You British are indeed audacious

[JPaul]

No, i'm pretty sure having arms and legs is more a natural norm and less a societal norm.

I do apologise for not making myself clear. By "Societal norm" I meant what society views as normal, not whether the form of Alison Lapper is "naturally normal." I thought that would be evident from the context, but maybe I was mistaken.

I understood, I thought it a good post.

[Carcinus]

No, i'm pretty sure having arms and legs is more a natural norm and less a societal norm.

i'd say it's unnatural. no offence to her, but most of the people i know have arms

It's not usual in the way that most people have arms. It's unnatural in the way that her condition is a direct result of a man made drug. I'm taking about the perception of society that it's uncomfortable to flagrently display and celebrate a body which has a different form from that to which we are used to.

[JPaul]

I'm taking about the perception of society that it's uncomfortable to flagrently display and celebrate a body which has a different form from that to which we are used to.

That sentence made me a wee bit dizzy.

I think it may have been the "...form from that to which we are used to." section.

Are you a football pundit, at all.

[HeavyMetalParkingLot]

This lady needs a statue as well, she had a child as well:

[Carcinus]

I'm taking about the perception of society that it's uncomfortable to flagrently display and celebrate a body which has a different form from that to which we are used to.

That sentence made me a wee bit dizzy.

I think it may have been the "...form from that to which we are used to." section.

Are you a football pundit, at all.

:Bingo caller in training:

Yeh I knew it had two left feet when I wrote it, but I'm all high from watching the most amazing piece of theatre ever tonight so couldn't be bothered to think about words.

[JPaul]

That sentence made me a wee bit dizzy.

I think it may have been the "...form from that to which we are used to." section.

Are you a football pundit, at all.

:Bingo caller in training:

Yeh I knew it had two left feet when I wrote it, but I'm all high from watching the most amazing piece of theatre ever tonight so couldn't be bothered to think about words.

Thinking about words is sometimes the wrong way to go. Particularly for an environmental control officer.

Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.

[Cheese]

Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.

Carmen Miranda :sage:

[Carcinus]

:Bingo caller in training:

Yeh I knew it had two left feet when I wrote it, but I'm all high from watching the most amazing piece of theatre ever tonight so couldn't be bothered to think about words.

Thinking about words is sometimes the wrong way to go. Particularly for an environmental control officer.

Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.

I am not an environmental control officer.

I saw a balletic production of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, orchestrated by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. It was amazing and I recommend it to anyone, even those not normally into dancing/opera/theatre. It sent shivers down my spine and left me totally exhilarated. Absolutely Awesome And Astounding.

[Carcinus]

Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.

Carmen Miranda :sage:

Shut it, Peasant.

[JPaul]

Thinking about words is sometimes the wrong way to go. Particularly for an environmental control officer.

Which theatre piece did you see, is it something we would be familiar with.

I am not an environmental control officer.

I saw a balletic production of Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, orchestrated by the Royal Ballet Sinfonia and performed by the Birmingham Royal Ballet. It was amazing and I recommend it to anyone, even those not normally into dancing/opera/theatre. It sent shivers down my spine and left me totally exhilarated. Absolutely Awesome And Astounding.

For plebs, think "Music From The Omen"

I would have loved that btw. Even if the choreography was pish I could have listened to the music.

Did I tell you Mrs JP and I have tickets to see Pavarotti (sp) on his farewell tour.