Cup of tea and a bikkie please chef.

Any Salvation Jane (aka Patterson’s Curse) in the mix? We have that here in Thornbury on the nature strips - I pull it out when I see it. Have been criticised for this by folk who like the ‘pretty purple flowers’.

Quantity/supply is still pretty sparse I understand. A generic version would be a blessing for public health etc.

Already have one of my own. Don’t need yours, I don’t know where its been.

Was thinking of breeding a supertapeworm to franchise out in order to solve the ozempic situation, but sadly the logistics are a bit complex. There is a need for more research.

I wish I had your tapeworm.

Oh chef, that’s not good. Please look after yourself.

Have fun!

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Not if you have perfect pitch and very sensitive hearing. See comment below. Windchimes imo are one of the more selfish pleasures. If you like them, that’s fine - you do you. But please do not share them 24/7/365 with your neighbours who might not be so appreciative of unending aural invasion. At the very least, hang them up when you are going to listen to them, and take them down when you are not.

Nobody sensible minds them occasionally, earmuffs are a thing, its just the 24/7/365 bit that really gets my goat.

Not a particularly cheap set - thin brass bells with a particularly penetrating chime which is just slightly, ever so slightly, off key. Goes through 2 layers of brick wall, double glazing and some serious intervening vegetation with perfect ease and clarity. If you suffered from tinnitus, they would be an instrument of torture. Possibly justifying a violent home invasion. I have contemplated this solution but lack the guts (but not the equipment).

Maybe a bit obvious. Might just remove the whole thing and give it to the nearest op shop tomorrow. “It blew away overnight, sir, nothing to do with me at all sir”.

Let the joy be unbridled! My neighbour’s windchimes have FINALLY broken through their string and have fallen! And said neighbours are away for the next week so I’ll have at least a week of blessed silence. Happy happy happy!

Washing is out. Wind is busy. Just waiting on the sunshine to happen.

Polishing the floors? Keeping pillows suitably dented?

They have natural intelligence, not the artificial variety. I mean, why bring coffee when you can get people to bring you food instead …

Thank you.

Good morning chef! Can I have a selection of onigiri and a hot dog with ketchup please.

One of the great ‘babyshit tan’ dishes. Still yum though. Enjoy!

Yayy!!!

friday quiz

8/10 I is smort today. Ta muchly to the lucky guess gods.

Interesting. Actual literal meaning of the phrase is “outside of the main work/event”, meaning the little canape thingies are not part of the main meal. So you basically called the person’s mother an irrelevance. Can’t see a problem with that. Like, it’s not like it was face to face where the sound of the words is important …