle paving of the way to some kind of IT compensation claim, nice try but bad luck. Any personal property damage that my writing may incur, whether from amusement, outrage or infuriated disgust, is not legally recognised by the Fevered Mutterings Personal Injury Plan, which only pays out if my blog physically damages you. (I'm unclear how the latter could actually occur, but the point is, it's in writing and therefore legally binding).</b> Thank you. :)

Although if that is a subtle paving of the way to some kind of IT compensation claim, nice try but bad luck.

Any personal property damage that my writing may incur, whether from amusement, outrage or infuriated disgust, is not legally recognised by the Fevered Mutterings Personal Injury Plan, which only pays out if my blog physically damages you.

(I’m unclear how the latter could actually occur, but the point is, it’s in writing and therefore legally binding).

]]> By: Mikeachim http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/soft-and-prickly#comment-667 Mikeachim Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:39:16 +0000 http://www.mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/?p=690#comment-667 <b>Was that a sly dig at my advanced years, young whippersnapper? ;)</b> Was that a sly dig at my advanced years, young whippersnapper? ;)

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