et tu brute........

et tu brute


now, sometimes we are lucky in the nhs...we have breaks,
in a nice  coffee room
with access to a computer


so I have just read the following, scathing (ney cutting)
comments from my so called friend ....Thomas Stephenson ,
who said this in last night's somewhat fruity blog entitled "my Arse":-

"Now it's not often that I slag someone off behind their back, but I know John is at work tonight, so he won't be able to defend himself until everyone in the North Eastern Hemisphere has gone to bed, so I feel safe. Let's hope I don't find myself in intensive care in his part of Wales, but since I never choose to visit on a matter of principal, the chances of me having a head-on collision in his jurisdiction are virtually nil, and I am hoping to get up early enough to erase this post before he has a chance to read it.
What have I got against him? Well, he seems to be surrounded by sycophants for a start - have you seen how many people respond to one of his posts announcing the arrival of a sick chicken at his hoarding-centre up there in sheep-shagger country? I sit here day after day, making profound comments about Life, the Universe and Everything, and attract about 5 comments from mad old women in Canada and the USA - half of whom are retired/failed interior designers, and the other half that seem to spend their retirements knitting cup-cakes for fictitious Grand-Children and deliberately mowing down pedestrians in their 4 Litre Jeeps - and HE just has to mention one of his fucking dogs shitting on the carpet to get about 50 ecstatic comments telling him what a wonderful, caring person he is, and how only God understands how he must keep it all together in such an efficient and caring way!.............."

All I have got to say in reply  is....


"envy is a terrible emotion for an over-the-hill artistic-type to acknowledge....."

Now I may have an adoring following..but let's face it who wouldn't when you are blogging about fluffy bunnies, sweet fat old chickens and incontinent bulldogs....?

perhaps that is the lesson in point.....

an essay on the merits of slabs of stone,  old sets of candlesticks and some knackered old wine glasses.....perhaps just doesn't cut the mustard....let alone capture the imagination

much love and as grouch would put it

oxoxoxoxoxo





john





PS. to all those so called sycophants......please feel free to pop over the old fart's blog site and leave him a pithy comment.....he doesn't receive many!

40 comments:

  1. How rude! Rise above it John. You're better than that.

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  2. cover me with syccophantine comments craig!
    dont worry.......we have a kind of mutual hate/loath relationship!.........
    he's bitter and twisted because of the fact that people like me!
    lol

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  3. Hey - I want that candle stick. Is it yours? If so, how much?

    I have already admitted (several times) that my obsession for knackered glass and rusty candle sticks is a mental illness, so I think it's a bit rich for someone in the medical profession with an obvious compulsion to hoard animals not to do the same.

    Come to think of it, an animal-hoarder who's day-job (night-job?) is to oversee a bunch of sick humans who are in a vulnerable state and too weak to resist the thrust of a catheter into the orifice of his choice, must have a very dark side to him indeed. AND he gets paid for it!

    Keep up the good work, John!

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  4. Thomas......thomas......thomas.....

    just put your old tin candleholders down, open a window and shout to the world

    "out with anger
    In with love"
    Have a nice day....I'm off to my brother's

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  5. I just tried doing that, and now there is a police car parked over the road. You have a nice day too, John.

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  6. Oh dear, poor Tom. Now you've got some fast talking to do to the police. Did the neighbours complain? John, Tom, this mad old Antipodean loves you both. Now play nicely! XXX

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  7. Actually, JohnG, I would not bother to even visit his site. There are enough rude people around without picking up another cretin!

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  8. When Caesar said "Et tu Brute" to Brutus when he saw that his friend was stabbing him, he lost all hope and reason to live and gave up his life with those words~~Don't you give up John--There are many reasons that I enjoy your blog and it's not because of chickens and dog-poo!

    PS: The word 'hoarders' has been used a couple of times on your blog--I don't know if it's meant in jest, but I personally find that word offensive when used to describe you John. People who hoard animals keep them in inhumane conditions and lack the ability to properly house or care for them. This is not what you do John; you have devoted much of your life to caring for your animals and give them all and more than they need!

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  9. dont worry kim....thomas means it in jest..........!
    xxxx

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  10. Anonymous10:24 am

    You have a lovely blog here....gentle and peaceful...of course, I'm one of those mad Canadian women.

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  11. Well, I for one enjoy John's blog because he's open, honest and lovely. I wouldn't use the word hoarder even in jest.

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  12. This is an entertaining mornng. I laughed when I read Tom's post last night thinking you would likely be prowling around after your shift and read it before it vanished. Even better that you read it on your break.

    I did leave him a comment....I am trying to save the kitty...

