Also, terriers, once they've got hold of something, won't let go until force majeur comes into play. Doesn't matter if it's a shoe, a stick, or the pesky squirrel clinging terrified to a tree branch ...
Now tell us the one about Sir Ponzi the Schemer... a black knight if ever there were.
You know, dragons were real as far as the ancients were concerned and they had plenty of evidence to support the belief. Anyone digging in the ground, mining, farming, building a castle etc. would have come across dinosaur bones back then, just as we do today. They would also have found petrified eggs. The fire breathing part isn't that hard to explain either. Dinosaurs perished in volcanic and meteorite events which were more common back then, and many would have died in the vast fires those events created which would have left carbonated wood in their burial sites. So a simple confusion of cause and effect can be assumed - the dragons died in great fires they themselves created, probably in fierce battles. Collecting dragon eggs would also have made sense in ancient times. If you could actually raise a dragon from an egg you'd have a formidable war machine, so I'm sure the attempt was made here and there.
What's interesting to me is how the perception of dragons has changed over the centuries. From a dangerous beast that one had to defeat to an intelligent creature of good will who helped small children in their quests, and who rarely if ever breathed fire, even though they could in a pinch. We even wrote songs about them, such as Puff the Magic Dragon, and there was even a musical group in Vancouver called "Magic Dragon."
I hung out with them for a while. The photo is of Mady (vocals, keyboards) from many years later who at the time was studying at Emily Carr University in Vancouver. One of her classmates was Akemi, a Japanese gal I dated, which is how I came to know them. I miss those days.
Part of the guy's technique, as a combination of magic and comedy, is if he fails he can still work it in as part of the act. Brilliant really, and it only really fails if he ends up killing the dog.
The problem with Bitcoin is that anyone can buy any amount, and hoard it. That cannot stand. The Bitcoin-as-end-to-money-slavery philosophy failed to appreciate just how busy the slavers can get.
"Baking" in the US, where I am, implies using an oven.
Stove top with a bit of butter suggests frying..but that has nothing
to do with the price of eggs. I never spent much time wondering about the nationality of NO 1 but you're not a US citizen, I'm guessing. Given our sad national trajectory that would be good luck unless you are in the UK or most of Europe. I enjoy all your posts and robust sense of humor...which might get us through the current business at hand.
The Asset once cooperated
but then stopped
unlike our Supreme Ass
who never cooperated
and never will
Great writing. I'll be forwarding this onto some peeps.
Just you wait! 😁
Thoughts in the margin: That Knight Sir Mikael the Resolute surely had some terriers (the furry, four legged kind) in his distant ancestry.
That child is very lucky to have kept his head on his shoulders.
After all, that child must have felt it wasn't quite yet the time to declare that the Emperor was actually nekkid ...
I was actually going for bulldog, but terrier is maybe a better one. Barks a lot more, bites less (hard).
Also, terriers, once they've got hold of something, won't let go until force majeur comes into play. Doesn't matter if it's a shoe, a stick, or the pesky squirrel clinging terrified to a tree branch ...
;-) "Eggcellent!"
Great story #1.
Now tell us the one about Sir Ponzi the Schemer... a black knight if ever there were.
You know, dragons were real as far as the ancients were concerned and they had plenty of evidence to support the belief. Anyone digging in the ground, mining, farming, building a castle etc. would have come across dinosaur bones back then, just as we do today. They would also have found petrified eggs. The fire breathing part isn't that hard to explain either. Dinosaurs perished in volcanic and meteorite events which were more common back then, and many would have died in the vast fires those events created which would have left carbonated wood in their burial sites. So a simple confusion of cause and effect can be assumed - the dragons died in great fires they themselves created, probably in fierce battles. Collecting dragon eggs would also have made sense in ancient times. If you could actually raise a dragon from an egg you'd have a formidable war machine, so I'm sure the attempt was made here and there.
What's interesting to me is how the perception of dragons has changed over the centuries. From a dangerous beast that one had to defeat to an intelligent creature of good will who helped small children in their quests, and who rarely if ever breathed fire, even though they could in a pinch. We even wrote songs about them, such as Puff the Magic Dragon, and there was even a musical group in Vancouver called "Magic Dragon."
You mean Piff the magic dragon right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of6BDolZj6w
Here's that group I mentioned. Recorded sometime in the early 80s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXpQdgf1yRU&list=RDyXpQdgf1yRU&start_radio=1
I hung out with them for a while. The photo is of Mady (vocals, keyboards) from many years later who at the time was studying at Emily Carr University in Vancouver. One of her classmates was Akemi, a Japanese gal I dated, which is how I came to know them. I miss those days.
Hey, that guy is awesome! Thanks.
Found a bunch more here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgYPNXP3urM
He does slip up at one point though. Nothing major but still noticeable if you're watching closely (which I always do). See if you can find it!
23?
22:26 to be precise, but I'll accept that:)
I didn't wanted to be too obvious for others that also wanted to search 😜 ...
I was wondering though if this was what you were pointing at because it was kinda obvious...
Part of the guy's technique, as a combination of magic and comedy, is if he fails he can still work it in as part of the act. Brilliant really, and it only really fails if he ends up killing the dog.
The problem with Bitcoin is that anyone can buy any amount, and hoard it. That cannot stand. The Bitcoin-as-end-to-money-slavery philosophy failed to appreciate just how busy the slavers can get.
Very enjoyable
The Egg man and Divine intervention.
https://youtu.be/VHzVHmmHHPk?si=in0i7-W-QVJGduN0
goo goo g'joob"
😂 I've never heard about 'fried eggs' before though?! How does that even work?
Break them into the fryer? That's mightly dangerous!!
Drop one on the sidewalk in Phoenix in July=fried eggs. (caveat, remove the gravel before enjoying)
I just realised: we call this "baked eggs", not fried eggs. Frying you do with oil in a fryer. Baking you do in a pan. With a bit of butter...
"Baking" in the US, where I am, implies using an oven.
Stove top with a bit of butter suggests frying..but that has nothing
to do with the price of eggs. I never spent much time wondering about the nationality of NO 1 but you're not a US citizen, I'm guessing. Given our sad national trajectory that would be good luck unless you are in the UK or most of Europe. I enjoy all your posts and robust sense of humor...which might get us through the current business at hand.
Yep, always keep up the good spirits. @dobeworld will help you. She's very much into the "spiritual world" (as long as it has alcohol in it that is 🤣)
Don't need to do that. Just drop them on the hood of your car, especially if the engine is running.