Sunday, 6 November 2011

Laughing is the best medicine...

We haven't had jokes for a while. Here's a treat: Two cartoons from mrsgunka, a joke from Hunnybee and another from Shapeshifterbelly.



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Grandma and Grandpa were visiting their kids overnight.

When Grandpa found a bottle of Viagra in his son's medicine cabinet, he asked about using one of the pills.

The son said, "I don't think you should take one Dad; they're very strong and very expensive."

"How much?" asked Grandpa.

"$10 a pill," answered the son.

"I don't care," said Grandpa, "I'd still like to try one, and before we leave in the morning, I'll put the money under the pillow."

Later the next morning, the son found $110 under the pillow. He called Grandpa and said, "I told you each pill was $10, not $110.

"I know," said Grandpa. "The hundred is from Grandma!"

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A woman found out that her dog could hardly hear, so she took it to the veterinarian.

The vet found that the problem was hair in the dog's ears.,He cleaned both ears, and the dog could then hear fine.

The vet then proceeded to tell the woman that, if she wanted to keep this from recurring, she should go to the store and get some "Nair" hair remover and rub it in the dog's ears once a month.

So she went went to the store to buy some "Nair" hair remover.

At the register, the pharmacist told her, "If you're going to use this under your arms, don't use deodorant for a few days."

The woman said, "I'm not using it under my arms."

The pharmacist said, "If you're using it on your legs, don't use body lotion for a couple of days."

She replied, "I'm not using it on my legs either. If you must know, I'm using it on my Schnauzer."

The pharmacist said, "Well, in that case, stay off your bicycle for about a week."

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Thank you, girls!

Quitting pays off


UK's Daily Mail:

Rebekah Brooks received a £1.7m cash payment, a chauffeur-driven limousine and a London office after quitting as chief-executive of News International, it was revealed today.

The former News of the World editor stood down at the height of the phone hacking scandal and was arrested days later.

Ms Brooks, 43, resigned as director of 23 companies related to News International after standing down from her post in July but received a bumper payout, the Observer revealed.

As part of the deal she was also given use of a limo and an office in the centre of London for the next two years. Its location has not been revealed amid fears for her safety.

She started out as a secretary at the News of the World and is a favourite of Rupert Murdoch.


Quitting and then making vast amounts of money... Rupert Murdoch... A recurring theme?

Saturday, 5 November 2011

Lac de Bournazel

There are numerous lakes in our region and this is one of the most picturesque. Lac de Bournazel covers 35 hectares of beauty, peace and quiet. We visited it yesterday. Billy enjoyed using the rustic sports equipment dotted around one of the margins of the lake. Peter and I preferred a gentle walk, taking some photos along the way.



A pensive blogger, looking at the landscape, totally unaware of the camera...




We came across some pretty poisonous stuff.




 Billy likes to keep fit, wherever he is:




Lac de Bournazel looks just as spectacular in winter. This is an old photo, when the lake was almost entirely frozen:


We were lucky with the weather yesterday. It was overcast, but fairly warm and dry. Today it's absolutely miserable, with buckets of rain and quite chilly!

Thursday, 3 November 2011

Funny dog pictures

Grammy97 sent me a great collection of doggie photos. Enjoy!












Thank you, Grammy!