tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post4292089391958688807..comments2024-01-09T05:47:12.466+00:00Comments on <b>The TEFL Tradesman</b>: General Gaddafi - My very small part in his downfallThe TEFL Tradesmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-21241327388404276252011-03-10T22:07:53.542+00:002011-03-10T22:07:53.542+00:00Iss the sand that makes them all angry an' tha...Iss the sand that makes them all angry an' that, I reckon.<br />I mean 'Omosexuality: you could get nicked for it. Like, you meets a lovely man with eyelashes like a really expensive camel. Then you 'ave to drive off into the desert BUT then push on: ALL the way up Brokeback Mountain. If there's anything that will fookin ruin bummin', iss sand. <br />But' in Libya them Shaun Rydernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-24547379563126649652011-03-05T22:58:50.785+00:002011-03-05T22:58:50.785+00:00A subculture had grown up around me and this re-co...A subculture had grown up around me and this re-concocted past like slime round a pond. Pond-life from the “web” were multiplying and feeding (in a frenzy) on my flesh. Flesh-eating pond-life had sprung to life, harbouring a death wish for yours truly and everything I stood for. It was unappetising reading for me and I spent a long night tracking the roots of this cancerous growth in all its paulsymonlowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-26793191536664004302011-03-05T21:52:25.131+00:002011-03-05T21:52:25.131+00:00Now that really is a crime.Now that really is a crime.Clarence Rhodenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-4314450098606619392011-03-04T19:14:54.086+00:002011-03-04T19:14:54.086+00:00Part Nine- Crime and Prejudice
The statements...Part Nine- Crime and Prejudice <br /><br /> <br /><br />The statements were ghastly, really, consisting of a concerted effort to get me to swing. I was certain that a malign email must have done the rounds among those who were out to get me. I didn’t have far to look since their names were all there in black and white. What I figured though was that they were just the tip of a murky iceberg of Paulsymonlowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-79068494901908608342011-03-03T22:03:31.370+00:002011-03-03T22:03:31.370+00:00Oh my God, what have I done!!
I wish I'd stay...Oh my God, what have I done!!<br /><br />I wish I'd stayed in Libya now.<br /><br />Almost.The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-76304148221592950492011-03-02T22:04:58.387+00:002011-03-02T22:04:58.387+00:00Here's a taster:
I listened. “Patience” was a...Here's a taster:<br /><br />I listened. “Patience” was a small voice in my head appealing to me while a juggernaut of irritation was steaming down the highway of my consciousness and would soon “blow these people away” if they didn’t stop comparing the colour of fucking forms. Aside from anything else one of the colours had ceased to be and the other colour introduced, what blind bit of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-82315908104979703092011-03-02T22:00:03.970+00:002011-03-02T22:00:03.970+00:00Be aware, you WHELK, that cake-based fiction is qu...Be aware, you WHELK, that cake-based fiction is quite THE COMING THING<br /><br />OR "fing" as you have in your townie argot<br /><br />'I've got a way with words...yes...and I'm not giving em back!'<br /><br />Whooos larfing now chavster, you with yer camel photos or me with my PUBLISHING contract almost on the BLOCKS!!??<br />Weep you non-spark, weep and beautify the MAGNIFICENT MEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-91148030629600208362011-03-02T07:51:50.837+00:002011-03-02T07:51:50.837+00:00"It was unappetising reading for me and I spe..."It was unappetising reading for me and I spent a long night tracking the roots of this cancerous growth in all its tendrils and strands as they split off to other sites, blogs, comments and links."<br /><br /><br />Shouldn't that be "several years unsuccessfully trying to track..."?Billy Battenburgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-36689853524895784062011-03-01T15:18:31.995+00:002011-03-01T15:18:31.995+00:00And just be sure PLEASE not to disgruntle the migh...And just be sure PLEASE not to disgruntle the mighty ARCHITRAVE who sits in judgement that you have so foully LAMPOONED : you must be aware that my BOOK "A day out in England" (you may google it) is now published on INTERNET including my observATIONS on castletown, trading guffaws and the ROYAL WAVE.<br />HA HA who wins now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-46691631756539634222011-02-28T08:59:12.651+00:002011-02-28T08:59:12.651+00:00Glad to hear you got out safe and sound there Sand...Glad to hear you got out safe and sound there Sandy!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695741096305904325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-11194199852034957072011-02-27T12:20:50.575+00:002011-02-27T12:20:50.575+00:00My stint in Libya a few years ago was also dull as...My stint in Libya a few years ago was also dull as fuck. But I had debts to pay. An excuse probably used widely at Nuremburg.<br /><br />Glad you're back online, though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100032923373338585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-91520513104502045032011-02-27T12:10:12.624+00:002011-02-27T12:10:12.624+00:00@Anonymous, no, the lack of distraction was not me...@Anonymous, no, the lack of distraction was not mentioned but I suspected it would be pretty dreary. No, only utter desperation would get me anywhere near the place.Ipmilathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370120491927658242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-21945335221959449972011-02-27T11:48:19.932+00:002011-02-27T11:48:19.932+00:00How did I get out? It was surprisingly easy, actua...How did I get out? It was surprisingly easy, actually. <br /><br />I just hitched a ride on a bus that the Filipinos had arranged to take them to the border with Egypt, bribed the guards to give me a transit visa, and then made my way to the airport via public transport. From there I caught a plane back to the UK.<br /><br />Notice that the Filipinos actually had the balls to do something The TEFL Tradesmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09213645150599522343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-65257015935266964502011-02-27T08:02:28.763+00:002011-02-27T08:02:28.763+00:00Vilges; did your department mention the lack of di...Vilges; did your department mention the lack of distractions, outside of work, in Libya? It's even worse than Saudi, so I hear. A little heads up and advice to bring every DVD/CD/book ebay/Amazon has and will fit in your luggage would make a lot of expats less likely to lose their minds or just quit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-91070272839331372052011-02-27T07:35:08.875+00:002011-02-27T07:35:08.875+00:00Welcome back. There was talk not long ago of sendi...Welcome back. There was talk not long ago of sending teachers from our department to Tripoli and Benghazi instead of Libyan sts coming to us. I had no desire to go but economic necessity might have forced it on me. Very glad it didn't happen.Ipmilathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11370120491927658242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-59338818168211819022011-02-27T06:55:46.814+00:002011-02-27T06:55:46.814+00:00As one ME TEFL bod to another - good to hear you g...As one ME TEFL bod to another - good to hear you got out, and I'm not surprised the hyperbole in the British rags (particularly the Daily Fail) was inaccurate.<br /><br />That being said they have to make up stuff when they can only get their info from passengers in an airport, just arrived from Libya. <br /><br />Enjoy your eggs, beer, life...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-23607801507194105502011-02-27T06:45:00.654+00:002011-02-27T06:45:00.654+00:00Enjoy your eggsEnjoy your eggsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-45990553184058023692011-02-27T05:55:57.477+00:002011-02-27T05:55:57.477+00:00Well done my friend, good to hear you are back and...Well done my friend, good to hear you are back and that all is well!<br /><br />But how did you get out?TeflSecretagenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530024608503580151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224367941601110410.post-84889491982606829152011-02-27T03:29:51.371+00:002011-02-27T03:29:51.371+00:00Once Colonel Gadfly is gone, The newly democratic ...Once Colonel Gadfly is gone, The newly democratic country of Labia will be crying out for English teachers.<br /><br />So you might get some Course Copulation of your own.Kapitanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14647896216499813443noreply@blogger.com