On 27/11/2022 at 11:26 AM, 2Brix said:

how useful would the last one below be 😎

 

I've been practicing that last one. I think I've nearly got it right, as there's some people from work I haven't heard from in quite a while!

The head Greenie Tree Hugging Lady Activist, who was responsible for getting horses banned from National Parks & State Forests, was climbing a big tree to have a look out over the forestry when a Tawny Frogmouth Owl attacked her for invading its nesting site.

In a panic to make her escape, she slid down the tree, getting many splinters in the crotch of her designer shorts.

In considerable pain she hurried to the nearest Doctor, told him she was an environmentalist, and how she got all the splinters.

The Doctor listened with great patience and then told her to go into the examining room and he would see if he could help her.

She waited for three hours before the Doctor reappeared.

The angry woman demanded: “What took you so long?”

He smiled and then  told her:

 

“Well, I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forestry Service, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Rural Fire Service, and Conservation and Land Management, before I could remove “Old Growth Timber” from a recreational area…. I am sorry but they turned me down.

  

3 hours ago, progladyte said:

The head Greenie Tree Hugging Lady Activist, who was responsible for getting horses banned from National Parks & State Forests, was climbing a big tree to have a look out over the forestry when a Tawny Frogmouth Owl attacked her for invading its nesting site.

In a panic to make her escape, she slid down the tree, getting many splinters in the crotch of her designer shorts.

In considerable pain she hurried to the nearest Doctor, told him she was an environmentalist, and how she got all the splinters.

The Doctor listened with great patience and then told her to go into the examining room and he would see if he could help her.

She waited for three hours before the Doctor reappeared.

The angry woman demanded: “What took you so long?”

He smiled and then  told her:

 

“Well, I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forestry Service, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Rural Fire Service, and Conservation and Land Management, before I could remove “Old Growth Timber” from a recreational area…. I am sorry but they turned me down.

 

^^ I think it was mt biking she got banded.

it always surprises me how the horse riding folks are able to get access for beasts that are more damaging to nature and the trails especially when its wet. plus they expect all other trail users to accommodate a potential loss of control of said beast.

 

I can just imagine the conversation with the land carers: 

So you're 3-4 times the size of other road and trail users and because this thing has a mind of its own, you sometimes lose control, potentially harming yourself and others such that you think it's best to just to ban the other 80% of users? Now if this was a truck we'd have to seriously think about it, but because you drive a Range Rover I'm going to let this go ahead. 

Edited November 29, 20223 yr by wasabijim

I bought some bird seed at Coles last week and asked the cashier how long it took before the birds would grow.

I hate technology.

 

Son sent me a text with some imojis.

 

It had a pair of lips and a donkey.

 

Apparently he had run out of lipstick and needed a lift to Bethlehem.

@Marc   

 

Yep I've been tagged on that one on Facebook once or twice

Not the worst I have seen ... like our mutual friend who gets the same birthday cake posted on his feed every year ... "HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLINT" 

 

I can so relate to this 😀

8 hours ago, Addicted to music said:

 

8 hours ago, Addicted to music said:

Did you write this one?

2 minutes ago, Addicted to music said:

Don’t do it, go mild or medium. 

12 hours ago, Addicted to music said:

We discovered, quite a while ago, that there's different words for spicy/hot in most languages except English (or at least, in English, they are used interchangeably). So, for extra flavour in Indian, we ask for "Indian spicy" to get more flavour, but not much more heat. And in Malaysian, Indonesian, Thai places, we ask for "Aussie hot" for me and "Malaysian/Indonesian/Thai hot" for Mrs CE.

And yes, they do peek out of the kitchen when Mrs CE and I are dining at the restaurant...just like the photo. And they are always disappointed 😂

I say "Brisbane hot" for that level just up from medium

you can always sprinkle fresh or dried chilli 

 

On 27/11/2022 at 9:57 PM, Addicted to music said:

Jimmy Buffet said it best

”If the phone doesn’t ring, it’s me” 

12 hours ago, Cloth Ears said:

We discovered, quite a while ago, that there's different words for spicy/hot in most languages except English (or at least, in English, they are used interchangeably).

I fell in love with Thai food in Thailand, and the hot/spicy thing has been an issue until one chef advised me to ask the chef to "cook it as if you were cooking it for yourself". So far it's been working a treat.

 

(Extra—I've also learned that Thai meals should have a balance of "five flavours"—hot, sour, sweet, salty, and creamy—and that they nearly always use more herbs and flavourings in their own food than they commonly cook in the restaurant. Thais eat out multiple times a week in Thailand, and are fussy about food. I ate everywhere from street peddlers  to high end restaurants and had nothing but quality food.)