On Saturday went to Audley End in Essex. Very impressive home and parkland x designed I think by capability Brown. Here is the house. More to follow.
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St Patrick and the Snakes
Friday, 17 Mar 2023, 19:39
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According to legend, St Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland, which gives rise to one of my favourite jokes.
“What did St Patrick say when he drove the snakes out of Ireland?”
“Are ye all right in the back there, Snakes?”
Origin of a well-known phrase
Wednesday, 15 Mar 2023, 01:26
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On night two dogs were trying to barge open the kitchen door, hoping to get in and steal some food. But the door was too heavy and so they couldn’t open it.
“I know” said one dog, “Let’s ask the cat to help.”
“What good will that do?” asked the other.
“Well I think we’ll be able to manage it, if Puss comes to shove.”
Polish Tongue Twister
Monday, 13 Mar 2023, 20:22
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Lola loyola
Lola neeyay loyola.
(“Lola is loyal, Lola in not loyal.” I’ve used English spelling which I hope is a reasonable approximation.)
Spring
Monday, 13 Mar 2023, 18:06
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Tongue-Twister
Saturday, 11 Mar 2023, 17:20
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Here's a tongue-twister I made up.
When my over-oiled overalls need overhauling it falls to my overalls overhauler to overhaul my over-oiled overalls.
My Robin
Wednesday, 1 Mar 2023, 23:21
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Here's my garden robin, obligingly posing for the camera.
Astronomy Joke
Monday, 27 Feb 2023, 23:05
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What astronomical feat does a barber perform? Eclipse.
10 Colour Joked
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2023, 00:29
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What colour is the wind? Blue.
What’s orange and sounds like a parrot. A carrot.
What’s blue and smells like red paint? Blue paint.
What colour lets you into your car? Khaki.
What’s blue and not very heavy? Light blue.
What colour makes you feel bunged up? Gold.
What colour might you get in your side? Fawn.
What colour leaves you stranded? Maroon.
What colour marks 0 degrees of longitude? The Greenwich Veridian.
What colour would you paint a bucket? Pale blue.
Winter Aconites
Saturday, 11 Feb 2023, 17:40
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These winter aconites were photographed in the grounds of Wimpole Hall.
The plant is a serious poison that can cause cardiac arrest, which I didn't know and which surprised me. Another name for it is 'wolfsbane', apparently because it was once believed to be good for wolf bites.
Dad Joke
Friday, 10 Feb 2023, 03:12
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What do bakers call zero? Muffin!
The First Crocuses
Friday, 3 Feb 2023, 15:26
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AI Art
Thursday, 26 Jan 2023, 13:04
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I've been looking at Midjourney, an Artificial Intelligence that can generate images from short phrases or a group of keywords. Here's what it generated for 'The restaurant at the end of the universe'. It only took a few seconds.
Some Kinds Of Tuit
Wednesday, 25 Jan 2023, 08:41
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The round tuit (that you haven't got one of).
The jump tuit and the hop tuit.
The up tuit (that you don't fee0.
Dad Joke
Wednesday, 18 Jan 2023, 23:29
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I worked for a while designing cul-de-sacs. But then I realised it was a dead end job.
Modegreen
Sunday, 15 Jan 2023, 00:35
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I thought I was buying jellied eels but it turned out to be a special offers on selected jellies.
Tim's Drink
Tuesday, 10 Jan 2023, 01:28
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Edited by Richard Walker, Tuesday, 10 Jan 2023, 01:29
Exlixir of Life
Sunday, 8 Jan 2023, 01:07
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At last! After decades of toil in my Alchemical Laboratory, I have found the Elixir of Life.
Turns out to be a thin watery soup, which I’ve named The Holy Gruel.
Vicious Circle
Thursday, 5 Jan 2023, 17:51
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Edited by Richard Walker, Thursday, 5 Jan 2023, 17:53
AI Generated Joke
Sunday, 1 Jan 2023, 15:52
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ChatGTP, an online AI engine, came up with this, which is not bad
Why did the cat join the Red Cross? Because she wanted to be a first-aid kit!
The Ice World
Tuesday, 27 Dec 2022, 23:56
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Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
Robert Frost, Fire and Ice
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44263/fire-and-ice
Some Anglo-Saxon Fruits
Thursday, 22 Dec 2022, 19:27
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Cirse
Peru
Plume
Winberge
Æppel
Blækberie
EhoÞberge
Relativity
Wednesday, 21 Dec 2022, 23:08
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Edited by Richard Walker, Wednesday, 21 Dec 2022, 23:13
When you are very young, you change faster than in the world around you,
And for your, time passes slowly.
But when you grow old, the world charges faster than you do,
Now time passes quickly for you.
And for your, time passes slowly.
But when you grow old, the world charges faster than you do,
Now time passes quickly for you.
Knock Knock!
Wednesday, 21 Dec 2022, 22:46
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Edited by Richard Walker, Wednesday, 21 Dec 2022, 22:49
Knock knock!
Wednesday, 21 Dec 2022, 22:06
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Edited by Richard Walker, Wednesday, 21 Dec 2022, 22:08
Who’s there?
Lenny.
Lenny who?
Lenny snow, Lenny snow, Lenny snow!
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