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Today is Global May 25th Day. I checked to see what the world was celebrating today and to my surprise there is nothing. Therefore, I have deemed it ‘World May 25^th Day’ .  Where we celebrate the fact that it is simply May 25^th.

There are so many weird and wonderful World and International Days in the Month of May. We have ‘World Sneakers Day’, ‘International Tea Day ‘,’World Bee Day ‘(Sounds like World Bidet Day but maybe that’s’ just me- mind in the gutter as ever), World Hummus Day’, World Baking Day’, ‘World Goth Day ‘, ‘World Day for Cultural Diversity’ and my favorite ‘World being you Day’.

As most of them passed me by throughout the month I decided to play catch up . I wore my sneakers whilst drinking a cup of tea dressed as a Goth. My Middle Eastern friend came to visit where I offered Hummus, Pitta and Crudites as a snack.  We then had the scones that I had baked with the options of honey or cream.    As we sat there chatting, we exalted in just being us.

It was a lot of pressure to cram so many World Days into one. But I am proud of my efforts. I have always been a crammer and will plan better to celebrate the World Days next Month as they happen as opposed to doing them all at once.

For now, Happy May 25^th. I’m off to listen to ‘The Cure’ to become more ‘Goth Like’.

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

Have you ever heard of the phrase ‘The dogs that poo together, stay together’? No neither have I. Probably because I have just made it up.

Today my two dogs ‘Buzz and Finn’ decided to poo at the same time.  The exact same time.  It was very accommodating of them.  As I was able to maximize my efforts of poo bagging.  Bagging two poos with one bag as opposed to killing two birds with one stone.  Maybe the phrase ‘Bagging two poos with one bag’ could be added to the lexicon?

It is a known fact that people that live together either in relationships or house/flat sharing often develop similar habits even so far as to become biologically synchronized.  I can recall that when I shared a house with some other girls that our periods began to occur on the same days.

This must be what has happened to Buzz and Finn.  Their bowels are in sync with one another.  Finn has always peed in the same spot that Buzz has peed in.

Sometimes his eagerness gets the better of him and his head is under Buzz’s tail end where he gets a little pee sprinkle.  If it happens again-as in the poo synchronicity-, I shall try and get a video as proof of this amazing biological phenomenon. I may even tell National Geographic about it? What do you think?

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Adele

www.petful.com- The reference re the Neapolitan Mastiff resembling a Salvador painting is from Dave Baker from the above link.  I had to look twice as initially I thought his name was ‘Barker’.  How I nearly laughed when I considered for a millisecond that his name was Barker and he was writing about dogs.

The dog featured is a ‘Xoloitzcuintli’.  Try pronouncing that after a few bevvies. The Xolo, a Mexican hairless breed, is not only funny looking, but it’s also quite rare.  According to Mr. Baker the pronunciation goes something like this “SHO-lo-eats-KWEENT-lee”).

Neapolitan Mastiff – Just love this photo and had to share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This poor pooch, with is massive wrinkles and sags, looks like something out of a Salvador Dali painting.

Here are some more silly dog breeds for your perusal.

1. Lambpoo- A lamb crossed with a Poodle

 

2. Bedspring- A Bedlington Terrier and Springer Spaniel (True breed)

 

3. FoxShit- A Fox Terrier crossed with a Shitzu  ( True breed)

 

4. Jacka Bee- Jack Russell Terrier and a Beagle (True breed)

 

5. Peeka Poo- A Pekinese and a Poodle (True breed)

 

6. Pomsky- A Pomeranian and Siberian Husky- I saw one of these for the first-time last week and they are truly magnificent. Similar to the Papillon but less like a Fox and more like a miniature Husky.

 

7. SheepShit – A Sheep Dog crossed with a Shitzu.

 

8. Chow Shit- A Chow Chow crossed with a Shitzu. ( Not the name for a bad Chinese restaurant)

 

9. Cockpit-Cocker Spaniel and a Pit Bull

 

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Adele

Photo is from www.petful.com

The dog featured is a Puli Dog which bizarrely resembles a giant mop.

