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Brian
Something Special
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 24/03/2008 : 14:35:21
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THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT ON THE EASTER HAT PARADE...as my first one was 'knobbled'
So, what happened?....well the prizes have been awarded..and the results are thus :-
1ST PRIZE - Dave. His creation of a motor bike hat with platted daffodil wings brought a gasp from the crowd. The fact was if you smeared your hand over it - it got covered in GREASE Very authentic - a worthy winner.
2ND PRIZE (Joint)...between Trek & Pen.
Trek used chocolate as the basis for hers - lots of it - covered with small eggs, she had no trouble getting licked...still it's nice to remember the old days!
Pen's creation was 'fruit based' - crushed coconut, smothered with strawberries (Spanish) and Bananas from Jamaica. This was set off with kiwi ear-rings and a pineapple ring neclace. 'Fruity' she was.
3RD PRIZE - Herbert won that with a miners helmet adorned with a feret.
I have a feeling I've reported this before?
TOOTLE  ...losing it |
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Brian
Something Special
United Kingdom
1646 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 14:37:24
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I KNEW IT!....I'm going to have to lie down
TOOTLE TOOTLE |
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dave d
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
566 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 16:19:09
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well, i seem to be doin' alright i win a few shilling's at frinton on the pier on the fruity machines- after a 'P' propelled trip thru france we get to carry the cheese home and now i am crowned king of the easter bonnet parade, what an accolade,(oooohh did that rhyme) i knew the flower arranging lecture in holland would only pay dividends, with the way my luck is running at the moment perhaps we should visit the lottery ticket factory well when the police release the man in the yellow balaclava anyway
It's got a groove, it's got a meaning
Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion
Grease is the way we are feeling
Grease is the word, is the word, is the word
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treking
Moderator
United Kingdom
5230 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 16:34:31
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So glad Toots repeated himself--Rennie are in the post by the way.
I'm sure those Bonnet results have brightened up all our Easter Mondays.
Trek
Also known as Carole. |
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
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Posted - 24/03/2008 : 18:27:07
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I'm pleased to be sharing joint Prize with Le Trek.
The trouble could start when we start deciding on which joint to share....
Hip? Knee? Ankle? Jaw?....
Meanwhile:
The Yellow balaclava man is trying to plead insanity...
Lost his memory?
I don't believe a word of it...
She of the Fruity Hat.. PEN xx |
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dave d
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
566 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 19:34:11
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Originally posted by Carole R.
Hip? Knee? Ankle? Jaw?....
that'll be the jaw replacement... you two old hens spend more time talking than walking  |
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
12439 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 19:36:28
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How very dare you!...
PEN xx |
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dave d
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
566 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 19:38:05
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Brian
Something Special
United Kingdom
1646 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 20:41:30
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With the sudden interest in hens and eggs, the next trip (on Thursday) will be to a chicken farm Don't turn your nose up...it WILL be interesting/exciting , and it's free!
Meet at Pluckit Farm, Yoke Lane off Featherbottom Road, Wing (Buckinghamshire)on Thursday morning @ 10.00.
We will see the process of feeding the chickens, collecting eggs and have a demonstration of cooking both the eggs and the birds. The talk will be by Christine McVie who used to be in Chicken Shack *
*she's devoted her life to chickens ever since the group split up.
There will also be representatives there from Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda who will explain how they stuff the birds as well as the customers.
Finally - and most probably the best bit - YOU GET A 'GOODY BAG' *
*Selections vary, but could include some Paxo, soup, breasts (ooh argh missus!), claw ear-rings, manure in small buckets, chicken pellets made of sh....shall we say 'produced by the chickens?
. Of course there will be no chocolate this trip.
I know you'll all be thrilled with this one
TOOTLE
FARM & PERCH TOURS 2008. |
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dave d
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
566 Posts |
Posted - 24/03/2008 : 21:14:24
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hope we dont get to witness any fowl play and the trip goes well- well, like poultry in motion |
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Brian
Something Special
United Kingdom
1646 Posts |
Posted - 28/03/2008 : 09:54:55
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It was a lovely day yesterday - enabling the full 'aroma' from the chicken farm to be enjoyed
Pen wore a boiler suit (or perhaps that should be an 'old boiler' suit?) trimmed with duck feathers to cause confusion to the chickens.
Trek kept mumbling she prefered 'cream eggs' and the sound of Dave's motorbike increased the 'daily lay' by 21%
It wasn't a good start.
However, Christine's talk proved very informative and was enjoyed by all in attendance. We learned a lot about chickens. Did you know they are one of the most productive creatures for mankind.?They give you a constant supply of eggs (a basic essential food), their meat is enjoyed by millions worldwide, their claws are used for witchcraft especially in China and Chester-le-street. They wake you up in the morning, the male members give their name freely to er...male members. They supply the most wonderful plant food in the shape of pellets - and put them in a bucket! All in all a superb bird.
We had refreshments which included chicken soup, boiled egg sarnies and semolina made with yolks. Pen tried 'Chicken wine', and said the four bottles 'tasted' were excellent. Dave gave her a lift home - tied to the back of his bike with chicken wire for stability.
Perhaps we should try more animal visits??
TOOTLE
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/03/2008 : 10:20:17
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Don't talk to me about Animal Visits!...
I have only two words to say.... and they are....Bird Flu.
I'm sat sitting here in bed, sneezing my bloomin''ead orf!..
