I hope Scottish Bawbags have special freezing cold resistance, not sure how kilt clad Scots can stand freezing Winter winds while taking good care of sheep in the middle of nowhere.
I shiver/shudder at the mere thought 😱
Of course, if all you want is to argue just for the sake of it, none better than a Scot 😉
https://whatthescot.com/yed-freeze-yer-baws-aff-scots-in-the-wild/
Oh, it´s a complicated (and Sad) problem.
I used to contribute a lot from my own field (Live Sound) with many Charity causes, typically providing PA equipment and stuff plus personal work to them, which I do happily.
That includes Children and Mental Hospitals, Prisons, etc.
Which typically means I am at the "venue" well before "general public" is allowed in, and much later, just to setup and remove equipment.
Of course interacting with other volunteers in the same situation, all trying to help, and which are welcome to do so.
So more often than not, some doctor comes and tells my "helper":
"hey, stop bothering Juan, he´s working here, not wasting time"
to my surprise: "he´s not a volunteer, but a Patient here"
" but ... but .... I´ve been talking with him for almost an hour, he sounds like the most lucid and centered person around"
"ooooohhhh! ... he´s as crazy as can be ........... all you need is to "trigger" him into his particular Mania and you´ll see"
WTF??????????
So the question becomes: "I am, or think I am, as lucid as that guy ... does it mean I am or can be also a mental case?"
An unsettling and difficult question to answer.
Oh well.
Boy I screwed that up royally didn't I? 🙂
IIRC correctly they don't use the J,W,Z making it 23 letters and then with all those squiggly things and accenty looking stuff, they call it 29 letters.
Sure glad I'm not a teacher. I'd fail my own course.
Don't tell anyone, but canny kilt clad Scots have got their crown jewels covered! 😉
And we do take good care of our sheep! 😀
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OK, as long as you understand that these people, no matter how annoying or ridiculous they may be, are genuinely sick. Just like you can't expect someone with a bad knee to run a marathon, you can't expect the "nutbags" to be rational or logical. Their minds are genuinely messed up.
Think about what it's like to have someone like that as family. My neighbor has a mentally ill son (the son is my age or older) and it's un-frikkin-believable how daft and repulsive he is. Example about ten years ago, when my neighbor was well into his eighties, he stripped the siding off his garage, put plywood and Tyvek up, and siding on top of that, while his son stood around and smoked cigarretes. What an unbelievable douchebag, you might think. But that's mental illness.
I know all too well. Many times I did stuff for my brother while he stood around chain smoking and SCREAMED at me to hurry up. Consider yourself lucky if you don't have someone like this in your family.
Okay guys let’s go back to what lightens the mood. Start another thread If you need to. Even I’m guilty of talking about Vietnamese. Let’s move on.
Speaking of Pumpkin patch, I have done my Hallowe’en lights already and have the scary sounds sound track on repeat, and the whole thing on a light sensor timer. Things sure change over the years. No more straw stuffed scarecrows, no spider webs and no witches or monsters.
Am I getting old, or just lazy?
Am I getting old, or just lazy?
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Spider webs and monsters are still in vogue here. Everyone has animated stuff now though.
I already told every clean joke I know in this thread about six months ago. I only know Father O'Malley and Little Vito jokes. Not too many clean ones... anyone that can tell a clean funny joke is talented in my book.
I already told every clean joke I know in this thread about six months ago. I only know Father O'Malley and Little Vito jokes. Not too many clean ones... anyone that can tell a clean funny joke is talented in my book.
Google is my friend.
One day, during lessons on proper grammar, the teacher asked for a show of hands from those who could use the word 'beautiful' in the same sentence twice correctly.
First, she called on little Suzie, who responded with,
'My father bought my mother a beautiful dress, and she looked beautiful in it'
'Very good, Suzie,' replied the teacher. She then called on little Michael.
'My mommy planned a beautiful banquet, and it turned out beautiful.'
She said, 'Excellent, Michael!'
Then the teacher reluctantly called on Little Vito. He said, 'Last night at the dinner table, my sister told my father that she was pregnant, and he said, 'Beautiful, just f##king beautiful!'
One day, during lessons on proper grammar, the teacher asked for a show of hands from those who could use the word 'beautiful' in the same sentence twice correctly.
First, she called on little Suzie, who responded with,
'My father bought my mother a beautiful dress, and she looked beautiful in it'
'Very good, Suzie,' replied the teacher. She then called on little Michael.
'My mommy planned a beautiful banquet, and it turned out beautiful.'
She said, 'Excellent, Michael!'
Then the teacher reluctantly called on Little Vito. He said, 'Last night at the dinner table, my sister told my father that she was pregnant, and he said, 'Beautiful, just f##king beautiful!'
Little Vito was in bible study one morning. Sally was sleeping in front of Vito.
The teacher asks Sally who our Lord and savior was. Little Vito pokes her in the *** with a pin and she yells "Jesus Christ!" And falls back to sleep.
A little while later the teacher asks Sally who created our world. Vito poked her in the *** again with a pin and she screams "my god!" And falls back to sleep.
Later the teacher asks Sally what Eve said to Adam after they had their fourth child. Vito pokes her in the *** with the pin again and Sally screams "if you stick that thing in me one more time I'm gonna break it!" The teacher faints.
The teacher asks Sally who our Lord and savior was. Little Vito pokes her in the *** with a pin and she yells "Jesus Christ!" And falls back to sleep.
A little while later the teacher asks Sally who created our world. Vito poked her in the *** again with a pin and she screams "my god!" And falls back to sleep.
Later the teacher asks Sally what Eve said to Adam after they had their fourth child. Vito pokes her in the *** with the pin again and Sally screams "if you stick that thing in me one more time I'm gonna break it!" The teacher faints.
And I've scooped out my Tumshie Lantern.
No wimpy Pumpkin scooping for us hardy Scots!
P.S. In case you don't recognise it, a tumshie is our name for a turnip.
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Father O`Malley is so upset about a rumor He`s hearin in the congregation. So on the next Sunday He announces" Faithful, I`ve heard despellin rumours that the flock believes in ghosts. By a show of hands who at church today believes they`ve ever set eyes on a ghost? "To his dismay a lot show their hands."Oh no people.I`ve told you there`s no such thing as a ghost and being God fearin Christians you can`t believe in them.His next question asked if anyone has ever touched a ghost before. Three of the flock raised aye. No! no! There`s no such thing I tell you! I hate as a Man of the cloth to ask this final question but I must.Is there any one in church today who will testify that they have ever had SEX with a ghost?" Way in the back 1 hand went up. "Mr.O`conner!!! How can you stand before God and say you`ve had sex with a ghost? Said O`conner"Oops Father, thought you said Goat!"
Father O'Malley was in New York He was patiently waiting, and watching the traffic cop on a busy street crossing. The cop stopped the flow of traffic and shouted, "Okay pedestrians". Then he`d allow the traffic to pass. He`d done this several times, and Father O'Malley still stood on the sidewalk. After the cop had shouted "Pedestrians" for the tenth time, Father O'Malley went over to him and said, "Is it not about time ye let the Catholics across?"