“The whole business with the fossilized dinosaur skeletons was a joke the paleontologists haven‘t seen yet.”
― Neil Gaiman, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Paleontology
They Are in on the Joke
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Faded
That’s me (second row, serious expression) at my confirmation. I was a bit of a rebel which you can’t see in the photo because I defied the “black and white only” as I wore a dark blue skirt and blouson. The mini skirt was de rigeur (the girls wearing pant suits only did so because their mothers wouldn’t allow knees showing). Some of us joined the church youth group in the year to come and we were all very keen because of a charismatic young minister. We met every Friday, and I’ve just been reminded this week that I learned how to drink beer out of a boot shaped glass because we often used to go to pub afterwards. Three of the group became ministers themselves in later years and I considered this career for awhile. Then I grew up.
Double dipping for Ragtag Daily Prompt: Black and White and FOWC with Fandango: Faith
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Long Live the Empire!
In the 12th century, when Barbarossa was the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire he built a Palace in Kaiserslautern. He had eleven children from his second marriage, and at least one illegitimate daughter. But the people of Kaiserslautern know better: he had many, many illegitimate children and he passed on his red beard to all his male descendants. To this day, the men of Kaiserslautern check for red strands in their beards – a sure sign that they are the progeny of the great emperor.
No need to mention that my husband is a native of Kaiserslautern and yes, before it turned white he had a fair share of red hairs in his beard. No need to mention but I did anyway.
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On Purpose or not?
Those windows remined me of the origins of the city centre of Johannesburg in South Africa. When you look at the map you can see that there is wriggle in the otherwise straight grid of streets. Apparently the city centre was built from two opposing sides. On one side, a German engineer planned the streets and had it built. On the other side, an English engineer did the same. When they met they realised that metric and imperial measurements didn’t quite align. What possibly had started out as a decimal point difference had turned into a few metres or yards.
What Should It Be?
Pink or blue? Green or grey? German or French (or possibly Italian)? Truck or mini? Ford or Fiat?
I don’t mind. Next question: What flavour? Apparently, there are 39 flavours of ice cream. But how when there is only vanilla, strawberry and chocolate? I suppose there could be 39 flavours of ice cream if you mixed them up. Vanilla and chocolate. Strawberry and chocolate. Strawberry and vanilla. …” (with apologies to Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett).
Just Trundling Along
If you read some of what I’ve written you might be aware that I’m also known as Knicker Elastic in certain circles, i.e. the Hash House Harriers. As it so happens, when I was hashing in Saudi there was a harriette (i.e. a female hasher) with the the name of Trundle.
So I give you: Trundle and Knicker Elastic, somewhere in the vicinity of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Deep Concentration
The sample photo for Ragtag today is a cat – and it’s true. The epitome of “watch”, today’s prompt, is cats. They are single minded creatures, not into multi-tasking at all. They can relax like anything. They might be fussy eaters but when they’ve decided … Continue reading Deep Concentration
Forward March!
We’ve just finished with the carnival parades but the next parade is just around the corner here in the Southwest of Germany: In March there is the “Sommertagszug” (summer day’s parade) in our town and other towns in the vicinity, it is very much a local event. And of course, no parade without a marching band.
Although they look more like a strolling band.
The Final Frontier
The cast: Medical Officer Leonard Bones McCoy. Captain James T. Kirk. Lieutenant Nyota Uhura. Two extras, Brad and Janet. First Officer Spock. The story: Uhura, Kirk and Spock land on an unknown planet in the delta quadrant. They get attacked by a humanoid race but … Continue reading The Final Frontier
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