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Sheikh Inal Ovar
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On a more positive note, FGT has reported that one of his pals will have a Turkish pension (god willing) ...
We need more of these heart warming 'slippers and pipe' stories .. |
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Henry_Cowell
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Location: Berkeley
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"thrifty" is fat???? 
I've always pictured him as skinny and sallow, with a wispy moustache and a twinkle in his eye. |
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ghost
Joined: 30 Jan 2003
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Location: Saudi Arabia
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:33 pm Post subject: answer |
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A misanthropic eccentric, who prefers the company of cats to humans.
Prone to mumbling and repeating itself.
Eccentric, and bizarre ritualistic habits.
Becomes less flexible with age, and loses appetite for new things.
A general dim view of the world and mankind in general.
Pessimistic and negative in nature.
Ghost |
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scot47
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:50 am Post subject: |
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| I know one who is living out his dementia in local authority care in Scotland. Same age as me. |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:45 am Post subject: |
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| scot47 wrote: |
| I know one who is living out his dementia in local authority care in Scotland. Same age as me. |
Care to share what put him there ... the ME? .. gap fills? ... |
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bigbadsuzie
Joined: 03 Sep 2004
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Location: Turkish privatesector
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| Why do old teflers have to be male ? I expect to get a Turkish pension as well as one from back home .Got my rocking chair and sun porch already all I need now is a dog for company . |
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dmb
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:12 am Post subject: |
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| Why do old teflers have to be male ? |
they don't. Penny Ure, in one of her introductions explains why she always uses the pronouns she and her in her books- Most of the teachers she has met are female. I have always found the opposite though. |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
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We certainly wouldn't want to deny you girls such grim prospects ...
I've met several stage 5 and 6 women both here and in Turkey ... though in fairness to some of them, I think they were already at stage 6 when they started out ...
I've also met a few who would help in the description of a stage 8 ... |
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dmb
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Stage 8??? it's a bit like hearing there are now 8 intelligences.
Sheikh, I think you should show support to the EFL community and tell us the 8 stages of an EFL teacher. |
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sandyhoney2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject: stage 7 |
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I'm guessing this guy is approaching at least stage 7...
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
Joined: 04 Dec 2005
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Location: Melo Drama School
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 4:14 am Post subject: |
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He looks more like a wannabe stage 7, making him a bore ...
Unless it's a she ... then you could have something |
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thrifty
Joined: 25 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:21 am Post subject: |
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| Henry_Cowell wrote: |
"thrifty" is fat????
I've always pictured him as skinny and sallow, with a wispy moustache and a twinkle in his eye. |
With the amount I drink there is no chance of being skinny. |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
Joined: 04 Dec 2005
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Location: Melo Drama School
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From 'Memories extracted by electrolysis from the mind of a TEFLer'
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Were a week a lifetime in TEFLing �
The Seven Stages of TEFLing
Monday's TEFLer is filled with awe,
While Tuesday's feels reality knaw,
With Wednesday TEFLer�s recovery plan,
Thursday's TEFLer earns as much as he can,
As Friday's TEFLer digs into a hole,
So Saturday's must live like a mole,
And the mole that reaches the Sabbath day,
Is not human in any recognizable way. |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
Joined: 04 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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What evolution took millions of years to achieve, TEFL undid in just 30 ...
Ecco TEFLero Pathetikus
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Henry_Cowell
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Location: Berkeley
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| That's exactly how I now picture the chip van bloke. |
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