tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2009-11-11:/MokoFeed2009-11-11T16:23:51+01:00tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2006-03-19:/2006/03/19/clouded~659526/TukTuk2006-03-19T04:06:31+01:002006-03-20T00:08:02+01:00 <blockquote><p>It's seldom<br> that the very things we fear<br> are the reason<br> behind us falling to our knees.<br> It is more likely to be the reason,<br> for why we do not see<br> the real threats to our hearts and souls.<br> Do not chase the goal<br> for the reason of the prize,<br> but savour the journey<br> and remember the trials. </p></blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2006/03/19/clouded~659526/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2006-01-03:/2006/01/04/blind_justice~438432/TukTuk2006-01-04T00:47:03+01:002006-01-04T00:47:03+01:00 <blockquote><p>An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind</p> <p class="right">- Mahatma Ghandi</p></blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2006/01/04/blind_justice~438432/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-12-28:/2005/12/28/flexible_personality~421278/TukTuk2005-12-28T07:19:14+01:002005-12-28T07:19:14+01:00 <blockquote><p>Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others</p> <p class="right">- Groucho Marx</p></blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/12/28/flexible_personality~421278/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-12-27:/2005/12/27/from_a_chef_s_point_of_view~418868/TukTuk2005-12-27T10:40:33+01:002005-12-27T10:40:33+01:00 <blockquote><p> Tofu is not good for much other than door stoppers</p> <p class="right">- an Australian chef on the Sunshine Coast</p></blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/from_a_chef_s_point_of_view~418868/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-12-19:/2005/12/19/value_of_letters_over_email~397839/TukTuk2005-12-19T01:28:59+01:002005-12-19T01:28:59+01:00 <blockquote><p>Yeah, the post man doesn't come to pick it up when you are drunk...</p> <p class="right">Guess who...</p></blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/12/19/value_of_letters_over_email~397839/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-12-09:/2005/12/09/deity~372125/TukTuk2005-12-09T04:58:52+01:002005-12-09T04:58:52+01:00 <blockquote><p>Have a little faith in humanity.<br> God is just an imaginary friend for grown-ups.</p> <p class="right">Some film...</p></blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/12/09/deity~372125/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-11-05:/2005/11/05/thai_logic~284938/TukTuk2005-11-05T14:50:57+01:002005-11-05T14:50:57+01:00 <p>Sign on the wall in our guest house regarding the inventory</p> <blockquote><p>Any loss or damage - the customer will be fine</p></blockquote> <p>They are so incredibly accomodating! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/11/05/thai_logic~284938/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-11-04:/2005/11/04/lerax~282711/TukTuk2005-11-04T14:02:38+01:002005-11-04T14:05:10+01:00 <p>Fellow traveller commenting on Tuk Tuk drivers...</p> <blockquote><p>I don't tend to trust anyone who believes in reincarnation...</p></blockquote> <p>FYI: Lerax = Relax </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/11/04/lerax~282711/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-10-31:/2005/10/31/sky_high~273826/TukTuk2005-10-31T18:27:51+01:002005-10-31T18:27:51+01:00 <blockquote><p>Ooh! Pretty sky, look out!</p> <p class="right">Same one as always...</p> </blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/10/31/sky_high~273826/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-10-31:/2005/10/31/kitty_toast~273597/TukTuk2005-10-31T16:59:43+01:002005-10-31T16:59:43+01:00 <blockquote><p>If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?</p> <p class="right">Steven Wright</p></blockquote> <p>It seems so logic. Yet it keeps going around and around and around and around in my little head. WHY? </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/10/31/kitty_toast~273597/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-10-31:/2005/10/31/the_addams_family~273043/TukTuk2005-10-31T13:08:29+01:002005-10-31T13:08:29+01:00 <blockquote><p>They're creepy and they're kooky,<br> Mysterious and spooky,<br> They're all together ooky,<br> The Addams Family</p> <p>Their house is a museum<br> Where people come to see 'em<br> They really are a scream<br> The Addams Family</p> <p>(Neat)<br> (Sweet)<br> (Petite)</p> <p>So get a witches shawl on<br> A broomstick you can crawl on<br> We're gonna pay a call on<br> The Addams Family</p></blockquote> <p><strong>HAPPY HALLOWE'EN!