The Life and Times of Miblo del Carpio

Chocolate Lovers From la_spice in My Poetry Blog (1 hour old)

After Saturday's invitation I just had to re-post this one Ode on a Turkish Delight Thou still unwrapped bar of confection Thou tempting morsel teasing still Oh chocolate coated ruby jewel I … more

OK - are you wide awake? From la_spice in The Wide Awake Club (11 hours old)

Why not have a go at this Sleep Survey? http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/12DwObV/Sleep-Survey I tried to embed it but got an error message and I'm too tired to fathom it out sorry :yawn: … more

Beware of this one! From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (15 hours old)

This scam looks quite realistic, and could potentially be VERY nasty indeed. The clickable link goes to somewhere in Russia, that will attempt to run a PHP program on your computer. Avoid!… more

Lounge Lizard From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (20 hours old)

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In Remembrance From la_spice in My Poetry Blog (23 hours old)

Remembering Fragile tissues wet with tears Remembering loved ones we have known Petals falling to the ground Back to earth from seeds once sown Fragile earth wet with blood Shed by loved one… more

The first acorn of common sense From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (23 hours old)

UK councils please take note. FRANKFORT, Ky. A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he's calling the tree on the Capitol's front lawn a "Christmas" tree this holiday season. A… more

Tags and Indexing From la_spice in Ideas (1 day old)

Following on from the recent problems over the 5 word limit on tags Munzly has come up with this suggestion. "What you should really be doing is asking for another field in the database called "index… more

Groan of the night From prydwen in Grin and bear it (1 day old)

A man died today after becoming trapped under a large wicker basket containing a smoked ham, a jar of pickled onions, some cheddar, water biscuits and a bottle of champagne. Police said that their … more

Who needs therepy? From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

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Room Service From la_spice in The Wide Awake Club (1 day old)

A man checks into a hotel in Belfast while on a business trip and was a bit lonely. He thought of one of those girls you see advertised in phone box when you're calling for a taxi. He popped i… more

Louis Walsh From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

When will this man get a reality check, smell the coffee and realise that he is either tone death, or the biggest bullshitter in the world.... Louis the louse should bow out of this competition at … more

Please Please Please From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

Will someone out there please put John and Edward out of their misery (and mine)....… more

Guess the odd one out: From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

Lord Stevenson, former chairman, HBOS Bank Andy Hornby, former CEO, HBOS Bank Sir Fred Goodwin, former CEO, RBS Bank Sir Tom McKillup, former chairman, RBS Bank John McFall MP, chairman, Treasury … more

The problem with e-bay From prydwen in Grin and bear it (1 day old)

It’s really difficult to find what you want on eBay. I was searching for cigarette lighters and it found over 15,000 matches.… more

Turkish Delight? From la_spice in Captain's Blog (1 day old)

It's no secret that I like Turkish Delight but not this sort that came via a PM 8| Hello! Sweetie ,how are you? i see your profil My name is arif from in mersin/turkey. do you want to frend with me… more

Lucky for Some? From la_spice in Captain's Blog (1 day old)

Another meme taken from here 1. With Friday the 13th on the horizon, do you have any superstitions? Not really. I don't go out of my way to avoid going under ladders. I do say "touch wood" but t… more

Saturday Meme From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

1. With Friday the 13th on the horizon, do you have any superstitions? I will not walk under ladders and hate seeing a single magpie. 2. Have you any phobias? Still have a fear of heights. 3. … more

A Special Place From la_spice in My Poetry Blog (1 day old)

I wrote this a while back especially for my Mum. Today I'd like to dedicate it to one of my blogfriends Birdsong Take me where the earth meets sky To a place that lifts my spirit high Take our… more

Somebody's Son From la_spice in My Space 2 (2 days old)

This week the latest casualties in Afghanistan really hit home. The daughter of some friends of mine has recently buried her 23 year old fiancé after he was killed by an explosion whilst serving with … more

Mutual Respect and Tagging From la_spice in Captain's Blog (2 days old)

I don't want to drag out the tagging debate but I thought it was worth posting a copy of a comment I've posted elsewhere: It's comes back to that word RESPECT I respect the fact that BCUK have t… more

Quote of the night From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (2 days old)

If you got to swim in shit, keep your chin up.… more

Instant Viagra From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (2 days old)

'Viagra' is now available in powder form for your tea. It doesn't enhance your sexual performance but it does stop your biscuit going soft.. … more

Friday Five - AUTUMN From la_spice in Captain's Blog (2 days old)

It started right here 1. Do you have a favourite part of autumn? My favourite part is running through the fallen leaves – childish perhaps but a lovely experience 2. "It's too cold to snow!" … more

I'm keeping this simple for Alan. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (2 days old)

I'm going to keep it simple because Alan Johnson has problems understanding science, evidence, truth, and above all he seems to have enormous difficulty understanding classifications. Or perhaps he is… more

Recently Online From la_spice in Bugs (2 days old)

The appears to be a problem with the friends "recently online" function today. Could you please investigate this? Thank you… more

Marmalade on my nose! From la_spice in Captain's Blog (3 days old)

Well not quite but almost :roll: You know those not quite wide awake moments when you're still on automatic pilot? When you reach for the orange juice to pour on your breakfast cereal or something … more

Why use six words when five will do? From la_spice in My Poetry Blog (3 days old)

The Last Word I’ve got a little problem It’s eating me alive Because my poem titles Exceed the number five I try to keep them short I try to keep them brief But sometimes I need six And it… more

Using Tags From la_spice in Ideas (3 days old)

During the latest upset over the removal of tags this comment was made by cIzzy: "The intended audience for tags are the visitors of your blog, tags act as part of the navigation of your blog, "sente… more

The fuss about tags. From The_Walrus ^Pro in The Walrus (3 days old)

I'm a bit baffled, I must confess, at the fury that has broken out here. On occasion, I have pointed out to people that they have forgotten to separate their tags with commas, resulting in a huge tag … more

Sick of counting sheep? From la_spice in The Wide Awake Club (4 days old)

Why not try *this instead :yes: *click on link Courtesy of Jackfrost Don't stay up all night though! :zz: :zz:… more