Thanks Mr. G. Truly a gag worthy of recognition!:)

Two gardening posts now and not a mention of the kale. Gone for a burton, has it? That's some smoke alright. A few weeks ago, we had fire on the mountains about 15km away, but luckily the wind was blowing

Living in Ireland I never thought I'd say this, but I'd kill for some rain. We haven't had a drop in at least two months and everything is burning up and dying. I, on the other hand, am as fit as a flea,

The social contract is well and truly broken!

I live in the middle of nowhere, so I don't see much, but the last time I was in Dublin, I happened to be passing a Tesco when two big, burly foreigners walked, not ran but walked, out carrying armfuls

Two men are chatting over a pint when one asks the other "Now that your son is going to college, are you going to get him an encyclopedia?" "I am in me arse" answers the second man,

I think a kick in the arse would help him to focus:)

There's certainly a lot more shoplifting since all the new to the parish arrived on our shores. There have also been 8 women murdered so far this year, compared to 7 for the entire year last year, Of these

Oh really? I'd never have imagined that. The very idea of talking to AI is anathema to me.

I never take statistics at face value. It’s far too easy to manipulate the way data is presented until it appears to prove whatever proposition you started with.

First I'd give him a clip around the ear and then put him to work to pay off his debt to me.

Ah, Mr. Krazzy. I see that reports of your demise have been greatly exaggerated:)

Baku, Almaty, Taskent? Crikey! I had to look them up! In my day we went to Ibiza, Majorca and the Costa del sol!:)

Is it so hard? Well it's a hell of a lot easier than when we used to wave matches and lighters!

It seems for a lot of people these days the concrete assignment that demands fulfillment is playing video games while eating doughnuts:)

My heart goes out to you, Clare. Even the three week heatwave we had here almost killed me and wiped out at least some of the food we should be storing for winter. But if the worst ever comes to the worst,

Not so much anymore, but when I was in business sometimes problems seemed insurmountable. But when you work for yourself, failure is not an option so somehow I always found a way to get through...usually

Clare m'dear, no finding involved. It just gives you a vote every time you post. Hugs to you and my favourite nederlander:)

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That's my thinking in a nutshell. Children will always want what's forbidden. Because we could stay out as late as we wanted, we didn't want to stay out late and because nobody put us to bed, we always