numeniusa's boudoir

[AbsintheFather]

Wales - my first visit since childhood summer holidays eons ago...

Navigating manually in the car is slightly hilarious, as the Welsh names are many syllables long but have hardly any vowels and hence are just impossible to pronounce for a non-Welsh human. So by the time you've voiced your instruction (which in truth, bears very little resemblance to what the driver can see on the road sign) you've missed the turning

Heard Welsh spoken today too. Very musical.

Back in 1980. I spent about four hours in Holyhead, Wales waiting for a ferry to Dublin. As I recall, the train from London dropped me near the ferry and I had some time to kill before the ship left around, I'd guess, 8 or 9 pm. I was traveling alone with a backpack and I'm thinking it was probably February or early March and the weather was not conducive to being outside. So naturally, I found a local pub to pass some time in.

Sitting at the bar with a pint of bitter, or perhaps Guinness, I noticed some curious goings ons. Local men and women were arriving at the pub dressed in American Cowboy gear and going into a back room. They were wearing leather chaps, toy six-shooter pistols in holsters, vests with fringe, cowboy hats and the works. It seemed entirely odd and out of place. Especially since I'd never seen the like back here in the States So I finished my pint, picked up my pack and went to investigate.

Well, I had stumbled upon the Holyhead Country and Western Club. The had a fellow playing stand-up bass and another on guitar, they were playing western songs. It was almost surreal, especially with the accents . There was dancing and they welcomed me in. they seemed pleased to have an American in their midst and made me right at home. I stayed and told them stories from America and they probably bought me a couple pints until I had to be on my way. It was the beginning of a very interesting weekend in Dublin which ended up including a visit to the brewery at St. James Gate, a visit to Trinity college and taking in a football game with some friendly Irish students who I met in another pub.

 

[BMW75RT]

low cut

OK then, here we go.

" Happy birthday to you... "
" Happy birthday to you... "
" Happy birthday Mr Biker Bonezzzzzzz"

(Big finish)

" Happy biiiiiirthdaaaaay tooooooo yoooooooouuuuuuu "

And here's the visual

http://i.imgur.com/Ux11l8q.jpg

I hope when my birthday comes around you do an encore!! Beautiful skin deserves beautiful lingerie - this photo qualifies both counts!! DAve

 

[numeniusa]

A little quiet beach vacation with my Girlfriend, her son and his cousin. Because she want's us to all go together. Damn....but we get our own room.

A quiet beach vacation sounds lovely, will it be warm?

If you have your own room, at least you'll be able to get some private time. Make sure the kids have good headphones with them, buy them a really absorbing video game they can compete at, and you're good to go. And cum...

 

[ydahecnot]

An uppercase G for Girlfriend. Is that an indicator of the relationship dynamics?

 

[numeniusa]

Back in 1980. I spent about four hours in Holyhead, Wales waiting for a ferry to Dublin. As I recall, the train from London dropped me near the ferry and I had some time to kill before the ship left around, I'd guess, 8 or 9 pm. I was traveling alone with a backpack and I'm thinking it was probably February or early March and the weather was not conducive to being outside. So naturally, I found a local pub to pass some time in.

Sitting at the bar with a pint of bitter, or perhaps Guinness, I noticed some curious goings ons. Local men and women were arriving at the pub dressed in American Cowboy gear and going into a back room. They were wearing leather chaps, toy six-shooter pistols in holsters, vests with fringe, cowboy hats and the works. It seemed entirely odd and out of place. Especially since I'd never seen the like back here in the States So I finished my pint, picked up my pack and went to investigate.

Well, I had stumbled upon the Holyhead Country and Western Club. The had a fellow playing stand-up bass and another on guitar, they were playing western songs. It was almost surreal, especially with the accents . There was dancing and they welcomed me in. they seemed pleased to have an American in their midst and made me right at home. I stayed and told them stories from America and they probably bought me a couple pints until I had to be on my way. It was the beginning of a very interesting weekend in Dublin which ended up including a visit to the brewery at St. James Gate, a visit to Trinity college and taking in a football game with some friendly Irish students who I met in another pub.

