Blather, Waffle and Poppycock!

[FierceKitty]

Btw, Japan's not as pricey as people think. I've been twice, and fully intend to go again, maybe taking my women with me.

[Luddite]

How did you handle the language barrier?

[FierceKitty]

I've lived in many countries. You learn to improvise, and take advantage of the widespread use of English. Lee had the worse time, since the Japanese would look at my red-bearded Celtic face, then at her east Asian face, and proceed to speak to her at great length, ignoring her protestations that she was Thai and spoke less Japanese than I do, and also ignoring her face, which doesn't look remotely Japanese (she's of Chinese stock).
Curiously, I think the place where I've felt most alien while speaking English was actually New York!

[Tawa]

I've lived in many countries. You learn to improvise, and take advantage of the widespread use of English. Lee had the worse time, since the Japanese would look at my red-bearded Celtic face, then at her east Asian face, and proceed to speak to her at great length, ignoring her protestations that she was Thai and spoke less Japanese than I do, and also ignoring her face, which doesn't look remotely Japanese (she's of Chinese stock).
Curiously, I think the place where I've felt most alien while speaking English was actually New York!

That's classic! 

Mind you, how many Americans are there in NY? 

[Techno]

Seven hours twitting (sic) about yesterday because the M-I-L managed to fall over in the garden. 

Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

Just worked out what MIL was. Initially, I thought you'd just left off a letter, then I contemplated rural structures ("Mare Inducing Ledge", "Minor Incineration Lodge", perhaps "Marmalade Investment Lattice") ... then it struck me that you must have brought down a Russian helicopter with the Bren (for which, "Kudos" by the way).

In the wee small hours, I realised that you meant the Mother In Law. I do hope she did not sustain too much injury, but since you were "twitting" about, I imagine it may have been somewhat serious.

I do hope that all is well.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hope she is okay mate.

[paulr]

Hope is is ok and that you aren't in too much trouble

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

On the Isle of Wights, we're in Ryde for the day, anyone know where the curry house the Beatles frequented is?
You know, the one they wrote a song about...
"Tikka in Ryde!"


Coat please...

[Orcs]

Seven hours twitting (sic) about yesterday because the M-I-L managed to fall over in the garden. 

Cheers - Phil

Hope she is all ok mate.

I had a horrid M-I-L.  Managed to dispose of her when I got rid of the W.I.F.E.  (2 for the very expensive price of 1 )

Current Mother-out-of-Law is fine. Drives my other half nuts, but no issues from me.

[Orcs]

On the Isle of Wights, we're in Ryde for the day, anyone know where the curry house the Beatles frequented is?
You know, the one they wrote a song about...
"Tikka in Ryde!"

Coat please...

I looked for a Curry house in Ryde only to be told there were NAAN there!!

[Orcs]

Any way I did not agree with the bloke who told me this so we had a bit of an Argy Bhajee.

His wife was reall abusive too, so I had to Tikka off!

A policeman came aolng and said " Aloo, aloo, aloo , what a Korai on"

[Luddite]

Current Mother-out-of-Law

Well played sir.   

[Tawa]

I looked for a Curry house in Ryde only to be told there were NAAN there!!

Well, that's Korma for you!

[FierceKitty]

Pulao the other one!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Wheres ther cloakroom attendent went you need him - PHIL PHIL

IanS

[Techno]

I do hope that all is well.

Thanks, Nobby et al.

Yes....She's fine.....Though she managed to make a complete mess of her knees and the area surrounding them...(Blood everywhere)......And she's now got a couple of nice black eyes developing where she dented the lawn with her face.

She wanted us (Me...Mrs Techno, and a neighbour) to move her....But then went into panic mode if we tried......So we had to wait for an ambliance (sic).....Then go into the local hospital to sandblast all the dirt out of wounds.

Cheers - Phil.

[Tawa]

Just saw on msn news that the original Batgirl - Yvonne Craig - has passed on.

There goes many a young nerds first TV crush I imagine..... 

[Techno]

Wheres ther cloakroom attendent went you need him - PHIL PHIL
IanS

Ooops.....Sorry....Here you are, sir.

Just saw on msn news that the original Batgirl - Yvonne Craig - has passed on.
There goes many a young nerds first TV crush I imagine..... 

Nope  .....Don't remember her at all....Though having had a 'Google'...the Star Trek character she played looks vaguely familiar.
Cheers - Phil

[fsn]

Nope  .....Don't remember her at all....Though having had a 'Google'...the Star Trek character she played looks vaguely familiar.
Cheers - Phil

Don't remember Batgirl!

That should be "Cheers - Phil-istine" (see what I did there?)