I rarely let April Fools’ Day go by unremarked. Lately, I’ve been on the “April Fish” kick, playing on the French version of April Fools’ Day. I don’t know why, but the idea of sticking a paper fish on someone’s back just strikes me as charming, strange and—for some reason—very French. It’s a bigger deal than you might think. I do know that the chocolate shops in France begin to fill their windows with large chocolate fish in late March, just like chocolate Easter bunnies. Before the April Fish thing, April Fools’ Day often was a day for letting Ludwig speak his mind. I enjoy doing that, too.
The Cat Gets His Tongue
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114 responses to “The Cat Gets His Tongue”
Kmow why Debbe is up but Ghost? Are you just going to bed or an eatly riser?
You know I can’t leave you lusting alone in the Village, thought you needed company. Who would offer comments that entertain like you and I? Educate and inspire perhaps but not the ooze of slight improptietry.
You know, I was thinking yesterday about the fact I had a male friend who used the word outre” in a sentence correctly and properly spelled? And was neither effete nor the man in the Hathaway shirt, a strange thought. Since I know you have excellent recall, it isn’t you.
My life seems to fascinate my friends and family from here. But then it always did I think.
Good evening. Just trying to get caught up before going to bed. Tomorrow comes early here and I have a long day of dates with shiny aluminum tubes.
Enjoy your Good Friday.
Sand, good morning, Moscow? Sorry to have missed you, you are definitely mysterious enough but if somewhat otre’, well you keep it too close to your chest.
Outré is a strange word, isn’t it? One I met in high school but seldom had need to call on again.
Lovely day in YNP. Light E wind, sunny, should make for a neat eruption.
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
Jackie: because we’re OLD, and some youngsters are polite. I lunch most weeks with my still-in-the-saddle colleagues; many students hold doors and I’m ‘sir’. I’ve broken some folks of calling me ‘Dr.’ when I’m volunteering or going to work out at the hospital.
Mark: As I’ve noted before, I lost my wife over Christmas [28 Dec. ’10]. Didn’t have financial problems [annoyances, yes], but we were and I still am surrounded with loving people. E.g., I’m invited out for Easter dinner, by my cleaning lady and her family.
Peace, emb
Interesring, Ghost, I realized you might be the only other person I knew who might have used the word that I know, especially in context of the conversation? That speaks volumes or else you may be less out there than you claim?
Sorry, I am in a pull your chain mode today, also wearing those leopard silk leggings and black to deal with traffic home on I-20. Funny to think how far I am from here and have always been, yet these are the roots that formed me.
EMB, I grant the years but I also bought the Jimmy Buffet tee shirt, *Growing older but not up.” Actually daughter picked it out, I paid. I may never grow up, Peter Pan was a life time hero, never Wendy, but I liked Tinkerbells attitude.
“Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.” Chili Davis
Outré, seems to me someone just misspelled “out there”
Not to detract from Ghost, but the rest of us are not completely plebeian!
Good one, Wayne!
it’s friday; payday…and all i have to add is ….did someone mention a mockingbird?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WM_R-6AKHE
Gal..had to look that word up. This is better than Mr. Roberts 🙂 AND, I believe that is a $75 word…beating GR “s e_______ word…and I’m not going back to look it up.
Hungry….later…………..