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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 16, 2019 20:32:52 GMT
Ohhhhhhhh, Chuff! I'm sure Dees was only trying to be friendly........... My dad was the twit. Don't know what he thought he was doing. Blinkin' eck, Chuff............. gutsy, though, or what? Have you now got to do a double-shift of hospital visits for check-ups? One day you, the next day papa? Remember Storm wotsit, before the recent one called Gareth? (F.....F......F........ Fiona, perhaps???? Can't remember)...... Anyway, remember that one? Blew the whole roof clean off the shed where Mellors keeps all his tools, etc. ----- Guess what - Mr Surf was all set to get on the roof to try to put it back, the daft bat. I said to him "Crispin, if you even attempt to get on the roof I'll knock you right off again and then break both your legs myself." He got the message and I rang the people who'd originally supplied it about 15 years ago and they popped right over and did the necessary. - Otherwise, Chuff, you and I might have been regularly meeting for Afternoon Tea in the North Staffs attendants' cafeteria round about now….. PS: Having said that, it's just occurred to me that Crispy's got to go back to the stripy place tomorrow for a check-up on his broken hand following their X-raying it last week. It's all GO, innit……
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 8, 2019 18:12:53 GMT
Raking the millions in................ Paying for my profligacy murf when doing the remodelling , those solid gold bathtaps don't come cheap Oh, tell me about it! As you know, those here at Château Murph are similar but have 'hot', 'cold', 'warm' and 'just right' spelled out in diamonds.....
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Post by murphthesurf on Apr 5, 2019 6:50:29 GMT
This is a tragedy. I know several people who work there. Dudson was still a family firm, being run by the 8th generation of the Dudson family. A leading and highly respected manufacturer of hotel wares, over 60% of their production went to export and they won many awards for this. We all know about the avalanche of cheap and horrible china from the Far East, but that doesn't tell the whole story. Surely it was Dudson management's failure to plan, invest and innovate, and create products at competitive prices that people wanted to buy. That's what caused Spode to collapse ten years ago, but at the other end of the market. I see the brand name and intellectual property have already been sold to Churchill (which makes a lot of its products in the Far East), so it sounds like Dudson management had already wrapped this up some time ago without letting on to their employees.Yes, that exactly what the union said. No consultation nor nothing. Just came into work to be told it’s overI feel so deeply sorry for the workforce - no doubt loyal, hardworking and talented pottery staff AS EVER, because that's how ALL pottery workers have ALWAYS been - it's been built into Stoke-on-Trent people's DNA for centuries - it's what gives us our spirit and strength of character and makes us the stalwarts we are. How truly dreadful for the workers, and what a terrible shock - they'll feel as though they've had their guts ripped out. It's just awful. It said on the TV news that there are some families whose members all work for Dudsons, so that now the whole family are suddenly out of work. I hope they'll all get some sort of help from somewhere. If it's true, to quote Auntie and Bathy, that the Dudson management had already wrapped this up some time ago without letting on to their employees, then all members of 'the Dudson management' responsible want bloody shooting - what a conniving, cruel, selfish bunch. It makes me feel as though I wish I'd got the Coates family's billions so I could buy the place and set all the workforce right back on again + get new management to run it. I know a lot of us will be thinking the same thing. Oh, it also said on the TV that the workforce will have to apply to the Government for redundancy payments - I don't know about that sort of thing - is that what usually happens? The workers must be shell-shocked enough, without having to worry about going through all that - I wonder how long it will be before they get paid anything?
