Sunday, 6 September 2015

Hmmmm... Say what?

A college student was taking a course in ornithology, the study of birds. The night before the biggest test of the semester, he spent all night studying. He had the textbook nearly memorized. He knew his class notes backward and forward. He was ready.


The morning of the test, he entered the auditorium and took a seat in the front row. On the table in the front was a row of ten stuffed birds. Each bird had a sack covering its body, and only the legs were showing. When class started, the professor announced that the students were to identify each bird by looking at its legs and give its common name, species, habitat, mating habits, etc.


The poor student looked at each of the birds' legs. They all looked the same to him. He started to get angry. He had stayed up all night studying for this test and now he had to identify birds by their LEGS? The more he thought about the situation, the angrier he got.

Finally he reached his boiling point. He stood up, marched up to the professor's desk, crumpled up his exam paper and threw it on the desk. "What a ridiculous test!" he told the professor. "How could anyone tell the difference between these birds by looking at their legs? This exam is the biggest rip-off I've ever seen!"

With that, he turned and stormed toward the exit. The professor was a bit shocked, and it took him a moment to regain his composure. Then, just as the student was about to walk out the door, the professor shouted out, "Wait a minute, young man, what's your name?"

The furious student turned around, pulled up his pant legs and hollered, "You tell me, professor! You tell me!"


Friday, 4 September 2015

Say cheese!

Amy sent us these very imaginative, very funny photos. Thanks, Amy!
















Oops! I didn't post yesterday and missed 1smartcanerican's birthday. Happy birthday, dear friend! I hope these lovely fruity cakes will make up for my memory lapse...







Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Swimming pretty

One of the passions of my niece's deceased husband was his tropical fish tank. It's quite large, over 7 feet long! There's a nice variety of fish and corals. I found it very relaxing to watch them.




A couple of Nemos:

 
The red fish with crazy eyes was nicknamed Charles Manson. There have been several of them. When they die, they're quickly replaced because they are my niece's favourite fish.



This prawn is a good friend of the big fish with blue lipstick. He vacuum cleans his friend very carefully, to keep his scales and skin pristine. The fish is normally a dull blue colour, but when the cleaning is in progress, he turns a brilliant silver.



The pictures were taken with the iPad, so the quality is not very good, but they'll have to do for now. Dora will post my camera and other bits very soon. I can't remember what's in the memory card!

Monday, 31 August 2015

Hahahahahahaha!


I forgot my camera in Miami. Dora is going to post it to me, then I can see what's in the memory card and decide it it's worth sharing... In the meantime... Hahahahahahaha!

Saturday, 29 August 2015

First meal I cooked after getting back home

I'll post photos I took in Miami after I've recovered from the jetlag. In the meantime, here's our first lunch together since I arrived back home: 




Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Last full day in Miami

I'm flying back home tomorrow... Time flies when you're having fun, and a lot of fun I had with my wonderful family and our lovely CC. I missed Peter and the cats, can't wait to hug them all. Here's an Irish joke to keep us smiling: