G’morning friends, and welcome to …
Another weekend bites the dust and we return to our weekly routine, such as it is. Today, by the way, is the first day of autumn, and after the hot, humid summer we’ve had, I’m happy enough to see it.
Fortunately for you, Jolly and Joyful are in better humour than I am this morning, so I’m letting them take over part of Jolly Monday this week. Joyful has been in the kitchen since well before sunup, and I don’t know what she’s making, but it sure does smell good. Let’s take a look, shall we?
The House that Bud built?
Have you been considering buying a vacation home, or perhaps a home to retire to in Florida? Well, look no further! 
This is a condo listed for sale in Lake Worth, Florida, for the (relatively) low price of $100,000. Now, take a closer look … yep, those are Budweiser beer cans lining the walls and ceilings. Every square inch of wall and ceiling, except the bathroom, is lined in genuine Budweiser beer cans! No … sorry Joe … the cans are empty!
Needless to say, the condo’s former owner, now deceased, was a lifelong fan of the Anheuser-Busch beer. Budweiser posted pictures of the house on Twitter, and his friend posted …
“This is Budman’s (the former owner of this house) Best friend/daughter figure/former neighbor. I wish he could see the recognition now! Thank you so much for acknowledging his 20+ years and many renovations of dedication to your brand! He would love this.”
I just wonder how many beer cans there are! And I wonder how long it took him to drink all that beer! Anybody care to make a guess?
How embarrassing!!!
Police in Britain responded to an early morning call from a man who became trapped in a pair of handcuffs in an apparent case of romance gone awry.
The Greater Manchester Police’s Rochdale station said officers responded to a home at 4:30 a.m. Friday to help a couple having difficulty with a pair of handcuffs. According to the department’s Twitter post …
“Male phoned requesting help as his girlfriend had locked him in some handcuffs and they couldn’t now find the key. Wanted police as he feared the fire brigade would cut them and they were expensive.”
Police said the man was “released” from the cuffs, but the department did not say whether the expensive restraints were damaged in the rescue.
My best guess is that these two are no longer boyfriend/girlfriend after that!
Gwammie left me ‘n Joyful to finish up, so we just found lots of ‘toons for you, okay?
An’ we found a few weally cute pictures of animals …
We gots to finish now with a cute animal video, ‘k?
Be sure to smile lots at peoples dis week an’ have a weally good week. Love ‘n hugs from Jolly, Joyful an’ Gwammie, too!
The resemblance is so uncanny that the researchers who described the arachnid named the species Loureedia phoenixi after actor Joaquin Phoenix, who portrayed the tormented, smiling villain in the 2019 film, “Joker.” Now, personally I will always think of Jack Nicholson as The Joker, but that just shows my age.
Not to be confused with National Bacon Day, celebrated in December, International Bacon Day is a relatively new unofficial holiday. Here’s the story …
There are numerous websites about bacon (who knew???) with stories, recipes, pictures, etc., but I thought I’d share with you some of the fun bacon-logo merchandise I came across while in search of information for this post.
Well, I have to admit that ol’ Double Diamond has … um … shall we say … one certain attribute! Hung well, DD!
Good morning, friends … {yawn} … and welcome to Jolly … um … what the heck day is it? Oh yeah, right … welcome to Jolly Monday.
They have installed hemp-filled urinals in public outdoor locations that were considered “hotspots” for public peeing around the city. Called GreenPees, the urinals resemble planters and are filled with hemp. As an added advantage over traditional public restrooms, they use less water and create green spaces for bees and other insects.
Okay, hooray for trying to clean up the city and do so in an environmentally friendly way. But again, at the risk of sounding sexist, I really don’t see how this helps women who are … um … somewhat challenged in this area?
Okay, folks, time to say ‘goodbye’ to the weekend and ‘hello’ to the new week. Sigh. Yeah, me too. But it’s all in the perception. If we expect it to be a downer of a week, then it will be, but if we greet it with a smile and say, “Give it your best shot!”, then we at least stand a chance of making it ‘til Tuesday before we don the gloves! So, welcome to a great Monday that’s gonna usher in a great week! (Was I convincing?)
Meet Palmerston, the British Foreign Office’s famous feline “Chief Mouser.” But not for long! You see, Palmerston has given notice of his pending retirement, saying he wishes to, “spend more time relaxing away from the limelight.” Understandably, for it’s a tough job, made even tougher by frequent disagreements with Larry, the cat charged with catching mice for the prime minister at 10 Downing Street. His letter …
On a particularly rainy night, the manager of the dealership, Emerson Mariano, felt so sorry for him that he decided to invite him inside, offering him food and water. Well, Mariano bonded with the dog that night, and he wasn’t about to turn him back out, so he convinced the Board of Directors to adopt the dog, and they named him Tucson Prime. In time, the dog proved to be such a useful asset in the way he greeted and interacted with customers, that they gave him a job!