That's brilliant, AF! It must have seemed incomprehensible to you! I'm surprised they weren't attempting the correct Grand Ole Opry accents

I did a quick search to see whether it's still going, the Holyhead C&W Club, but I couldn't find it. It seems that C&W is still ever so popular over here, though, there are absolutely loads of them!

I worked in Dublin for a while many, many years ago, it was a brilliant place to work once you relaxed and let things progress at their pace. Such friendly people, but, oh, the swearing! I think that's the only project I've ever worked on where 'fuck', 'fucking', 'fucked' and other variants were regularly heard in meetings Quite difficult to readjust to normal project vocabularies afterwards...

Did you see the Book of Kells when you visited Trinity? It's a gorgeous set of buildings that, went to a concert there one night.

 

[numeniusa]

I hope when my birthday comes around you do an encore!! Beautiful skin deserves beautiful lingerie - this photo qualifies both counts!! DAve

Crumbs, what have I started?!

Thank you Dave, you're very kind Long time no see!

 

[numeniusa]

An uppercase G for Girlfriend. Is that an indicator of the relationship dynamics?

Ooh, Y, you devil...

As I recall, though, it was he who was pounding her when he broke the bed

 

[numeniusa]

i don't know what you started but i love it !

oh to get that view daily like Hornblend!

I might have to start requesting birth certificates for authenticity...

H does get to see me in all my, er, less flattering states too, though

 

[dacoach44]

Well now

By George, I think he's got it! You can change the bit between the 'URL' tags to have different text appear in the post.

Like this:

Fancy a slice of cake?

And here endeth the lesson

It hurts to be stupid, but, I am getting SOOO used to it! But that cake, down in the Odenwald, in Sept. All that shop had was cakes and pies. Built 1668; not bombed in the war. My dame damn near fainted!

 

[dacoach44]

the Irish

That's brilliant, AF! It must have seemed incomprehensible to you! I'm surprised they weren't attempting the correct Grand Ole Opry accents

I did a quick search to see whether it's still going, the Holyhead C&W Club, but I couldn't find it. It seems that C&W is still ever so popular over here, though, there are absolutely loads of them!

I worked in Dublin for a while many, many years ago, it was a brilliant place to work once you relaxed and let things progress at their pace. Such friendly people, but, oh, the swearing! I think that's the only project I've ever worked on where 'fuck', 'fucking', 'fucked' and other variants were regularly heard in meetings Quite difficult to readjust to normal project vocabularies afterwards...

Did you see the Book of Kells when you visited Trinity? It's a gorgeous set of buildings that, went to a concert there one night.

What really amazed me was that the Irish are soo much easier to understand than the Scots! Do you guys see it that way, too?

 

[numeniusa]

It hurts to be stupid, but, I am getting SOOO used to it! But that cake, down in the Odenwald, in Sept. All that shop had was cakes and pies. Built 1668; not bombed in the war. My dame damn near fainted!

That is a damn fine cake.

And 1668, wow. That's in Germany, Odenwald? The best cakes I have ever encountered were in Austria, just 'next door'.

What really amazed me was that the Irish are soo much easier to understand than the Scots! Do you guys see it that way, too?

Trouble is, there are loads of different Scottish and Irish accents (and Northern Irish, of course). Personally I find Borders (Scottish) accents quite impenetrable, and those of some parts of Glasgow, whereas the Highlands accent seems really soft and lilting to me. And in Ireland, a Dublin accent is really far from a Cork accent, and I find the Cork one easier, although neither are that difficult, I'd say. I find Northern Irish perhaps more tricky, but I think it's just unfamiliarity.

I do love accents, and also the different words for things people use in different parts of the country.

 

[numeniusa]

i'll frame one for you

i can't imagine you have that state my dear

You haven't seen me all wet, bedraggled and sweaty after a long bike ride in the rain. That's not a good look, not good at all...

 

[Hornblende]

You haven't seen me all wet, bedraggled and sweaty after a long bike ride in the rain. That's not a good look, not good at all...

Sidles into the boudoir.

I beg to differ.

Sidles back out of the boudoir.

 

[dacoach44]

O its lovely.

That is a damn fine cake.

And 1668, wow. That's in Germany, Odenwald? The best cakes I have ever encountered were in Austria, just 'next door'.



