Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
A news story I heard on BBC Radio 4 in the car earlier on this week that I wanted to share in this thread. It made me smile and thankfully the monkey involved was unharmed.
Kenya nationwide blackout caused by rogue monkey
my first task in my first job after finishing uni was to use a sander on something, plugged a rather ropey looking extension lead in which promptly exploded as i switched it on, taking half the plug with it.
my first task in my first job after finishing uni was to use a sander on something, plugged a rather ropey looking extension lead in which promptly exploded as i switched it on, taking half the plug with it.
an omen? yeah, you could say that )
Just the sort of story I look for, minigeff, and I'm glad to have it to add to the collection in this thread. Thank you. -{
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Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
This story made the 6 o'clock news on BBC Radio 4 last night. Thankfully the baboon was only singed in the incident:
I would murder your ears with my merde-y French.
(That had a nice ring to it.)
Not the accent, necessarily but rather the way I make sentences (or the ones that make no sense, to be fully honest )).
I certainly want to improve it, to be honest.
No crazy electrical disasters but as a kid, I had the (rather annoying) habit of pulling plugs from the walls while not holding the socket in place.
My grandfather had a high level of tolerance for electricy. When we had a problem with an electric fence on the farm, especially if the current was gone, we used grandad. We took a straw of grass and touched the electrical wire, but we weren't sure. "Grandad, you try ..". He would hold the wire with in his hand. "I'm not sure. Maybe ...". Then we would nervously use our hands and jump. 😂
He did usually wear a pair of rubber boots, but so did we. I remember once he fixed a knot of electric wire while it was raining and he wasn't wearing rubber boots. That's the only time I remember him twitching from electricity.
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Kenya nationwide blackout caused by rogue monkey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36475667
Was that Monkey Nuts ?
Was thar Monkey Wrench-ed away?
and
Will he end up behind Monkey Bars ?
or
Was he just Monkeying around ?
an omen? yeah, you could say that
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Just the sort of story I look for, minigeff, and I'm glad to have it to add to the collection in this thread. Thank you.
http://www.africanews.com/2017/07/17/baboon-hospitalized-after-causing-massive-power-cut-in-zambia/
If we had any French-speaking members, they would be delighted with that pun!
("Singe" is French for monkey
Ha ha. I was good at French at school, but wasn't particularly aware of that! Funny without even trying to be!
(That had a nice ring to it.)
Not the accent, necessarily but rather the way I make sentences (or the ones that make no sense, to be fully honest
I certainly want to improve it, to be honest.
No crazy electrical disasters but as a kid, I had the (rather annoying) habit of pulling plugs from the walls while not holding the socket in place.
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My grandfather had a high level of tolerance for electricy. When we had a problem with an electric fence on the farm, especially if the current was gone, we used grandad. We took a straw of grass and touched the electrical wire, but we weren't sure. "Grandad, you try ..". He would hold the wire with in his hand. "I'm not sure. Maybe ...". Then we would nervously use our hands and jump. 😂
He did usually wear a pair of rubber boots, but so did we. I remember once he fixed a knot of electric wire while it was raining and he wasn't wearing rubber boots. That's the only time I remember him twitching from electricity.