tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765201235054773644.post4037105667662205423..comments2024-03-26T22:37:28.192+00:00Comments on The Hearth of Mopsus: Who Is Sent My WayWeepingCrosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00220836185673764089noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765201235054773644.post-30034556549811190752016-11-18T10:46:16.900+00:002016-11-18T10:46:16.900+00:00Thanks for excellent new epithet!Thanks for excellent new epithet!confoundedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123124640420465369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765201235054773644.post-4699221048097121762016-11-17T13:48:53.734+00:002016-11-17T13:48:53.734+00:00Ah yes, I had indeed heard that. Some years ago a ...Ah yes, I had indeed heard that. Some years ago a baptism couple came to see me and the father gave his 'rank, profession or occupation' as 'Sky engineer' which made me boggle a bit until he explained carefully as to a child that he worked for Sky and installed satellite TV systems. Since then I've always used that title as a description for someone with unrealistic plans and ideas about the future, as in, 'Derek's a nice bloke, but he's a bit of a sky engineer'.WeepingCrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220836185673764089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765201235054773644.post-34920668400090184932016-11-17T09:37:59.478+00:002016-11-17T09:37:59.478+00:00Ref Air Cadets, no doubt you know the old services...Ref Air Cadets, no doubt you know the old services slang for a padre in the forces, a "sky pilot?"confoundedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123124640420465369noreply@blogger.com