28th April 2012 Random Snippets Of This & That ...

** Snippets ~

1) I poured Spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.

2) Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?

3) Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

4) When it rains, why don't sheep shrink?

5) Mexican weather report: Chilli today and hot tamale.

** Weatherman? ~

A husband and his wife were sound asleep when suddenly the phone rang. The husband picked up the phone and said, "Hello? How the heck do I know? What do you think I am, a weatherman?" He then slammed the phone down and settled into bed.

"Who was that?" asked his wife.

"I don't know. It was some guy who wanted to know if the coast was clear."

** Denomination ~

There's a technical term for a sunny, warm day which follows two rainy days. It's called Monday.

 

** Summer conversation in the UK usually:

 

Hello, did you have a good Summer?

Yes indeed, we had a great barbecue that afternoon.

 

** A child's logic ~

 

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice,

 

"Mummy, will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't dear," she said. "I have to sleep in Daddy's room."

 

A long silence was broken at last by a shaken little voice saying, "The big sissy."

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28th April 2012 Derelict, But Not Forgotten Or Foresaken

Yesterday British Telecom (BT) offered 60 of their flaming red, iconic telephone booths for £1,950 (€2,340) each. These had been one of the most known and representative landmarks of Great Britain for close to a century. The first installation of these in the streets of London and later in all cities were in 1920. Most of those of course had been substituted and modernised by newer versions.

These now on sale were fabricated in 1936, Model K6, designed by the famous British architect Giles Gilbert Scott, to commemorate the coronation of King George V; although he, the King, didn't like the red colour, the general public was greatly delighted so the wise King accepted it.

 

Should anyone wish to acquire something real traditionally British for nostalgic sentiment, for an original and most unusual gift, a relic to collect and treasure, or just something to adorn the garden or terrace, this is an unique opportunity. Maybe it's not a bad idea to use it, if you have a family dog, as a dog house, better than most dog houses which are low and tight. And not so uncomfortable or indignant for the erred husband when being sent to the dog house.

I think you can then call it the Red Chamber (instead of the Dog House; the husband would object less) like the greatest Chinese literary classic known internationally: 'The Dream Of The Red Chamber,' where the protagonist had his first awakening and erotic wet dreams.

 

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