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Sept 7, 2017 14:27:56 GMT
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^ Many thanks for the cheerful mental images - it's much appreciated after the day I've had (I've just started checking a new set of expensive alloys - the first one is leaking in 3 places)  That sounds just like the morning after the night before ( I'm often based around Tyneside - Newcastle brown ale is famous for clearing the system, fumigating the house, and much more)   |
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Last Edit: Sept 7, 2017 21:41:03 GMT by nomad
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Sept 7, 2017 21:28:33 GMT
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I can happily report however, that half a tiny can of corned beef mixed with some rice seems to meet with approval and she scoffed the lot. So a little and often now I've found the recipe. 😊 Got some tuna to ring the changes as well. I don't know about Filipino 'corned beef' but ours in Blighty is too salty for the long term. However in the short term as her digestion improves if you're still feeding 'corned beef' or tuna it will be welcome to Fartsville. We have spent 4 years on dry, wet and anything else to hand dog food for Bob the Dog's diet. Most things just produce weapons-grade farts but some of the better known dog foods produce noxious gases of a level banned by the Geneva Convention or something to swap Kim Il Jong's nuclear arsenal with for something far more deadly. We have people round and he's in the kitchen with many Yankee candles burning. Last week, sound asleep, he dropped a Mother of all Silent Farts that not only woke himself up with the stench but as he got up to leave the room he gave both SWMBO and myself such a withering glance that showed he blamed us for the poisonous miasma. We would have pointed out his mistake but we were by then both breathing through scatter cushions held firmly to the mouth and nose whilst steeling ourselves on the other side of the sitting room for the dash through the death cloud to safety. Thanks gave me a really good chukle. Dan |
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Dear Mr Frankenhealey , On behalf of the Malate Dog Science and Nutritional Academy, may we thank you for your paper, “Corned Beef and its Negative Effects, vis-à-vis Bob the Dog’s Flatulence.” All our members found it both entertaining and enlightening. We must however point out that whilst your description is completely accurate, the only other foodstuff we have found to be acceptable, to date, is tinned tuna and that, you wouldn’t believe. We know this as the Shi Tzu nicked her tea yesterday and is now riding a cushion of divine wind. Corned beef is like a bowl of roses in comparison. We fervently hope that now she is eating, we can turn her to other, less odious fare, such as chicken vindaloo and Guinness for example. Until then, we shall have to live in a world of miasma. The only upside is it shows her gastric system to be in perfect working order. Once again, may we thank you for your valuable contribution to Puppy Nutrition, all your comments have been noted and are, unfortunately, all too real. Yours sincerely, GeorgeB. Academy Chairman.  |
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Last Edit: Sept 9, 2017 2:41:51 GMT by georgeb
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Sept 10, 2017 5:15:42 GMT
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Oh dear, that had three hairy-AR53d railway fitters crying with laughter last night.....
I know exactly what you are going through as our old mutt could clear a room in five seconds but only ever reacted if there was accompanying noise; then it was our fault.
The cat on the other hand, hardly ever let fly, but it was usually after a spat with one of the next door felines whose food he'd pinch. Being of an expensive brand, it was like Mintoes in Coke but worse. At least the tight git would whistle a not-so happy tune to give us warning of the impending nose-burning stench; either that or the dog would start sneezing violently.......
Brilliant. Cheers lads.
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Sept 10, 2017 6:41:08 GMT
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that reminded me of our eldest cat, not long after we had him.
fed him a small chunk of corned beef, which he wolfed down
2 days later, we were outside painting the garden fence and a distinct smell of corned beef wafted by
looked around and there was the cat curling one out!!
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Sept 10, 2017 13:46:03 GMT
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I used to have a greyhound called "Musky", and for good reason! There is something about sighthounds that means they are some what fragrant. That said, having switched our 2 galgos over to a raw meat diet recently they have been a lot better for it.
