To think there's nothing wrong with being lazy.

[bran]

It's just one of those character traits, like being a morning person or an evening person, or not liking broccoli, or being good at maths.

Who will join me - I'm lazy and I'm proud.

But I want to make laziness aspirational, glazed eyes and mouth open is not aspirational.

I need a put down that subtly conveys that only the truly cool are lazy, people who do things are just trying too hard.

Can it be aspirational? Sounds like hard work.

Ok then - 'take a chill pill maaaaaannn'

Mrs DKR - that would mean getting up off the sofa

Oh god i would have totally understood if i'd remembered to concentrate [glazes back over, in a cool way]

Contemplating just a small amount of washing up is like psyching myself up for the north face of the Eiger. My child is bathed so little, he eventually self-cleans.

The Edwardians had a profound, lyrical sense of the beauty of total idleness. They weren't ashamed of it at all. It was a fashion statement to be bone idle.

WE MUST FIND A WORD TO DESCRIBE IT!!!!!!

God, I'm worn out now.

Some one do the research and get back to us.

No, that is what you say to overly energetic people.

Can't be arsed to reply.

I've actually got this book on how to be idle - seriously, it looks great, but i haven't got round to reading it yet.

Boco, I actually snorted with laughter that you are essentially too idle to read a book that tells you how to be idle.

I've got the 'How to be Free' one by the same author but also have not been arsed to read yet. Was on radio, serialsed. It may be intented as a comedy, but made perfect sense to me.

This man is making millions telling us how to be idle ?

I'm pretty sure he doesn't make millions. He runs a magazine called The Idler. Makes perfect sense to me too - it's about having a better quality of life but with fewer resources and slower pace - not needing to acquire stuff all the time, - an anarchist basically.

Must get round to reading it. If only i could find the time.

Bran, dear Bran ... you had the energy to snort?

I'm lazy as well. the idler. i think there's also the website. I have the idler's guide to100 crap towns.

It used up the last reserves of my strength rabbleraiser, I had to fetch my emergency supply of G&B Maya Gold and sit very still contemplating my dire laundry situation.

Oh bran- you're contemplating? You need to lose the work ethic, my poor sweetie. Comtemplating is exhausting in the extreme.

I need to go to bed but can't be bothered to get up...

Ha ha, MDKR. I think you have it by a whisker

You know that feeling where you wish you could press a button and be ready for bed, teeth cleaned, face washed etc? That is me now...

I've always admire the word pootle. To pootle all day must be a fine thing.

And our anthem should be the song:-

'I'm busily doing nothing,
working the whole day through,
trying to find lots of things
not to do.'

Naaaah, that still implies some sort of effort.

My sister and I sometimesa have weekends away. We are 'Pootle and Bimble' because that is what we do all weekend!

Cleaning of teeth? Washing of faces?

What unseemly activity ....

It gets worse Scummy, I may actually be forced to do something about the laundry. My new washing machine was supposed to be delivered on Friday but didn't turn up, John Lewis are being vague in the extreme about the whole thing. It's either loads of handwashing or a trip to the laundrette, I can't decide which is less effort.

Are you pootle or bimble?