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Post by sprite on Sept 11, 2023 5:20:33 GMT -5
I never knew my paternal grandfather very well, but I have two things made by him; a stamped leather photo frame, and a wall-hung spice rack. I've never been able to use it for spices, and it's the wrong colour for every room in every house I've ever lived in, but it has sentimental value.
I finished a DIY project with drawers, so have been tidying up my office. While dusting off this shelf, I noticed a sticker on it, and tried to rub it off--not a sticker.
It's a Brabantia label. I'll drop it at the charity shop tomorrow.
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Post by Liiisa on Sept 11, 2023 5:32:51 GMT -5
lol!
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Sept 11, 2023 6:18:02 GMT -5
I had to google Brabantia. No wonder I’ve never heard of them. Who pays $100+ for a waste bin? I buy $2 supermarket buckets!
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Post by sprite on Sept 11, 2023 7:46:54 GMT -5
They are a good brand for housewares. We have one of those folding clothes driers outside, it came with the house. It's now around 10 yrs old, and still works perfectly.
I probably wouldn't bother will a really simple accessory, but anything with moving parts, yes.
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Post by psw on Sept 12, 2023 9:18:18 GMT -5
As mentioned in the Happy thread, I received a hefty tax refund for an amended return from 2018.
The IRS obviously knows it's slow. In big black letters on the envelope they say:
IF THE RECIPIENT IS DECEASED followed by instructions...
The check, happily, is made out to me, but Mr.W's name is down there... I'll go to the bank and deposit it today.
Does this count as laughing all the way to the bank?
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Post by sprite on Sept 12, 2023 9:29:20 GMT -5
neighbour and his 5 yr old are doing a poo patrol. She has a bamboo cane and is helpfully pointing out deposits from as far away as she can stretch.
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Post by sprite on Sept 13, 2023 4:07:57 GMT -5
British Airways offers me the super-easy way to get free points. All I have to do i sget a new AmEx card, and spend £5000 on it in 3 months.
how??
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Post by Liiisa on Sept 13, 2023 5:08:53 GMT -5
British Airways airline tickets, obviously!
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Post by sprite on Sept 13, 2023 8:06:31 GMT -5
Yes, because I take the sort of flights that round up to £5000!
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Post by Liiisa on Sept 13, 2023 16:21:06 GMT -5
Lauren Boebert* getting kicked out of a performance of the "Beetlejuice" musical**, basically for being a terrible person
* evil right-wing maniac in Congress ** there's a Beetlejuice musical? Why
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Post by sprite on Sept 14, 2023 4:02:35 GMT -5
Isn't that a bit camp for someone of her ilk?
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Post by Liiisa on Sept 14, 2023 5:09:09 GMT -5
I also laughed at Gary Shteyngart in the Guardian calling the new book about Elon Musk an "insight-free doorstop."
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Sept 17, 2023 8:56:08 GMT -5
Found on Facebook. This is pretty funny..... AUSTRALIA AND AUSTRALIANS The following has been written by the late Douglas Adams of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" fame. "Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of the bottom half of the planet. It is recognisable from orbit because of many unusual features, including what at first looks like an enormous bite taken out of its southern edge; a wall of sheer cliffs which plunge into the girting sea. Geologists assure us that this is simply an accident of geomorphology, but they still call it the "Great Australian Bight", proving that not only are they covering up a more frightening theory but they can't spell either. The first of the confusing things about Australia is the status of the place. Where other landmasses and sovereign lands are classified as continent, island or country, Australia is considered all three. Typically, it is unique in this. The second confusing thing about Australia is the animals. They can be divided into three categories: Poisonous, Odd, and Sheep. It is true that of the 10 most poisonous arachnids on the planet, Australia has 9 of them. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that of the 9 most poisonous arachnids, Australia has all of them. Any visitors should be careful to check inside boots (before putting them on), under toilet seats (before sitting down) and generally everywhere else. A stick is very useful for this task. The last confusing thing about Australia is the inhabitants. A short history: Sometime around 40,000 years ago some people arrived in boats from the north. They ate all the available food, and a lot of them died. The ones who survived learned respect for the balance of nature, man's proper place in the scheme of things, and spiders. They settled in and spent a lot of the intervening time making up strange stories. They also discovered a stick that kept coming back. Then, around 200 years ago, Europeans arrived in boats from the north. More accurately, European convicts were sent, with a few deranged people in charge. They tried to plant their crops in autumn (failing to take account of the reversal of the seasons), ate all their food, and a lot of them died. About then the sheep arrived, and have been treasured ever since. It is interesting to note here that the Europeans always consider themselves vastly superior to any other race they encounter, since they can lie, cheat, steal and litigate (marks of a civilised culture they say), whereas all the Aboriginals can do is happily survive being left in the middle of a vast red-hot desert - equipped with a stick. Eventually, the new lot of people stopped being Europeans on 'extended holiday' and became Australians. The changes are subtle, but deep, caused by the mind-stretching expanses of nothingness and eerie quiet, where a person can sit perfectly still and look deep inside themselves to the core of their essence, their reasons for being, and the necessity of checking inside their boots every morning for fatal surprises. They also picked up the most finely tuned sense of irony in the world, and the Aboriginal gift for making up stories. Be warned. There is also the matter of the beaches. Australian beaches are simply the nicest and best in the world, although anyone actually venturing into the sea will have to contend with sharks, stinging jellyfish, stonefish (a fish which sits on the bottom of the sea, pretends to be a rock and has venomous barbs sticking out of its back that will kill just from the pain) and surfboarders. However, watching a beach sunset is worth the risk. As a result of all