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Originally posted by Bishops Finger:
Stewed trotters (crossed or not) go nicely with a smidgin of cheese...

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From Piglet: Go away, BF.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4NWehvRjOs

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Also from Piglet: Go away, GG. Poor little piggy.

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Originally posted by Moo:
Piglet, how are you and D getting along with the cat?

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Not bad at all - she's a very easy cat to get on with, and while she miaows and looks expectantly at the cupboard where the cat-food is whenever we come into the house, she seems to have taken reasonably well to us and is happy for us to stroke or comb her.

Yesterday she was miaowing at the cupboard, looking for treats, and I said, "what part of 'no' don't you understand?" She miaowed again, and D. said, "what part of 'miaow' don't you understand?"

She has us totally wrapped around her finger (paw?); we usually end up giving in and letting her have a treat when she shouldn't, so she's going to be the size of a small elephant by the time her usual humans come back ...

[ 10. January 2017, 21:56: Message edited by: Piglet ]

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]Also from Piglet: Go away, GG. Poor little piggy.
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Originally posted by Galloping Granny:
This is slightly changed from the original ad – I haven't seen it quite like this
on TV.
Found an Irish version too – different accents, different landscape. Such fun!

GG

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Originally posted by Galloping Granny:
This is slightly changed from the original ad – I haven't seen it quite like this
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Found an Irish version too – different accents, different landscape. Such fun!

GG

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I'm sorry GG but your link to that advert seems to be malfunctioning - it won't play for me or for others but I can't see any obvious errors in the coding.

Would you care to have another go, please?

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Originally posted by Galloping Granny:
Result of Googling piggy sue

I like using Preview because I get such a nice Thank You.

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Originally posted by Welease Woderwick:
... We didn't eat the free food on offer ...

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Originally posted by Bishops Finger:
Well, we call it SNOW! in Estuary English, and we've got it now....about an inch of the bl**dy stuff.

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My heart bleeds for you.

Actually, some of our sn*w has buggered off, courtesy of a couple of days with temperatures in Plus Numbers and a spot of fog, but it would take about a week of that for it to properly go away, and the temperature forecast for Saturday is -13°C, so I reckon we can whistle for that.

The chief result of the thaw is that there are humungous Patches of Treachery™ just waiting to catch out the unwary (probably me).

By the way, I love Piggy Sue.

edited for spleling

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... You colonials, of course, are used to it ...

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You're absolutely right, BF - while it's easy for us to snigger at the whole of the UK coming to a standstill for a couple of inches of sn*w, it really is a matter of being prepared for it with the right infrastructure - ploughs, salting/sanding and what-have-you.

It looks as if our brief January thaw was just that - brief. It's a cold, clear, beautiful day here, but any bits of road or pavement where the ice hasn't melted completely are utterly treacherous, and the forecast is for the temperature to wend its way back down to -13° tonight, so there won't be any more thawing for a while.

In other news, D. got a message from a lawyer in St. John's today to say that the potential buyers of the former Château Piglet have signed something. I'm not quite sure exactly what this means, but I'm still crossing everything and not counting any chickens.



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... I'm still crossing everything and not counting any chickens.

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Just as well I didn't count those chickens. The buyer (an estate agent in Toronto) is now trying to bully us into accepting an offer so low it's an insult, citing a frankly ridiculous quote for having the plumbing updated, despite the fact that her offer was "as-is" and took into consideration the condition of the property.

The condition isn't that bad* - it's an old house with the problems that come with old houses - but insurers in St. John's more-or-less refuse to insure downtown properties, because they can get away with it. If someone were to set up an insurance agency specialising in downtown houses, they'd probably be coining it.

We're hoping our agent can return the bullying, with interest, but at this rate we'll be lucky to be able to afford a cardboard box in a doorway in Fredericton.

Feck.

* According to the City assessment for rates purposes, it's worth over twice her latest offer, so she's getting a bargain.

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And what do points mean? - Prizes!

Piglet's special hell dwelling for lawyers I can only support (all present company excepted!) [...]

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Another Dismal Dennis of a Day here, with clow loud, drist, and mizzle abounding....

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Yup, describes it perfectly.

I had the unusual experience of preaching in the local A-C church - all went well but it was a bit chilly. Now I can see why the High Church folk wear all those layers of vestments!

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... 'La Nativité' (The Nativity) not on the organ, but on a Russian accordion ...

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Eek indeed! Although actually, he seemed to be making not a bad fist of it. D. played Dieu parmi nous* after Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and was, I think justifiably, rather chuffed with himself.

Moonlitdoor, I'd love to offer a sympathetic oink (and I sincerely hope you haven't done yourself any lasting damage), but IMHO anyone who voluntarily indulges in cross-country running deserves all that's coming to them.



* or "Dieu parmi bleedin' nous" as a late organist friend used to call it.

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Originally posted by Bishops Finger:
It's all very well for piglets - they have four (short) legs, and hence have less far to fall when running....

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