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France
Apr 1, 2019 20:23:56 GMT
Post by murphthesurf on Apr 1, 2019 20:23:56 GMT
Seems a bit heavy handed. I would not have thought that many French citizens would support the French Police/ government backing for it. No coverage or even a mention in British media (yet again). No criticism from our masters in Brussels (yet again). Coming to a town near you soon ? Macron really is a snide, evil little b*st*rd, isn't he? A shameless, despicable little coward - hides in the background and authorises his extreme thugs to do his dirty work and makes sure (? in conjunction with WHOM?) that the news coverage of it all, and especially the calls for Frexit, is suppressed from publication by the international news agencies. The few bits of film footage we are managing to see is worse than shocking - it's like what you'd almost expect to see in a third-world country where anarchy reigns. Can you imagine the British police behaving like that to the public? And there's always about 20 of them to one member of the public, whether male or female, young or old. Surely to God such violence would never happen in the UK, unless there were literally to be a full-scale battle/riot with the public acting the way the French police are? It's all too unbelievably horrendous for words. Welcome to 21st century France. Wouldn't it be great if the French police somehow found the guts to join together in protest against how they're being ordered to act and start refusing to treat the public with such brutality?
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 29, 2019 10:53:17 GMT
Evenin' Cheesy, I thought of you today when the BBC news was on - did you see it? How do Murph. The mythology of Odin's two Ravens being his spies, scanning the land for news/gossip is great imagery, and true{ish}. Ravens and Norse Mythology Inspired by Cheesy's great quote, this morning's get-together will feature the above as I've just found these interesting (copy/paste) snippets - which I've listed in the first half - which I hadn't heard before and thought our regular team of Fluffy contributors might like. We'll break for coffee halfway through, so, if you're all sitting comfortably: Actual involvement - Norse people and ravens 'It’s no coincidence that Huginn and Muninn, a pair of almighty ravens, were hatched from Norse culture. Not only are ravens powerful and common symbols in Norse folklore, they played an important role in the everyday life of Norse people, too.
Perhaps the first link between Norse people and ravens was their eating habits. Early Norse people were hunters and gatherers, while ravens were carrion feeders. A clever raven might trail a hunter for a day, and when he made a kill, invite himself to the feast. Likewise, a hungry hunter might notice a raven circling in the sky and follow it to a ready meal. In this way, a primitive bond may have formed between Norse people and ravens.
As time went by and Norse civilization advanced, people began embarking on the famous sea voyages that would win Norse culture a glorious place in history—and they took their allies, the ravens, with them. Just as ravens once guided the Norse people to food, they were now relied upon to guide their boats to land. The mighty birds were carried in cages on Viking ships. At regular intervals, they were taken from their cages and tossed into the sea breeze to scout out the boat’s surroundings. If the bird found land, it would head that way instead of returning to the ship. If it didn’t find land, it would return to the ship.
Because they played such an important role in the everyday lives of Norse people, ravens began to be revered by the people.'
Isn't that amazing about the seafaring stuff! Coffee break now - please be back in 15 minutes. And now the Mythology: Huginn and Muninn 'Huginn and Muninn are a pair of ravens who, in Norse mythology, are enlisted in Odin’s service. The birds depart every morning at dawn to fly around the Norse world, Midgard. At dinner, they return to their perches on Odin’s shoulders and tell him what they have seen.
Physically speaking, Huginn and Muninn don’t have much to set them apart from your garden variety raven. They are large, ominous looking birds with inky black feathers and big, sharp beaks. Their powerful wings can lift them high into the sky, while their beady eyes allow them to make out the landscape below in vivid detail.
Although Huginn and Muninn might look like common ravens, they have been endowed by Odin with wonderful powers. First, the birds are able to fly the entire world of Midgard in a single day. Second, they have the ability to understand, and even speak in, the language of men. Third, they have extremely shrewd minds and wonderful powers of observation. The ravens are no mere spies for Odin; they are important advisors and confidants too.
Huginn and Muninn can also accompany Odin into battle, where they inform him of his enemy’s movements and help him guide and heal his horse.'And that concludes it for this morning, folks. Please put your chairs back tidily - and don't leave any of your backpacks unattended because the Six Towns Bomb Squad guys (AKA 'The Finest in the Land') are getting "right fed up" of dismantling packets of cheese sarnies. mythology.net/norse/norse-creatures/huginn-and-muninn/
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 28, 2019 21:02:28 GMT
Chatting to Telford just reminded me of this one. At a Cult gig in 1986 ish, wrecking away in the pit. A chap went down on the floor in front of me, so I put my hands out to help him up as you do. Rather than grab my hands, though, he grabbed my thumbs & dislocated both of them. Tw4t. I missed the second half of the gig thanks to him, being tended to by paramedics. Hope the pain & tears didn’t smudge your Robert Smith mascara🧟♀️ He uses the waterproof stuff, Bathy. Same sort that I've worn to matches for the last 3 years.......
