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Cryogenics gives a whole new meaning to "freezing your balls off."
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What was that one about Brass Monkeys ?
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Three Wise Monkeys
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Ham, the chimp...the US astronaut who successfully went into space in 1961 before Alan Shepard.
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Reminds me of "Pigs in Space"
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Pigs in Blankets. (I'm going to make them for breakfast on Xmas day
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Pigs in Blankets. (I'm going to make them for breakfast on Xmas day
Linus, boy with blanket
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Linus, boy with blanket
Schroeder, boy with a baby, baby grand.
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You mean a Chordophone ?
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Instruments with strings can blend together to create such wonderful sounds like 10,000 Maniacs did with this song.
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Instruments with strings can blend together to create such wonderful sounds like 10,000 Maniacs did with this song.
Music at university can be such fun. I once saw a concert with a piece for, I think, sixteen cellos - I mean just the cellos played, no other instruments. How often can you get together sixteen cellos to play together? It was such fun.
During the interval while we were chatting, someone came up on stage and trod on one of the violins which had been left there with a hideous splintering noise! We all stopped chatting in horror - until another person ran on pretending to tear their hair and shrieking: "My Stradivarius!"
It was so great to see people having a laugh with their music - and playing it well.
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During the interval while we were chatting, someone came up on stage and trod on one of the violins which had been left there with a hideous splintering noise! We all stopped chatting in horror - until another person ran on pretending to tear their hair and shrieking: "My Stradivarius!"
It was so great to see people having a laugh with their music - and playing it well.
[1]
Dear Insurance company,
I have to report some serious damage to my Stradivari. . . . .
etc.,
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Dear Clumsy fool,
Please be advised that my client intends to sue for the damage to his violin. . .
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[1]
Dear Insurance company,
I have to report some serious damage to my Stradivari. . . . .
etc.,
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Dear Clumsy fool,
Please be advised that my client intends to sue for the damage to his violin. . .
The Honeywood File: An Adventure in Building, by HB Creswell
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If you have not seen this film, please do so.
A Home of Your Own (Ronnie Barker, Bernard Cribbins, Richard Briers)
The trailer is hysterical A Home of Your Own (Ronnie Barker, Bernard Cribbins, Richard Briers
You might also like to try "The Plank"
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And then there's the hilarious 1986 film version The Money Pit.
Definitely one of the "new classics."
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And then there's the hilarious 1986 film version The Money Pit.
Definitely one of the "new classics."
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'A couple of weeks at the most.' The stock answer when you ask any sort of building contractor 'How long will this take?'
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'A couple of weeks at the most.' The stock answer when you ask any sort of building contractor 'How long will this take?'
And you can couple that with Standard Building Contractor Trick #1...
Dropping off a large pile of materials in your front yard or driveway within 48 hours of giving them a deposit and then disappearing like they are part of a David Copperfield show for the next two weeks at a minimum.
Standard Building Contractor Lie #2 (used about three weeks after using the "couple weeks at most" answer)...
"Well, sheesh. We got all the materials there, didn't we? Have some patience. You're next on the list for my best crew." (do not ask "how long before they get here?" because Standard Lie #3 is: "They should be here dark early Saturday morning for sure.") (translation: don't change your weekend plans. they aren't gonna show and contractors turn their phones off about noon on Friday.
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And you can couple that with Standard Building Contractor Trick #1...
Dropping off a large pile of materials in your front yard or driveway within 48 hours of giving them a deposit and then disappearing like they are part of a David Copperfield show for the next two weeks at a minimum.
Standard Building Contractor Lie #2 (used about three weeks after using the "couple weeks at most" answer)...
"Well, sheesh. We got all the materials there, didn't we? Have some patience. You're next on the list for my best crew." (do not ask "how long before they get here?" because Standard Lie #3 is:
"They should be here dark early Saturday morning for sure.") (translation: don't change your weekend plans. they aren't gonna show and contractors turn their phones off about noon on Friday.
:caning:
And, of course, there's another hole in your finances, material in the drive open to abuse by any passing robber /DIY enthusiast; then it starts to rain. . . .
"Yes the materials arrived in a big heap at stupid o'clock on Saturday, when there were no workmen to do something. The materials are blocking my drive and if nothing important happens real soon, I'll talk to my lawyer."
And al you can hear is the sound of hollow laughter. . .
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Actually, as the parent who refused to have a friend to stay with his 'very well behaved as long as she wears her muzzle' pitbull, I don't think I can bear to watch that one! LOL.
But here is a nice video of dogs herding sheep.
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(Fab link
Leonardo Baa-vinci LOL) Off little fingers!
Stiff Little Fingers' White Christmas. (I went to see them play live once!
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(Fab link
Off little fingers!
Stiff Little Fingers' White Christmas. (I went to see them play live once!
My son was keen on them at one time, as I recall.
I'd never heard such tuneless noise.
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