The strangest thing I [past tense verb] today was....

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

Saved my telephone from internment in the garage. Somebody left it out there, and I had to hunt around for it.

[Griffin NoName]

Put an instruction card explaining "how to flush" in my bathrooom for my forthcoming visitors.

[Sibling Lambicus the Toluous]

This is for the week, not just today...


I've had a whole bunch of odd things happen to me over the course of National Dairy Goat Awareness Week.  As Bill & Ted said, strange things are afoot at the Circle K:

- on Monday (I think it was Monday), I passed the mouth of the local creek and saw a plethora (well, if a "plethora" is six or so) of large salmon flopping around in the shallows... not like they were having trouble breathing or anything, but more like when a dog scratches his back on a carpet.

- on Tuesday, we had fire training for a big car race coming up.  I got to go to the Fire Department training centre and spray fire extinguishers at things (or as one of the other guys put it, "blow powder" ).  This one isn't too strange, since I do it every year, but I only do it once per year, so I think it counts a little.  I also got two fillings replaced.

- on Wednesday, my driver called to tell me that he's withdrawing from our rally this weekend.  The fish were doing their thing again as well.

- also on Wednesday, the protective epoxy (I think) coating on my one new filling decided to go walkabout.  First time anything like that has ever happened to me.

- on Thursday, my car just up and quit.  It was running... and then it wasn't.  My best guess is it's something fuel-ish (hopefully just a filter, but possibly the fuel pump).

- and this morning, Friday, I saw a crane or heron down where the fish were doing their thing... from what I can gather from www.whatbird.com , I think it might've been a Great Blue Heron!

And the final strange thing I did today was visit www.whatbird.com !

[Sibling Lambicus the Toluous]

Here's the strangest thing I saw yesterday:

A 2-foot-long snake in the grass... with a frog... mostly sticking out of its mouth... while the snake attempted to swallow it.

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

Funny, I saw a snake about the same length 2 days ago but it was just struggling to go up a step. 

[Sibling Qwertyuiopasd]

not that strange, but worth mentioning: I learned today is Sean Connerys birthday. well actually, yesterday, 'cos it's 12:30

but hey, I didn't even know it. and I watched a bond film. (pierce, sadly, not Sean)

~Qwerty

[Aggie]

Yesterday - cremated a fish. 

No, that's not a comment on my cooking!  What else to do with a dear friend?  Too sentimental to flush (this particular fish, the white clouds are mindless eating machines and would return to the earth via that particular route), and no land for a burial.

[Griffin NoName]

Gar! Having just watched the film "The Thing" I am rather fed up with cremations.

[Lindorm]

Hmmmm, been a while since I indulged in a bit of thread necromancy....


Anyway, the strangets thing I have seen today was this webpage:

http://themormonworker.org/

Apparently a group of leftist-ish mormons trying to reconcile the book of mormon with labour activism. Huh.

[Griffin NoName]

............. a group of leftist-ish mormons...........

isn't that an oxymorman ?

congrats on The Resurrection of This Thread.

[Lindorm]

isn't that an oxymorman ?

Grooooaaan!

[Opsa]

Brilliant one, Griffin! It might have to go in the lexicon.

[Sibling DavidH]

Strangest thing today:

We were asked to help with a distant relative's funeral.  Not to sit in the dingy old chapel and croak hymns, but to stay behind at the flat where everyone met up, and look after Cap'n B while they all went to the crem.

We spent 2 hours with the little monkey, playing in the park and watching the river Severn rapidly flooding said park - great fun! - then back for coffee and cakes with the mourners and off home.  We had a splendid afternoon; so did Cap'n B.  Best funeral we've (not) been to for ages.

[Griffin NoName]

Oh he's sweet. Cherish every moment (I know you do). Mine is so far away in Canada.

[Sibling DavidH]

Thanks, Griffin.  I think I can imagine how tough it was to lose yours.