And Now For Something Completely Different

The Sheriff of Nottingham captured Little John and Robin Hood and imprisoned them in his maximum-security dungeon. Maid Marion begged the Sheriff for their release, pleading her love for Robin. The Sheriff agreed to release them only if Maid Marion spent the night with him.

To this she agreed.

The next morning the Sheriff released his prisoners. Robin at once demanded that Marion tell him how she persuaded the Sheriff to let them go free.

Marion confessed the truth, and was bewildered when Robin abused her, calling her a slut, and saying that he never wanted to see her again.

At this Little John defended her, inviting her to leave Sherwood with him and promising life-long devotion. She accepted and they rode away together.

Now in terms of realistic every-day standards of behaviour, put Robin, Marion, Little John and the Sheriff in the order in which you consider they showed the most morality and honesty. There is no "right" answer, and the following is the psychologist's estimate of you for each of the 24 arrangements. Remember that the holes in the story and what you fill them with is the key to this exercise.
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ROBIN, MARION, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN:
You find it hard to accept the permissive attitudes of others, or to convince them of the validity of your own standards. You are not disposed to trust people and do not have a very happy life.
(Men) To you "love" involves sex and duty, rather than charity and forgiveness.
(Women) You blame men for much of the unhappiness in your life.


ROBIN, MARION, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF:
Your philosophy of life is a sad hotchpotch of the conventions of society, your own convictions and romanticism. You are not unkind, only staid and unimaginative.
(Men) You see a woman as weak but desirable.
(Women) You resent the arrogance of men.


ROBIN, SHERIFF, MARION, LITTLE JOHN:
As a ruthless authoritarian you are as moral as it suits you and no more. You do not apply the same rules to men as you do to women.
(Men) We think you are unhappy, although you probably will not admit it.
(Women) How worthless you seem to think women are.


ROBIN, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, MARION:
You have a very chauvinistic and outdated outlook on life. Your values and principles are defined not by clarity of conscience but by popular beliefs.
(Men) You see women as objects and possessions. You demand complete loyalty and devotion without offering it in return.
(Women) You see yourself as having only one purpose in life - o satisfy your man. You lack self definition as you derive all of who you are from him.


ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, MARION, SHERIFF:
You are a moralist with conventional ideas, which some people would call old-fashioned.
(Men) You probably consider yourself a fair-minded man in a world which falls badly below your standards. Your inhibitions and sense of guilt are in the way of your happiness.
(Women) Unlucky in love? Perhaps you hope for too much in a man. Be a realist, not a romantic.

ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, MARION:
You are conventional and puritanical.
(Men) You moralise and see women as a great conspiracy against man, with sex as their principal weapon. You are missing a great deal in life.
(Women) Your parents probably played a big part in the formation of such a guilt complex as yours. Your mind is in chains and it's time you did something to free it.


LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, SHERIFF, MARION:
You are not easy to assess. Basically you are ruled by an inferiority complex and feelings of insecurity. How do you present yourself to the world? An idealist, a moralist, a conformist keeping up with Jones's?
(Men) Your conflicting views on sex and morality may lead to every sort sexual problem. You have always feared women, probably starting with your mother.
(Women) It is a shame you have not accepted the ideal of woman as the equal (and sometimes stronger) partner of man.


LITTLE JOHN, MARION, ROBIN, SHERIFF:
You are fairly broadminded romantic and reasonably contented. You value kindness greatly and try to live by your ideals. You do not conceal from yourself, or from others, your strong need for security, which may be either emotional or material.
(Men) Perhaps you tend to idealise women and credit them with virtues they don't possess.
(Women) Your experiences of men have not all been happy, perhaps because you hope for a little too much?


LITTLE JOHN, MARION, SHERIFF, ROBIN:
You are the slightly romantic realist. You respect truth, and are broadminded and flexible. Whether you are a man or a woman you are probably a happy person. You like people and they can readily make friends with you. You are not very adventurous, but this does not bother you.


LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, MARION, ROBIN:
You too, believe that morality is another word for common-sense and suitability, and not something which is universally valid or a religious truth. Your feeling for security is strong, and you would rate reliability as one of your virtues.
(Men) Your estimate of women as the inferior sex suggests that you are a little uncertain of them.
(Women) You are more permissive about the morals of others than you are about your own.


LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, ROBIN, MARION:
You are conventional, unimaginative, and something of a prude. It would be surprising if your love life was a roaring success.
(Man) You have an old-world authoritarian attitude. One thing is sure, you have some sorry illusions about women.
(Women) You accept a double standard of morality in which women are very much the "second sex".


SHERIFF, ROBIN, MARION, LITTLE JOHN:
(Man) We find it hard to imagine you leading a full, happy life. The warmth and give-and-take of love are not for you. Your sex life is ringed with unreality, and you neither understand nor appreciate women.
(Women) If you really believe this is the right order, you baffle us completely.


