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.