Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 >many Scottish firms use flocks of geese as guard dogs, >>>>because they cannot be bribed and will go insane at the >>>slightest intrusion. Exactly! Dunno about now, but when we were last in Tonga (not a Scottish firm) His Majesty's geese guarded the royal palace. True. Somewhere I have a photo of one of these loyal goosikins *not* smiling at the camera or being distracted by tourists (well, two of us that week) offering bread and non-animal-exploitative circuses. PT: bread is vegetarian so I think we are still safely on topic. In case you're worried ;=) Best, Pat in Montreal P.S. No watchgeese were harmed in the production of this email. ===== psybermus LISTS: townhounds/ / vegetarianslimming/ HOMEPAGE: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/ ---- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 On Sunday, August 1, 2004, at 06:06 AM, wrote: > Message: 20 > Sun, 01 Aug 2004 02:06:11 -0000 > " ~ PT ~ " <patchouli_troll > Re: Feet of Iron > > , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> > wrote: >> I was merely molesting ducks (verbally) and splitting an infinitive > to >> amuse Pat. > > So clever. i don't even remember what an infinitive > is. :::goes to look it up::: I think it's the next best thing to a long-lastitive, not to be confused with a laxative. > > >> As for geese, why do you think they call it being goosed? Also, > many >> Scottish firms use flocks of geese as guard dogs, because they > cannot be >> bribed and will go insane at the slightest intrusion. > > > i believe it. They are crazed at times. > When you look them in the eyes you can just > tell they have so much going on up there in their > brains. As far as not being bribed? Well, i have found > they often enjoy stale cheese crackers and crusts of > day-old bread; perfect diversionary tactic for getting > by them to enjoy the river at sunset. *lol* Hm. Supposedly they are so damned noisy and there is no way to shut them up that you simply can't get past them without alerting the guards. > > > >> Lastly, many thanks for mentioning Dickens. > > > i have always wondered about that term " sucha dickens " > or " run like the dickens " ; my family always used it. > Was Chaz a fast runner? Only mentally. I believe his surname became a useful adjective because his work so delighted his readers and the common folk who listened to his latest installment being read aloud on street corners. (They didn't have radio.) Anything considered remarkable, astonishing, or just plain droll and delightful was thus compared to Dickens, who wrote rings around everyone else. > > >> >> And I wouldn't run with you there to protect me with your feet of > iron. > > :::looks at her bare feet::: > Okay, ya lost me again. > Feet of iron? Gotta use that pumice stone > more often. *lol* No, a martial arts reference. I meant that, with you there to protect me, I'd feel ever so safe from the horrors of attacking geese. > > ~ pt ~ > > Your pain is the breaking of the shell > that encloses your understanding. > ~ Kahlil Gibran > " Most of my life is static and silence. " --Dan Waltimire, aviation expert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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