</strong> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/10/31/the_addams_family~273043/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-10-28:/2005/10/28/self_realisation~266284/TukTuk2005-10-28T01:47:09+02:002005-10-28T01:49:04+02:00 <p><strong>On Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List</strong></p> <blockquote><p> Oh My God I can’t believe I haven't thought of that! How anti-semitic of me! He played a jew and I forgot!</p></blockquote> <p class="right">Name withheld by request, but <em>we</em> all know who you are!</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/10/28/self_realisation~266284/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-10-16:/2005/10/16/bua_thong_restaurant~237199/TukTuk2005-10-16T02:13:09+02:002005-10-16T02:13:57+02:00 <blockquote><p>Thai Cuisine</p> <p>Restaurant,<br> Anthura and Pot plant,<br> Furniture design.</p> <p>25 Watchara Rd. Muang, Krabi 81080</p></blockquote> <p>Oh dear! And it's close to the Butterfly Garden... </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/10/16/bua_thong_restaurant~237199/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-09-15:/2005/09/15/slow_down~182108/TukTuk2005-09-15T02:31:45+02:002005-09-15T02:31:45+02:00 <blockquote><p> There is more to life than increasing it's speed</p> <p class="right">-Mahatma Gandhi</p></blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/09/15/slow_down~182108/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-09-05:/2005/09/05/politically_correct_transportation~162843/TukTuk2005-09-05T02:20:11+02:002005-09-05T02:20:11+02:00 <blockquote><p class="center">The daffodils are out -<br> What about you?</p></blockquote> <p>I guess in the 50's this kind of PR would be considered cheerful? But why are they reprinting and hanging them in the East London Line? Does it have anything to do with the new gay pub in my area? </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/09/05/politically_correct_transportation~162843/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-08-08:/2005/08/08/big_bang_1/TukTuk2005-08-08T02:55:23+02:002005-08-08T04:31:50+02:00 <p>Conversation had in Edinburgh with an English girl discussing the differences between men and women (Venus and Mars):</p> <blockquote><p>Me: "What Planet are we on?"<br> Girl: "Mars!"</p> <p>(Pause)</p> <p>Girl: "I was born on bonfire night! So I'm used to fireworks! I love big bangs!"</p></blockquote> <p>Are you sure it's not Venus then? </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/08/08/big_bang_1/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-07-31:/2005/07/31/farmer_michael/TukTuk2005-07-31T04:13:31+02:002005-07-31T04:13:31+02:00 <p>Don't throw cows when you are a farmer - unless you want a milkshake...</p> <p class="right">TukTuk</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/07/31/farmer_michael/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-07-30:/2005/07/30/eastern_europe/TukTuk2005-07-30T06:25:52+02:002005-07-30T06:26:11+02:00 <p>Overheard at [withheld by request]...</p> <p>I don't know if I ever slept with a Polish guy...<br> I need to go pee and think about that...</p> <p class="right">-Name withheld by request</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/07/30/eastern_europe/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-07-23:/2005/07/24/an_original_thought_just_for_you_michael/TukTuk2005-07-24T00:45:04+02:002005-07-24T00:45:04+02:00 <p>Better to be hot and bothered than not bothered at all...</p> <p class="right">TukTuk</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/07/24/an_original_thought_just_for_you_michael/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-07-12:/2005/07/12/rock_n_roll_attitude/TukTuk2005-07-12T17:17:26+02:002005-07-12T17:17:26+02:00 <p>London; sometimes we hate it, but we really do love it, don't we?</p> <p>Does anyone know who wrote this?<br> <a href="http://www.lnreview.co.uk/news/005167.php"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/l/lightning/img/12.jpg" border="0" alt="King"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.lnreview.co.uk/news/005167.php">A Letter To The Terrorists, From London</a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/07/12/rock_n_roll_attitude/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-07-12:/2005/07/12/hola_amiga/TukTuk2005-07-12T15:37:25+02:002005-07-12T15:37:25+02:00 <p>In Mexican Restaurant:</p> <p>"I love Mexican food! You can suck it out of your fingernails for a half hour after..."</p> <p class="right">Name withheld by request</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/07/12/hola_amiga/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-07-02:/2005/07/02/tim_o_brien/TukTuk2005-07-02T02:04:50+02:002005-07-02T02:04:50+02:00 <p><a href="http://www.obrienillustration.com/stage1/ships.html">Tim O'Brien's</a> take on devolution...