MARION, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN:
Such an emphatic rejection of ready-made values in probably partly camouflage. You hate to be thought weak or insecure. You value honesty, and abominate humbug and hypocrisy.
(Men) Women are very much part of you life, and you are - or perhaps would like to be - quite ruthless, both with women and life in general.
(Women) You are tolerant about men and their failings - but we mean men, for you have no time for boys on men's errands.


MARION, ROBIN, SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN:
You know the so-called facts of life, but not to enjoy life itself. You are not a realist and you are inclined to be stubborn.
(Men) Women, you think, are either whores or angels, and you over-estimate the differences between the sexes. A woman may find you difficult to live with.
(Women) You are not sure whether truth and morality go hand in hand or are in opposition. You haven't a very high opinion of men.


MARION, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF:
If you are not happy - and we suspect you are not - it maybe because you feel guilty about your own emotions, and lack confidence in your opinions.
(Men) No doubt you consider yourself a moral man, and a fair one. Your fuzzy ideas about morality may make their mark on your sex life.
(Women) You are too concerned about what others think.


MARION, LITTLE JOHN, SHERIFF, ROBIN:
You are essentially a contented person, even if you consider yourself a little superior. You are moral by your own standards, for you believe that morality is what best suits the occasion.
(Men) You are sexually uninhibited, more romantic than you may appear, and more dependent on the approval of others than you care to admit.
(Women) You like being a woman, you understand what love is, and frankly enjoy sex.


MARION, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, SHERIFF:
We would expect you to be a happy, well-balanced person who likes people and is liked by others. You question whether many conventional views on morality are valid under all circumstances.
(Men) Do we detect a sense of chivalry and idealism under the sophistication?
(Women) You will expect high standards from the men to whom you give your love.


LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, MARION, SHERIFF:
You are a cautious type, neutral, and rather insecure. You would agree with the idea that everybody has his price - and in your own case it would not be high.
(Men) You are sexually inhibited with an underlying distrust of women.
(Women) At least one man has made you unhappy, and you are now on your guard.


SHERIFF, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN, MARION:
Although you make a brave show of being self-sufficient, beneath this you are unhappy and rather mixed up.
(Men) You don't understand women - probably you are afraid of them. You do not know what love is, and you are more likely to boast about your conquests in a bar than prove them in a bedroom.
(Women) If men attract you at all, they'll probably be disastrously the wrong sort.


SHERIFF, MARION, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN:
If you are not living a happy life the cause is within yourself. You are a rebel with a trace of spoilt child about you. You value truth above morality, but you are reasonably tolerant of those who disagree with you.
(Men) any problems you have are not likely to be centred in sex.
(Women) Despite your experience and intelligence you are a bad judge of men.


SHERIFF, MARION, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN:
You claim to be a realist or even a cynic, but you are more emotional and romantic and truthful.
(Men) although you are by no means inhibited, your amorous adventures are as much a matter of fantasy as fact.
(Women) You have been hurt in the past by men - or perhaps a particular man and will probably let it happen again.


SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, ROBIN, MARION:
Not a moralising pattern, but...
(Men) You share with many other men the idea that most women are fickle and inferior to men. Perhaps a view that you got from your father? Or as a reaction to a domineering mother?
(Women) You have a pretty poor opinion of yourself, haven't you?


SHERIFF, LITTLE JOHN, MARION, ROBIN:
You have a confused, immature sense of values. You are erratic an stubborn, and inclined to get angry or sulk when you don't get your own way. But at least you are not a moral hypocrite.
(Men) "Love 'em and leave 'em" is the motto of a man who is basically afraid of women.
(Women) Perhaps you would rather be a man than a woman?


MARION, SHERIFF, ROBIN, LITTLE JOHN:
Associate morality with honest and truth more than with religious values.
You are impulsive and somewhat unpredictable.
(Men) We suspect that you are a would-be lover rather than a very successful one.
(Women) You are a realist and a revel, a defender of women's rights. You like men but despise weak ones.

so there, how did it go?

ciao.
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Word Of The Wolf today is intrepid \in-TREP-id\,
adjective:
Fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

"Who dares to take on the intrepid mujahiddeen in hand-to-hand combat? These men believe they enter heaven upon death!"

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Intrepid comes from Latin intrepidus, "calm," from in-, "not" + trepidus, "anxious, disturbed." Synonyms: daring, dauntless, heroic, resolute, stalwart, valiant.

Top 11 Breakup Songs Of All Time

let us commemorate valentine's day with a list of the top ten most powerful breakup songs of all time. please leave a comment if you think your song deserves to be in this list and do post a critique of why you think my selection is rubbish. here they are now in order of greatness;

1. Tracks Of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
2. Without You - Mariah Carey (originally written by Badfinger!)
3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
4. I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi
5. Every Breath You Take - Police
6. U Oughtta Know - Alanis Morissette
7. Don't Speak - No Doubt
8. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
9. Janji Tinggal Janji - KRU
10.Knowing Me, Knowing You - ABBA
11.Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler


happy valentine's for those who bother.

ciao.
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Word Of The Wolf today is discursive \dis-KUR-siv\,

adjective:
1. Passing from one topic to another; ranging over a wide field; digressive; rambling.
2. Utilizing, marked by, or based on analytical reasoning -- contrasted with intuitive.

