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Tiny waterhouse
Jun 13, 2013, 8:53:40 AM6/13/13
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Saw the first in the series. Talk about determined parents - some really awful and some with awful kids. All got together to find the child genius.
First tests this week were maths. The chess expert was out of his zone tried for a sicky and could even manage that. He only got one point when the (nice) man took pity and asked him to divide 9 into 90 and give the answer. All other questions to the kids were harder! The English expert scored well while her brother the maths genius lost the plot. But the star (and future Dali Lama?) was a Chinese kid whose dad was so excitable that kid told dad to please hide behind a larger person so kid could not see him. Then, having analysed what problems had been asked to other kids he relaxed into almost a trance and scored 10 out of 10. It was fascinating to watch.
First tests this week were maths. The chess expert was out of his zone tried for a sicky and could even manage that. He only got one point when the (nice) man took pity and asked him to divide 9 into 90 and give the answer. All other questions to the kids were harder! The English expert scored well while her brother the maths genius lost the plot. But the star (and future Dali Lama?) was a Chinese kid whose dad was so excitable that kid told dad to please hide behind a larger person so kid could not see him. Then, having analysed what problems had been asked to other kids he relaxed into almost a trance and scored 10 out of 10. It was fascinating to watch.
Thumper
Jun 14, 2013, 9:22:06 AM6/14/13
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"Tiny waterhouse" <dhsr...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little Indian
girl who likes sniffing books lives a bit more than a few streets from me at
the upmarket end of town. Liked her comment that she had read 50 shades of
grey and it wasn't anything to do with grey; very confusing. Stars of the
show for me are train spotter kid Hugo and his parents. How the hell can he
tell the exact model of a train passing at 60mph? I really like his mums
idea to get him mixing with normal kids and get him involved in activities
he's not instantly an expert at. Loved her comment that when he joins the
youth orchestra, the flute and clarinet players will be girls, he will make
friends with one, and eventually get to shag her. Then remembering he is
only 11, quickly added, when his time comes.
Robin Chapman
Jun 14, 2013, 10:01:43 AM6/14/13
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On 14/06/2013 14:22, Thumper wrote:
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> I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little Indian
> girl who likes sniffing books lives a bit more than a few streets from
> me at the upmarket end of town. Liked her comment that she had read 50
> shades of grey and it wasn't anything to do with grey; very confusing.
I once read a book "Trainspotting". Very disappointing -- not much on
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> I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little Indian
> girl who likes sniffing books lives a bit more than a few streets from
> me at the upmarket end of town. Liked her comment that she had read 50
> shades of grey and it wasn't anything to do with grey; very confusing.
trains there! I hear they did a fillum version. Any good trains
in that?
GordonD
Jun 14, 2013, 10:22:43 AM6/14/13
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"Robin Chapman" <R.J.C...@ex.ac.uk> wrote in message
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Gordon Davie
Edinburgh, Scotland
"Slipped the surly bonds of Earth...to touch the face of God."
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> On 14/06/2013 14:22, Thumper wrote:
>>
>> I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little Indian
>> girl who likes sniffing books lives a bit more than a few streets from
>> me at the upmarket end of town. Liked her comment that she had read 50
>> shades of grey and it wasn't anything to do with grey; very confusing.
>
> I once read a book
Which probably puts you ahead of some people here.
>>
>> I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little Indian
>> girl who likes sniffing books lives a bit more than a few streets from
>> me at the upmarket end of town. Liked her comment that she had read 50
>> shades of grey and it wasn't anything to do with grey; very confusing.
>
> I once read a book
--
Gordon Davie
Edinburgh, Scotland
"Slipped the surly bonds of Earth...to touch the face of God."
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Robin Chapman
Jun 16, 2013, 2:46:28 AM6/16/13
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On 15/06/2013 19:53, Gordon Freeman wrote:
> impressed. But methinks she's a fraud.
>
In Iain Banks's "The Wasp Factory" the hero's dad works out
what he's been drinking the previous night by the aroma of
the hero's farts.... allegedly .....
> "GordonD" <g.d...@btinternet.com> wrote:
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>> "Robin Chapman" <R.J.C...@ex.ac.uk> wrote in message
>> news:kpf7gh$diq$1...@dont-email.me...
>>> On 14/06/2013 14:22, Thumper wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little
>>>> Indian girl who likes sniffing books
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> If she tell you what the books were about simply by sniffing them I'd be
>
>> "Robin Chapman" <R.J.C...@ex.ac.uk> wrote in message
>> news:kpf7gh$diq$1...@dont-email.me...
