::Hayley::

ahahaha, brilliant!! your dad sounds cool :cool:

hello coldplay12.... nice to see you :cool:

Nice quote, chuck... :cool: I agree with your point about the adults in Frost's poems not getting emotionally attached to their children; even though it goes against all aspects of human nature it was somehow "expected" of them, in order to actually survive and continue with their lives. Before the advances in health and social care parents almost came to expect that at least one of their children would become the victim of the times. On a similar note...I recently watched a programme on BBC1 called "Casualty 1907" and was shocked to actually learn from it that parents in the slums of East End London made a point of not seeking medical attention for their sick children in order to recieve the child's life insurance policies when he/she died... :stunned: TV can have its educational purposes I guess...! Anyway - I just loved the literature side of English - i.e. reading the novels and deciphering their political/social/historical connotations... Brilliant :D The best book I read @ uni was Mrs Dalloway - have you read it? Superb... :cool:

Lol! yeah... I felt like I was going out on a limb there :P

Ooooooooooooooh really :D i'm a second year nursing student :P

:stunned: Noticing a major theme going on here.... :laugh4:

^ No I agree, I think you have to be in the mood to watch Black Books... It's a little tedious at times. But I think Dylan Moran is one of the funniest people on tv.... :laugh4: i love his dry, sarcastic humour :sneaky:

As a graduate of English Literature, I must admit poetry was always my least favourite topic. Until I was introduced to Robert Frost's poems... His poems are underlined with the cold, harsh reality of life. They're very powerful. One of my favourites is "Home Burial" - much too long to post here. But check out http://www.ketzle.com/frost/homeburi.htm if you feel like having a look... Like most poets, Frost writes about his own territory; rural New England during the first half of the twentieth century. Moving stuff. His life was plagued by loss and isolation; themes mirrored throughout each of his poems. Ch-ch-check 'em out. :)

:laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4: :stunned: Way to break the heated debated my friend...:P

*takes a deep breath...* Sonic is way better than Mario :stunned: :P

You know.... I never considered audio books before, I may just have to investigate...

Have you read Charlotte Gray? It's FANTASTIC.... :D I have to say... after being told what to read for 3 years I love nothing more than getting stuck into a good Inspector Morse novel :D

I agree... I'm still waiting on my beer...:P So what are you studying that involves a "cardiac dysrhymthia" exam :stunned:

hahahah... "It's not a beard, it's an animal I've trained to sit very still...." Mwhahahahaha. *wipes a tear away*

oh for pete's sake I can't believe noone else has posted here!! let's show some respect for Bill Bailey :D He's a total legend.... If you want a laugh... here you go!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxisUAEWbq0

lmao, I've actually learned/learnt :lol: something from that Grammar lesson hahahaha. Poor old Alan :laugh4:

Aww Lol, thanks :D I'll see what I can do! just for that... 200001 :P

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Yeah that's the one...... He makes that show!

TURNING 23? I hate you :P I also jest :lol: anyhoo, yeah still studyin! graduated with an English degree then decided to begin a Nursing degree :stunned: Why oh why... I just care so much I guess lol....... poo to debt etc though. Glad to hear you're enjoying work! :D

They were indeed... they were indeed *ponders* AWWWW Apple. So cute. Naughty Simon Pegg...

Firstly, two MILLION?! and secondly........ four times over. Hell yeah

^ Last thing i said was "right".................. very exciting