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  14. Boys will be boys!
    I CAN tell you are friends. ....obviously close ones that you both understand and appreciate each other's banter!

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  15. Well let me run right over there and leave that poor fella a comment. lol

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  16. John: I am glad in a comment you mentioned this was all in jest. I had wondered about it while reading your archives and again today with this post.
    And speaking of your archives, sigh... I am all caught up now. What will I do on my lunch hours now?
    I may have to just start all over again . . .
    Cheers!
    meggs.

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  17. There are a number of blogs out there that attract syncophants, so what, it's a big world. Your so called friend seems bitter and angry. I am sending him some love anyway.

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  18. I confess. I must be one of those sycophants because I read every work you write with relish. I don't comment much because there's only so many times I can say that I've fallen on my arse laughing. Lane

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  19. Well, I looked at a couple of his posts, and quite frankly, there was nothing there of interest to me.

    He did a lot of complaining though and I didn't see any reason to enable him further.

    Some peoples kids is all I can say. Counting replies? I thought we blogged for ourselves...

    Hope everyone there is doing well!

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  20. You know John, my blog has only 8 followers and I think maybe I've had about 3 comments on the same blog post ONCE, but that doesn't make me bitter or jealous of more successful bloggers. I just enjoy writing about what interests me and reading other blogs that interest me. so what? Get over it Tom. I'll visit your post now just to see how boring it is. You can visit mine and we'll both comment on each others (just so we can say we had comments!) http://tryingtoliveasimplerlife.blgospot.com..... see you there!

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  21. oh thnsk for all your support people but honestly tom is a real pal of mine...the banter we have is just very good natured belive mexxx

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  22. Poor Tom. Don't you realize that one of the highlights of John's blog is the good natured banter between the two of you?
    Now, grab a cup of tea, take a deep breath......there, don't you feel better? (grinning profusely)

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  23. Best laugh I've had all day...
    (I lead a sad, sad life)

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  24. Anonymous5:53 pm

    Well John after reading all your comments I decided I didn't know enough about the situation to leave a comment.

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  25. Malice in Blogging Land...too delightful!

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  26. What exactly IS a sycophant? Until I know I don't know whether I am one or not, but I do know I adore raddled old hens, farting bulldogs and last but not least Welsh terriers more than I love slabs of stone.

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  27. bwhaaahahahahahaha....

    from a middle-age american woman who has flatulant dogs, husband, and on occasion does quite well on her own....hahahaha....

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  28. Listen you lot - I love him really, even if he did call me a c***. I took it in the spirit he meant. This means that I am sending someone round to his gaff tonight to do a bit of chicken-strangling (ooh-err missus!)

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  29. I have a feeling that there will be a kitten to add to your "hoard" of animals john, I just hope it survives the journey as first class post is not what it used to be :D

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  30. I think John has so many comments because Tom posts a lot of them.

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  31. Hardly surprising he doesn't get many comments if that's the way he refers to those who do read his blog. If he referred to me as a 'mad old woman' that's the last thing he would ever do! ;)

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  32. Anonymous9:08 pm

    Well I am a mad old Canadian woman, I can't argue with that one so it didn't offend me. However, I did not leave a comment on Toms blog. The definition of sycophant is one who seeks favour by flattering influential people...Toms not influential and I don't seek favour from anyone...so...no comment.

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  33. Not influential? I'll have you know that I have just bought a candlestick which has been in the family of Barbara Cartland for over 300 years.

    Even if you mad old Canadian women have never heard of her, then I can assure you that Mr Gray has. I'll show it (the candlestick) to you when I collect it.

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  34. Poor Tom.
    He must have a bad case of "chicken envy".

    Or perhaps "friend envy"???

    I always enjoy his pithy comments...

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  35. Thomas , Its the WAY John talks about dog shite . I can't help it...he had me at hello.

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  36. ......i amwetting myself with the anticipation thomas!

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  37. I'm wetting myself with fear, John - did you see what Donna O' said on my blog????

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  38. Keep up the good work John you're a breath of fresh air in this present climate of despair.

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  39. Anonymous9:57 pm

    Well John, maybe you or Tom could start yet another blog devoted to the entertaining repartee between the two of you? If you did I might...

    (even at the risk of being mistaken for a mad old American failed interior designing woman careening around in a gas guzzling behemoth while knitting...what was it? Cupcakes? Seriously? English women get to crochet lovely lace doilies but we have to knit f--cking cupcakes over here? I mean, really Tom. I refuse. I balk. I put my dainty, satin-clad foot down and dare you to try and make me.)

    ...venture to leave a comment.

    Dxxx

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  40. I do quite like the stone slabs - you could could sell that to the Tate I'm sure.

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