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Post by Humph on Dec 12, 2019 15:39:58 GMT
My son is doing Psychology and Music. This seems to require extended periods of "thinking" while listening to or composing/performing music.
Apparently this has so far been enough to gain really very good marks.
Nice work if you can get it I suppose.
Goodness knows how he turns any of the above into a living.
He has got a regular gig at one of the local pubs and also delivers Chinese takeaways, but he tells me that he has so far refrained from counselling anyone on their menu choices...
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 12, 2019 15:56:17 GMT
..... but he tells me that he has so far refrained from counselling anyone on their menu choices... ...could be useful counselling Al on his musical taste, though......  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 16:37:10 GMT
I shared a flat on Dalkeith Road with a bunch of other idiots. The women's main halls of residence ( Pollock Halls ) were about three hundred yards up the road. Within falling distance of where my in laws lived/lives. Mayfield Rd., when F-i-L departed M-i-L sold the place and bought a house in King's Meadow. Arthur's Seat isn't dormant, it's channeled into my M-i-L's garden to keep her cooking vessel warm. She speaks highly of me too. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 16:40:33 GMT
..... but he tells me that he has so far refrained from counselling anyone on their menu choices... ...could be useful counselling Al on his musical taste, though...... They're actually getting better with age, if they could just keep Hetfield off the pop. His apiculture days were keeping him under control, looks like he's kicked that into touch. |
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 12, 2019 17:14:43 GMT
...well, the Christmas Cake is now caked. It's sitting around cooling off. Easy peasy. Can't understand all this fuss the womenfolk make  Just need to marzipan and ice it before the Day, now. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 17:17:38 GMT
How much of the booze infused fruit made it into the cake ? Or, are you going for a little lie down now the room is spinning ?
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 12, 2019 17:18:54 GMT
How much of the booze infused fruit made it into the cake ? Or, are you going for a little lie down now the room is spinning ? ..............given the reek of brandy, I admit I was tempted to lick the bowl in which the fruit had been steeped. |
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Post by Humph on Dec 12, 2019 17:21:11 GMT
I love Christmas food. Especially mince pies. They're great for giving to people you don't like. Trick is to microwave them for 30 seconds before serving. The pastry just about gets warm but the filling takes on the main characteristics of napalm. Hours of fun to be had...
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Post by tyrednexited on Dec 12, 2019 17:27:14 GMT
....reminds me of my youth on regular holidays in Filey. The amusement arcade mechanics used to heat pennies up on a soldering iron, then drop them on the floor for kids to find........... Now, the mince pies have always been mine. I'm the pastry cook in this house (well taught by my mum, y'see) |
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Post by WDB on Dec 12, 2019 19:03:05 GMT
I love Christmas food. Especially mince pies. They're great for giving to people you don't like. Trick is to microwave them for 30 seconds before serving. The pastry just about gets warm but the filling takes on the main characteristics of napalm. Hours of fun to be had... 😈 Yes. Mince pies do not qualify as food. Unfortunately, MrsB1 not only likes them but thinks she’s good at making them, meaning I have a choice between swallowing a few of the awful things (while making appreciative noises) and facing a more-than-seasonal chill. Christmas cake and pudding, on the other hand, are splendid things and much to be encouraged. |
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Post by Avant on Dec 13, 2019 11:06:53 GMT
"My son is doing Psychology and Music....Goodness knows how he turns any of the above into a living."
He doesn't have to, unless he has some particular relevant niche in mind (a Ph.D on some aspect of the psychology of music might be interesting). Some professions, such as medicine and engineering, need relevant degrees; but most don't and are looking for recruits with the personal attributes to do the job that's being offered. I recruited trainees for a firm of accountants, and we genuinely didn't mind what subject the candidate had read. We were looking for their ability to think originally and laterally.
Rightly or wrongly we had to rely on A-level results and a good degree class achieved or expected: but at careers fairs I would always advise school students to do the subjects they enjoyed most, not what they felt they ought to. That way they'd get better grades so that their CV would be looked at in the first place.
But I concede that a more revealing interview question might be on a candidate's attitude to mince pies....or as parish magazines are fond of calling them, mice pies. These tend to appear in reports of a Christmas Fayre (ghastly spelling) where there has been a special appearance by 'Satan'.
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Post by WDB on Dec 13, 2019 13:09:37 GMT
I think Satan has been too busy elsewhere to attend many Christmas Fairs (proper spelling) this December.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2019 13:19:37 GMT
Fayre enough.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2019 13:32:33 GMT
Surely it's, "Ah fink Satin 'as bin to bizee"
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Post by dixinormus on Dec 19, 2019 23:27:30 GMT
Had my own scary moment, of a different nature yesterday... Towing my trailer laden with 300Kgs of fence posts at 50mph and the trailer became detached from the tow ball...
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