Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[RED-DOG]

Just read the horse story again Red.  Are you still involved with horse breading or is this a stupid question?

I don't breed horses now Sov, but I still have an interest in who owns which mare or what a particular stallion is leaving, and I still have the odd mare to foal out in my paddock.

[Karabiner]

Red, it seems to have been quite a while since your last story.

Tell me about the best horse you've ever owned...

edit - or dog or car.

I've told the best horse story Sov, it starts here and continues over the next few pages.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=30601.msg652982#msg652982

As you know, this is the story of a good dog.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=30601.msg766430#msg766430

It's not the story of my best dog. My dad used to say that every dog man will get one special dog in his lifetime. I must be very lucky, because I've had two. Each one would need an entire book.

Tubby here,

I think the story about "The Bent-leg Hoss" is at least a couple of years overdue.

[RED-DOG]

Red, it seems to have been quite a while since your last story.

Tell me about the best horse you've ever owned...

edit - or dog or car.

I've told the best horse story Sov, it starts here and continues over the next few pages.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=30601.msg652982#msg652982

As you know, this is the story of a good dog.

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=30601.msg766430#msg766430

It's not the story of my best dog. My dad used to say that every dog man will get one special dog in his lifetime. I must be very lucky, because I've had two. Each one would need an entire book.

Tubby here,

I think the story about "The Bent-leg Hoss" is at least a couple of years overdue.

Oh yes, the bent-leg hoss... happy days.

Not much to tell, but I won't let that stop me...
 

[sovietsong]

Wiiiii

[RED-DOG]

T’ bent leg ‘oss, as they called him in Yorkshire, was the result of an accident. Well actually, he was the result of two accidents.

The first accident happened amid the hurly burly of Appleby horse fair, when a nondescript yearling bay colt, finding himself momentarily in the company of a rather fetching young black and white filly, committed a crime passionnel while her owners back was turned.

The second accident occurred just over fifteen months later, when the foal born as a result of this unplanned and unwanted union managed to push his spindly leg through a crack in the floor of a decrepit old horse-box while being transported, along with half a dozen other undesirables, to the livestock auction at Mansfield.

By the time his plight was discovered, he had travelled a goodly distance with the mid section of his right foreleg in direct contact with the rough surface of the B6417. All of the hair, most of the flesh, and some of the bone had been worn away.

He wasn’t unloaded at the auction, nor did his owner seek the assistance of the official veterinary surgeon that livestock auctioneers are obliged to have in attendance. Not, I hasten to point out, because the owner lacked compassion, but because the presence of the vet would also attract the attention of the RSPCA inspector. Everyone was wary of  “The cruelty man” who, it was said, could put paid to a Gypsy man’s livelihood with a stroke of his pen.

So, while his travelling companions took their place in the sale ring, the injured foal remained in the now patched horse-box as it bumped and rattled it’s way back to toward Yorkshire.

Meanwhile, a trustworthy vet paced slowly back and forth in the fold-yard behind his surgery, his weathered forehead riven by a deep frown, his teeth clamped tightly on the stem of his unlit pipe, his right hand hanging loosely by his side, weighed down by the solid mass of the captive-bolt humane killer.

[Karabiner]

Ooooh goody gum-drops 

[RED-DOG]

Mrs Red has bought some pseudo Angel Delight.

I'm eating it, but I refuse to like it.

[Wardonkey]

Ooooh goody gum-drops 

[RED-DOG]

FFS! Is everyone in the world on annual leave until September 6th?

[david3103]

FFS! Is everyone in the world on annual leave until September 6th?

no

[TightEnd]

Mrs Red has bought some pseudo Angel Delight.

I'm eating it, but I refuse to like it.

what brand is pseduo angel delight please?


I speak as a Butterscotch Angel delight afficianado. There is no problem in the world that Butterscotch Angel delight (newly out of the fridge) cannot help with.


When I was a lad, I was bought "Instant Whip". I think that is "Pseudo Angel delight" is it not?

[Nakor]

FFS! Is everyone in the world on annual leave until September 6th?

One person on holiday per department please - the entire Marketing department are on holiday here - FML.

[Tonji]

BTW- Do any of you lot cut grass on a regular basis?

Nothing better for a bit of relaxation than cutting a bit of grass...unfortunately my lawnmower packed up ages ago so my neighbour does it for us.

I do mine & next doors, been two weeks, & it's on the to do list today. Will do it tomorrow.

Is it wrong to mow the grass at 8.30 in the evening?

[mondatoo]

Mrs Red has bought some pseudo Angel Delight.

I'm eating it, but I refuse to like it.

what brand is pseduo angel delight please?


I speak as a Butterscotch Angel delight afficianado. There is no problem in the world that Butterscotch Angel delight (newly out of the fridge) cannot help with.


When I was a lad, I was bought "Instant Whip". I think that is "Pseudo Angel delight" is it not?

The Butterscotch one is the worst by far,hated it.Strawberry FTW

[RED-DOG]

Mrs Red has bought some pseudo Angel Delight.

I'm eating it, but I refuse to like it.

what brand is pseduo angel delight please?


I speak as a Butterscotch Angel delight afficianado. There is no problem in the world that Butterscotch Angel delight (newly out of the fridge) cannot help with.


When I was a lad, I was bought "Instant Whip". I think that is "Pseudo Angel delight" is it not?

It was something like "Acme chocolate flavoured whip dessert"

Yes, "Instant Whip" is definitely an Angel Delight wannabe.