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November 17, 2010

Giving thanks for bug spray.

Posted by Grendel's Mother under Camp Tockwogh, Friends, laughter, Love
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In a previous post I mentioned my friend Fast Ed and his sense of humor. Well I just got a note from my friend Amy–the cancer survivor who was part of that story. Amy relayed a comment Ed said to her regarding an upcoming trip he’s taking with his wife. Here it goes.

“ We are leaving for Botswana the day before Thanksgiving. Really excited about it.  We are limited to around 20 pounds of luggage since we will be flying in small planes to the camps.  So I have packed 19 pounds of bug spray, and 1 pound of other things like clean clothes.”

Fast.  

Having met Ed at Camp Tockwogh, it’s hard to say why he’s so averse to nature. But that’s Ed and we love him. I’m really excited about this weekend because the gang is getting together for a party. So many bright, fun, wonderful friends I have and I love these opportunities to hang out. Many of us live in different states so we don’t get to see each other all the time.

This weekend we are celebrating life. And giving thanks. Our friend Kim just finished chemo and is cancer free. Praise God! We are so happy she is healthy and can live a full life as a wife to our dear friend Rick and as a mother to two beautiful children.

So we’ll miss Ed for sure, but we’ll light a bug candle in his honor and give thanks for our many blessings.

 

April 23, 2010

Go away or I will taunt you some more.

Posted by Grendel's Mother under laughter, Uncategorized
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At my company, we have a “smile” team that comes up with some really fun, morale-boosting activities (and some goodies here and there). Right now we have a joke board set up and I’ve been getting a few laughs reading the entries. Since today was another “take one for the team kind of day,” I needed some humor to keep from sinking to the level of my tormentors. As I was looking through one of my favorite sites—LOLCATS—I saw this photo.

funny pictures of cats with captions
see more Lolcats and funny pictures

It reminded me of one of my favorite scenes from Monty Python’s Holy Grail. The French taunting scene. Yes, it is a bit childish, and I fart in your general direction.

Now just for a moment while we are talking about how fun it is to imitate the French, I also saw this funny clip of Robin Williams. WARNING: this clip contains BAD language so if you are offended by that don’t watch it. If you’re at work—turn down the volume.

Of course once I started viewing the YouTube clips I saw some other videos and scenes from the movie and recalled my old college days in Santa Barbara where my friends and I would quote Monty Python over and over. Below are some of my favorites.

 The Black Plague, Bring Out Your Dead scene.
Cart driver: Bring out your dead!
Man holding an older man over his shoulder: Here’s nine pence.
Older man: I’m not dead. I’m getting better.
Cart driver: He says he’s not dead. I can’t take him like that, it’s against regulations.
Man holding older man: Can you hang around, he won’t be long.
Older man: I’m feeling better. I feel happy, I feel happy!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs&feature=related

The witch trial scene.
Judge: How do you know she’s a witch?
Dumb citizen:  She looks like one.
Judge: Did you dress her up like this?
Dumb citizen: No. A bit. Just the nose. And the hat. She has got a wart. But she is a witch. Burn ‘er. 
Dumb citizen #2: She turned me into a newt!
Judge: A newt?
Dumb citizen #2:  I got better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g&feature=related

And finally, the annoying peasant scene.
King Arthur: I am your king.
Peasant: I didn’t vote for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Xd_zkMEgkI

Remember—blessed are we who can laugh at ourselves for we shall never cease to be amused! Smile—it’s good for you.

 

February 24, 2010

Crazy is as crazy does.

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There are crazy people in our world who do crazy things. Some of them are comedians. Some are athletes. And some are neighbors who think throwing trash in your yard is perfectly acceptable—until officer S told them they could go to jail for it. But I don’t want to waste any time on that type of crazy. Let’s talk about some more Olympic stories.

The other day Bob Costas interviewed Steven Colbert. That guy had me laughing milk out my nose. First off, he dressed up like a Royal Mounted Policeman. He referred to the pants as uninsultable. He then went on to list several nicknames for Canadians. These included

  • Syrup suckers
  • Saskatcha whiners
  • Ice holes

After admitting he was an affection whore, he got that oh-so-fun Bob Costas to climb up on the stuffed moose that had migrated to the NBC studio. Colbert said he was investing in dead animals, because the way things are nowadays, you can cut it open and keep your money inside. It’s safe that way.

So on to crazy athletes. Have you caught any of the skeleton competition? It’s like the luge but the athletes face forward. They don’t even have their hands out front. I can’t imagine careening down an ice tunnel at 90 miles an hour on a little sled. Did I say crazy? The skeleton is named that because it will scare you to death.

Well, back to watching the crazy that is the world around me.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/265212/february-23-2010/america-s-olympic-wins—lindsey-vonn

 

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