The Grey Room

Joke of the Week

A man and a woman were having dinner in a fine restaurant. Their waitress, taking another order at a table a few paces away noticed that the man was slowly sliding down his chair and under the table, with the woman acting unconcerned.

The waitress watched as the man slid all the way down his chair and out of sight under the table. Still, the woman dining across from him appeared calm and unruffled, apparently unaware that her dining companion had disappeared.

After the waitress finished taking the order, she came over to the table and said to the woman, "Pardon me, ma'am, but I think your husband just slid under the table."

The woman calmly looked up at her and replied firmly, "No he didn't...my husband just walked in the door."

^^^

I shall be purchasing that in the near future,Jared.

I'm also looking forward to the 'RVW Special' from the Proms.
I believe that it is being recorded on the 27th August for broadcast on the 30th August on BBC2.

Emoticon of hands being rubbed together.

I've been listening to Herbert Howells, a Son of Lydney I believe.

I especially like 'To Chosen Hill'by The Lyric Quartet.


Edited by Man Erg - August 07 2008 at 12:20

i heard Barbara Windsor is related to John Constable the 19th c. Artist - when you think about it, we are all related to each other somewhere down through the ages - millions of years ago we were all tiny microbes wriggling in the sea. ...wonder where it all went wrong with things like the aids virus, slugs, and Amy Whinearse...?

Edited by mystic fred - August 07 2008 at 09:03

chopper wrote: Actually I think they're too big.   And they live in Australia.

I did think that at the time of posting but I didn't research to see if they were native anywhere else.

I couldn't find much that resembled what you mentioned... unless it's some kind of vole?

Good luck at the weekend guys.

btw, it looks like the next Prog Curry night will be 15th August so pencil it in and await further instructions.

^^^

'A Holiday,A Holiday,And The First One of The Year...' - Matty Groves

Good luck Jim and Vicky. Mass Imbibendum!

mystic fred wrote: chopper wrote: mystic fred wrote: ah, ....that would be the German grey "scheiderschnitzel und arseshnuffler ratten" (ratttus schneider shufflus) rat - native to that country as they are partial to the German scneiderscnitzel sausage or "bratwurst". When its senses the aforementioned sausage it shuffle its bottom in a circular motion and lets out a shrill "we-eee". The rat, colloquially known as the "SS" rat, is also partial to Boy Scouts, and when roused the rat lets out a silent wee.      That's it, thanks Steve. Now if you could just provide a picture for confirmation...     sorry, no-one's ever managed to photograph one, as they are scarce and very fast runners, and no sketches exist as they have been known to run up a Scout's trouser leg in the night and sink its sharp teeth in soft parts, the victim lets out a loud scream, thus its postion can be located by the source of the scream, but no one has hung around long enough to study the beast.

^ so do wallabies, but there are several living wild in the UK, (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4160368.stm), so a possum in Germany is not impossumble.

James wrote: A Possum doesn't have a squirrels tail... but they look a bit evil and ratlike! Or perhaps it's a Common Brushtail Possum: Yes?

Ho hum - preparations for Cropredy proceeding apace:

Wellies - check
Waterproofs - check
Warm clothing - check
Spare clothing - check
Check every weather site to find at least one which doesn't forecast heavy rain - check
All the above typical British summer festival gear, of course
Earplugs for when Chris (interesting) Leslie plays his own compositions with Fairport - check and double check

+++sigh+++

It's the middle of summer for God's sake - is it too much to ask for decent weather?

Just for 4 days?