I was walking Buzz and Finn today and met a few other dog owners that I had not seen before.  As usual I asked them what their dog breed was.  Whether it was a Cockapoo, a Westypoo or a Bichon Frisse.

These breeds seem to be the most popular where I live.  Everyone is very obliging and loves to chat about their dog and what breed it is. There was only one occasion where a man I spoke to was not interested in discussing whatever mix his dog was.  I think he replied’ Oh, I’m not sure he’s just a dog.

I began to think of the type of dog I wanted before I got my 2 Morkie’s.  I desperately wanted a ‘Jackshit’- Jack Russell mixed with a Shitzu. Just because I wanted to be able to say ‘Jackshit’ to people.

I then began to think of some ridiculous names for mixed breed dogs

1. Alpatzu-An Alpaca crossed with a Shitzu

 

2. Unilab – A Unicorn crossed with a lab

 

3. Deerbox- A deer crossed with a boxer

 

4. Boxset- A boxer crossed with a Setter (True breed)

 

5. BullShit- A Bulldog crossed with a Shitzu (My new fav) (True breed)

 

6. CockRot- A Cocker Spaniel crossed with a Rottweiler (True breed)

 

7. Puking- A Pug crossed with a King Charles Spaniel (True breed)

 

8. Shitzpoo- A Shitzu crossed with a poodle (True breed)

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele

Photo used under Creative Commons from Randy Son of Robert

It was Enya’s birthday the other day.   On May 17^th she was 60 years of age. Enya hails from Gweedore in Donegal, Ireland. Whilst I was performing my research, I came across a quote that made me smile ‘Enya’s dialect is garlic’.

Whilst I have no knowledge of Enya’s taste in food, I can only imagine that the person meant to write ‘Gaelic’ as this is the national language of Ireland. Although she may well speak Gaelic whilst eating garlic for all I know. She is Enya and she can do whatever the heck she likes.

Enya has won four Grammys and has also earned an Oscar nomination for the song ‘May It Be’ from the 2001 ‘Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring’ movie.

WPA- Woeful pun alert- The following text may contain toe curling disgraceful puns which the author accepts no responsibility for.

On her birthday she must have been saying to herself ‘My, how those years have (wait for it) …. sailed away, sailed away, sailed away’.   She is the best-selling solo artist in Ireland having sold over 26 million records.

‘Enya’ means ‘Woman of the Whales’.  Who knew?   Her mother Orka-strated  ( Orchestrated) that beautifully.   And she also speaks 8 languages.  What a woman? I was thinking of her yesterday when my yoga instructor suggested I try a handstand.   I told her that it was as likely as Enya head banging to Metallica. Although who knows? Maybe she is a massive heavy metal fan……

 

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Adele

I adore Freddie Mercury and Queen. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is such a masterpiece of rock opera and the movie is exceptional also. Queen and their songs have appeared in my blogs almost as many times as ‘Sesame Street ‘and ‘The Cookie Monster’.  With one of my particular favorites being ‘The Muppets’ singing ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.   Here it is again for your enjoyment.

https://youtu.be/tgbNymZ7vq

 

I believe that Freddie conceived this song in the 60’s. When he played it to the rest of the band, he explained that he wanted to make it a 6-minute operatic song with harmonies in between.  It broke all the rules and redefined music to this day. Apparently ‘Galileo’ is a reference to Brian May’s love of Astronomy.  He later earned a PhD in Astrophysics.

‘Kenny Everett’ a Capital Radio DJ and friend of Freddy’s played it 14 times over one weekend which added to the buzz and it eventually reaching number 1.  It is officially the world’s most streamed song from the 20^th century. Passing 1.6 billion streams.

Adam Lambert was spotted on ‘American Idol’ and went on to become the new front man for Queen.  He is a fitting replacement for Freddy.  But Freddy will never really be replaced as he lives on in his music and the hearts and souls of those that adore him.

