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Tell him the sheikh is in the post!

Tell him the sheikh is in the post!

If you look at the data, the Human condition was pretty much unchanged for thousands of years. Then, in the English Midlands, and via the Derbyshire mills, the world was changed in such a way that we may go on to colonize the Universe. Everything pivots on the industrial revolution. Before then, no country in the world had life expectancy over 40. Now no country has life expectancy below that, with the main number around 80 and still rising. Before the industrial revolution, almost everyone in the world lived on subsistence wages, with just a handful not in absolute poverty. Now only a handful of the world's population lives in absolute poverty. 
It happened by the creation of wealth, leading to incredible economic growth. Which allowed the creation of the other technologies we have today. If you were able to travel back in time to the Middle Ages and show them the technologies some of what we now have, it wouldn't make any difference as no one would have been able to afford to create it. Here's a graph of GDP per capita over the last 2000 years to show what I mean.

Next time you visit Arkwright's Mill, understand that it might have changed the entire future of the Universe. Waves spreading out from Derbyshire that affected everything. Ultimately enabling trillions of Humans and PostHumans to live among the stars, doing  good. 

Computers and more specifically personal computers. People have mentioned the internet, but for the internet to exist there's got to be at least 2 computers talking to each other.
The next one might well be AI, fascinating area, scary in parts but potentially immense. It is able to provide the basis to extend our knowledge and understanding of so many areas.

I agree, he ought to of Learnt his trade at Chelsea before coming to Pride Park

Made me smile seeing his vacant expressions again.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/55605961
 

Bielsa and his translator spotted down the pub last year.

Why did the Star Wars movies come out in the order 4 5 6 1 2 3?
 
 

In charge of the sequence, Yoda was.

Bill is sitting in a pub and pulls out a tiny piano and a little guy about a foot tall. The little guy sits down and starts playing the piano quite beautifully.
The fella on the next bar stool, Joe, says, 'That's amazing, where did you get him?'
Bill says 'Well I got this magic lamp with a genie inside. He granted me one wish.'
'That's great, could I use it?'
Bill agrees and hands him the lamp. Joe rubs it and out pops a genie who offers him anything he wants. He says, 'I want a million bucks' Suddenly the room is entirely filled with quacking ducks. Joe exclaims 'Hey, I asked for a million BUCKS! Not DUCKS!'
Bill explains, 'Yes, he's a bit deaf, isn't he?
You don't think I asked for a 12 inch pianist do you?'

A thorough description of how men and women are very different. (Obviously from a woman’s perspective).
Men Are Just Happier People!
What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park.
Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another service station toilet because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress - £5,000. Tux rental - £100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks.
A five-day break requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. Your underwear is £8.95 for a three-pack. Two pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color. The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck.
You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes - one colour for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache... You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24th in 25 minutes.
No wonder men are happier!
NICKNAMES
If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah.
If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Bubba and Wildman.
EATING OUT
When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in £20, even though it's only for £32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.
MONEY
A man will pay £2 for a £1 item he needs.
A woman will pay £1 for a £2 item that she doesn't need, but it's on sale.
BATHROOMS
A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel.
The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337 A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.
ARGUMENTS
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
FUTURE
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
MARRIAGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does.
DRESSING UP
A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the rubbish, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.
NATURAL
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

OFFSPRING
Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people remembering the same thing!

The wife took me out for a drive in the countryside and she said to me sexily with a wink "why don't we do something we've never done in the car before"
"Go on then" I said, "put it in 4th gear"

Wife's  Diary:    
Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird.  We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner. 
I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late,      
but he made no comment on it. 
Conversation wasn't flowing, so I suggested that we go somewhere quiet so we could talk.
He agreed, but he didn't say much. 
I asked him what was wrong; He said, "nothing." 
I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset. 
He said he wasn't upset, that it had nothing to do with me, and not to worry about it. 
On the way home, I told him that I loved him. 
He smiled slightly, and kept driving.  I can't explain his behaviour. 
I don't know why he didn't say, “I love you, too.” 
When we got home, I felt as if I had lost him completely, as if he wanted nothing to do with me anymore.
He just sat there quietly, and watched TV.  He continued to seem distant and absent. 
Finally, with silence all around us, I decided to go to bed.  About 15 minutes later, he came to bed.
But I still felt that he was distracted, and his thoughts were somewhere else.  He fell asleep; I cried.
I don't know what to do.  I'm almost sure that his thoughts are with someone else.  My life is a disaster. 

Husband's  Diary: 
Who the duck loses to Watford?

An old, blind cowboy wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake...
He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack Daniels.
After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, 'Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?'
The bar immediately falls absolutely silent.
In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, 'Before you tell that joke, Cowboy, I think it is only fair, given that you are blind, that you should know five things:
1. The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.
2. The bouncer is a blonde girl with a 'Billy-Club'.
3. I'm a 6-foot tall, 175-pound blonde woman with a black belt in karate.
4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weight lifter.
5. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.
'Now, think about it seriously, Cowboy ... do you still wanna tell that blonde joke?'
The blind cowboy thinks for a second, shakes his head and mutters, 'No ... not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times...

Got just the thing mate...
 

So true. Cocu and Lampard couldn't get him motivated.  Why should Rooney be any different.  Surely keeping your career alive should be motivation enough

Hope everyone is ok as we approach Christmas.
Put something in here if not.
All the best.

My version of being 21 was very different to your version.