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Sept 11, 2017 2:08:19 GMT
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Here she is! My little stick insect.   Once again with giant fag packet! We have a breakthrough on the food front as well. On Saturday, Tania bought herself two hot dogs from 7-11 before remembering, halfway through the first, how disgusting they are. As a consequence, she fed them to Lola who wolfed them down, watery ketchup and all, thus proving she will now eat anything. Breakfast this morning seemed to be some chicken, rice and left over Korean instant noodles. We await the results with interest, hopefully not baited breath!  |
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Last Edit: Sept 11, 2017 2:08:50 GMT by georgeb
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Sept 11, 2017 7:29:49 GMT
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Morning George! My temporary internet problem is now resolved and I can read up on whats been going on. Or to put that another way - I’m back from my holidays… Sorry to hear about the little puss. That’s very sad. But good to hear you’ve taken on yet another waif. Rescuing animals would seem to be a dangerous game to be in where you are isn’t it? Could be a new career? Mad English dog bloke? Anyway, you were asking about Ottawa. I assume it’s all gone away so this is of no importance whatsoever - but… I’ve never been to Ottawa but if it’s anything like the rest of Ontario I’d be there like a shot. Bleeding’ cold in the winter though from what I’ve heard. You will, of course, know that Canada is a dual language country. English, for the most part, but French in Quebec. Slightly ironic that neither of the two official languages are any of the (probably) hundreds of Inuit languages that were present long before the Europeans turned up. Probably speaks volumes for Canada’s beginnings. Anyway, this time last year Mrs Sweetpea and I were in a lovely place called Driftwood Provincial Park in Ontario looking across the Ottawa River at Quebec.  IMG_5864 by Sweetpea238, on Flickr And it struck me that this ‘dual language’ business must be a royal pain in the botty and that we had a duty do something about it. Help the Canadians out a little. Save them from the having to print ‘Pamplemousse’ on hand soap bottles. Took us ages to work out what ‘pamplemousse’ was. Only when we turned the bottle round did we notice the English version on the other side. Who knew you could get grapefruit hand soap? Better than eating the stuff I suppose. So we hatched a plan and the following morning got the canoe out, paddled across the Ottawa River and made a stealthy raid up the Dumoine River into the Quebec interior. First we bumped into this chap and thought our cover was blown.  IMG_5866 by Sweetpea238, on Flickr I put on my best French accent and said “Ah! Bonjour!” Evidently he saw through my accent and recognised me as an invader. But he just mumbled something about “Merde”, shrugged and took off. The raid was still on… Presently we came across an unused campsite and set up our forward base.  IMG_7189 by Sweetpea238, on Flickr Frankly the French had left it in a bit of a state so the missus put me to work with what can best be described as a witches broom. Make the place more presentable you know… There is a photo in existence of me wearing just a pair of shorts and sweeping up. But it won’t be appearing on the internet for many reasons. Modesty for one. And not publishing proof that I do housework for another. Then the key part of the plan. I was going to plant the Union Flag on the site and write a big sign saying that we had claimed this land (formally known as Quebec) for the English people in the name of Queen! Then, on our return to England, I’d hand Quebec over to the Queen. No doubt she’d make a moving speech about the spirit of exploration and what a wonderful person I was before giving me a Knighthood and freedom of the city of London. (I’ve always been frustrated that I can’t herd my goats across Westminster Bridge so freedom of the city would be very welcome.) The Queen would then give Quebec back to the English speaking people of Canada and so remove the need for dual languages. Cool eh!? Unfortunately I forgot to take the flag… Sorry Canada. James |
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Sept 11, 2017 12:02:00 GMT
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The pup looks relaxed, good work with the rescue. sweetpea & others - for info, Freemen of Newcastle City have always been allowed to graze cattle on our central "town moor", I just found our this arrangement dates back to before the Normal conquest ! www.freemenofnewcastle.org/about.html (see History of the moor section) I used to live facing onto a part of the moor that still shows it's saxon origins. Very strange feeling to know the bit I looked at every day has origins dating back before 1066  ps. love the Ontario pics. As you were |
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Sept 11, 2017 12:17:29 GMT
