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Wayne W sent me this which I have posted before but thought its worth a re-run
The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats
and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved."
Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated"
or even "A Bit Cross."
The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940
when tea supplies all but ran out.
Terrorists have been re-categorized from "Tiresome" to a "Bloody Nuisance."
The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level
was during the great fire of 1666.
The Scots raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards"
They don't have any other levels.
This is the reason they have been used on the frontline
in the British army for the last 300 years.
The French government announced yesterday
that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide".
The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and "Surrender."
The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France 's white flag factory,
effectively paralysing the country's military capability.
It's not only the French who are on a heightened level of alert.
Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout loudly and excitedly"
to "Elaborate Military Posturing."
Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides.
" The Germans also increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance"
to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs."
They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and "Lose".
Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual,
and the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .
The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy.
These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms
so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.
Americans meanwhile are carrying out pre-emptive strikes,
on all of their allies, just in case.
Meanwhile..
. New Zealand has also raised its security levels - from "baaa" to "BAAAA!"
. Due to continuing defense cutbacks
(the airforce being a squadron of spotty teenagers flying paper aeroplanes
and the navy some toy boats in the Prime Minister's bath),
New Zealand only has one more level of escalation, which is
"Shit, I hope Australia will come and rescue us".
In the event of invasion,
New Zealanders will be asked to gather together
in a strategic defensive position called "Bondi".
Australia, meanwhile, has raised its security level from
"No Worries" to "She'll be right, mate".
Three more escalation levels remain, 'Crikey!'
, "I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend"
and "The Barbie is cancelled".
So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final escalation level.
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Post Turtle
While sewing a cut on the hand of a 75 year old Aussie farmer,
who's hand was caught in the gate while working cattle,
the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man.
Eventually the topic got around to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
and his role as our Prime Minister.
The old farmer said, 'Well, you know, in my opinion, Rudd is a 'Post Turtle''. .
Not being familiar with the term,
the doctor asked him, what a 'post turtle' was.
The old farmer said, 'When you're driving down a country road
and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that's a 'post turtle'.
The old farmer saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he continued to explain.
'You know he didn't get up there by himself,
he doesn't belong up there,
he doesn't know what to do while he's up there
, and you just wonder what kind of dumb bugger put him up there to begin with.
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My mateJim Pivec who lives in West Olympia, Seattle has sent me the following story:
Thought you would enjoy this article that appeared in the Olympian newspaper today.
Eating Down Under
By ROSEMARY PONNEKANTI; Staff writer
The smell hooks you in.
A fresh, golden buttery pastry aroma,
with a gurgling undercurrent of thickly gravied meat,
laced with sharp ketchup.
But for goodness sake, call it tomato sauce - especially if there are Aussies around.
What you're smelling is a meat pie,
that Australian food, and if you look hard enough, you'll find them -
and other edible Aussie delights -
right here in the South Sound, just in time for Australia Day on Jan. 26.
“I come here every time I need a fix,” says Glenn Wallace,
chomping down on a steak-and-onion pie,
with a Bundaberg ginger beer poised in hand.
Originally from Australia’s Gold Coast, Wallace travels regularly from Bellevue
to the Australian Pie Shop in Burien,
which also supplies restaurants such as Le Bistro cafe in Gig Harbor.
He also goes for the lamingtons, sponge cake cubes dipped in chocolate
and coconut that were invented,
so they say, by state governor’s wife Lady Lamington 100 years ago,
for sudden guests when there’s only stale cake in the pantry.
“My mum says these are the best lamingtons she’s ever tasted,
even in Australia,” says Wallace.
Thanks Jim
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Correction
A couple of posts ago I mistakenly called these football babies
when in fact they are wearing Canadian Hockey shirts
Anyway David T sent me this
Q..How do you know when its springtime in Toronto?
A.. The Leafs are out!!!
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Just for my Canadian Friends
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BONANZA
Actor Pernell Roberts, known to millions as Adam Cartwright
in TV western series Bonanza
(a role he played from 1959 to 1965)
, has died, last sunday, at the age of 81.
Roberts initially found fame alongside Lorne Greene, Michael Landon
and Dan Blocker as the oldest of Bonanza's three Nevada rancher siblings.
The first episode of Bonanza aired on September 12, 1959.
The show was hardly an instant success.
For its first two seasons, Bonanza struggled in the ratings,
kept on the air mainly because it was filmed in color
. Color TV was a new phenomena at that time.
The ruggedly handsome actor with the rich baritone voice
shocked Hollywood when he left Bonanza at the height of its popularity
, and appeared mainly in stage musicals and guest-starring on TV shows.
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Old man dog
An old man had a dog he just loved
but the dog had the bad habit of attacking anything that moved,
including people.
His friends told him that if he had the dog fixed he would lose his aggression
and quit this behavior.
So the old man had his dog fixed and a few days later was in his front room
when the mailman came up the steps.
The dog jumped up and went right through the screen door
and attacked the mailman.
The old man ran out and pulled his dog off
and began apologizing to the mailman.
He said, "I am so sorry, I don't know what to do or say.
My friends told me he would quit attacking people if I had him fixed.
I just don't know what to do."
The mailman picked himself up and said,
"You should have had his teeth pulled,
I knew when he came out the door he wasn't going to screw me."
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A group of 40 years old buddies discuss where they should go for dinner.
Finally it is agreed that they should meet
at the Gausthof zum Lowen restaurant
because the waitress's there have low cut blouses and nice breasts.
10 years later, at 50 years of age, the group meets again
and once again they discuss where they should meet
. Finally it is agreed that they should meet
at the Gausthof zum Lowen
because the food there is very good and the wine selection is good also.
10 years later at 60 years of age, the group meets again
and once again they discuss where they should meet.
Finally it is agreed that they should meet
at the Gausthof zum Lowen
because they can eat there in peace and quiet
and the restaurant is smoke free.
10 years later, at 70 years of age, the group meets again
and once again they discuss where they should meet.
Finally it is agreed that they should meet at
the Gausthof zum Lowen
because the restaurant is wheel chair accessible
and they even have an elevator.
10 years later, at 80 years of age, the group meets again
and once again they discuss where they should meet.
Finally it is agreed that they should meet at
the Gausthof zum Lowen because they have never been there before.
Thanks Don H
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StarBucks Dubai
Thanks Liz Z
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Those Funny Animals
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Once upon a time, there were two lumberjacks, named Smith andDo-Dah.
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Over a remote Scottish island a helicopter lost power
Thanks Duke
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--Thanks Liz Z
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Two Irish couples decided to swap partners for the night.
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