Surviving the Hornet's nest

Thank you for your clarification to your clarification to my original clarification.

Alles klar.

Now, let's craic on.

Hi Nemo.

Desmond is Irish.  He is an Irish man.  He lives in Ireland.  He is surrounded by Irish people.

This was the only point I was trying to make.

Accordingly, his choice of word being "crack or craic", seems appropriate for him to choose.

My reference to fish, was merely my "Numberish" way of trying to explain these things.

I hope that clarifies things.......and once again, I apologise if I have not commented wisely.

Number.

You did well for getting through it. I try to avoid supermarkets this time of year, the music and decorations, and increase of Christmas shoppers makes it one big sensory overload for me. I went to the supermarket just before Halloween and saw Christmas toys and decorations already on the shelves. People go mad for Christmas, not an autistic friendly time of year.

Number said:

but I wouldn't tell a fish how to swim.

Would that be Gaelic fish or all fish?

Just seeking clarification

Thank you.

The only "if you liked that you may like this" I take any notice of are some of the suggestions from kindle, I have found some good books like that, but other stuff, I just think, 'in what universe?' It's all supposed to be generated by AI and other sorts of machine learning, it dosen't know me at all, it dosen't even know that I don't listen to audio books, watch videos or play computer games and thats just the least random, why would I want to buy and air fryer when I'm looking at wellington boots?

Good to see you properly reinstated again.  Rest assured, I go to EXTRAORDINARY steps to avoid adverts.....and avoid being told "what I should see next" and "what will interest me next" and "who I like and what I like."

A few of us still exist in this mental world.....it is nice to see that there are more here (in our cohort) that are common in the generalised population.

Dear Nemo,

Desmond is also VERY VERY Gaelic in origin !!

Like you, I would use craic for crack in this instance......but I wouldn't tell a fish how to swim.

Please rest assured that I mention these things for clarification, and to avoid unnecessary confusion - I am sorry if my good intentions in this regard are misplaced - we're all autistic here !!

All the best to both you and Desmond.

Number.

I find not watching or listening to any adverts helps, living in the countryside does too as there are fewer shops and no advertsing hoardings, although people across the road have decorations up already, flashing lights in the windows, I don't know how anyone can live like that.

craic - it's Gaelic in origin.

I enjoyed Die Hard (the original) and Moonlighting before it (thus truly dating myself there!)

.....So I am living proof that Die Hard was not to blame for our current position.

Yippee Ki Yay Mother****er.

[Disambiguation - I'm not being rude here, just quoting the most famous line from Die Hard, for those who don't know the film.]

I blame Die Hard Fans!

By my calculation, approximately one sixth of my allotted time on this planet is pervaded and invaded by a concept known as "Christmas."

I'm not absolutely sure what "Christmas" means these days......I just know that the bulk of that period is filled with irritation, inconvenience (for me and my chosen life) plus the demand for "the masses" to engorge themselves with consumerism and enforced merriment (neither of which I engage with personally.)

I like "Christmas" (by my definition).....but it appears that my definition of "Christmas" is a bit like my definition of a "telephone".....ie MASSIVELY out-of-date.

A telephone is no longer a thing used to speak with people remotely.

Christmas is no longer a limited period of rest + a time for enjoyment and fun (aka crack, by the Irish definition) with family and/or friends, if you are lucky enough to have these things.

Crack, as in the Irish enjoyment.

At least it wasn't a Store in New York.

You were doing crack in a Lidls?