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 6, 2019 8:30:17 GMT
Errrrrggggghhhh! They give me the creeps....... Hej, musik! Are we allowed to ask why you have a (I love it) pic of the North Staffs Hotel as your AV? At a guess, did you come to Stoke-on-Trent by train, for a footie match, so this was the first S-o-T scene you ever saw when you got off it and left the railway station? I'm being a detective now, you realise............ Correct. You were spot on here!At the time it was a ****-ranked hotel. Now I see it has fallen to a ***. Nevertheless, I think it still seems priceworthy. Btw, I have no trouble staying in *-ranked or unrated places either.😁 Tack! Jag tror att jag är en bättre detektiv än Barnaby!
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 4, 2019 20:59:35 GMT
Coo - what about it, then! Storm Freya, yesterday. A bit worse than 'rough'. Snow in Scotland & Cumbria + 80 mph winds in Wales. Well, I don't know about Wales, but they were certainly whippin' round 'ere like veritable buggery (comme on dit) yesterday evening - it was borderin' on terrifying to listen to, and at one point I almost thought the famous Château Murph battlements were going to end up in the moat All stayed intact though, thank krice. Anyone get anything nasty occurring?
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 4, 2019 20:40:10 GMT
Not another "off your tits" party Barth? There are many stories about the Bridge Sighs in Venice(as I’m sure Murph can tell us about from her Circa1971)Some say it’s because of the beholders share of viewing the bridge & sighing. Some that it was because it was prisoners last sight of Venice as they crossed it on their journey from the courts to the the prison.But my favourite is that the monks & nuns crossed the bridge on their way to holy orders of poverty, charity & chastity, so becoming a physical bridge & a metaphysical bridge Well, I never walked over the Bridge of Sighs, Bathy, but I definitely sailed under it, and the only story I've ever heard about how it got its name is the second one you mention - this is apparently because the bridge runs between the former holding cells in the Doge's Palace and a prison, and the story I was told was that the bridge was the last place from which prisoners could see the picturesque city of Venice when being taken to be imprisoned or even executed. I know Lord Byron wrote about the bridge in one of his works. I just took a photo. Probably was still somewhat pickled from that lunchtime, going by the dazzling grin on my face in the pic. Cin-Cin!
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 3, 2019 15:19:23 GMT
Surely no matter how degenerated or depraved your proclivities in life are it's going to be practically impossible to do anything in such an environment. "Why is Dave just sat on the side of the pool cracking one off?" is hardly likely to happen, it would be very difficult to surely get any kind of enjoyment from it while having to then go on various rides, swimming and trying to blend in. 😂 What’s up, haven’t any of you been to a party that’s gone,”Let’s get naked!” Not since Venice, 1971, Bathy, and I didn't then!
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Post by murphthesurf on Feb 22, 2019 10:37:00 GMT
Cliff has left the building.
Is this some sort of confession. By the way, I think that he that shall not be named is alive & well... Re. your latter comment, Bathy, the same thought suddenly crossed my mind on Feb 13th. The 13th…………. how appropriate…….
