tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post7318858147109860020..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: The Pleasure of Pointlessnesszmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-10467352605496249912010-03-25T13:35:02.280+01:002010-03-25T13:35:02.280+01:00v. cool post. Hope you managed to keep some of the...v. cool post. Hope you managed to keep some of the letters.wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802335627720182532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-85276370846513788502010-03-15T20:52:04.497+01:002010-03-15T20:52:04.497+01:00Brit - I'm not even sure that children are all...Brit - I'm not even sure that children are allowed to do much being idiotic these days, unless it helps them get to Key Stage 3zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-23725663365844400502010-03-15T11:34:39.245+01:002010-03-15T11:34:39.245+01:00They are just a way of doing one of the best thing...<i>They are just a way of doing one of the best things of all in life, one of the things we’re not really supposed to do (especially once adult) – being idiotic and mucking around.</i><br /><br />Can't tell you how refreshing it is to read that on a blog. Hear bloody hear!Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-11716232745321333702010-03-14T09:23:25.553+01:002010-03-14T09:23:25.553+01:00Although, judging by their name, they probably cam...Although, judging by their name, they probably came from France to start with.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-89427259226564910342010-03-14T09:22:43.983+01:002010-03-14T09:22:43.983+01:00Possibly Cuisenaire rods.Possibly Cuisenaire rods.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-68955766910341634752010-03-14T09:22:10.836+01:002010-03-14T09:22:10.836+01:00Heaven only knows what I imagined I was selling.Heaven only knows what I imagined I was selling.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-6690624911562017422010-03-14T08:51:48.626+01:002010-03-14T08:51:48.626+01:00Sounds as if you had a great job there: 'sales...Sounds as if you had a great job there: 'sales possibilities in the South of France'. Also 'investigating...possibilities' sounds very low expectation work and therefore probably not that stressful (at least compared to freecycling).Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-4296233340964586412010-03-13T23:18:11.140+01:002010-03-13T23:18:11.140+01:00I just looked up Froebel and it seems his theory r...I just looked up Froebel and it seems his theory rested on the idea that play is the child's work - so I suppose having fun wasn't meant to come into it. <br />I wonder what happened to John Belgrave, teller of myriad tall tales. All knocked out of him at prep school, I presume.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-53934455778039246362010-03-13T17:13:15.447+01:002010-03-13T17:13:15.447+01:00Ah, so as soon as they ran up against real creativ...Ah, so as soon as they ran up against real creativity, they made sure to stomp it into the ground, and then salt the ground.<br /><br />Which reminds me: are there people for whom it is good news when the world conforms to their expectations?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902329503560660425noreply@blogger.com