Tuesday, 17 September 2013

A vet with a sense of fun

Shapeshifterbelly found some funny signs for a vet clinic:



Thank you, SSB.

Monday, 16 September 2013

A lovely house

I was going through my pictures when I came across some photos of my sister's house in Brazil. It's small but perfectly formed. She designed it herself and lived in it for many happy years. Alas, she sold it and moved to Miami (all her daughters live there), where she now lives in what can only be described as a box...









Sunday, 15 September 2013

Obsolete words - The true meanings

I hope you agree with me, but I think the overall winner of our silly competition is View. Everybody came up with some very funny definitions, but View was on a roll!

Congratulations to all who took part.


Kench - To laugh loudly (LOL!)
Ludibrious - Subject of mockery, butt of the joke
Jollux - A fat person
Freck - To move swiftly and nimbly
Groak - To watch silently while others eat, hoping to be invited to join in
Spermologer - A collector of trivia, gossipmonger
With squirrel - Yes, you guessed: Pregnant

[Once upon a time, there was a ludibrious woman who claimed to be with squirrel. It turned out she was with cushion...]

Saturday, 14 September 2013

So cute when angry?



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I'll post the results of the (hilarious) obsolete words competition tomorrow. That way, whoever missed yesterday's post would still to be able to come up with their own definitions and/or sentences.

Friday, 13 September 2013

Obsolete words competition


You all know how much I love words... I came across some really weird old words and thought of our silly competitions, as we haven't had one for a while.

Write a witty definition for each of the following words, put them in a sentence, the usual stuff. And remember: No googling!

1) Kench
2) Ludibrious
3) Jollux
4) Freck
5) Groak
6) Spermologer
7) With squirrel

Enjoy!

Thursday, 12 September 2013

Intriguing black & white photo

I like how the birds and their shadows form an uneven pattern. The photo is by Alexei Bednij. There are other examples of his work HERE.


Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Sharing

Mrsgunka sent us another good joke. Thank you, MrsG.

The old man placed an order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink. He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half in front of his wife.


He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife.

He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them . As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people around them were looking over and whispering. Obviously they were thinking, 'That poor old couple - all they can afford is one meal for the two of them.'



As the man began to eat his fries a young man came to the table and politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple. The old man said they were just fine - they were used to sharing everything.

People closer to the table noticed the little old lady hadn't eaten a bite. She sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.

Again, the young man came over and begged them to let him buy another meal for them. This time the old woman said 'No, thank you, we are used to sharing everything.'

Finally, as the old man finished and was wiping his face neatly with the napkin, the young man again came over to the little old lady who had yet to eat a single bite of food and asked 'What is it you are waiting for?'










'The teeth!"

Tuesday, 10 September 2013

Birds everywhere!

GrannyJ sent us this spectacular video. It was filmed in Ireland and it shows a murmuration of starlings. I hope the video plays properly. If not, you may watch it HERE. Thank you, GrannyJ.

Monday, 9 September 2013

So simple, so beautiful

Last night my brother posted this photo on Facebook. He took it from the window of his apartment in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I like it a lot.


Sunday, 8 September 2013

Rare Ming vase

View sent us this video of the auction of a very expensive Ming vase. Auctions can be quite tense, as you will see... Thank you, View.

Saturday, 7 September 2013

This is a painting, believe it or not...


Voglio farte un regalo

This picture was posted on Facebook, described as an oil painting by Italian artist Giuseppe Muscio. I googled the artist and found out that it's not a photograph.

There are other paintings on the site, but the one above really surprised me.

Friday, 6 September 2013

Bye bye summer

We went to the beach yesterday and we reckon it may have been our last visit this year... The place was more or less deserted. The children have gone back to school and the tourists have returned to their homes. There were only a bunch of old people scattered around and we were probably the youngest people there.

The beach on a busy day

The bar will remain open until October, so we might go for a drink and give the swimming a miss. While we were sitting by the bar, Peter noticed some "ducks" coming out of the water. I didn't think they looked like ducks, so I went a bit closer to investigate. They were Canadian geese. We'll know summer is officially over when they fly away in their neat formation.

Summer took a while to get going this year, but it was a good one. Our potatoes didn't disappoint and the tomatoes were very tasty. We definitely deserved some decent weather and a few garden treats after the wettest spring in recent memory!

The "young" couple

Thursday, 5 September 2013

Mirror mirror...

View sent us this funny video. Enjoy! Thanks, View.

Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Lots of dogs, a car and a birthday

Amy and View sent us this video:



It reminded me of another commercial, so I searched for it:



They're both very well done...

Thank you, Amy and View.

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Today it's 1smartcanerican's birthday!


Have a very special day, dear friend.

Monday, 2 September 2013

Shepherd's delight

I took this photo at 9 pm last night and remembered the rhymes:

In Great Britain and Ireland:

"Red sky at night, shepherd's delight.
Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning."

There's a slightly different version in North America:

"Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning.
Red sky at night, sailor's delight."


I don't now about the shepherds, but I was delighted this morning! We should have some very nice weather all this week...

Sunday, 1 September 2013

Yes, women do have a sense of humour...

The majority of the readers of this blog are women and the jokes tend to have an unfavourable outcome where men are concerned. View sent us this funny list of classes for women and I'm sure we'll be able to have a good laugh! Thanks, View.

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Men Teaching Classes for Women at
THE ADULT LEARNING CENTER

REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED
By December 29, 2013

NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM.

Class 1
Up in Winter, Down in Summer - How to Adjust a Thermostat
Step by Step, with Slide Presentation.
Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hrs beginning at 7:00 PM..

Class 2
Which Takes More Energy - Putting the Toilet Seat Down, or Bitching About It for 3 Hours?
Round Table Discussion.
Meets 2 weeks, Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours.


Class 3
Fundamental Differences Between a Purse and a Suitcase-- Pictures and Explanatory Graphics.
Meets Saturdays at 2:00 PM for 3 weeks.

Class 4
Curling Irons--Can They Levitate and Fly Into The Bathroom Cabinet?
Examples on Video.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM

Class 5
How to Ask Questions During Commercials and Be Quiet During the Program
Help Line Support and Support Groups.
Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00 PM

Class 6
Can a Bath Be Taken Without 14 Different Kinds of Soaps and Shampoos?
Open Forum ..
Monday at 8:00 PM, 2 hours.

Class 7
Health Watch--They Make Medicine for PMS - USE IT!
Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 8
I Was Wrong and He Was Right!--Real Life Testimonials.
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM Location to be determined.

Class 9
How to Parallel Park In Less Than 20 Minutes Without an Insurance Claim.
Driving Simulations.
4 weeks, Saturday's noon, 2 hours.

Class 10
Learning to Live--How to Apply Brakes Without Throwing Passengers Through the Windshield.
Tuesdays at 7:00 PM, location to be determined

Class 11
How to Shop by Yourself.
Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.

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Friday, 30 August 2013

Late late post!

I'm sorry it's so late. We've been out all day, doing a million and one things...

I'll stay with the cat theme. Our son Paul, who lives in Australia, keeps posting cat things on Facebook and I keep saving them!


Thursday, 29 August 2013