Jasmine's 4th Birthday!

Another Encounter

Who should turn up at the Club's Echure night on Monday 24th November, but Bruce Oliver. Once again he started complaining in a loud raucous voice about the Echure Club, however he soon disappeared into the gaming room and within half an hour had left the Club. It was later said

"One Fifth Avenue" by Candace Bushnell

I loved 'Sex and the City', but I did not realize that
'Lipstick Jungle' was also by Candace Bushnell. It seemed
to only be on for the one saeson. I guess it was not as
popular. I liked it because the characters were older!

Now I have just finished reading 'On Fifth Avenue' and
loved it as the characters range from a teenage boy to an
80 something woman!

There are single people, young, middle aged and old,
married couples and even the required gay man!

I think it is a pity there are no copy READERS anymore,
it always upsets me to see mistakes in the books I am
reading.

On page 345, 6th line from the bottom of the page, a
character is refered to as Mrs. Enid Houghton. While
throughout the story we have come to know her as:-
Mrs. Louise Houghton. Enid is actuall called Merle
and is a completely differnt character.

Never the less I enjoyed it and highly recommend it
to others.

House Rules or so it Seems

On Friday night 21st November Cliff and I had booked a
table at the R.S.L. in Traralgon for twelve people, to
listen to the band Ross plays in House Rules.

An Abusive Male!

Bruce Oliver came into the Nook and Cranny on Friday
afternoon and had a go at me!

About six weeks ago on Monday night at the Morwell
Club while the Euchre Club were playing cards, Bruce
came in and started verbal abusing the Eurche Club.

I said to the other three members sitting at my table
to ignore him and he would go away but if we responded
he's continue.

It seems that one of the other ladies playing cards
couldn't ignore him and said "SUSH."

Approximately a week later than this, Bruce came into
the shop and told Cliff he didn't have control of
'his missus.' When Cliff asked for clarification on
this. Bruce said that I had told him to 'SUSH' at
the club and I threatened to write a letter to the
committee. Cliff said "No mate you've got it wrong it
wasn't her." But apparently Bruce wouldn't believe him.

On Friday 21st November at about 2.45 p.m. Bruce came
into the shop again. He said "Hello" I replied "Hello,
How are you?" The next instant he's calling me a f***ing
mole and a whore! I said "I beg your pardon." and he
said "You heard me" and repeated his abuse. He then said
"What happened to the letter you were going to write to
the committe?" and I said "I don't know what you are
talking about." Which of course I didn't!

He started on about the night he'd being giving abuse to
the euchre club and the penny dropped. I told him he
was mistaken it wasn't me but he just kept mouthing off.

Finally I had enough and told him to leave and he said "No
I'm going to read a book" and I said "No you're leaving."
He said "Whose going to make me?" and I replied "Cliff if
you're still here when he gets back." He then said "He's
more likely to throw you out than me." He must really be
delusional if he believes that.

So I began to move towards him and he kicked me and I
pushed him out of the shop. He said "That's assault and
I said "Report it to the police then." I was the one with
the bruised leg!"

Out on the street he still refused to move away from the door.
There was a young couple who were sitting in their car out
side the shop. The young man who was in the pasasenger seat
got out came over and said "Look mate the lady doesn't want
you here perhaps it would be best for you to move on." Bruce
turned on him and said "Oh yeah, and who the hell are you?"
I answered "A concerned citizen so leave now." He stood
there a moment and then began to move away and as he did
he gave a parting shot. "That's what you need to be a
concerned citizen." I didn't understand what he meant till
much later, then it hit me. I believe he was threatening me!

Within a few minutes Cliff was back. I wonder if Bruce saw
him coming and that's what made him decide it wasn't worth
staying.

There was a lady customer in the shop and she told Cliff and I,
she was so concerned for me she had begun to dial triple 0 but
thankfully the young man came along. She gave me her name.

To make matters worse he turned up again at the club on Monday
night 24th November and began to carry on again but then he
went into the gaming room. Later someone said he was asked to
move along. Hopefully that will put an end to it.

E-mails and Other Rubbish

I had over 60 e mails in my iprimus account and about 30
in my yahoo account. I started working on them at 11.20
today Friday 21st November, 2008 and finally finished at
1.43 p.m. to day.

I last did them on Tuesday! Not that long ago.

I keep getting this annoying message from iprimus that my
mail box is full. Turns out it ONLY holds 10 Mb and with
all the 'picture' e-mails I get from Meg and Sue it quickly
fills up.