>>> On 14/06/2013 14:22, Thumper wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little
>>>> Indian girl who likes sniffing books
>
> impressed. But methinks she's a fraud.
>
In Iain Banks's "The Wasp Factory" the hero's dad works out
what he's been drinking the previous night by the aroma of
the hero's farts.... allegedly .....
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GordonD
Jun 16, 2013, 4:28:36 AM6/16/13
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Aren't you confusing that with 'The Famous Five Go to Benidorm'?
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GordonD
Jun 16, 2013, 5:10:38 AM6/16/13
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"Martin" <m...@address.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:28:36 +0100, "GordonD" <g.d...@btinternet.com>
> Five Go to Skegness', 'The Famous Five Go to Maplins' and 'The Famous
> Five Go to Mablethorpe'
Or "The Famous Five Shop a Family of Illegal Immigrants", which ends with
them getting a lifetime supply of free ginger-beer from Mr. Farage's corner
shop.
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> On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:28:36 +0100, "GordonD" <g.d...@btinternet.com>
> wrote:
>
>>"Robin Chapman" <zen1...@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:51bd5f44$0$23483$5b6a...@news.zen.co.uk...
>>> On 15/06/2013 19:53, Gordon Freeman wrote:
>>> > "GordonD" <g.d...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> "Robin Chapman" <R.J.C...@ex.ac.uk> wrote in message
>>> >> news:kpf7gh$diq$1...@dont-email.me...
>>> >>> On 14/06/2013 14:22, Thumper wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little
>>> >>>> Indian girl who likes sniffing books
>>> >
>>> > If she tell you what the books were about simply by sniffing them I'd
>>> > be
>>> > impressed. But methinks she's a fraud.
>>> >
>>>
>>> In Iain Banks's "The Wasp Factory" the hero's dad works out
>>> what he's been drinking the previous night by the aroma of
>>> the hero's farts.... allegedly .....
>>
>>
>>Aren't you confusing that with 'The Famous Five Go to Benidorm'?
>
> In those days it was 'The Famous Five Go to Blackpool', 'The Famous
>
>>"Robin Chapman" <zen1...@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:51bd5f44$0$23483$5b6a...@news.zen.co.uk...
>>> On 15/06/2013 19:53, Gordon Freeman wrote:
>>> > "GordonD" <g.d...@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> "Robin Chapman" <R.J.C...@ex.ac.uk> wrote in message
>>> >> news:kpf7gh$diq$1...@dont-email.me...
>>> >>> On 14/06/2013 14:22, Thumper wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little
>>> >>>> Indian girl who likes sniffing books
>>> >
>>> > If she tell you what the books were about simply by sniffing them I'd
>>> > be
>>> > impressed. But methinks she's a fraud.
>>> >
>>>
>>> In Iain Banks's "The Wasp Factory" the hero's dad works out
>>> what he's been drinking the previous night by the aroma of
>>> the hero's farts.... allegedly .....
>>
>>
>>Aren't you confusing that with 'The Famous Five Go to Benidorm'?
>
> Five Go to Skegness', 'The Famous Five Go to Maplins' and 'The Famous
> Five Go to Mablethorpe'
Or "The Famous Five Shop a Family of Illegal Immigrants", which ends with
them getting a lifetime supply of free ginger-beer from Mr. Farage's corner
shop.
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Tiny waterhouse
Jun 16, 2013, 7:03:49 AM6/16/13
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On Saturday, June 15, 2013 7:53:43 PM UTC+1, Gordon Freeman wrote:
> "GordonD" <g.d...@btinternet.com> wrote:
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> "GordonD" <g.d...@btinternet.com> wrote:
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> > "Robin Chapman" <R.J.C...@ex.ac.uk> wrote in message
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> > news:kpf7gh$diq$1...@dont-email.me...
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> >> On 14/06/2013 14:22, Thumper wrote:
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> >>>
>
> >>> I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little
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> >>> Indian girl who likes sniffing books
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> > news:kpf7gh$diq$1...@dont-email.me...
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> >> On 14/06/2013 14:22, Thumper wrote:
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> >>>
>
> >>> I watched this too, and thought all the kids were amazing, Little
>
> >>> Indian girl who likes sniffing books
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>
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> If she tell you what the books were about simply by sniffing them I'd be
>
> impressed. But methinks she's a fraud.
Many modern books do smell funny - maybe they use a plastic glue. But some of my 50s books tend to yellow slightly and give of a much more pleasant aroma. The paper also feels nicer.
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> impressed. But methinks she's a fraud.
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