Humour – Dave Thomas's Blog

April 16, 20230Comments

Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day – April 16th

Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day is an annual event that encourages people to work from home in their pajamas. The day is typically celebrated on April 16th each year,

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August 7, 20212Comments

Tokyo Olympics – 2021

It was in 1964 that I was first glued to the television set watching black and white grainy pictures of swimming, athletics and boxing from the first Olympics held in

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May 31, 20200Comments

Grumpy Old Man – Social Distancing

After a good nine to ten weeks of enforced self-isolation, this past week I have been allowed outside of my house into the more general world by Mrs Grumpy apart

May 18, 20200Comments

Food For Thought – Who Does It?

After the post last week, https://davethomasonline.com/blog/food-for-thought-the-indispensable-man/, I dug out another simple, but humourous story that illustrates the need for communication. I've looked for the author of this, but their name has

May 11, 20205Comments

Food For Thought – The Indispensable Man

I was clearing out some old boxes of papers in the garage the other day and came across this wonderful poem (and a real poem in that the words rhyme

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Grumpy Old Man

Humour

July 16, 20190Comments

Grumpy Old Man – Cricket World Cup 2019

I'm writing this after watching England beat New Zealand in a thrilling Super Over finale to this great tournament staged here in the UK. After soundly thrashing New Zealand in

July 9, 20190Comments

Grumpy Old Man – Travelling By Train

Since moving to the “sticks”, I travel to work a couple of mornings a weeks by the local commuter train as it is as quick as driving in and costs

June 1, 20180Comments

Grumpy Old Man – Walking Your Dog

One of the things I really enjoy doing is walking my dog as it is a simple form of exercise for both of us and helps me relax and think

June 28, 20160Comments

Grumpy Old Man – Euro’s 2016; Part Two, match days 3 and 4

So England are top of their group so just a win against a Slovakia side already beaten by Wales then we stay there and get a lower placed side in

June 17, 20160Comments

Grumpy Old Man – Euro’s 2016; Part One, match days 1 and 2

So fully two years after the “Balls up in Brazil”, Wroy Hodgeson and his much maligned England football squad had the chance to right all the wrongs of their inept

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