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...me 'n' the babies went to the Falkirk Wheel and the
Antonine Wall. The former was scary, the latter rather old.
We ended up at the Roman fort at Rough Castle with elder
baby carving is name into a tree together with Amy Lee's (of
Evanescence). How sad. How luv-struck-teenager-like.
NOW, I'm just going on my run. Babies are protesting wildly
'cause I'm making them cycle with me whilst carrying a
complete set of waterproofs (mine only!) in their rucksacs.
Hopefully it's rain on the little buggers and drown their
whines in a deluge. It'd almost be worth running in the
rain wet for.
Oh, Karen, you doth protest too loudly...
Oh, Surf, I'd be delighted to arrange something interesting
for you and 'the brethren' whenever you're in Scotland. A
couple of weeks notice would help though. BTW, *who* are
'the brethren"...?
Oh, Rush fans, why are Yankees stuck in a rock timewarp...?
Oh, who the hell is this 'Tony'? He *seems* to know of what
he speaks, but then anyone can read a few running books and
fool the rec.runners...
Gotta go. Looks like rain. He! He!
"np426z" <np426z@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Gotta go. Looks like rain. He! He!
Bugger. It stayed dry. Their moans could be heard in
Edinburgh...
> Bugger. It stayed dry.
Pity
> whenever you're in Scotland. A couple of weeks notice
> would help
I would agree. I still have to ensure you are between the
Firth of Fourth and the Firth of Tay, and not actually
posting from a WiFi hut a the foot of the Verungas, wearing
a leopard skin pillbox hat.
> though. BTW, *who* are 'the brethren"...?
The brethren are my band, entourage, roadies and
groupies, oh wait ... I meant to write breathen. Is that
the right term, or would youngins, offspring, brood or
progeny be better?
> Oh, Rush fans, why are Yankees stuck in a rock
> timewarp...?
Oh the uncultured Brit's! Rush is a Canadian band. Yankees
know as much of the joys of these esteemed electric poets
as I do of the yee-hah inspiring thrills of a monster
truck rally.
Surf < first you get groupies, then liquor
"np426z" <np426z@btinternet.com> wrote
> > Gotta go. Looks like rain. He! He!
> Bugger. It stayed dry. Their moans could be heard in
> Edinburgh...
Rain? We often go 8-10 months without a drop here in L.A. I
think I got rained on two or three times over the last year,
and I run daily.
Here, the main complaint goes like this: "Jeez, it's sunny
again, gotta slather on the SPF 50 sunscreen"
-- Dan
"Surf McBrowse" <zoom@whoosh.org> wrote in message
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> Pity
Don't fret. It pissed on us today. Babies were soaked and
*very* quiet.
> I would agree. I still have to ensure you are between the
> Firth of Fourth and the Firth of Tay, and not actually
> posting from a WiFi hut a the foot
of
> the Verungas, wearing a leopard skin pillbox hat.
Not too sure of the location of the 'Firth of Fourth' (now
who's uncultured?), but I'm fairly near the Firth of Forth
if that's any use.
As for the hat, surely *everyone* knows that leopard skin
should only ever be used to make a bad-ass rappers beanie?
> The brethren are my band, entourage, roadies and
> groupies, oh wait ... I meant to write breathen. Is that
> the right term, or would youngins, offspring, brood or
> progeny be better?
You have kinder??? Golly, that's surprised me. You don't
write like a man having responsibility for the development
of young minds - or are you of the "throw 'em outdoors and
let the world bring 'em up" school?
Your brats are how old / how brave? I ask this purely to
ensure that any 'adventures' I might arrange would be
suitable for their age range and disposition.
> Oh the uncultured Brit's! Rush is a Canadian band.
Sorry. I too know the pain of an asset being attributed to a
foreign land - usually England.
>Yankees know as much of the joys of these esteemed electric
>poets as I do of the yee-hah inspiring thrills of a monster
>truck rally.
My evil sister is just back from a business trip to Kentucky
(spl?). She's had me rolling on the floor with her tales of
the local 'culture'. NOW I WANT TO GO THERE TOO!
> Surf < first you get groupies, then liquor >
Couldn't get the former, don't want the latter.
"Surf McBrowse" <zoom@whoosh.org> wrote in message news:<wdXGc.29266$WM5.1244823@news20.bellglobal.com>...
> Surf < first you get groupies, then liquor >
In your case it goes: Smurf < first you get herpes,
then lickhim
"Dan Stumpus" <dstumpus@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Rain? We often go 8-10 months without a drop here in L.A.
> I think I got rained on two or three times over the last
> year, and I run daily.
>
> Here, the main complaint goes like this: "Jeez, it's sunny
> again, gotta slather on the SPF 50 sunscreen"
Well, Danny m'boy, count yourself lucky.
I fully intend to retire to a dry climate when the babies
have been bundled off to University. I know it's often a
case of 'the grass on the other side of the fence...', but
nothing - and I mean nothing - beats the pure unadulterated
misery of running in the Scottish rain.
