Wahey my boss gave me a snail! It's currently residing in a cup until I get off work.
I thought it was dead but I just picked it up and it moved!
Best day evah!

Why is today the best day evah for you?
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 19:34, 35 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I found a spider today living behind my mirror.
I've called it Bob.

I'm worried because there's no flies around.

What shall I feed it? I tried to give it some of my pizza but it didn't seem interested. It either doesn't like pizza or it does like pizza but not with added chilli flakes.
( girlinthehole, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:03, Reply)

Any sort of bug I reckon. Got any moths flying around?
I've not named my snail as of yet. He must have an extravagant name. I'll be putting a lot of thought into this one.
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:04, Reply)

Brian.
Brian's a good name for a snail.

Magic Roundabouts. Dee dee dee dee dee, dee dee dee dee dee
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:14, Reply)

no no

( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:30, Reply)

If you're British, and of a certain age
ALL snails are called Brian because of this:-

magicroundabout.com/
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:40, Reply)

Indeed.

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:42, Reply)

seconds that ^^^
did you ever see the original french?
nothing like as trippy, poor french kids missed out there!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:44, Reply)

Just had a closer look at that link.
Eric Thompson looks a bit of a bounder doesn't he?

I'm sure if my parents had known he'd such a demonic aspect they'd have let me watch Magpie like all the kids off the estate.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:51, Reply)

aw I'm not British and I'm no where near that certain age

my friend says I should name him Nicolette.
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:44, Reply)

That's fine.
If he helps you stop smoking I'm all for it.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 21:06, Reply)

today i installed almost our entire kitchen! 12 units in total, drawers and doors and all!
high-gloss red!
will get the beech worktops done tomorrow with a bit of luck.
the only thing missing now is the hob. and the sink. and the extractor.
and the 2 pull-out drawer unit innards which were missing.
bastard suppliers.

after a week off the sauce (last friday was an abberation) i'm now on my 2nd glass of shiraz and feeling it! woohoo!

and by the way, good evening GBH and KSwizz.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:13, Reply)

Yes but did you befriend any bugs?

( girlinthehole, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:20, Reply)

no, but i shat on a squirrel.
from a great height.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:37, Reply)

Are you calling me an abberation?
Cheeky bazzer.

Had a small snail on my wing mirror coming back from Dalby Forest today.

It disappeared on the A1, so if anyone is missing a small pet snail it's somewhere between Dishforth Interchange and the A59 junction.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:26, Reply)

the abberation i was referring to is much smaller than you.
and contains mars bars and rice crispies.
you know what i'm talking about, you southerner.
don't push thy luck!
chinese burns and hair rufflage.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:40, Reply)

Oh get over it.
It was one small cake, right?

And frankly if you'd been concentrating instead of leching over the waitress you'd have spotted that skulduggery was afoot.

And now it's been scoffed. In fact it's been scoffed for a week.

Haven't you got better things to do? Eh?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:47, Reply)

you've no idea what a relief from the drudgery of my life that fabled, nay mythical crispy cake was gonna be...
get over it?
just like i'm supposed to get over thatcher steeling my milk?
you're worse than that there nick blooming griffin.
at least he something something something...

so, dude, you had a good week?
Gronz and i have been working like those pesky foreign types that your mate griffin likes so much.
house finishedness is within sight...
AND SO IS MY PHYSICAL BREAKDOWN!!!!!!!
i am utterly buggered!
LOL
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:53, Reply)

I missed all that hoo-hah last night.
The bits I've heard on Radio 4 today made him sound like an opinionated bigot in a local boozer. Which, frankly, he ought to be because his rabid nonsense is not fit for a public platform BUT:-

1 - Has all this not simply stirred the shite out of the bottom of the barrel?

2 - Why are anti-fascists attempting to surpress freedom of expression?

3 - Didn't "Gorgeous" George Galloway establish a party and get a parliamentary seat primarily to oppose this sort of muck? His response is...?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 21:16, Reply)

Other than the above.
What about YOUR Tony Blair stealing MY Labour Party for the sole benefit of industrialists, financiers and warmongers.

Running dog of the capitalist classes - that's what YOU are, B69.

EDIT - And North Cumbrian plumbers. Oh, New Labour looked after you boys alright didn't he?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 21:23, Reply)

*slinks off, tail between legs*
cos i'm too buggered to do this by typing.
and my hands is awfull sore off working (seriously, just for a mo).
and anyway, that there Blair ain't mine!
never voted for the cunt.
stopped voting "Labour" yonks ago cos they is a bunch of tory faggots (no offence to the gays, i meant they is only worth throwin' on a fire).

and i'm off to bed cos i is up at 6...

love you all,
B69
X
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 21:58, Reply)

Off to bed as well.
Guess where I'M going tomorrow.

OK - I'll tell you - Blackpool. Again.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 22:06, Reply)

Dinner party round yours, then?

( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:26, Reply)

we're moving in next weekend and i'm taking the monday off...
so tuesday will be good!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:41, Reply)

Because
tonight I'm going to get drunk for the first time in 5 weeks.
(Zapiola zip-zap-zop, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:32, Reply)

good call!
what will you be drinking?
apart from "not much", that is LOL
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:43, Reply)

Think
I may start on tesco value gin, then move to the heady bourgeoisie heights of strongbow...

God I need this...
(Zapiola zip-zap-zop, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:44, Reply)

go for hendrick's gin and K cider
you know it makes sense!
Nonce-sense!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:46, Reply)

I think
at the moment I'd drink paint thinner if I had it to hand....
(Zapiola zip-zap-zop, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:47, Reply)

There's
a spiders web just next to my gate that has no fewer than three spiders cohabiting on it. Normally spiders don't bother me but one of 'ems a big fucker, somewhat shudder inducing - but I thought maybe the two smaller ones are its bitches. The thought of which made me smile...

Does your snail have bitches? Hmm? Hmmmm?

*EDIT* Oh, I was meant to say why this has been the best day evah for me, not talk about bugs and things. Uh...work has finished, so, um, yay...?
(berk, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:35, Reply)

THREE spiders?
That's just excessive...

Have you been tempting them with flies?
(Zapiola zip-zap-zop, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:38, Reply)

Look, I'll be honest with you...spiders are generally shudder inducing for me anyway. There's about 10 living on our office window.
And no, he doesn't. That's because he's pure and lovely and well...mostly because I don't know where any are without digging around outside and I'm simply too busy right now. Online. AND offline.
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:38, Reply)

There's
one way to solve the lack of company for your snail - put sparkly glitter on his/her shell and then all the other snails will think he/she is cool and come and want to be his/her friend
(Zapiola zip-zap-zop, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:40, Reply)

They'll shun him, I just know it!
*snuggles him to my bosom*
( Lisette von Falcon, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:49, Reply)

Not with glitter
and sparkles. And some sort of cool sock to cover his rear end.

Snails love socks.
(Zapiola zip-zap-zop, Fri 23 Oct 2009, 20:50, Reply)

If my boss gave me a snail
I would take it as an insult and work harder in future
( chart cat has an itch, Sat 24 Oct 2009, 3:04, Reply)