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Adele

Some men have it sussed the world over. If you don’t like doing something, fail, fail and fail again.  That way you can get someone else to do it for you. Don’t like washing laundry?    Put in the wrong clothes so that everything gets dyed grey.  Hey presto. You no longer have to do the laundry.

Don’t like loading the dishwasher? Load it incorrectly so that some of the glasses will break mid cycle and there you go. You will never have to load the dishwasher again.

And here is some advice for women. Don’t like giving head?  Make sure you use your teeth. A lot.  That way, you will never have to give it again. Don’t like ironing?  Make sure you burn a few holes in a shirt or two. This may ward off any further requests for ironing.

Don’t like watching football? Feign interest and keep asking what the ‘offside’ rule is regardless of the number of times you are told.

Ouch. I just fell off my self righteous high horse. I know that relationships are all about compromise. And that chores shared make for a happy union.  However, I also know that there are times when the ‘CBA’ card is played- ‘Can’t be arsed’.  And I suppose that’s OK too.

 

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Adele

 

https://youtu.be/nJYjgd9r40Q

This video received over 6 million views on Twitter.  Iggy Pop has enchanted fans around the world with his fab parrot and great taste in music. When I first saw this, I wished that Iggy would sing his famous song ‘Passenger’ and replace the word ‘Passenger’ with ‘Parattor’.

Here is the fabulous Passenger choon.

https://youtu.be/-fWw7FE9tTo

A girl can but dream…….

Many that have seen this video went straight to YouTube to listen to Seaford Mods. I was one of them and they are well worth the listen.  If you like your music blue, insensitive and unapologetic these guys are for you.

The following ‘Jolly Fuc*ker’ is especially entertaining. With my first listen to this track, I was instantly jollier.

https://youtu.be/NyXt5dPEfeQ

One of my favorite comments beneath the video was where one guy said that they would be great for children’s parties.

I believe that exotic birds are quite popular in celeb land. As are many other types of exotic and reptilian animals. Apparently, Steven Spielberg, Heidi Fleiss (The famous Madame), The Hoff and Hilary Swank have a penchant for parrots.

If I had one, I would maybe try and train it to say ‘Help, they have turned me into a parrot’, just to see people’s reactions. Or maybe ‘Does my bum look big in these feathers?’.  What do you think? Any suggestions?

 

That’s all for now

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Adele

 

https://youtu.be/WxB1gB6K-2A

Catherine Tate and Sarah Millican have to be my favorite comediennes.  I love that David Tennant in this video sends himself up beautifully.

The ‘Nan’,’ Lauren’, ‘I can do that’ and ‘Posh Mum’ videos from The Catherine Tate show never fail to crack me up.  Here is a selection for your viewing. My apologies for sharing some of these for a second time but as they are so good, they merit re posting.

https://youtu.be/R7AQfy1mAYA    – Catherine Tate ‘Nan’.

https://youtu.be/zV1zK8zRCPo   – Catherine Tate ‘Lauren’

https://youtu.be/YUNssEtAwr8 – Catherine Tate ‘Posh Mum’.

https://youtu.be/qZXqOQBP608 – Catherine Tate ‘I can do that’.

https://youtu.be/Jvx2USgy9Bs – Sarah Millican

On occasion when I have found myself in stressful situations, I revert to imagining that I am Nan in the Catherine Tate video. However, I need to exercise some self-control to stop myself from saying ‘You are taking f*ckin liberties’.

There have also been times in my life when a request is made and no one has the answer or the skills to fulfil said request. Such as the time my yoga instructor had an emergency and requested that maybe one of us instruct the class. As a regular   I smiled inwardly and briefly considered saying ( with my hand raised) ‘I can do that ‘before seeing myself in my mind’s eye conducting the class with all the grace of Nelly the Elephant.

Perhaps I shall stick to my writing for now.

 

That’s all for now

Stay fab

Adele