Happy Hump Day
First I want to say thanks again to the Ninja Captain Alex Cavanaugh for hosting the Top Ten Favorite Movies blogfest on Monday. It was the most fun I've had on a blogfest, not to mention getting some great tips on movies I haven't seen yet.
I was determined to visit all 180+ participants which I completed just after 3:00 this morning (which explains the late hour of this post). I will admit I skipped commenting on a couple toward the end if the movies listed where so foreign to me I couldn't come up with anything to say, but I commented on most. And I received comments from close to sixty bloggers - a new high for me.
If you were kind enough to "Follow" my blog (thank you!) and I haven't returned the favor yet, I'll be getting back to you soon.
Oh, if you missed my top ten movie picks, you can see them here.
So on to our hump day funnies.
Last week I let the lovely church ladies get us over the mid-week hump. This week I'm letting my family and friends across the pond do the trick.
Little snippets from British Newspapers
Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, "We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr. Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house." (The Daily Telegraph)
Irish police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van, because they cannot issue a description. It's a Special Branch vehicle and they don't want the public to know what it looks like. (The Guardian)
A young girl who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth was rescued by a man on an inflatable lobster. A coast guard spokesman commented, "This sort of thing is all too common". (The Times)
Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, "We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr. Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house." (The Daily Telegraph)
Irish police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van, because they cannot issue a description. It's a Special Branch vehicle and they don't want the public to know what it looks like. (The Guardian)
A young girl who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth was rescued by a man on an inflatable lobster. A coast guard spokesman commented, "This sort of thing is all too common". (The Times)
[This one cracked me up. LD]
At the height of the gale, the harbour master radioed a coastguard and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied he was sorry, but he didn't have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. (Aberdeen Evening Express)
At the height of the gale, the harbour master radioed a coastguard and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied he was sorry, but he didn't have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. (Aberdeen Evening Express)
Now for your hump day "aw"..
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Did that do it?
Any favorites today?
Okay, hopefully I've got you over the mid week hump and coasting to Friday.
Speaking of Friday...I sort of overspent my allotted blogging time checking out everyone's favorite movies so I'm going to take Friday off. See you all on Monday.
Groaner for Today:
Two men walked into a
bar.
You’d think the second
one would have seen it.
25 comments:
Thanks for visiting all of them! Some good movies listed, weren't there?
I think the one about the Land Rover was best.
Good for you on visiting all of the blogs. I have been traveling and just got back home. My internet time has been severely hampered. I was lucky to get my list up and do the minimal. Gah. I am going to try and catch up.
I liked them all, but the Land Rover one cracked me up. And your Groaner Joke was actually funny:)
I'm impressed at your diligence!
Also, awwww and {{{groan}}}.
wow, you should get a gold star or something! And I loved the news...especially the first two and the baby puppy reminded me of mine when he was little and fat and cute :)
Alex - Lots of great titles remembered and discovered.
Robin - Nice thing about post, you can go back and catch up later. (I got the groaner from my grandson.)
Linda G. - Aw, shucks. Hey, Robin says the groaner was actually funny.
mshatch - I take it yours has passed the little, fat, and cute stage.
Taking Friday off? I assume you'll be using that time to write. Right?
P.S. I liked the groaner!
I love the one about the stolen van!! LOL! :)
YOu deserve Friday off. You always make me laugh.
The "all too common" one cracked me up too, LD. I'm still laughing.
Thanks for the return follow.
Cheers.
xoRobyn
Stacy - That's the plan.
DL - Makes you wonder, doesn't it?
Susan - Thanks. I'm glad.
Robyn - Your welcome. Hope we'll start seeing a lot of each other.
Good on you for checking out all the different blogs in the blogfest.
And those British funnies really had me shaking my head and laughing!!
And that poor darling...that's truly sleepy!
Angela - Don't you feel like that sometimes? :-)
Inflatable teeth? That is just odd.
All of them cracked me up. I can honestly say that - and I'm not biased : )
I hope you had a happy hump day (got here just a little late). Thanks for the funny unbelievable stories.
Diane - That's what I thought but the coast guard guy didn't seem to think so.
Mike - Biased? Of course not.
Michael - Thanks for coming by. Hope yours was good, too.
Hi, LD. I'm coming back to thank you for your comment on my interview. I appreciate it. And I'm glad I came back, because I hadn't read your daily Groaner. It's very funny!
Have a great evening.
xoRobyn
Those posts made me smile. I liked the first and second, those were great.
I too was surprised over the lack of people who listed The Great Escape in the blog movie count down. It is a really good movie, one I am dying to see again.
Laughed out loud over the groaner!
Happy Weekend :)
they were all pretty funny!
and awwww!
have a sunny weekend!
Sounds like a much-deserved day off my friend!
Robyn - I enjoyed your interview. Glad you liked the groaner.
Heather - Always happy to make someone smile.
Carol - Well, I'm late wishing you a happy weekend but I hope it was.
Tara - Well, not exactly sunny. We getting more snow. What happened to spring?
Opt. Ex. - Thanks. And thank for coming by.
Haha at the groaner and the articles! And definitely awwww at the doggie.
Shannon at The Warrior Muse
Ha! LOVED the groaner!!
And I missed Alex's blogfest?? Darn it. I seem to miss all the fun lately...
Sharron - I got a haha and an aw. Yup, my work here is done.
Liz - Oh, you missed a good one. Some great movies on everyone's lists.
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