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Post by murphthesurf on Feb 15, 2019 11:44:40 GMT
This isn't relevant at all - it's not about nuts at all. But it is about diet and how people in other countries view the things that we eat. I met a guy recently that had some very strong views on the things that we eat - he must have been in his 70s, but could have been in his 80s - he looked to be late 50s. This was in Costa Rica. I got to know him quite well - a really lovely bloke. He advocated the quiet life. Don't go chasing riches - peace, health and happiness etc are the keys to most things. He didn't possess a car - but his pride and joy were his bicycle and his donkey! He loved to ride his donkey - made him feel like John Wayne, or so he said. In Central America football is absolutely massive! We think that it is big here, but compared to them it isn't. When you arrive, and they establish that you are from England, the next question is always Where are you from? - Liverpool? Manchester? (They never mention London he he he) You won't believe this! I said that I supported Stoke. He quickly whipped out his phone - hit a few buttons, and we had Tom Jones belting out Delilah! he said Gordan Banks, Stanley Mathews, Denis Smith and sadly, Michael Owen. Anyway - this is about bananas. Apparently they are both a vegetable and a fruit. Buy green bananas - and cook them. They contain vital "stuff" that will protect you from prostate cancer (apparently). Frying green bananas taste the best - but he advocated boiling them (more healthy). He eats them every day. I've often wondered why Lidl sell very green bananas - I just assumed that people buy them so that they last longer. Anyway, I'm going to give it a try. Yellow bananas are also good for you - but as a fruit. Don't cook them obviously. I suppose he didn't mean pop them in tin foil with chocolate buttons in them - and stick em on the BBQ) he also advocated Water Melon - now that I can go along with - I love water melon, sod those honeydew crap things Just something that I experienced recently. EDIT: if anyone is in the slightest way interested - he had more advice on the foods that we eat ... I will be happy to disclose ....
That's a brilliant post, Clem. The first thing that occurred to me was whether they were green bananas, or plantains? I know folks in the Caribbean eat lots of plantains, often thinly sliced & fried like potato crisps, because that's how I first ever heard of them & ate them. I've just Gg'd 'plantains', and amongst the links that came up there was this Wiki one: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking_banana
I tried cooking normal yellow bananas once, yonks ago, in a dessert recipe where they were baked in foil, in their own little bath of Curaçao (the blue liqueur) - however I thought the end result tasted bluddy 'orrible, and the Curaçao bottle's never been touched since and is doubtless still in the back of the cupboard. I should really get it on the Antiques Road Show (or similar) because this must have been at least 35 years ago..... Btw, I've highlighted one line in your post as that's a very important subject and we had a thread on it not too long ago with a number of members making very specific contributions.
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Post by murphthesurf on Jan 18, 2019 23:25:01 GMT
Me an' Sal aren't on that pic, Boss, and neither are Chuff and Dees because when it was being taken we were round the corner, in the pub doing a bit of work on set pieces. Moral, upright citizens, an' all that. ( NOT THE A. STARDUST PIC, the other one. ) I suspect it's mainly the right flank Murph to be honest. And Bath. Exactly what I thought, Boss, but being the quiet, meek and mild type that I am, I just didn't like to say. ( **Dabs brow lightly with dainty lace hankie**)
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France
Jan 6, 2019 13:07:55 GMT
Post by murphthesurf on Jan 6, 2019 13:07:55 GMT
I see the media are all ramping up the doom and gloom predictions to coincide with the return of the shysters to the House of Conmen after their Christmas break. Almost all news bulletins, political programmes, newspapers and internet articles are spouting the same doomsday scenarios of any form of Brexit. No doubt Bliar, Soubry, Starmer and Co have all been recharging their negative batteries during the recess for a full on assault to try to overturn the once in a lifetime (quote the then Prime Minister) "People's vote" and to show a complete disregard for the voters. AOL have been running an article stating how it's 56% now wanting to remain, and have an online poll attached, with the options being May's Deal, No Deal, or Remain - ironically even though the "Leave" vote is spilt over the two options the online poll is showing "Leave" at 51% (May's Deal at 7% or No Deal at 44%) and Remain at 49%, so it would appear little has changed since the referendum, and the figures accurately don't back up the AOL article. Shysters indeed!
Another little pearl they keep trotting out now is to say that 2 million people who voted OUT have since died, so their OUT votes no longer count! **** ME! Whatever will they think of next? I truly don't think there are any depths or dirty tricks they wouldn't sink to. And Blair can **** RIGHT OFF. I'd love to see someone interview Lady Macbeth Anna Soubry live on TV and ask her what she thinks of Frexit ! "Hey - guess what! Now the French people want to leave the EU, too. What's that, Anna? Suddenly stuck for words??????????"