Of course I'd get an extra one in there if they didn't send
the message about the box being full!

There were a number of rubbish ones like the ebay lottery
winners, ones from the U.S. postal service re a package
I have sent despite the fact I have sent no package!
And the ones from people who want to sell me watches and
viagra and to get a bigger penis. A great trick for a woman
with out undergoing surgery.

There there are those people who want you to commit fraud so
they can get money from accounts, though this might just be
a way of infecting your computer. Of course I don't open
these but I know what is in them from previous experience
when I was a naive internet user.

Sick as a Dog

Don't know if it was the Chinese chicken I had for lunch or
the diverticulitis but I woke uo at 4.30 p.m. yesterday
(Tuesday 18th November) with a huge headache bordering on a
migraine I drank heaps of water but it didn't help.

I went and had a shower to cool off as I was sweating as if
I'd done a marathon race. Then I was too cold! and then I
felt like I wanted to vomit! it was about 5.30 p.m. and Meg
had just come home but she didn't come to see me and I had
to go and get water from the kitchen and a bucket from the
bathroom. Luckily I did as no sooner was I back in bed
then swoosh my lunch came up in about six heaves!

I had to phone Meg on her mobile to come in ( after I got up
and cleaned up most of the mess out of the bucket) I didn't
want to make her sick. She was on her way out to netball for
her semi final that she had asked me to come and watch. So
I had to explain why I couln't come.

After she left I fell back asleep again and when she came home
at 8.30 p.m. she waoke me up and I was feeling better but not
enough to eat tea.

Watched an hour of T.V. but the light started to hurt my head
and I went back to sleep (about three toilet breaks during the
night) next think I know it is 10 a.m. and I was much better.
Had a banana for breakfest and will wait and see how that goes
before trying anything heavy.

The Blues Brothers

Would you believe that it was on Pay T.V. on Friday night
and on Channel Ten on Saturday night and I wanted to tape
it for Donald as he loves it but lost the orginal copy he
had of it.

Each night I missed the beginning and only caught it when
the Blues Brothers arrive to visit the 'Penguin'.

How unlucky this that? and what a coincidence to pick it up
at the exact same place each night?

Partylite Party

I invited at least 16 women to my party on Saturday 8th
November and I still have not heard from Janette and
most I had to ring up.

Beryl claimed she had to go away for the week end but
never said where what she was doing or how it went.
She said 'friends don't take advantage of friends in
that way' Which I don't understand as she came to the
last party and bought two wall sconces!!!

Erika was the first to come at 11.30 a.m. followed by
Debbie at 11.45 a.m. followed by Meg at mid-day and
considering it was suppose to start at 11 a.m. I guess
that was to be expected especially as Meg kept thinking
it was to be on Sunday and not Saturday.

Cliff ordered when he got home and I went and saw Angela
and Karen on Sunday and they both ordered and on Monday
I caught up with Lena who also ordered. Lena had not
read the invitation correctly and went to my house. I
had asked Meg to pick her up but when I spoke to Lena
she said she would br alright to get to the party, but
as she thought it was at my place she just walked
around there!

Despite the bad beginning I did get $600 worth of sales
and as some people said they wanted to order again and
five people have not even seen the catalogue I booked
another party for Saturday January 10th.

Twenty to One : World's Funniest People.

On Sunday 9th november, 2008,Bert Netwon hosted 20 to 1 :
World's Funniest people.

I went onto the web site and for once in my life left a comment.
How could you not? Like the other 46 people who had left remarks,
I was shocked at the choice.