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James, welcome home/back/whatever. Morning George! Sorry to hear about the little puss. That’s very sad. But good to hear you’ve taken on yet another waif. Rescuing animals would seem to be a dangerous game to be in where you are isn’t it? Could be a new career? Mad English dog bloke? I'm going to do my best to keep this one alive and, so far, so good. She's getting better by the day. The only problem is that she follows me everywhere but doesn't understand 'wait' or 'stay' yet and, as my office is upstairs, every time I go down for a brew (03:30 - 12:30) or a beer (12:31 - bedtime) she does the same which, by the end of the day plays havoc with her bad leg and if I shut the door she goes apeshit! Upstairs brew kit and beer fridge seems the answer. Madam suggested the same about rescue and all I can say is it's a good job that animal clause in the lease disappeared! Anyway, you were asking about Ottawa. I assume it’s all gone away so this is of no importance whatsoever - but… I’ve never been to Ottawa but if it’s anything like the rest of Ontario I’d be there like a shot. Bleeding’ cold in the winter though from what I’ve heard. James Y'see this is the problem. Not the fact that, surprise, surprise, despite the gushing e-mail demanding I told them the best time they could contact me ASAP, then ignored my reply. No, it's the, "Bleeding cold in the winter bit" that would probably have killed it anyway. Shame, it's a country I'd love to see, but I'm not sure after all these years I could handle an actual winter any more! When we lived in KL, the girls and Madam insisted on going up Genting Highlands where they have a grotty theme park. They also insisted on visiting the Ice Grotto, or whatever it's called. I declined and waited in the warm. After about five minutes I received an SMS from Madam along the lines of, "It's f'in freezing". Fair enough, but I'm not sure that 4/5 months of it would go down very well. Anyway, sorry to hear your slightly belated and honourable attempt at seizing further colonies for the CROWN stumbled on a technicality. Drop her an e-mail anyway, you may get the rights to let your goats widdle on Hampstead Heath or similar. Love your Canada photos and nice to see you back! |
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Sept 11, 2017 12:23:10 GMT
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The pup looks relaxed, good work with the rescue. sweetpea & others - for info, Freemen of Newcastle City have always been allowed to graze cattle on our central "town moor", I just found our this arrangement dates back to before the Normal conquest ! www.freemenofnewcastle.org/about.html (see History of the moor section) I used to live facing onto a part of the moor that still shows it's saxon origins. Very strange feeling to know the bit I looked at every day has origins dating back before 1066 ps. love the Ontario pics. As you were Cheers buddy, relaxed is how we like 'em. Coming out of her shell now and seems a happy little soul. Perhaps James could use your new found information on Newcastle as a bargaining chip? Bit of a trek to go and do whatever it is you do with goats from where he lives, but a start? |
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Sept 11, 2017 12:28:07 GMT
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I used to have a greyhound called "Musky", and for good reason! There is something about sighthounds that means they are some what fragrant. It does seem to be a trait. My cousin rescued an ex-racer and the only thing we could come up with was a wine cork and rubber mallet. |
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Sept 11, 2017 12:34:35 GMT
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Think its the small guts a penchant for eating everything and anything in sight! They certainly seem to do better on raw meat, nice bit of horse seems to go down well.
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Sept 11, 2017 12:38:14 GMT
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nice bit of horse seems to go down well. That's no good, they've eaten them all long since here! |
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Sept 11, 2017 12:41:14 GMT
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I used to have a greyhound called "Musky", and for good reason! There is something about sighthounds that means they are some what fragrant. That said, having switched our 2 galgos over to a raw meat diet recently they have been a lot better for it. In my experience it's pronounced 'shitehound' even if it's spelled 'sighthound'  |
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Sept 12, 2017 7:32:36 GMT
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Coming live to you from Malate. Just been over to 7-11 for "supplies". It's a bit wet.      Across from 7-11 it's knee deep. You will note there is nothing showing on our Drown-o-Meter. At the moment, we're calling this a "Tropical Depression" Could be wetter in a couple of hours. |
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Sept 12, 2017 7:50:45 GMT
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The Drown-o-Meter may not be waterproof and so needs to be as high as possible ?
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Sept 12, 2017 8:18:30 GMT
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nice bit of horse seems to go down well. That's no good, they've eaten them all long since here! German sheila who lived next door to us for a while reckoned horse is delicious. |
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Sept 12, 2017 8:53:22 GMT
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I suppose there's no chance of sueing the local government for misleading tide markers and thus making you damage your sidecar by driving at speed in to 'less than a foot' of water, eh?
Lucky your P38 is not in a hole anymore?
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Sept 12, 2017 11:33:00 GMT
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That's no good, they've eaten them all long since here! German sheila who lived next door to us for a while reckoned horse is delicious. Thats because it is. Dan |
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