All ye oul wans and oul fellas out there! Wakey wakey, rise and shine!

I remember the last time my skin and nails fell off. I turned into a jellyfish. It was just after that nice cup of mushroom tea the kindly oul hippy gave me at an arts festival somewhere in Cornwall.

OldGoat wrote: »

I remember the last time my skin and nails fell off. I turned into a jellyfish. It was just after that nice cup of mushroom tea the kindly oul hippy gave me at an arts festival somewhere in Cornwall.

Err yes, sorry about that it was a concoction to help the cows give milk. I couldn't remember until now where I had put it or who I had given it to.

Last time I had fresh milk the cow slipped and fell on my head, I also got a pat on the back.

Welcome back Brenzy me ol' mate

Yes Steve that tea was potent. but sod that, have you seen the size of the dragon in the bathroom?

Horrible. :eek:

I'm not sure you would say I have tried it, no more than a sip, and as it is aniseed flavored I hated it. I like aniseed, but not things flavoured with it, I'm awkward like that!

I think it has a bad reputation as it is very strong and I think it was thought to be hallucinogenic but apparently it is not. It won't be giving me dreams of pink elephants anyway, I can think of nicer tipples!

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

Could someone educate me as to what Absynth is?

it is greenish and tastes a bit aniseed like. It was the forerunner of such drinks as Pernod which taste similar. It was made illegal in many European countries due to people over indulging and apparently going mad.

BBDBB wrote: »

well I don't think it grew back ;-)

Sometimes you lol meaning answer appreciated, other times you actually do laugh - that was one!

I occasionally feel that I'm the only non French person in the entire world who likes anise and pastis drinks. The real appeal of absinthe is not so much the flavour but the 'magical' transformation and use of alchemists apparatus to change the colour from emerald green to an off creamy white with the addition of a few drops of iced water carefully dripped through a lump of sugar.

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I just want to sit down, put my feet up, sip my tea, and relax for a while. So, who will be mother?

Yes, it's one of those days! I accept full responsibility for today's rain - after lunch, I washed my car and, before it even saw a shammy / chamois, the Heavens opened. My fault - mea culpa. I have one of those super-duper shammys that doesn't go crispy when it dries. Unfortunately it doesn't absorb water either so I now have wrists like ankles from wringing it out.

My brurdder-in-law and I are heading west tomorrow - hence the need for a clean car. He's on chemo too and doing very well. We haphazardly decide, every now and then, to GO somewhere / anywhere, with no plans or pre-booking and just let it happen. When we find a hotel with a nice restaurant, we enquire after rooms and sign in as the "Chemical Brothers". We'll probably head West so, if you see a clean BrensBenz with two baldies in the front seats, give us a wave, preferably with ALL of your fingers.

Anyway, I believe that Dublin won the Awe Loyerland yesterday. That surprised me because, usually if / when "we" win, hoards of cars with horns blaring and with those hilarious flags flying from their windows, clog up our lane for hours on their way to the local Gehh club. But all was quiet here last night so I assumed the other team won. Apparently, as a resident of Co. Dublin, I'm allowed to feel superior to the rest of the population of Ireland for days or weeks or, at least until everyone is sick to death of hearing about "Sam's" travels.

However, I look forward to feeling superior to the population of the Earth if the Irish rugby team do well in the World Cup. Here's wishing them well.

I for one, am really enjoying the rugby. Sadly, work schedule interferes a lot.

Hurling ..... I love the game. Way back when I still lived in Liverpool my priest was trying to get me to play..... sadly I never did. Anyway with my family originating in Dublin I became a sort of Dub supporter. I was watching a game on TV and the commentator said that to ply for a county team in Ireland you had to be born in that county. No idea how true this is. BUT I realised that despite the family history, as I was born in Liverpool I would never play for Dublin. (Not that I would ever have been good enough anyway, but the thought was there, I am too old and infirm now anyway)

I found, happily that there is a team in Liverpool, it is a Ladies team but it is a nice shirt, so I ordered one from O'Neill's. I only ordered it on Saturday and it arrived today. Great service to be fair and I have a great shirt for the Liverpool Wolf Tones .... Look it up, it is a cracking looking shirt.



By the way has anyone seen Chucken lately?

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I thought she was travelling incognito. Haven't you come across her on the airwaves Rube?

Not seen either her or her O/H in a while and the station has had to close down for the rest of the year.