tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post6587739187499933860..comments2024-03-23T08:58:00.291+11:00Comments on Flying With Hands: Madness & Taxes In The 27th KingdomPipistrellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-20607616952035490462021-05-19T20:55:01.681+10:002021-05-19T20:55:01.681+10:00Jackie: Never let it be said that I'm hustling...Jackie: Never let it be said that I'm hustling company out the door, looking to wash the glasses, haha!! My next little get-together is still in the planning stages :) xxPipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-46888741409883218462021-05-19T20:33:31.564+10:002021-05-19T20:33:31.564+10:00So sorry to be late to the party Pip ! Hope I’m fo...So sorry to be late to the party Pip ! Hope I’m forgiven 🙏….. We get the accountant to do ours 🤣😂🤣 Thank God we weren’t born in the 16th century ! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-87859923327028711542021-05-16T10:05:47.929+10:002021-05-16T10:05:47.929+10:00Ur-spo: Thank you, kindly, dear! I do love me a go...Ur-spo: Thank you, kindly, dear! I do love me a good nudge in the right direction.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-65774124886710233932021-05-16T09:50:34.250+10:002021-05-16T09:50:34.250+10:00On of my favorites is her "Inn at the end of ...On of my favorites is her "Inn at the end of the world" Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-8355670192276102392021-05-11T13:34:33.369+10:002021-05-11T13:34:33.369+10:00Ur-spo: Ah, so this Chelsea household is already k...Ur-spo: Ah, so this Chelsea household is already known to you! This is my first ATE novel, I'm rather abashed to say, but will be pouncing on any more that come my way.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-8345019546450734392021-05-11T12:25:33.194+10:002021-05-11T12:25:33.194+10:00OMG !!!!!
Alice Thomas Ellis is one of my favorite...OMG !!!!!<br />Alice Thomas Ellis is one of my favorite authors, and I have never met anyone who knows about her let alone reads her works!<br />My eyes lit up to see her reference here. Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-13970820625393063692021-05-06T11:19:33.145+10:002021-05-06T11:19:33.145+10:00Andrew: Well played. But I just had to check for y...Andrew: Well played. But I just had to check for you if idiocy was a form of madness, for madness and taxes do go hand-in-hand, and lo! an academic over at the University of Dundee (and thus a possible neighbour to you?) has a recent published book chapter on just this: "Idiocy and the conceptual economy of madness" :)Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-13103817702982675582021-05-06T07:09:05.797+10:002021-05-06T07:09:05.797+10:00I have always got on very well with the "taxm...I have always got on very well with the "taxman", thus far, although when I have spoken with "him" it has always been with a she. Anyway, I keep the taxlady happy by filling in her forms on time, paying up on time and not trying to diddle her. I actually quite enjoy paying my taxes, because the more I have to pay the better year I have had. Some would call me an idiot, indeed Andrew R. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824432165509761439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-77319555031580723612021-05-01T09:36:03.081+10:002021-05-01T09:36:03.081+10:00Loree: Quirky is probably the best description of ...Loree: Quirky is probably the best description of this little book! I expect that those who find everyday joy in matter finance will probably not be found around these pages :)Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-29422452929578657962021-04-30T04:44:44.970+10:002021-04-30T04:44:44.970+10:00It sounds like an interesting book and I am so gla...It sounds like an interesting book and I am so glad that everything we owe the taxman is automatically deducted at source. I am terrible with finances and find the topic essential but extremely boring.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-46194748578387190182021-04-29T15:41:45.096+10:002021-04-29T15:41:45.096+10:00Cro: They are pretty lush. I do love the little fe...Cro: They are pretty lush. I do love the little ferret.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-84654255729302090382021-04-29T13:48:46.072+10:002021-04-29T13:48:46.072+10:00Bewick engravings are the best. His little landsca...Bewick engravings are the best. His little landscapes are superb.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-51340888956661753392021-04-28T16:58:12.484+10:002021-04-28T16:58:12.484+10:00Hels: In order to understand all this, one would p...Hels: In order to understand all this, one would probably need to have a chat with Ivan I. Life in the C21st is paradisiacal on so many fronts.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-81909970200901026502021-04-28T14:33:44.060+10:002021-04-28T14:33:44.060+10:00The C16th manuscript illumination of a man being h...The C16th manuscript illumination of a man being held upside down and beaten with rods is obscene, especially with the audience clapping.<br /><br />What I don't understand is that taxation was only an issue for the landed gentry and increasingly for business people. <br />The poor didn't have enough money for food, let alone to pay taxes. So why would a man of standing, a noble man or Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-19710594525099295922021-04-28T08:44:18.100+10:002021-04-28T08:44:18.100+10:00Jim: Ah, yes, best not to let them get carried awa...Jim: Ah, yes, best not to let them get carried away!<br /><br />Contessa: Yes, but I'm sure the topic of bounty hunting comes up every team meeting!Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-80622693187499266612021-04-28T00:22:34.664+10:002021-04-28T00:22:34.664+10:00THANK GOD OURS ARE PAID!THANK GOD OURS ARE PAID!La Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-48379228569156107772021-04-27T23:36:45.273+10:002021-04-27T23:36:45.273+10:00Hello Pipistrello, Thanks for reminding me that I...Hello Pipistrello, Thanks for reminding me that I have to get cracking on my own taxes! The current collectors of taxes might not get as physical, but they are just as relentless!<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-64956710325156297722021-04-27T23:25:41.050+10:002021-04-27T23:25:41.050+10:00CD: Yours is a brave soul, committing hard-earned ...CD: Yours is a brave soul, committing hard-earned pesos on the say so of Your Correspondent:) For myself, this little nugget of rather polarising fiction (if you cast an eye over the GoodReads site) was a fortuitous condominio book exchange find! I do hope you enjoy it & report back forthwith if you get a chance to read it. Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161026132284731386.post-54373907289220142672021-04-27T22:43:24.756+10:002021-04-27T22:43:24.756+10:00Thank you for a wonderful and entertaining read th...Thank you for a wonderful and entertaining read thi morning. I'm running out to buy the book. CDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com