There's a parrot in the bed to my right, who keeps swearing in between coughs, every other word ends with "off"... but I aint going anywhere...
To my left there is a wise old owl, looking rather green around the gills, and proving my favourite phrase which is ....'Ignorance is bliss'..
The Matron, Ms. Birddroppings is very strict, and we all nod off around 8pm, but are up with the Larks(Ward3)around 5am every day..
To be honest, I'm feeling slightly out of place here.. but with bit of luck and the wind blowing in the right direcion, next week I'll be in Antartica...
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treking
Moderator
United Kingdom
5230 Posts |
Posted - 28/03/2008 : 11:09:44
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Well I'm feeling okay and haven't got bird flu--it must have been contaminated chicken wine--as Pen drank more than the rest of us put together
I was so inspired by Christine's talk about chickens that I am putting up a chicken run in my garden.
I've bought some bantams and a cockerel this morning.
So all my neighbours will be woken up to the dulcet tones of cockadoodle do every morning.
I shall have my own eggs each day--this is so eggciting
So where to next--a Sarfari park would be nice--Just like Out of Africa
Trek
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dave d
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
566 Posts |
Posted - 28/03/2008 : 14:18:34
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a very interesting trip indeed
Ms Mcvie was so impressed of the eggstra egg production that the effect of the sound of the motorcycle had, that she offered me a deal and asked if i would like to swap the engine for one of her eggsperimental hens that she is developing- a four legged chicken! ideal for large families that like chicken legs-- very difficult to catch due to the eggstra speed that these birds can produce after she eggsplained this i could see where she was coming from and i agreed to "roadtest" the chicken, so a quick engine swap and i had a four legged chicken in place of the engine
Miss P, still adorned in her fine feathered outfit, and i left and hesded down the motorway, all was well, the acceleration and top speed from the four legged chicken was awesome but unfortuneately after about twenty miles we broke down and came to a halt on the hard shoulder, i couldnt find the fault so fearing the worst of being stranded on the motorway Miss P said that she knew a very nice man and called the breakdown service - he duly arrived in his yellow van and had a quick look at the bike, coneversation went something like this
breakdown man "i can see the problem"
me "what is it then"
breakdown man "your big 'ens gone mate"
me "nah mate, shes still sat on the back"
well thats all i can remember, am still sufferin from concussion |
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Brian
Something Special
United Kingdom
1646 Posts |
Posted - 01/04/2008 : 21:37:48
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After our last couple of adventures I thought it was time we should take it easy?.....so
Next weekend we will be going to a health spa!
Actually it's more than a health spa it's a complete detoxification 'experience'. So if you want to get a good rub down (or up in some cases) - lose some of those extra Easter egg pounds - chill out, whatever - THIS is the trip for you.
The spa is situated in the Forest of Dean Nr Tintern Abbey. Called 'BUMSRUSH HEALTH CENTRE & NUDIST CAMP' it's very well signposted. If you arrivecd in a Morris Minor or Hillman Imp made before 1958 you get in free, otherwise it's £25 for the weekend or £35 for the deluxe entry which includes a bed and a session with Mr Tarquin 'fingers' Crisp the well-known hydro expert*
*He's well-known nearly as far as Gloucester, and the judge at Monmouth Assizes.
Please bring along a few of your own towels as the spa's are not up to much, a bottle of Johnsons Baby Oil and a bottle of vinegar in case we have chips.
I'll meet you at the gate 10am on Saturday.
TOOTLE
'HEALTHY TOURS & BREAKS FOR THE DISCONCERNING' |
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Brian
Something Special
United Kingdom
1646 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2008 : 10:18:24
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I'm standing by the gate of BUMSRUSH...all by myself..no one there....is anybody going to turn up???....will I have to get rubbed down on my own?
TOOTLE AT TINTERN |
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treking
Moderator
United Kingdom
5230 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2008 : 15:18:21
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I'm on my way after getting a puncture in my front tyre. More later....
Trek
Also known as Carole. |
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dave d
Wishing And Hoping
United Kingdom
566 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2008 : 22:54:52
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| sorry brian to be so late- but i been pushing this 1958 hillman blimp for the last 50 miles purchased on fleabay for 15 pounds-the engine stopped shortly after leaving home and when i looked under the bonnet there was no engine it wasnt until i was pushing the blimp up the gravelled drive of the health center i remebered the guy at arfur daleys auto emporium mentioned that it was just like a modern german sportscar and the engine was in the boot the speedo doesnt work either. but its ok cos we can see how fast we are going down the hills thru the holes in the floor |
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Carole R.
Higher and Higher
United Kingdom
12439 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2008 : 16:48:22
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Well call me 'Picky' but a piece of limp lettuce and a peeled grape did nothing to quell my appetite...
....and I really don't think its the best idea ever to situate a Health Spa right next door to a Chinese Chippie.
'Temptation, thy name is double chips and mushy peas..
....but who should I clock on entering said establishment, and sitting there like he was a regular, but General Dogsbody,Personal Trainer to the stars.
If he tells on me.... I've got quite a tale to tell, Lets just say it concerns number 69 and Number 96 on the Chinese Menu.
Poison PEN.
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treking
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/04/2008 : 19:24:36
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Well I've arrived at last after fighting my way through snow.
What do I get on arrival ... a rub down with snow....Its all too much and I've gone all wrinkly.
Here I am starving, eating a carrot and smelling the aroma of chips from next door.
This could tip me over the edge
Trek
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Where shall we go next ?