Here is the list:
20. Mike Meyers ( An over the top idiot that thinks crude
innuendo is funny.)
19. Joan Rivers (who loves taking the piss out of people, not
funny at all.)
18. Benny Hill (The orginal 'smutty' innuendo freak, not funny.)
17. Jerry Seinfield ( I have watched at least three episodes of
this show and agree it's about nothing and never have I
laughted once though I did smile ONCE.) I never found Jerry
funny.
16. Rowena Atkinson in the Black Adder is funny but just stupid
as Mr. Bean.
15. Chris Liiey (come on he's a new boy on the block and hasn't
been been recognised by most of Australia!! How can he be
one of the funniest in the world? get real!!!
14. Roseanne Barr, yes funny as Roseanne and in "She Devil" but
WHAT else?? Not one of the funniest in the world.
13. Ben Stiller, another idiot that thinks palying bumling idiots
is funny and it is but that's all there is to him. Should not
be in the 20. May be top 200!
12. Owen Wilson, put him in my bed any time, bent, scarred nose
and all, but one of the world's funniest people, sorry
darling no, in the top 100 maybe.
11. Roddney Dangerfield, if crudity and swearing makes one funny
then he is right where he belongs but I have thought that a
low brow sort of humour, like that of Benny Hill e.g. any
idiot can be funny that way.
10. Ruby Wax, who the f**k is she?? from what I saw on the show
I'd say an English version of Joan Rivers and about just as
funny (see comment above!)
09. Will Ferrell same as Ben Stiller see comment above.
08. Magna Subanski, our own girl. Yes she is funny, BUT not in
the top 20, top 50 perhaps.
07. Billy Connelly a modern version of Rodney Dangerfield with
more f**ks per sentence. More embrassing than funny.
06. The Three Stooges, well if physical abuse is funny they are
the outright winners, but in no other way are they funny.
Didn't think they were funny in the 1950's and I still don't
think they are funny.
05. Jerry Lewis, finally they got one right, though perhaps not
in the top five.
04. Eddie Murphy another funny person!! in the top 20 though.
03. John Cleese, you really have to like his antics though, he'd
be in my top 50 maybe.
02. Barry Humphries aka Dame Edna, thank god i t wasn't Sir Les
who is a brother of Billy Connelly and Rodney Dangerfield.
Though Dame Edna does like her innuendo a little too much.
01. Robin William, a real funny man who seems to be getting
better with age in my top twenty but not my number one
choice.

So who would I pick as my number one Charlie Chaplin
of course! he had to be funny with facial expressions and body
posture as he never spoke a word, try being funny like that to-day!

My number two would be Lucille Ball, I saw re-runs of some of her
shows recently and they STILL cracked me up!

My third choice would be Bob Hope, remember all those road movies!
and the troops in the War certainly thought he was a funny guy!!!

Look at the classic Laural and Hardy (4) 'that's another fine mess
you've got me in.'

Of course you can't go past The Marx Brothers(5) must better quality
than The Three Stooges.

Who could forget Abbott and Costello? (6)

Back in the same era there was Red Skelton (7) and Jack Benny (8)
followed closely by Jackie Gleson. (9)

Jerry Lewis (10)Peter Sellers (10) certainly should be ahead of
John Cleese.

Then Bill Murray, (11) Gene Wilder,(12) Richard Pryor, (13)
Chevy Chase,(14) John Candy (15) and Bill Cosby(adored the
Cosby Show!.(16)

Robin Williams (17)What about oue own Little Aussie Battler
Norman Gunston (18) who could forget his performances in mother
and son and that brings us to his 'mum'. (19) She desrves a place
ahead of Magna.

Then there is Aunty Jack (20) though not one of my personal
favourites. He had a large following.

In the modern line up how could they have left Jim Carey (21) out of
the list? A question that nearly every other writer asked as well.

Yes I like Chris Rock (22)too.

Yes I cheated a bit but with so much talent how can you pick?
certainly not the half baked listed presented by Channel Nine.

Crown Oaks Day 2008

Once again Curves in Moprwell celebrated Crown Oaks Day
by having a "Best Hat" Competition.

As I went at 2.40 p.m. I was not sure just how many
members got into the spirit of the day and wore a hat.

Maria took a photo of my hat and one of the other member
there who had a hat. There were four ladies with us who
did NOT wear hats. I guess as there is actually NO PRIZE
they could not be bothered.

Maria should have put up all the photos of the ladies
who took part by the end of next week. She usually gives
me a copy of my photo as she knows I do scrapbooking and
I put mine in my own album.

Melbourne Cup 2008.

The day dawned mild, but fine.

Third Time Lucky

Wow for the third time this year I won at Euchre. I
really must be getting the knack. I know that I take
more chances than I use to, sometimes making a call on
two good cards if I have a reasonable off suit.

I ended up with 123 on Monday night the 3rd November
and to think I was thinking of not going because of
the Melbourne being the next day!!

It was a reasonable turn out with four full tables.

The person who came second only got 119.

Though I upset Bill as we partnered in the second
last game and I said to him that I wanted 10 points
for the game and we ended up only getting 6 points.
Two for a shoot, three I got and one Billy got. I
complained that it was the lowest score I had got
for the night (it was!). He said that he was never
going to partner me again. I mean Billy usually
looks glum but he looked positively livid. I think
he might have ben annoyed with himself for not doing
so well and took it out on me. He likes to get a
high score too. It's not as if I cursed him I was
just stating a FACT.