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Post by murphthesurf on Jan 5, 2019 18:51:44 GMT
Chuff, I'm not mucking about now - please get yourself some ECHINACEA tablets...... Thought Echinacea was a type of soil Murphs. It's not one I've ever heard of, Admiral......... (I bet you're kidding! ) Echinacea's a pretty garden flower, with a black centre and mid-pink inverted petals, from which magical little pills are somehow made. I've got them growing in the glorious Château Murph Long Bottom Border, but don't know how to make the pills. There's also a dazzling array of poppies in there, but I don't know how to make 'the other stuff' either - a pity, really, as the income it would generate would certainly help with maintaining the machine-gun turrets in the battlements - yes, I know, but we've got to keep the poxy tourists under control somehow, especially the deeply unpleasant little b*st*rds (**she spits**) who voted 'Remain' and like to come round here every two minutes bloody flaunting it. Anyway……I think you must be thinking of ericaceous soil??? Ie. For plants who don’t like growing in lime, and prefer acid soils. Classic examples are azaleas and rhododendrons - if you fail to test your soil type and stick them in lime-rich soils they won't do well at all - in fact they'll turn yellow and kark it pretty damn sharpish. (**Musical jingle-type little tune + voiceover**)
"Tune in at the same time next week for more MMGT - Murph's Marvellous Gardening Tips. - You know it makes sense."
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Post by murphthesurf on Jan 4, 2019 18:47:17 GMT
Chuff, I'm getting REALLY concerned about your health and so have put out an APB on the 'Colds' thread for someone to come over and rub your chest.... ..... and even as we speak several of the guys off 'ere are forming a queue! Lucky you! (Or possibly not. Have you still got that baseball bat? ) I'll nip out to the chemist first thing and get some Vicks. Chuff, I'm not mucking about now - please get yourself some ECHINACEA tablets...... Sainos should have them in the vitamins (etc.) section if that's more convenient for you than getting to a chemist, but you need to start them really ASAP-ASAP.
Take two (together) per day for about 4 days, then reduce them to one per day, which you should keep up indefinitely - ie. for up to some 4-6 months, by which time the weather, etc., will have improved.At this time of the year, when there are so many vile cold/flu bugs about everywhere, anyone who doesn't already have a cold can take them too, but in that case there's no need for the double-dose to start with - just take one per day. Please remember this stuff, please, folks, because it's magic.
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Post by murphthesurf on Jan 4, 2019 15:48:48 GMT
Yeah. Ta. Dees and I have driven down to Plymouth in his car and Dees was driving in case we got stopped by the bibs and told to blow into anything. (*) "Life is just one big sh*t sandwich, and some days you take a bigger bite than others……." The nuisance part of having a heavy cold isn't so much the hooter running like a waterfall but having the old taste buds temporarily numbed is the worst bit. Fish and chips right now with lashings of salt and vinegar would go down a treat. Always been a big fan of flapjacks as well, pity they've all gone!!. 🙄🤨😉 Chuff, I'm getting REALLY concerned about your health and so have put out an APB on the 'Colds' thread for someone to come over and rub your chest.... ....... and even as we speak several of the guys off 'ere are forming a queue! Lucky you! (Or possibly not. Have you still got that baseball bat? )
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Post by murphthesurf on Jan 2, 2019 17:14:23 GMT
Does Bath know about this? And it's a from me.