this hardship, dirt, thirst and wombats, you would expect Australians to be a sour lot. Instead, they are genial, jolly, cheerful and always willing to share a kind word with a stranger. Faced with insurmountable odds and impossible problems, they smile disarmingly and look for a stick. Major engineering feats have been performed with sheets of corrugated iron, string and mud. Alone of all the races on earth, they seem to be free from the 'Grass is greener on the other side of the fence' syndrome, and roundly proclaim that Australia is, in fact, the other side of that fence. They call the land "Oz" or "Godzone" (a verbal contraction of "God's Own Country"). The irritating thing about this is... they may be right. TIPS TO SURVIVING AUSTRALIA Don't ever put your hand down a hole for any reason - WHATSOEVER. The beer is stronger than you think, regardless of how strong you think it is. Always carry a stick. Air-conditioning is imperative. Do not attempt to use Australian slang unless you are a trained linguist and extremely good in a fist fight. Wear thick socks. Take good maps. Stopping to ask directions only works when there are people nearby. If you leave the urban areas, carry several litres of water with you at all times, or you will die. And don't forget a stick. Even in the most embellished stories told by Australians, there is always a core of truth that it is unwise to ignore. HOW TO IDENTIFY AUSTRALIANS They pronounce Melbourne as "Mel-bin". They think it makes perfect sense to decorate highways with large fibreglass bananas, prawns and sheep. They think "Woolloomooloo" is a perfectly reasonable name for a place, that "Wagga Wagga" can be abbreviated to "Wagga", but "Woy Woy" can't be called "Woy". Their hamburgers will contain beetroot. Apparently it's a must-have. How else do you get a stain on your shirt? They don't think it's summer until the steering wheel is too hot to handle. They believe that all train timetables are works of fiction. And they all carry a stick.. 😊 🇦🇺
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Post by tzarine on Sept 18, 2023 1:27:58 GMT -5
apollo neuroscience Calm your nervous system with soothing vibrations. With a push of a button, the Apollo wearable can train your body to feel less stressed, more focused and get better sleep.
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Sept 18, 2023 3:34:57 GMT -5
On the theory that they don't mention things unless they have happened - info about the cast from the physio at the hospital: do not put food down the cast and do not hit people with the cast
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Post by tzarine on Sept 18, 2023 15:33:05 GMT -5
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Post by kneazle on Sept 19, 2023 22:31:45 GMT -5
My Mum plays Croquet on Wednesday and Saturday mornings.
I got a call from her this afternoon asking if I wanted to come over for Afternoon Tea and get my Birthday presents.
I said 'I'm at work' It was then she realised it was Wednesday not Saturday.
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Sept 20, 2023 1:33:57 GMT -5
The other week I had to take a picture of a pile of rubble left behind by some tradespeople who'd been working here, to share in the strata what's app so it could be dealt with (chasing up emails to get it taken away etc)
For some reason, my phone decided this was a lovely photo and it was worth 'enhancing' and I've had a notification telling me that it has been enhanced and do I want to save the new sparkly image.
I have kept the notification as I crack up every time I see it.
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Post by tzarine on Sept 21, 2023 10:35:33 GMT -5
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Post by Queen on Sept 22, 2023 10:52:01 GMT -5
A certain museum I follow on Instagram just announced a "complimentary audio tour", and I am imagining visiting the museum, plugging in the earphones and hearing "you look nice today", "your hair is so shiny", "I like your smile".... as I walk around the exhibition.
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Post by Liiisa on Sept 22, 2023 11:18:30 GMT -5
"Your opinion about this painting is SO insightful"
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Post by Queen on Sept 22, 2023 13:10:01 GMT -5
I reckon it'd sell.
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Post by Liiisa on Sept 22, 2023 16:39:22 GMT -5
What made me laugh was waking up from propofol anesthesia and they're playing "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the recovery room. Wait, what?
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Post by Liiisa on Sept 24, 2023 6:05:36 GMT -5
We have this giant box of Rice Krispies that we need to eat at some point, but they're boring and horrible. So I got this idea - maybe I could crush a bunch of them and mix them with almond butter and make little balls? as a snack? So I tried, and it didn't work, it never solidified and now I have this mound of brown stuff that looks exactly like a turd. I put it in a jar and stuck it in the fridge, thinking maybe if it's cold it'll solidify so I can roll it into balls but now there's this turd in a jar in the fridge and it's 7:00 in the morning and I'm standing in the kitchen weeping with laughter and pero is upstairs yelling "what is so funny" and it's making me laugh even more
"Pay no attention to the turd in the jar," I will say
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Sept 24, 2023 6:13:53 GMT -5
That made me laugh just reading it.
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Post by scicaro on Sept 24, 2023 7:02:36 GMT -5
Liiisa that's hilarious. Next time do what we used to do as kids: Melt some chocolate, stir in rice crispies until coated then form into chunks allow to cool and eat. We used to use cupcake cases but you could put in a baking tray and slice I suppose. You can add a lot more rice crispies than you think. For fanciness you can add marshmallows etc but we never bothered as kids.
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Sept 24, 2023 7:30:22 GMT -5
On the path at the lake this morning there was a big group of people walking greyhounds. And something about greyhounds en masse was amusing. Particularly the huge haunches of some of the dogs.
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Post by Liiisa on Sept 24, 2023 9:59:34 GMT -5
scicaro! That's what we will do with the rest of the Rice Krispies; thank you. (The store only had the Large size, and I thought I was faced with a lifetime's worth of this vile cereal.)
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Post by sophie on Sept 24, 2023 11:07:27 GMT -5
I have a great recipe to use up Rice Krispies .. let me know if you want it.. does involve melting butter and a candy thermometer…
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Post by tzarine on Sept 24, 2023 13:15:55 GMT -5
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