Monthly Archives: February 2007

>Brathering. Noun? Gerund?

> This is a Brathering.* It’s a herring that’s been gutted, fried and marinated in brine. Very tasty. Seriously. It’s the pronunciation that’s a bit tricky. For Anglo-Saxons, it’s “gathering” with a “b”. For Germans, it’s Brat (fried) Hering (herring). … Continue reading

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>Yes dear

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>ahy-ron-ik

> a. Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs. b. An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity.c. The quality or state of an event being both coincidental and contradictory in a humourous or poignant and … Continue reading

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>It’s stopped again…..

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>It’s being snowing this morning….

>Not before time, mind you. Snowdrops are out, daffodils are coming on and the buddleia has new shoots. Now everything dies.

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>Sausage box

>Now, would that be a wurst case scenario…?

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>Newspeak

>Discovered in the on-line version of the Nelson Mail: “However, the service was aimed at “transport disadvantaged” people, meaning many of its customers did not own cars.” I asked the nice lady at the council if it wouldn’t be easier … Continue reading

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>Well, if you drive safely…

>Doddery – astute as ever – flagged in-car (in-truck, actually..) safety the other day Gave me flashbacks about buying the Honda in Auckland last year. It honestly didn’t occur to me that cars built in the last 10 years wouldn’t … Continue reading

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>More catalogues….

>Thank you for the 3 catalogues which arrived simultaneously and whose combined weight of 3 kgs flattened the cat which was unfortunately lurking behind the front door at the time. Please don’t feel too bad about its demise, but to … Continue reading

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>Swamped with catalogues

>My wife, xxxxxxxxx, (Customer Number 30246733 or S06AWC1, notsure) is your customer. While I’ll admit to occasionally going into shock with associateddouble vision when I see the bills for the kit that she orders fromyou, it’s not absolutely necessary to … Continue reading

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