tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post4063948376328359999..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Are you eccentric?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53501153469136930432016-09-08T12:12:28.165-07:002016-09-08T12:12:28.165-07:00Now I know why I admired him so much.Now I know why I admired him so much.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54771320716563233562016-09-08T12:11:24.029-07:002016-09-08T12:11:24.029-07:00Yes, that's what I do. It's much easier to...Yes, that's what I do. It's much easier to let the eccentricity rub off on you.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12063203327215950812016-09-08T12:10:12.391-07:002016-09-08T12:10:12.391-07:00Me too.Me too.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-26709676466893248382016-09-08T12:09:58.225-07:002016-09-08T12:09:58.225-07:00Sorry, no. I didn't even bother to look at the...Sorry, no. I didn't even bother to look at the credits.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86045004045573242952016-09-08T10:14:37.576-07:002016-09-08T10:14:37.576-07:00Me eccentric - no of course not I am a very staid ...Me eccentric - no of course not I am a very staid non conforming sort of person who always supports the rebels.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28819335940793163442016-09-08T05:14:33.932-07:002016-09-08T05:14:33.932-07:00Not the least bit eccentric here, just weird.Not the least bit eccentric here, just weird.The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77024086831503077432016-09-08T05:13:07.712-07:002016-09-08T05:13:07.712-07:00Only the female eccentrics, Tom. Only the female eccentrics, Tom. The Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482237436135513483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37136902442398566242016-09-08T02:08:39.764-07:002016-09-08T02:08:39.764-07:00I'm still trying identify the bear in your pho...I'm still trying identify the bear in your photo. Does that make me eccentric enough?pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22292210133446019882016-09-08T01:27:25.255-07:002016-09-08T01:27:25.255-07:00Well you live there and experience it, whereas I h...Well you live there and experience it, whereas I have only visited and watched it on film, so I am glad you disagree.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87406858735018708412016-09-07T16:57:41.399-07:002016-09-07T16:57:41.399-07:00I beg to disagree.I beg to disagree.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-84155978904192483972016-09-07T13:56:03.581-07:002016-09-07T13:56:03.581-07:00Next time I tour Scotland, I will bear this in min...Next time I tour Scotland, I will bear this in mind.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64051353206566778572016-09-07T13:15:02.689-07:002016-09-07T13:15:02.689-07:00Scotland is where you'll find them. The ones w...Scotland is where you'll find them. The ones who wear the skirts chop down trees and toss them around a field. The others invented a tool for making a hole in the ground so they could knock their balls into it. Some hopeless cases hunt an animal called a Haggis which is almost extinct. <br />Other eccentrics claim to see prehistoric monsters in lakes. The most famous eccentric was a man called Robert who lived in a cave with a spider. Yes, Scotland's the place. Just follow the signs for Glasgow and ask for Rab.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-33482747480727731772016-09-07T12:52:58.302-07:002016-09-07T12:52:58.302-07:00Ok, think about this - do you know of an adult who...Ok, think about this - do you know of an adult who picks their nose and eats the bogey? Well I've known worse.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8306873351733429982016-09-07T12:50:54.811-07:002016-09-07T12:50:54.811-07:00Never heard of the Fulfords - they must be very mi...Never heard of the Fulfords - they must be very minor, and therefore off my radar darling...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-12732665636304042962016-09-07T12:49:43.663-07:002016-09-07T12:49:43.663-07:00Only behind closed doors.Only behind closed doors.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16968312763839452992016-09-07T12:48:58.689-07:002016-09-07T12:48:58.689-07:00Yes, in the old days that was true - before the cl...Yes, in the old days that was true - before the class structure shifted from old wealth to new wealth. In the USA, the aristocracy are always rich, and usually political. No, ALWAYS political until Bill Gates started giving away continent-changing amounts of money.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10332022485622660752016-09-07T12:46:40.262-07:002016-09-07T12:46:40.262-07:00You did.You did.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-7571775931498030942016-09-07T12:46:06.793-07:002016-09-07T12:46:06.793-07:00All of them played by Burle Ives?All of them played by Burle Ives?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-72019286942770964662016-09-07T12:45:26.213-07:002016-09-07T12:45:26.213-07:00Yes, I think I know what you mean. Italy have had ...Yes, I think I know what you mean. Italy have had more extreme ones recently and the USA are set to get as ectreme as you can go, but us Brits have been very grey by comparison, ever since Lords were proposed rather than hereditary.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-66548474367389473872016-09-07T12:42:57.392-07:002016-09-07T12:42:57.392-07:00New York eccentrics are unusual in that they congr...New York eccentrics are unusual in that they congregate together - it makes them feel less isolated and lonely. Then they acquire kings and queens, like Warhol and lesser members of the Kennedy clan. Us Brits prefer to shine alone, without being outshone by anyone else.<br />Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62091988129221888632016-09-07T12:38:52.715-07:002016-09-07T12:38:52.715-07:00Wouldn't we all?Wouldn't we all?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64353758544288312762016-09-07T12:38:31.612-07:002016-09-07T12:38:31.612-07:00We have a few like that.We have a few like that.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-11378502099763532752016-09-07T12:37:55.650-07:002016-09-07T12:37:55.650-07:00I hope so. Those foreign readers who have lived he...I hope so. Those foreign readers who have lived here since before the Brexit vote may take some comfort from it too, I also hope.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-73196749612382311902016-09-07T10:56:03.274-07:002016-09-07T10:56:03.274-07:00The F***ing Fulford's ..... the outrageous, ar...The F***ing Fulford's ..... the outrageous, aristocratic family, dubbed ' The Osbournes in Tweeds ' are back on the BBC. Francis Fulford has to cope with the cost of running a 50 room, decaying stately home ... I think that there are quite a few aristocratics like him..... maybe the responsibility of it all and finding the cash to repair the place makes you a little eccentric. He certainly is and his children seen to be following in their Dad's footsteps !! <br />I certainly don't think that I'm eccentric, but I don't like to follow the crowd. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40081448024453583612016-09-07T10:33:41.721-07:002016-09-07T10:33:41.721-07:00Don't you think most of us are eccentric to so...Don't you think most of us are eccentric to some extent?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com