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Post by murphthesurf on Dec 27, 2018 18:57:14 GMT
Yep, the PFPF - that's us. What a pity you can't eat pickles - there are some nice ones about, esp. the Italian sort - I get some from a place called Melrose and Appleton. Re. allergies, there's a newish 'allergy' thread.... Love the sound of the curry - I'm due to make another batch of chicken & vegetable curry anytime now - it includes 30 chicken thighs and loads of vegs including 2 x 1kg freezer bags of cauliflower - I usually like to make a stack of it & then have some in the freezer. Shirt all clean-ish and neatly folded (for me) and ready for the next outing. 😎👍 GOOD. Just as well, Chuff, because it's THIS time of the year again:
P F P F A G M
PFPF Members, please take note that the AGM will be held at the usual place next Friday, 4th January. ETA: 7.30 for 8pm. (Uniforms.) (+ No 'forgotten wallets', please.) We have a suggestion that a new member be added, and as we are only admitting one new member the logo will remain unchanged. Bisp, our esteemed Head of Foreign Operations - also known as 'F.O.', because that's what he types back to me every time I send him any item of official documentation - will unfortunately be unable to attend (*) as he is still sunning himself working very hard at his post overseas and so has kindly agreed to my having his proxy vote. All applications have been carefully considered, ' the (other) chosen one' being our very good friend JD, a.k.a. Quietman, whose uniform will be presented to him at his inauguration ceremony at the AGM, and it is stressed that even though JD cannot personally partake of the delicacy in question he will still be welcomed as a full PFPF member. The Agenda will be exactly as in previous years, no other (*) 'Apologies for Absence' are expected, and Parker will again be providing transport home at the usual ungodly hour. (NB: Note to other members: Make sure you turn up VERY thirsty because this year it's Chuff's turn to get the first round in. )
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Post by murphthesurf on Dec 24, 2018 21:23:02 GMT
Bought my daughter a fridge for Christmas, can wait for her face to light up when she opens it Yer daft bat! (Very good!)
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Post by murphthesurf on Dec 23, 2018 20:53:18 GMT
...You good with a hammer, then? Can you do me a couple more birdtables? They don't need to look religious, but if you could do a sort-of little manger-thingy in the middle with fairly steep sides on it I'll be able to put the live mealworms in it. Thx hon. xxx I'm currently finishing up a cherry and walnut burial urn for my uncle. He's not quite dead yet, but he requested I make him one when I last saw him back in August. Regarding birdtables, not sure what they are (similar to bird baths without water maybe?), but sure, just get the dimensions to my mother as I'm sure she'd be happy to go over the details with me. Oh, S**T…….. have I put my foot in it? I'm so sorry if I have. We muck about a lot on here! [**pause**]
Ohhhhhh……….. the penny has just dropped that you're in the USA rather than over here, correct? ( I didn't realise - sorry!) Are you a Stokie in exile or did our wonderful football club capture your heart???!!! PS: If your description of a birdtable is a guess, then it's a very accurate one!
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Post by murphthesurf on Dec 22, 2018 23:00:12 GMT
Inspirational stuff. Bit of a battering first 45 and getting used to those conditions with everything in your face including the opposition, was no mean feat. Whatever Dee massaged into those boots second half worked wonders and boy, sal doesn't half find those positions, lethal I'd say. Safe to say that the Hornets were well and truly stung. The M1 can be notoriously slow and difficult on a weekend but the on-board celebrations made the journey glide by. Note to self, go easy on the cheese. Bit of goat next time maybe washed down with a surprise offering from the usual quarter. Great teamwork let's carry out a proper job on the stretford shirt shop. COYMEEFC. 🧀🎉 Belated thunderous applause & a deafening Delilah to Sal for finding the net TWICE last time out. Worra girl! xxx
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Dogs
Dec 16, 2018 13:16:43 GMT
Post by murphthesurf on Dec 16, 2018 13:16:43 GMT
I’ve got a staffy bitch.. she literally follows me wherever I go in the house sometimes drives you mad when you’re making a brew and it’s stuck under your feet all the time but she cries when I go out the house. When I have a bath she’ll sit next to the bath until I’m out and if I shut the bathroom door she sits outside the door crying. My GSD is exactly the same with Mr Surf! The wonderful, wonderful doggy I had from the age of 9 to 23/24 was the same with me - he was a Staffie/Labrador X and was simply the best dog the world has ever known.