Trouble is, there are loads of different Scottish and Irish accents (and Northern Irish, of course). Personally I find Borders (Scottish) accents quite impenetrable, and those of some parts of Glasgow, whereas the Highlands accent seems really soft and lilting to me. And in Ireland, a Dublin accent is really far from a Cork accent, and I find the Cork one easier, although neither are that difficult, I'd say. I find Northern Irish perhaps more tricky, but I think it's just unfamiliarity.

I do love accents, and also the different words for things people use in different parts of the country.

One of my delights is to travel into deep Dixie, where the Southerners drawl it out so sweetly. Now for me, I have an ugly Kansas nasal twang, darn it.

 

[numeniusa]

One of my delights is to travel into deep Dixie, where the Southerners drawl it out so sweetly. Now for me, I have an ugly Kansas nasal twang, darn it.

I used to work quite some years ago with a lady from North Carolina. Her accent could melt butter!

I'm not very good at identifying American regional accents. I was quite drawn to the accents in the first Fargo series - Minnesota, I think? Quite lilting, to my ear. Haven't watched the second series yet, I think I spotted it on Netflix now though.

 

[BlackCashmere]

Dropping off some love and a hug for sweet Numi...

 

[papadoc19]

*Peeks in...looks around for Numi*

 

[BMW75RT]

I'm always around

Crumbs, what have I started?!

Thank you Dave, you're very kind Long time no see!

I am always around, following your wonderful thread. After living in Europe for 9 + years, I always vicariously enjoy your travels. DAve

 

[AbsintheFather]

That's brilliant, AF! It must have seemed incomprehensible to you! I'm surprised they weren't attempting the correct Grand Ole Opry accents

I did a quick search to see whether it's still going, the Holyhead C&W Club, but I couldn't find it. It seems that C&W is still ever so popular over here, though, there are absolutely loads of them!

I worked in Dublin for a while many, many years ago, it was a brilliant place to work once you relaxed and let things progress at their pace. Such friendly people, but, oh, the swearing! I think that's the only project I've ever worked on where 'fuck', 'fucking', 'fucked' and other variants were regularly heard in meetings Quite difficult to readjust to normal project vocabularies afterwards...

Did you see the Book of Kells when you visited Trinity? It's a gorgeous set of buildings that, went to a concert there one night.

I see you made it back from the wilds

Well, it was 35 years ago, I'd imaging the club members are not in dancing condition anymore. They seemed elderly to me at the time. They were probably in there 50's

I did see the Book of Kells. It was why I initially sought out Trinity. It was at a pub there at Trinity, or near it, that I met the students who took me along with them to the Football game. Actually, it was rugby now that I think about it.

From Geronimo's posts, I was under the impression that 'fuck', 'fucking', 'fucked' as well as 'cunt' and other variants were regularly used throughout the Queen's colonies

I have a several other good adventure stories and many great memories from my two visits to Great Britian.

 

[ydahecnot]

You haven't seen me all wet, bedraggled and sweaty after a long bike ride in the rain. That's not a good look, not good at all...

Oh to see you all wet.



Oh, not what you meant

 

[papadoc19]

*Saturday morning bump*

 

[numeniusa]

Dropping off some love and a hug for sweet Numi...

Hello, BC, how lovely to see you I hope your new year will be full of light, love, and everything you deserve

 

[numeniusa]

*Peeks in...looks around for Numi*

*Saturday morning bump*

Ooh, I'm quite partial to a weekend bump...

Hello, papadoc, how are you doing?

 

[numeniusa]

i don't know, it could be

My hair has a horrible bend in it if it's got wet under my cycle helmet and then dried in the wind. Like Ken Dodd

So if I suspect this might be the case, our entry to a lunchtime pub might go like this:

Me: Am I a bit tattifilarious?

Him: No, not at all *steers me quickly away from any reflective surface*

(That's going to make no sense at all to anyone from outside the UK... )

 

[numeniusa]

I am always around, following your wonderful thread. After living in Europe for 9 + years, I always vicariously enjoy your travels. DAve

Wow, you've been sitting quietly in the shadows all this time, just watching? Well, that's good to know...! You should come out and chat sometimes

That also gives me an idea for a new rambling... Watching. Being watched. That sort of thing...