"When prompted on her plans for Valentine's, some might have said that her discursive manner of speech was mere bubbliness but others would contest it as a sign of insecurity."

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Discursive comes from Latin discurrere, "to run in different directions, to run about, to run to and fro," from dis-, "apart, in different directions" + currere, "to run."

Happy New Year!

the 9th of february just past was a strange coincidence of three somewhat special events -the first day of chinese new year, ash wednesday and also the day this wolf was born 23 years ago.

tonight, while laughter and song fills the air, i just wanna take this time out to remember my good friend, my teacher and most of all, my brother.

in ever lovin memory of darren kang -it sure ain't the same without you, bro.

ciao.

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Word Of The Wolf today is disconsolate \dis-KON-suh-lut\,

adjective:
1. Being beyond consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited; hopelessly sad; comfortless; filled with grief; as, a bereaved and disconsolate parent.
2. Inspiring dejection; saddening; cheerless; as, the disconsolate darkness of the winter nights.

"For I know that far away from here, there are disconsolate people who feel more than just a stab of regret -the people who mourn his death still."
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Disconsolate comes from Medieval Latin disconsolatus, from Latin dis- + consolatus, past participle of consolari, to console, from com-, intensive prefix + solari, to comfort, to soothe, to relieve.

One Eye Open

For those who are never asleep;
pity them!
for they have no rest,

for those who are never awake;
pity them!
for they know too little,

but for those who are neither nor;
pity them a thousand times more!
for theirs is a fate of eternal thought
forever in faith,
forever in flaw.


(circa Autumn 2002, date unknown)
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Word Of The Wolf today is supplant \suh-PLANT\,

transitive verb:
1. To take the place of (another), especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics; as, a rival supplants another.
2. To take the place of and serve as a substitute for.

"These dark days only see one evil supplanting another in my mind."

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Supplant derives from Latin supplantare, "to put one's foot under another, to throw down a person by tripping up his heels," from sub-, "under"+ plantare, "to stamp the ground with the foot," from planta, "the sole of the foot."

I Fight The Weather

yesterday the bbc promised me sunshine but all i see today are these bastard yorkshire clouds. i am extremely miserable at the moment.

you see, we all know that science says sunlight on your skin produces the nutrition that makes you happy along with other sources such as fish liver oil, chocolate etc. but havin no sunlight at all is just a pain in the anus. i wonder, are there happy people in siberia or reykjavik? there must be. still it makes no damned difference to me because i am malaysian and i see more sunlight in a week back home than i do in an entire england year.

in yorkshire, we have more than six minutes of sunshine in a winter's day. just the other day i witnessed approximately eight minutes of it, i swear. however, some ungrateful people still complain -the people who bury themselves in the ground every winter to hibernate like freshwater fish during a dry season. their spouses or children usually wake them up come spring. you know, splash on some water, acme-like thing they do in the roadrunner cartoons.

as for me, i have a very standard routine. in the mornin, i'd wake and before i have my cigarette, i'd use the lighter to thaw the ice around my eyelashes and also between my fingers and toes. next, i'd open the room door and use a shovel to clear the snow to make a path to the bathroom. there, i'd take my mornin piss but i always have to make sure the water in the toilet bowl is slightly warm for if not, my piss may crystallise upon contact and freeze all the way up to my john thomas. it's true, i have a video proof. movin on, i'd take a shower by scaldin myself with boiling water. yes, it's necessary for the cold. all nice and clean and burnt, i'd then put on my eskimo suit i imported off ebay iceland. six inches of pure whale blubber. aaaaaahhh what a fuzzy warm feelin... the evil winter cannot reach me now!

sometimes, you might have to stick your arm in the oven or the fireplace because your blood gets frozen in your sleep. i got this on a nationwide advertisement on telly, a short-term fix really, if you couldn't get medical help immediately. you see, the problem is the NHS ambulances take too long to come because they're usually frozen at the wheels. the medics also have to worry about defreezin blocks of petrol formed overnight in the tank.

these days, the people from the morgue are makin mornin rounds on every street to collect the people who died overnight. smart businessmen they are. if you have more than one family member dead you get a family discount too, but you must show identification.

so you see, amidst these appallin conditions, it's very important to pray to the good lord for your safety and wellbein every day. you never know the hour for when an unexpected gust of wind may blow through that two inch gap at the window and your lungs might spontaneously freeze and you die of instant suffocation as you are innocently makin a cup of latte macchiato. and you haven't even added the sugar.

i pray everyday.

ciao.

p/s comin soon: a poem inspired from the bastard cold of yorkshire titled I Fight The Weather! watch this space!
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Word Of The Wolf today is sagacious \suh-GAY-shus\,

adjective:

Of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; shrewd; wise.

"The hapless students of Sheffield, sagacious as they are in so many an academic field, failed to pay heed to Weylin's simple warning about the blizzard, thereupon dying from the cold on the way to the University."

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Sagacious derives from Latin sagax, "keen; shrewd; clever."