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Post by murphthesurf on Dec 15, 2018 11:54:17 GMT
Protracted meeting of the DLC. EEFC starting XI 442 Bath {Jack of Clubs} Northy { 8 of Clubs} HarryB { 2 of Clubs} Quietman { 10 of Clubs} Deeside { 3 of Clubs} Felonious { 4 of Clubs} RogerJ {c} { 7 of Clubs [+ Black Joker + Red Joker for last Mom*]} Pearo { 6 of Clubs} Chuffed { 5 of Clubs} Murphs { 9 of Clubs + The Queen of Clubs {Enhanced striker chances}} Mermaidsal {Ace of Clubs + the King of Clubs {top striker}} Strong Bench. Assassin treatment table. {game 1 of 4}. Wfc v EEFC Mid day. UIMS. AT LAST! (**Limbers up**) The Rosebuds are leading the charge! We might do a sort-of duet of 'Elizabeth I's addressing the Troops at Tilbury' before kick-off. Then again, if we're still on the vodka until the last minute, we might not.
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Post by murphthesurf on Dec 14, 2018 10:35:45 GMT
A rabbit walks into a pub and says to the barman "Can I have a pint of beer and a Ham and Cheese Toastie, please?" The barman is amazed but serves the rabbit, who drinks the beer and eats the toastie, he then leaves. The following night the rabbit returns and again asks for a Pint of Beer and a Ham and Cheese Toastie. The barman, now intrigued by the rabbit - as are the extra drinkers in the pub, because word has spread for miles around - serves the rabbit, who consumes the pint and the toastie and then leaves. The next night, the pub is packed, in walks the rabbit and says "The same, please, barman, a pint of beer and a Ham and Cheese Toastie." The crowd is hushed as the barman serves the rabbit, then they burst into applause as the rabbit wolfs them down. The next night there is standing room only in the pub, coaches have been laid on for the crowds of patrons attending, the barman is making more money in one week than he did all last year. In walks the rabbit and says "A Pint of Beer and a Ham and Cheese Toastie, please barman", smiling and accepting the tributes of the masses. The barman says, "I'm sorry rabbit, old mate, old mucker but we are right out of them Ham and Cheese Toasties". The rabbit looks aghast, the crowd has quietened to almost a whisper, when the barman clears his throat nervously and says, "We do have a very nice Cheese and Onion Toastie". The rabbit looks him in the eye and says, "Are you sure I will like it?" The bated breath of the assembled crowd is ear-shatteringly silent. The barman, with a roguish smile says "Do you think that I would let down one of my best friends, I know you'll love it".
"Ok" says the rabbit," I'll have a Pint of Beer and a Cheese and Onion Toastie". The pub erupts with glee and applause as the rabbit quaffs the beer and guzzles the toastie, he then waves and blows a kiss to the crowd and leaves.......... NEVER TO RETURN!!!!!!
One year later in the now very impoverished pub, the barman (who has only served 4 drinks tonight, 3 of which were his own) calls time. When he is tidying the now empty room, he sees a small white form, floating above the bar. The barman says, "Who are you" To which he is answered, "I am the ghost of the rabbit who used to frequent your public house". The barman says, "I remember you, you made me famous, you would come in every night and have a Pint of Beer and a Ham and Cheese Toastie, masses came to see you and this place was famous" The rabbit says, "Yes I know". The barman said, "I remember, on your last night we didn't have any Ham and Cheese Toasties, you had a Cheese and Onion one instead" The rabbit said "Yes, you promised me that I would love it". The barman said "You never came back, what happened?" "I DIED", said the Rabbit. "NO!" said the barman,"what from?" After a short pause the rabbit said... "Mixin'-me-toasties......"
