Good morning, folks … c’mon in … please forgive the mess … the kitties decided to shred a couple of cardboard boxes last night, and I haven’t had a chance to vacuum yet. I’m sad to tell you that Jolly is still not up to himself, but his girlfriend Joyful, to whom I introduced you back in October, has volunteered to fill in for him! I couldn’t have done it without her!
Now, I let Joyful help me prepare the snacks for this morning, so I know you’ll all be nice and overlook a few … um … shall we say … burnt offerings. (I made the coffee myself) Grab a snack and let’s get this week off to a happy start, shall we?
This really happened in China last week. A woman named Li had just withdrawn ¥2500, an amount of yen equal to about $371 USD from an ATM machine, and as she turned to leave, a man named Deng came up behind her, armed with a knife, and demanding she hand over the cash she had just received. She did as told, but when he counted the cash, Deng apparently wasn’t satisfied and told her to go back into her account to withdraw more. Apparently, Li had withdrawn all, or mostly all, of the funds she had, and when Deng saw the balance in her account, guess what he did? He started laughing. And then, he handed the money back to Li. Now, we don’t know what was said because all we have is video footage, but I can imagine him saying, “Here, lady, you need this more than me!”
Deng surely must have known he was on candid camera, and that is how police caught up to him. Almost makes you feel sorry for him, doesn’t it?
Now, imagine that you are house-sitting for a friend and you suddenly hear strange sounds coming from one of the bathrooms. That is exactly what happened to a woman in Portland, Oregon. Now, I have to ask, why does anybody need a ‘house-sitter’? I can understand a pet-sitter, for pets need to be fed, groomed, pottied, and kept an eye on, but a house isn’t going anywhere, it doesn’t eat, it doesn’t poop! Anyway, this woman was house-sitting, when she heard really odd noises coming out of the bathroom. The door to the bathroom was closed, but she could see movement under the door, so she drew the conclusion that there was a thief in the bathroom. And she did what anyone would do, right? She called the cops! (Note, here, that I am an aberration and likely would have opened the bloomin’ door, because … a), I’m not right bright, and b) why would a burglar be holed up in the bathroom???!)
Well, the cops show up in force, guns drawn, and burst into the bathroom … to find …
Yep, one of those Roomba thing-a-mah-doos that vacuums the floor by itself. Apparently, this Roomba decided the floor had become dusty … now who in the heck vacuums the bathroom, anyway? According to Sergeant Danny DiPietro …
“In 13 years, this is my first Roomba burglar.”
It’s been a while since I’ve done a piece with some funny road signs …
Yo … Joyful … I’m struggling here … what do you have to share with our friends?
I gots some cartoons, ‘cuz Jolly tol’ me dey like cartoons. Okay?
Okay, Joyful … take over for me … show us what you’ve got!
Those were great Joyful! Thank you, honey! Now go back and see to Jolly … here, take him a fresh cup of tea …
Wait … I gots one more thing I liked, ‘k? Lookie …
Awww … that’s so cute, Joyful! Thank you!
Folks, I’ve got just one more thing for this morning … it’s a short one, but so funny it even made me laugh!
And that’s a wrap for this Monday, I’m afraid. Without my Jolly … well … I’m just not very good at this on my own. I hope you all have a wonderful week, and please, take a smile on your way out to share with somebody who might need one this week. Love and Hugs from Filosofa, Jolly and Joyful!
Good morning, my friends, and welcome to the weekend! I almost skipped out on Saturday Surprise today, for I’m afraid Jolly is very sick, and I wasn’t sure I could do it without him. Oh no, don’t worry about disturbing him, for he is deep down in the rabbit hole at the moment. Anyway, then I came across a couple of things that had me shaking my head, saying “Who knew?”, and I thought I would see if I could do this post on my own, without Jolly’s help.
In 2017, Volkswagen sold nearly 7 million sausages, more than the number of VW-brand cars sold worldwide that year. Given their role in the recent emissions scandal, perhaps they would be better off to stick to sausages?
Being a housemate to currently six, and at one time as many as ten of these furry critters, I thoroughly enjoyed these!
Elina Childs is a 9-year-old girl scout in Edmonton, Alberta, who was selling cookies for her Girl Guides troop, and she must have been advised of that old real estate mantra, for she found the perfect location, right outside an Edmonton dispensary. Elina sold all 30 boxes of cookies she had within a matter of minutes. The line to enter the shop was long, and patrons waited as long as four hours, so … why not buy a box of cookies to munch on while you wait?
The headline read:
They came by it last October, when Mr. Albert, an advertising guru, plucked it out of the trash at his ad agency where it had been used in a photo shoot, and then discarded like so much trash. The Alberts have three children, ages 5,7, & 11, who were devastated to find the nose had disappeared overnight one morning last week. The kids initially wanted to offer a $2,000 reward, but mom & dad said any reward would be limited to whatever the kids could collect from their piggy banks. The reward stands at $6.27. I guess the piggy banks weren’t exactly overflowing.
Last Halloween, the family placed a bowl of candy beneath its nostrils with a sign that read, “pick one please.” This year, they had plans to decorate it with a mustache and pair of giant black-rimmed glasses. I wish them the best of luck in getting their nose back. The oldest son has vowed to bolt the nose to the porch if it finds its way back home.
patterns and materials.
Gwammie got stuck in a wabbit hole dis week, and she tol’ me since I keep disappearin’, it’s my turn to write Saturday Surprise ‘cause she ain’t here to write it. I tol’ her not to eat so much an’ she wouldn’t get stuck … but does she listen?
Dat’s all I got today. I hope you liked it, but if you dinna, will you tell Gwammie that you did so I don’ get in twouble?