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[explodi]

I have been all over Mali, there are lots of mud huts and swollen bellied children. I have seen evidence of Aarvarks but it remains unconfirmed. Timbuktu is lovely but a bit hot. Djenn has a famous mosq, and open latrine streets. Bamako is an insane chaos of activity. Everyone wants to sell me tat for a months salary. Do they think I am completely

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[daimonos]

Your oldest daughter has just scribbled all over the dining room walls, and has taken to screaming to get her way. How do you discipline her?

Heh well she's six on Tuesday so it's not that likely any more - and she really, really should know better. Access to all pens, pencils, crayons, art supplies etc would be revoked for probably about a month. Access to the wii would be lost for about a fortnight. Pocket money would be forfeited, possibly to cover the cost of new paint, if required. (At a pound a week, that could be quite a few months' worth!) She can stay in her room until she stops screaming. Once a suitable apology is given we can talk about whatever gave her to do such a thing in the first place. I think that about covers it :-)

Picaso = good, Dali = shit.I saw a load of Dali originals in Melbourne once. They were technically amazing, and much richer in colour than the crappy prints one sees on student walls. The melting clocks and ants and stuff are rubbish, you're right, but he had real talent nonetheless