21 thoughts on “String is here, a-stu-huh-ring is here”
"A hundred and eighty-seven thousand miles of it, to be precise, which I inherited, and I thought, if I advertised . . ." "Oh yes! Useful stuff, string, no problem there!" "Ah… but there’s a snag. The string is in three-inch lengths. So it’s not very valuable."
Little did they know . . .
I wish to complain: that looks mighty like a piece of ROPE to me. Can I sue for false advertising?
I’m a frayed knot.
You can say that again luv!
To Matt Daws: what exactly are you complaining about? What is a rope if not a thick piece of string? However if you insist, then I will revise the description to " piece of thin rope". Nevertheless, I can assure you that it is to all intents a purposes simply an unquantifiable length of Finest Traditional English String, useful for tying knots, strangling kittens or simply to look at.
Strangling adorable kittens. Any old kittens won’t do.
Interestingly I use the kitten as a metaphor for teaching my students about ethics.
In that case, you could probably use this string as a teaching aid. I suggest that you put in a bid.
You teach ethics?
How do you use a kitten as a metaphor? Ask them how to make it go wooooofff??? (Set fire to it, in case you don’t know.)
Well without betraying too many trade secrets, I ask them to consider circumstances under which it would be ethical to run Tiddles over with a car.
When you don’t have immediately to hand a good quality length of string with which to humanely strangle him?
I normally feel more like strangling the students.
Well without betraying too many trade secrets, I ask them to consider circumstances under which it would be ethical to run Tiddles over with a car.
The answer of course is Islam.
With piano wire.
Are there many Muslim kittens?
Are there many Muslim kittens?
Mohammed had sex with one. No strings attached.
Those Persians are real goers
Pine Marten: Yeah, I guess so. But it even looks like it might, shudder, be nylon rope. That’s just too high class for me to use to keep my trousers up. Perhaps I could fashion a short washing-line with it though…
That’s just one of the many invaluable roles that this piece of string can play. Go on, buy it.
"…a boy need not fear being caught unprepared to face an unexpected situation if he always carried with him a pocket knife, a sixpence and a piece of string…"
Lord Copper’s version of that was a coil of rope and a sheet of tin.
Just to let you know, in the unlikely event that you’re interested, that piece of string sold for 54 pence. Which is a little less than the listing costs, but it was a fun experiment nevertheless, and it does prove that you can sell anything if you set your mind to it.
"A hundred and eighty-seven thousand miles of it, to be precise, which I inherited, and I thought, if I advertised . . ."
"Oh yes! Useful stuff, string, no problem there!"
"Ah… but there’s a snag. The string is in three-inch lengths. So it’s not very valuable."
Little did they know . . .
I wish to complain: that looks mighty like a piece of ROPE to me. Can I sue for false advertising?
I’m a frayed knot.
You can say that again luv!
To Matt Daws: what exactly are you complaining about? What is a rope if not a thick piece of string? However if you insist, then I will revise the description to " piece of thin rope". Nevertheless, I can assure you that it is to all intents a purposes simply an unquantifiable length of Finest Traditional English String, useful for tying knots, strangling kittens or simply to look at.
Strangling adorable kittens. Any old kittens won’t do.
Interestingly I use the kitten as a metaphor for teaching my students about ethics.
In that case, you could probably use this string as a teaching aid. I suggest that you put in a bid.
You teach ethics?
How do you use a kitten as a metaphor? Ask them how to make it go wooooofff??? (Set fire to it, in case you don’t know.)
Well without betraying too many trade secrets, I ask them to consider circumstances under which it would be ethical to run Tiddles over with a car.
When you don’t have immediately to hand a good quality length of string with which to humanely strangle him?
I normally feel more like strangling the students.
Well without betraying too many trade secrets, I ask them to consider circumstances under which it would be ethical to run Tiddles over with a car.
The answer of course is Islam.
With piano wire.
Are there many Muslim kittens?
Are there many Muslim kittens?
Mohammed had sex with one. No strings attached.
Those Persians are real goers
Pine Marten: Yeah, I guess so. But it even looks like it might, shudder, be nylon rope. That’s just too high class for me to use to keep my trousers up. Perhaps I could fashion a short washing-line with it though…
That’s just one of the many invaluable roles that this piece of string can play. Go on, buy it.
"…a boy need not fear being caught unprepared to face an unexpected situation if he always carried with him a pocket knife, a sixpence and a piece of string…"
Lord Copper’s version of that was a coil of rope and a sheet of tin.
Just to let you know, in the unlikely event that you’re interested, that piece of string sold for 54 pence. Which is a little less than the listing costs, but it was a fun experiment nevertheless, and it does prove that you can sell anything if you set your mind to it.