"np426z" <np426z@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> My evil sister is just back from a business trip to
> Kentucky (spl?).
She's
> had me rolling on the floor with her tales of the local
> 'culture'.
NOW I
> WANT TO GO THERE TOO!
Kentucky? That's country music, NASCAR, tractor pulls, a
bevy of sheep for shagging. You sly fox, I never would
have thunk it.
-DougF
> Not too sure of the location of the 'Firth of Fourth' (now
> who's uncultured?), but I'm fairly near the Firth of Forth
> if that's any use.
Ah, oui, but of course.
> As for the hat, surely *everyone* knows that leopard skin
> should only ever be used to make a bad-ass rappers beanie?
Quite right, unless you kill it yourself, with something
less formadible then a butter knife, just to be sporting.
http://www.african-art-work.com/south-africa/0058-chief-
leopard-skin.jpg
> You have kinder??? Golly, that's surprised me. You don't
> write like a man having responsibility for the development
> of young minds - or are you
of
> the "throw 'em outdoors and let the world bring 'em
> up" school?
Yes. Why? I don't? - only on weekdays, when I'm not teaching
them paper areoplane pyhsics.
> Your brats are how old / how brave? I ask this purely to
> ensure that any 'adventures' I might arrange would be
> suitable for their age range and disposition.
The girls are three and one. The big one far too brave and
the little wants to follow the big one everywhere.
> Sorry. I too know the pain of an asset being attributed to
> a foreign land - usually England.
Admittedly I know nothing of Scottish bred rock bands,
other than you'd do well to pawn the Proclaimers off on
the English.
> My evil sister is just back from a business trip to
> Kentucky (spl?).
She's
> had me rolling on the floor with her tales of the local
> 'culture'. NOW I WANT TO GO THERE TOO!
I would think you'd be in for a shocking treat. Unless you
like horses and inbreeding (not the horses) find somewhere
more sophisticated to visit, like Alabama.
Surf < I don't know what it's got but it sure has je
ne se quois
"Dangling" <danglingdingleberrys@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In your case it goes: Smurf < first you get herpes, then
> lickhim >
Hey! Mr Wobbot! Still runnin' around your duckpond in No-
Hoperville, USA?
All the same, Roger, the grass is really greener where you
are.
My wife's Scottish roots will make that our next cross-pond
destination.
-- Dan
"np426z" <np426z@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> "Dan Stumpus" <dstumpus@mindspring.com> wrote in
> message news:DKCGc.6768$R36.6527@newsread2.news.pas.ea-
> rthlink.net...
>
> > Rain? We often go 8-10 months without a drop here in
> > L.A. I think I got rained on two or three times over the
> > last year, and I run daily.
> >
> > Here, the main complaint goes like this: "Jeez, it's
> > sunny again, gotta slather on the SPF 50 sunscreen"
>
> Well, Danny m'boy, count yourself lucky.
>
> I fully intend to retire to a dry climate when the babies
> have been
bundled
> off to University. I know it's often a case of 'the grass
> on the other side of the fence...', but nothing - and I
> mean nothing - beats the pure unadulterated misery of
> running in the Scottish rain.
"Surf McBrowse" <zoom@whoosh.org> wrote in message
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> The girls are three and one. The big one far too brave and
> the little
wants
> to follow the big one everywhere.
Lordy lord! A brave girlie! You do realise that you're
standing next to a powder-keg that'll explode one day with a
force almost unequalled in nature?
I've only known two really brave girlies in my life and - my
god - were the memorable. In fact, I telephoned one of them
this morning, but she's sneaked off on holiday in Greece so
it'll be a few weeks before we speak again. Suffice to say
she's the only friend that I've had since childhood, and one
of the very few people for whom I'd lay down my life without
ANY complaint.
Even a girlie that *wants* to be brave is a wonderous thing.
I trust you'll take special care of these wee souls, for
they have hearts to win and spectacular adventure to
undertake. Keep up with them if you can :-)
> I would think you'd be in for a shocking treat. Unless you
> like horses and inbreeding (not the horses) find somewhere
> more sophisticated to visit,
like
> Alabama.
Yeah, her comments were along those lines, 'cept a little
more colourful...
"Doug Freese" <dfreese@hvc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Kentucky? That's country music, NASCAR, tractor pulls, a
> bevy of sheep for shagging. You sly fox, I never would
> have thunk it.
Wash your mouth out! I can do coarse and vulgar with the
best of them. Hell, me 'n' Wobbot used to be pals,
didn't we?
"Dan Stumpus" <dstumpus@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> My wife's Scottish roots will make that our next cross-
> pond destination.
Bloody hell, is the whole of rec.running relocating to
the Scotland?
As I said to Surfie-boy, if you do pop over, let me know.
I'm sure I could arrange something interesting to take
your mind of the low hill cloud, constant drizzle, and
terrible food.
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