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Dogs
Dec 9, 2018 22:16:09 GMT
Post by murphthesurf on Dec 9, 2018 22:16:09 GMT
Go for it mate. The Mrs twisted my arm 3 years ago to have a cockapoo. I look a right fairy walking her n the park but I absolutely love her. An absolute joy to live with, imagine having something in the house that loves you unconditionally. She even lies in the bathroom while I'm having a shit - real love! Worth having a look on here whichever breed you decide - dogtime.com/dog-breeds/cockapoo#/slide/1Another good friend of mine has a cockapoo. She's unbelievably gorgeous, and a lot better looking than my friend and me put together. Cockapoo, what a brilliant name - these mixed-breeds, mixed-names have really caught on, haven't they? My sister-in-law, who lives in a very posh part of Hampshire and is married to a High Court judge, said the Membership Committee of the local 'Opera For All' Club had a really nasty turn when she told them she wanted to get a cross between a Bulldog and a Shih Tzu.
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Post by murphthesurf on Dec 9, 2018 20:12:43 GMT
Go for it mate. The Mrs twisted my arm 3 years ago to have a cockapoo. I look a right fairy walking her n the park but I absolutely love her. An absolute joy to live with, imagine having something in the house that loves you unconditionally. She even lies in the bathroom while I'm having a shit - real love! Worth having a look on here whichever breed you decide - dogtime.com/dog-breeds/cockapoo#/slide/1Another good friend of mine has a cockapoo. She's unbelievably gorgeous, and a lot better looking than my friend and me put together.
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Post by murphthesurf on Dec 7, 2018 23:07:23 GMT
Same here, Bathy an' Chuff, on the whole I absolutely can't stand musicals, but I have four exceptions: 'My Fair Lady' is lovely, 'The Boyfriend' is bright & zippy & delightful - great fun, 'The Mikado' is divine and 'Grease' has some great songs. - I've only actually seen the first three on stage, mind. Anyway, I bet all you guys on 'ere have imagined yourselves in the John Travolta / Grease role at some point, with a cool hairstyle and even cooler car ..... This is fun: See - those weren't so bad, were, they? Apart from the continuity error in the Travolta version where he miraculously gets his jacket back (I taught him myself by the way) it's borderline watchable. 😉 Well, you can certainly move yer 'ips a LOT better than he can, Chuff. Must be all the staples the Nuffield left in.
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Post by murphthesurf on Dec 7, 2018 21:14:37 GMT
Musicals, I find them deeply sinister Not sure about the sinister but I just don't like them period. Paint Your Wagon is bearable only because of 'Wandrin' Star'. Same here, Bathy an' Chuff, on the whole I absolutely can't stand musicals, but I have four exceptions: 'My Fair Lady' is lovely, 'The Boyfriend' is bright & zippy & delightful - great fun, 'The Mikado' is divine and 'Grease' has some great songs. - I've only actually seen the first three on stage, mind. Anyway, I bet all you guys on 'ere have imagined yourselves in the John Travolta / Grease role at some point, with a cool hairstyle and even cooler car ..... This is fun: - and here's the original:
See - those weren't so bad, were, they?
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EEFC
Nov 26, 2018 9:27:22 GMT
Post by murphthesurf on Nov 26, 2018 9:27:22 GMT
Just time to submit the stats. EFC 1 v 1 EEFC
Scorer, late first half: Bath header off a RogerJ{c} corner. Half time chchanges: Maryland on for Pearo {but made somewhat of a dog's dinner of the job.} Assassin on for a lacklustre Sal.Up against it first half, we fought our way back into it, unlucky not to make our eventual late second half dominance pay. Strong defensive display, confusion in the middle, not much to shout about up top, today. Bath 9* Northy 9 HarryB 7 Quietman 8 Deeside 8 Felonious 4 Pearo 3 {s/h Maryland 2} Chuffed 9 RogerJ {c} 6 Murphs 5 Mermaidsal 3 {s/h Assassin 7}
Three way tie for mom.. the keeper edges it with the goal. Mom*: sponsored by Squid Inc. Bath rated 9, scored the only goal. Emerged unscathed. Next up: Wolves at ours next Friday 30/11 8pmish. Eh! EH! That's practically sacrilege! We Rosebuds do not recognise the word 'lacklustre'.
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