Great quotes

Groucho Marx’s letter of resignation to the "Friars’ Club" : “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members.”

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." -John Lennon

Confucius he say:

“He who searches for evil, must first look at his own reflection.”    Take note troll

The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.

Mark Twain: "“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
Often comes to mind reading certain chit chat threads .

Nikola Tesla


“Einstein's relativity work is a magnificent mathematical garb which fascinates, dazzles and makes people blind to the underlying errors. The theory is like a beggar clothed in purple whom ignorant people take for a king... its exponents are brilliant men but they are metaphysicists rather than scientists.”

always an excellent buzz to be proved so right

"Even a broken clock is right twice a day" - Arthur Rolex

& a double buzz when you land a double!

"I told you I was ill" - Spike Milligan.

Woman to Winston Churchill, 'sir, if you were my husband I would put poison in your tea!'
Winston replied.........'oh fcuk off'

Henry jumps in to remind us of the importance of the Mark Twain quote .. *sigh*.

This is the market without “When seagulls follow the trawler....” right?

Yes that's a fair shout J.M.

Cantona the philosopher!

I loved that cantona quote and the media saying what was he talking about

"Arrogance is a great obstruction to wisdom".

Wilfred Bion

"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity".

Frank Leahy

"I will gladly go to jail in the name of free speech.
I have no problem with what I said, make me a martyr."

Joey Barton

We should never judge artists by their political views.  The imagination they need for their work deprives them of the ability to think in realistic terms.

Artists are simple-hearted souls.  Today they sign this; tomorrow that; they don't even look to see what it is, so long as it seems to them well-meaning.

- Adolf Hitler

They don't want you to win.
Bloke in betting shop, after massive pile up at the first bend left his 3 tricast dogs 30 lengths clear, only for the hare to stop at the last bend when one of the three fallers turned and ran the wrong way round the track.

That reminds me of the time when I was at the dog track, I think it was Walthamstow, when I fell in love with this beautiful greyhound. Now I used to study form usually but what the hell I thought and had a bet.  It came out the traps and then turned around and went back

The quotes from The Native Americans that mightymac has
posted are amazing .

Nebs 18 Jun 19 00:40
They don't want you to win.
Bloke in betting shop, after massive pile up at the first bend left his 3 tricast dogs 30 lengths clear, only for the hare to stop at the last bend when one of the three fallers turned and ran the wrong way round the track.

This actually happened to me, many years ago. I'd placed a 50p r-t/c on the 3 outsiders at an open race. I think the odds were something like 33/1, 12/1 and 6/1. The race started, big pile up at 1st bend, left my 3 miles in front. They stopped the hare at the last bend as one of the fallen dogs was the wrong side if the hare rail. Haven't backed dogs since. Was late 90's iirc.

Particularly for JUST CHECKING in response to his usual drivel. ( both highlighted for information purposes )


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Henry jumps in to remind us of the importance of the Mark Twain quote .. *sigh*.

Just Checking 17 Jun 19 18:09 Joined: 25 Jun 06 | Topic/replies: 28,303 | Blogger: Just Checking's blog
Mark Twain: "“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”
Often comes to mind reading certain chit chat threads Whoops.


It is far easier to close your eyes and be led down the garden path by an official narrative which takes you to a table where the fairies are having a barbecue than to actually have them wide open and see the reality, which is always there, coldly staring straight at you, like the truth trying to break through the layers of deception, which cannot be seen by so many but is seen by a few, who, despite trying to help others to find a way through the deceit, are berated rather than thanked for their efforts.

The blind man has an excuse, however, the man wearing a blindfold has the opportunity to remove it. Sadly for him, the darkness is far easier to comprehend than what the light often brings.

Every man can be excused for believing a lie, however, when the lie is exposed for what it is then the excuses have to stop and questions have to be asked of those that choose to remain in the continuous loop of treachery !

John.W.Henry. Betfair Chit Chat Forum 18th June 2019.



When you come to the battlefield against a fearless foe, bring more than a mop and bucket as that will be only be used to wipe you up off the floor

I'll sleep when I'm dead - Warren Zevon

Ha ha . That's a funny one from the great man .