Tucson is definitely a goodwill ambassador, for many customers have returned to the store even after purchasing a car, just to pay Tucson a visit and bring him little gifts and treats!
Now, if that one didn’t bring a smile to your face, I’m afraid we’ll just have to paint one on!
He calls his invention the Bockwurstklavier, or Bockwurst Piano, after the Bockwurst, a traditional German sausage made from ground veal and pork. The piano consists of 10 sausage keys, each of which is hooked up to a wire that leads to a circuit board and other sound processing equipment. Whenever Patrick touches a sausage whilst also touching the piece of equipment in the background, the “machine” produces piano sounds.
The keys work either by touching them individually or collectively, so it is possible to play full chords and, hence, a number of tunes. As long as there is contact with another bit of electrical equipment, touching the sausage keys produces sound.
Jolly has gone AWOL yet again, not surprisingly, so I’m on my own here today. Be patient, for it’s Jolly who adds the zest to Jolly Monday and I only do the technical part as a rule, so I’m a bit rusty on the humour end of it. I do, however, remember how to make bacon! That is a big requisite here for a few of you! So, with that thought, let’s grab a bit of a snack and see if I can manage to rustle up just a bit of humour for us to start this week out on the right foot, okay?
Now THAT’S how it should be, folks! But what a coincidence, eh?
The DIY Heinz Creamz kits are £15 each and available now. The kits include the accessories you need to make the no-churn saucy deliciousness, including the sauce of your choice, your chosen recipe, a limited edition keystone-engraved golden scoop and golden spoon plus branded Heinz Creamz reusable tub to serve with extra pizzazz.
The company announced in September that it had created the cinnamon and chocolate ice cream, flavoured with gobs of cinnamon bun dough and spicy fudge brownies, to “spotlight structural racism in a broken criminal legal system”. According to the company, the limited-edition flavour is the latest in its commitment to “creating social change” since its inception more than 40 years ago.
Jill Hicks was driving home from work when she saw what she thought was a cat run towards the road. Worried that it was alone, she scooped up the little “kitten” and took her home. After making “Arwen” a cozy bed, she posted a picture on Facebook, asking if anyone would adopt the “bobtail kitten.” It didn’t take long before her neighbor helped her realize that it wasn’t just a kitten with a bobtail, it was actually a bobcat. “Thank the lord for her because I sure was about to put that baby in the sink and give it a bath and put it in bed with me!” Hicks joked on Facebook. Hicks took the soon-to-be-much-bigger kitty to a wildlife rescue who cared for her until she could be released into the wild.
Meet Mr. B. Mr. B. is a big cat, but not a bobcat, leopard, panther, tiger or other wild cat, he’s just a big cat. My best guess, knowing a bit about felines, is that he is a Maine Coon cat.
Mette Kvam, 81, of Norway, had recently suffered the loss of her husband and was trying to adjust to living alone when one day she noticed a deer at her window. She fed him a piece of bread and immediately a friendship was born. “Flippen” now comes to visit her daily. She makes sure to always keep his favorite bread on hand and he keeps her company. She says he has saved her from loneliness and she loves nothing more than to feed and visit with him.
Tough, tattooed, and burly, Mark Cardenaz is probably the last person you’d describe as “Dr. Doolittle” but that’s exactly how friends describe the ex SWAT officer. So, no one was surprised when he took in an injured hummingbird he found on his back porch, nursing “Buzz” back to health with Pedialyte and sugar for six weeks. But that’s not where the story ends. After he released Buzz back into the wild he thought he’d never see his little buddy again but every year the bird flies from South America back to Cardenaz’s home in Georgia and lands in his hand. This year, Cardenaz worried something had happened when Buzz didn’t show up at his usual time but several weeks later, there he was, flitting around his head and begging for pets.
On a whim, Terfel’s owner Judy Godfrey-Brown let a stray cat, whom she named Pwditat (pronounced Puddy-tat), into her home. The feline made a beeline for the blind dog and began using its paws and head to herd Terfel into the garden. Now the unlikely friends sleep together, and Pwditat helps Terfel find his way everywhere.
A sprig of acacia, paper towels, and a plastic cup are just a few of the gifts that Toldo, a devoted gray-and-white cat, has placed on his former owner Iozzelli Renzo’s grave in Montagnana, Italy, every day since the man died. Renzo adopted Toldo from a shelter when the cat was three months old, and the two formed an inseparable bond. After Renzo passed away, Toldo followed the coffin to the cemetery, and now “stands guard” at the grave for hours at a time, says Renzo’s family.
Love ‘n hugs from Filosofa ‘n Jolly!