</p> <p><a href="http://www.obrienillustration.com/stage1/bunny.html" title="Devolution Bunny"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/l/lightning/img/bunny_stg_05_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Devolution Bunny"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/07/02/tim_o_brien/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-06-27:/2005/06/27/sinfest/TukTuk2005-06-27T23:15:18+02:002005-06-27T23:15:18+02:00 <p>For you daily shot of amorality check out...</p> <p><a href="http://www.sinfest.net" title="Sinfest Banner"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/l/lightning/img/sinfest_banner_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Sinfest Banner"></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/06/27/sinfest/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-06-24:/2005/06/24/born_without_influence/TukTuk2005-06-24T02:30:27+02:002005-06-24T03:54:57+02:00 <blockquote><p>"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society."</p> <p class="right">Mark Twain</p></blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/06/24/born_without_influence/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-06-22:/2005/06/22/coffee_man_revealed/TukTuk2005-06-22T16:35:25+02:002005-06-22T16:35:25+02:00 <p>Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear....</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/l/lightning/img/missingheadrevealed.JPG" title="revealed"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/l/lightning/img/missingheadrevealed_small.jpg" border="0" alt="revealed"></a></p> <p>Honestly guys, I thought you would have spotted this one ages ago!!! </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/06/22/coffee_man_revealed/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-06-22:/2005/06/22/almost_there_1/TukTuk2005-06-22T07:31:24+02:002005-06-22T07:31:24+02:00 <p>I think this one is finished. Comments?</p> <blockquote><p> <strong>Ridden</strong></p> <p>Ridden with angst<br> Under my skin – my flesh<br> The prickling sensation of fear<br> Unknown source<br> Unknown reason<br> Unknown to a world</p> <p>The true cold fact<br> Of a reality - long gone<br> Beyond the cliffs of reason<br> Of sole facts<br> Handling this<br> I’m handling this</p> <p>Surface for air<br> Like a fleeing whale<br> The spear already torn<br> Through the flesh<br> The skin – the angst<br> Ridden with chill</p> <p>Am I handling this?<br> Or is it handling me?<br> Pull the spear<br> Make it known<br> The reason for pain<br> Riding my soul</p></blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/06/22/almost_there_1/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-06-21:/2005/06/21/ok_guess_it_s_just_me/TukTuk2005-06-21T04:34:47+02:002005-06-21T04:34:47+02:00 <p>Must be just me seeing the dude's head then... Someone call the Loony Toons? </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/06/21/ok_guess_it_s_just_me/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-06-20:/2005/06/20/mocca_maniac/TukTuk2005-06-20T03:14:38+02:002005-06-20T03:14:38+02:00 <p>Tell me if you see this freaky thing too....</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/l/lightning/img/missinghead.jpg" title="Coffee"><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/l/lightning/img/missinghead_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Coffee"></a></p> <p>Or is it just me going mad? </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/06/20/mocca_maniac/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-06-20:/2005/06/20/asphalt_humour/TukTuk2005-06-20T02:50:30+02:002005-06-20T02:50:30+02:00 <p>Don't worry if you don't get it - that's the point - if there was one...</p> <p>Two mice in a bath tub.<br> One mouse politely asked the other: "Would you mind handing me the soap?"<br> To which it got the reply: "What do I look like to you? A bloody typewriter?!"</p> <p>Two cows on a hill.<br> One tripped and fell, rolling all the way down the hill. It got up and expressed: "Mooooh!!!!"<br> The second cow promptly commmented: "Damn you! That's what I wanted to say!"</p> <p>Two balloons in a dessert.<br> One balloon noted to the other: "How about them Sox?"<br> The other, slightly startled: "What cactussssssss?"</p> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/06/20/asphalt_humour/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>tag:lightning.blog.co.uk,2005-06-19:/2005/06/19/blasted_tyrants/TukTuk2005-06-19T03:58:40+02:002005-06-19T03:58:40+02:00 <blockquote><p>Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers. What will become of them?<br> This world is truly coming to an end.</p> <p class="right">Socrates</p></blockquote> <p> <small> <a href="http://lightning.blog.co.uk/2005/06/19/blasted_tyrants/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>