Ten Things #24

Christmas is coming, although I can’t comment on the obesity of the geese, so this month our ten things are …
Ten Truly Dreadful Cracker Jokes

  1. cracker“Waiter! This coffee tastes like mud.”
    “Yes sir, it’s fresh ground.”
  2. What has four legs but can’t walk?
    A table!
  3. What do you get if you eat Christmas decorations?
    Tinsilitis!
  4. What do crackers, fruitcake and nuts remind me of?
    You!
  5. What does the Queen call her Christmas Broadcast?
    The One Show.
  6. What’s round and bad tempered?
    A vicious circle
  7. On which side do chickens have the most feathers?
    The outside.
  8. What happened when Santa went speed dating?
    He pulled a cracker.
  9. Why doesn’t Santa suffer from claustrophobia when climbs down the chimney?
    Because has had his flue jab.
  10. What do you call the chicken that’s crossing the road?
    Poultry in motion.

Well what do you really expect round here? Surely not academic rigour?

Advent Calendar 10

An Advent Calendar
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Bridgnorth
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Advent Calendar 9

An Advent Calendar
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Scottish Wildcat
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Advent Calendar 8

An Advent Calendar
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Weekly Photograph

One day last week we made a flying visit to Anthony Powell’s former home, The Chantry, to see his son John. And to make the reacquaintance of the resident cat, Jake — “that’s not a cat, that’s a tiger”; yes, although he’s very slim he’s a big cat. And he is very affectionate: he believes that everyone, especially visitors, is there for him to lay on — oh no, not on your lap but on your chest and shoulder; purring all the while like a Harley-Davidson! And I pity any poor piece of prey that encounters those claws, for they are very sharp. Here Jake is subduing Noreen.

Jake
Jake
Somerset; December 2015
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Advent Calendar 7

An Advent Calendar
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crepe-ology little patio
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Advent Calendar 6

An Advent Calendar
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Le Mont-Saint-Michel
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Advent Calendar 5

An Advent Calendar
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Brancaster beach
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