Meeting With an Icon

[ardcarp]

Regrettably, the more knowledge architects and builders acquire, the less able practically they seem to be. I doubt that anything built in the computer age will survive a century.

Yes, I think Paddy's Wigwam had a few probs with water ingress too. My nephew is an architect (in Norway) and I guess he sees his job as purely artistic/conceptual. When I asked him how he could be sure his creations would stay up, he said, "Oh we leave that to the structural engineers". In fairness, he does have a slightly wicked sense of humour, but there may be some truth in it.

[Caliban]

Oooh, look! Tumbleweed!

[amateur51]

Magnus Magnussohn once told of how he came to invite a friend to join him for a few days holiday in his home country, Iceland. The friend, although quite normal in other respects was rather 'old-fashioned,' a stickler for courtesy & propriety at all times. This was no problem until Magnus mentioned visiting one of Iceland's most well-known attractions, an outdoor hotwater pool, stating that the occupants were expected to discard all clothing & bathe naked. Magnus reassured his friend of the informality of the occasion by pointing to a person nearby indicating him to be the President of the country & that he would be only too pleased to introduce him.
A few words between Magnus & the President, who were old friends , then turning, he introduced his friend. An honour bestowed by someone of such importance was worthy of his friend's most exact courtesy in reply, & so, heels together, body forward, arm outstretched........oh dear ! there are some things you just don't do when standing in water up to your armpits. His feet went up behind him, his body lurched forward, outstretched arm thrust deep into the water, whilst his hand & fingers grasped.............oh no!........another part of his anatomy !!

There are few people who can boast of having , kings, statesmen, rulers of foreign lands in the palm of their hand. He never did & would never have boasted of such an encounter ( unlike so many on this thread ) should the occasion have arisen.

another corker, gamba - beautifully told again

[gamba]

Magnus Magnussohn once told of how he came to invite a friend to join him for a few days holiday in his home country, Iceland. The friend, although quite normal in other respects was rather 'old-fashioned,' a stickler for courtesy & propriety at all times. This was no problem until Magnus mentioned visiting one of Iceland's most well-known attractions, an outdoor hotwater pool, stating that the occupants were expected to discard all clothing & bathe naked. Magnus reassured his friend of the informality of the occasion by pointing to a person nearby indicating him to be the President of the country & that he would be only too pleased to introduce him.
A few words between Magnus & the President, who were old friends , then turning, he introduced his friend. An honour bestowed by someone of such importance was worthy of his friend's most exact courtesy in reply, & so, heels together, body forward, arm outstretched........oh dear ! there are some things you just don't do when standing in water up to your armpits. His feet went up behind him, his body lurched forward, outstretched arm thrust deep into the water, whilst his hand & fingers grasped.............oh no!........another part of his anatomy !!

There are few people who can boast of having kings, statesmen, rulers of foreign lands etc. in the palm of their hand. He never did & would never have boasted of such an encounter ( unlike so many on this thread ) should the occasion have arisen.

A thought has just occurred to me - would the Cod Wars have been averted had he been wearing a codpiece ? ( Olde English meaning for 'cod ' very significant )

[ardcarp]

...well, if by popular demand I must continue the saga of my jews harp duet in the bath with Bowesy (as I affectionately called her) we began in a steady common metre (otherwise known as four-play) but soon slipped into a brisk duple. Becoming more adventurous, she twanged mine and I twanged hers' (sorry, her's) Bowesy begging me to take the bottom if she could go on top. I said I was anxious about The Tower but she said don't worry it's only the loofah. Lucky we'd remembered the bubbles.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Was she the one who originated your pseudonym, sof ... err ... ardie?