30th April 2012 Poking Fun At The Police

Police Wedding ~

A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down the Main Street.

"But officer," the man began, "I can explain."

"Quiet!" snapped the officer. "I'm going to let you spend the night in jail until the chief gets back."

"But, officer, I just wanted to say ... "

"And I said be quiet! You're going to jail!"

A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said,

"Lucky for you, the chief's at his daughter's wedding. He'll be in a good mood when he gets back."

"Don't count on it," answered the guy in the cell. "I'm the groom."

Police Car Stolen ~

A high tech, theft-proof £75,000 [$ 121,773 USD] police car was stolen in Berlin, Germany - after officers left it unlocked with the key in the ignition. 

The special BMW, which features high-tech surveillance equipment and sophisticated electronic locks and immobilisers to make it theft proof, was the pride of the Berlin police force. 

It was stolen in the city's Wedding district when two officers jumped out to chase a joy-rider on foot after he had abandoned a stolen car.

The criminal got away and when the officers went back they found the expensive BMW gone.

Tags: wedding, policecar

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30th April 2012 The Prospect Of Welsh Films

Now that Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones have well established in Hollywood, the Welsh film industry is to receive additional funding to step up production.

Hollywood is going to remake many well known films, but this time with a Welsh flavour. The following are planned for release next year:

 

 

An American Werewolf in Powys

The Magnificent Severn

The Wizard of Oswestry

Trefforest Gump

Dai Hard

Cool Hand Look-you

Dial M For Merthyr

Sheepless in Seattle

Haverfordwest Was Won

Independence Dai

Seven Brides from Seven Sisters

Welsh Connection

Welsh Connection II

The Bridge on the River Wye

Lawrence of Llandybie A Beautiful Mind-you

The Welsh Patient The King and Mair

The Sheepshag Redemption

Breakfast at Taffynys

Look You Back in Bangor

Evans Can Wait

A Fishguard Called Rhondda

Where Eagles Aberdare

The Eagle has Llandudno

9½ Leeks

Cwmando

The Lost Boyos

Huw Dares Gwyneth

Austin Powys

The Magic Rhonddabout

 

Please contact the Welsh Assembly for actual dates of release and for literal translations where needed.

Tags: welshfilms

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30th April 2012 Dancing In The Street

It's a wonderfully mild and sunny day after almost 2 weeks of quite unstable weather. The air is fresh and clean and the street where I walk past every morning to my regular coffee shop is extra beautiful with tiny pink flower, but hundreds of them, on every tree both sides of the street, almost too picture pretty to be real. A young woman, early twenty I guess, is dancing, all by herself, in the middle of the street, smiling at people who looked at her with wonder, suspicion, and probably thought her crazy but, she just carried on dancing getting more and more energetic, and occasionally waved to a couple of them and to the children who stared or laughed out loud.

 

It's curious that when one shows carefree sentiment and happy spirit in public, it provokes disapproval and mockery, whereas walking with head down, indifferent to the gorgeous sunny day, sad face or void of any expression is accepted as normal. Nothing is more obvious if you look around not just in the street, but in a bus, train, underground, plane or boat, how many happy faces do you see? Most look tired, bored, sad, listless, cheerless or resigned, as if life is dreary and unbearable. But that seems normal and nobody would give it a thought why the fellow passengers are all so unhappy.

 

I don't know whether it happened to some of you, but I do sometimes feel just like that girl, suddenly with a strong desire to dance about just because I feel happy, elated and cheerful, simply because it's a great day, or about an extra happy memory or anticipation. I wish I had the courage to do as that girl, but I am ashamed to admit I have not yet trained myself to totally disregard what's generally classified as conduct unbecoming. I am getting better though, worried less and less what's other people's opinion of me.

 

I might get to that some day, dancing in the street, hug a stranger, kiss an old lonely man sitting on a park bench ... I had already shaken hands with a street cleaner once, because he called me from behind to tell me that I had dropped one of my gloves. I thanked him and we exchange a couple of words about the weather, then he complimented my Spanish. We ended up shaking hands before parting, and I felt good. I saw him again a few times and we always say a few words about nothing in particular. I feel good about that too. 

 

Tags: dancing, hugging, kissing

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