Back from a night away in a sunny and crowded London to be met by an enthusiastic Wilf at the airport. He had made the most of the time waiting in the terminal by playing with the sliding doors ( that whoosh sound is awesome) and making the acquaintance of two leather sandal wearing nuns.Dinner with the most junior gannet in London. The restaurant recommendation - 'I know a great Indian' turned out to mean 'I know a great Indian where the curry is so strong it will strip the lining from your oesophagus'. In the absence of a working larynx the conversation was somewhat one sided. Not that there's much time for conversation when your dining companion attacks the food with all the efficiency of an industrial vacuum cleaner.
At the cafe this morning the French papers were full of the devastating news that Bristol and Levi are to split up. Wilf was devastated when I told him. The look on his face seemed to say 'Come on Levi - the night you announce your (re-)engagement is not the time to mention you might have fathered a child with another teenage girl'. Whatever happened to old fashioned manners ? As for the music video mocking the Palin family - well as the reticent Bristol put it " He's just obsessed with the limelight ". In the window of a gallery in London a marvellous ' guide to marital harmony' cartoon. It would have made the perfect wedding present.
I hope it's not too insulting to dogs to say that something seems wrong when one (admittedly adorable) Polish lowland sheepdog seems to have more brain cells than the combined total of a certain family in Alaska....
ReplyDeleteCheers, Gail.
PS I think I've been to that curry house....G.
ReplyDeletesee thats where it all went wrong...i was never given enough wine!!! Cheers!!
ReplyDeleteWilf and Bertie certainly have a handle on things. If only they could talk.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a huge selection of wine in your house to keep the domestic scene happy. Perhaps you should bring it out when Madame Bay goes head-to-head with workmen.
XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella
Indeed, could'nt believe the amount of press space that got here in the Irish newspapers yesterday! Roll on the autumn and a return to a bit of real news ...
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Clive
love the guide to marital harmony!! very funny...
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Sometimes it nice to hear the news secondhand - gives it a different tilt.
ReplyDeleteHappy to report that very astute husband has mastered the old "fine glass of wine" trick!!!
ReplyDeletexxx Joan
Once upon a time in an Indian restaurant in London, I was asked how hot I wanted the dish. Very hot, said I. Are you sure? asked the waiter. Yes, I replied. Your tale, Angus, reminded me of the resulting painful burning in my ears, the torrent of water running from eyes and nose, and the total inability to finish more than one bite! Ah, sweet memories of days gone by.
She said Levi loved the limelight, she didn't say he was smart...
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We were as shocked as you, Wilf! I mean, who saw that surprise coming for Bristol and Levi? We were hoping for invitations to the wedding, too! I somehow suspect that the news was a bit more entertaining in the French papers than it was here.
ReplyDeleteI hope your stomach recovers!
Very pleased to find that really important news travels so quickly around this globe. Posy is terribly embarrased about the entire drama. Thankfully, Alaska is quite a distance from Florida!
ReplyDeleteAh, Bristol and Levi live on quite the roller coaster....Every breaking news about their love life is always humorous to read. ;)
ReplyDeleteReading about spicy curry makes me wince. I'm not a fan of incredibly spicy foods...
The Palins for many years even pre-pregnancy tried to keep Bristol away from Levi. They never liked him for their daughter. In fact, they even sent Bristol to live with her aunt in Anchorage during her high school years. Didn't work. I am not a fan of Sarah but she was right all along about Levi the Loser. He and his sorry entourage will someday have Karma kick them in their butts. And Bristol needs to grow up!
ReplyDeletewilf, i share your devastation over bristol and levi. ;) the guide to marital harmony is hilarious, too!
ReplyDeletehope your upper GI tract makes a full recovery soon, angus!
I am awaiting the news that Bristol is pregnant again.
ReplyDeleteThe activities of this family make me sorry Hee Haw is no longer on the air.
Levi and Bristol are broken up again? Now my day is ruined! :)
ReplyDeleteOkay.....mmmm...news in our hemisphere is rather different, but I think I can identify with the curry...we have one called:
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...and geesh....where did Wilf get his doctorate?
Sending lotsaluv
MAXMOM IN SA
I like your take on the news rather than watching it on tv. You seem to make it so much more entertaining!
ReplyDeleteLove that cartoon! It seems I've seen it before somewhere before. Might work with Madame Bay when she's getting into it with someone. Bring on the wine!
Wilf, don't worry about Levi and Bristol. Word has it on this side of the pond that they had it all planned so they could make the $100,000.00 they got for the exclusive interview. Money talks, Wilf, money talks☺
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend! I loved the cartoon too. My husband has one too. Engagement ring, mariage ring and suffering .... Sick humor. I hate that sign!
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Have a great weekend!
sometimes i am embarrassed to be American. we are idiots with what seems like manic addictions with these important over-spoiled pompous idiots called celebrities. i look for "humor/entertainment/realness" from you and Wilf and other bloggers, much more real.
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