2010 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread.

[David Shaw]

Hardly any difference, is there.
Cliff, the In Pin (Innacessable Pinacle) is the only technically difficult Munro and does look rather like your Furkapass. I bet the two did look even more similar a week or two ago!!!!

[ranunculus]

Perhaps I'm just not used to Scottish jokes ... not since poor old Chic Murray passed. 

[art600]

Thought this deserved a wider audience

This should put a smile on every teacher and caregivers face, because I think we've all been there!


The Winter Boots 
                           
(Anyone who has ever dressed a child will love this)

Did you hear about the teacher who was helping one of her reception class pupils put on his  boots? He asked for help and she could see why Even with her pulling and him pushing, the little boots still didn't want to go on. By the time they got the second boot on, she had worked up a sweat.
She almost cried when the little boy said, 'Teacher, they're on the wrong feet. '
 
She looked, and sure enough, they were. It wasn't any easier pulling the boots off than it was putting them on. She managed to keep her cool as, together, they worked to get the boots back on, this time on the right feet.
He then announced, 'These aren't my boots.'
                                       
She bit her tongue, rather than get right in his face and scream, 'Why didn't you say so? ' like she wanted to. Once again she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting boots off his little feet.
 
No sooner had they gotten the boots off when he said, 'They're my brother's boots. My Mum made me wear 'em.'
                                       
Now she didn't know if she should laugh or cry. But she mustered up what grace and courage she had left to wrestle the boots on his feet again.
                                       
Helping him into his coat, she asked, 'Now, where are your mittens? 'He said, 'I stuffed 'em in the toes of my boots.'
                                       
She will be eligible for parole in three years.

[Sinchets]

Good one, Arthur. With that and the fact we now have a good snow covering outside, I couldn't be happier today 

[Anthony Darby]

What's a reception class?

[Maggi Young]

What's a reception class?

 The semi-nursery class that some schools have for the youngest of the primary one intake .... that's how I've heard it used here.

[Anthony Darby]

OK. Thanks Maggi.

[fermi de Sousa]

I was sure that Maggi (and other cycling enthusiasts) would've made mention of the "Tour Downunder" which has just started in South Australia Or maybe you don't get coverage of it over there?
cheers
fermi

[Luc Gilgemyn]

We do get some coverage of it here in Cyclistland (synonym for Belgium) Fermi.  On the news, we did see the sprints won bei Andre Greipel... beating on one occasion our Gerd Steegmans 

[Maggi Young]

I've been so much in front of this screen lately (even more so than usual, that is  ) that I had quite forgotten about the Upsidedown Tour.... so I will need to pay more attention and see what I coverage I can catch.

[Michael J Campbell]

DUI - Irish Style

 
Recently a routine police patrol was parked outside a bar in Donegal Town . After last call, the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so apparently intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes, with the officer quietly observing.

After what seemed an eternity, in which he tried his keys on five different vehicles, the man managed to find his car and fall into it. He sat there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off.

Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off; it was a fine, dry summer night, flicked the blinkers on and off a couple of times, honked the horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little, and then remained still for a few more minutes as some more of the other patrons' vehicles left.

At last, when his was the only car left in the parking lot, he pulled out and drove slowly down the road. The police officer, having waited patiently all this time, now started up his patrol car, put on the flashing lights, and promptly pulled the man over and administered a breathalyser test.

To his amazement, the breathalyser indicated no evidence that the man had consumed any alcohol at all! Dumbfounded, the officer said, 'I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the police station. This breathalyser equipment must be broken.'

'I doubt it,' said the man , truly proud of him self. 'Tonight I'm the designated decoy!

[maggiepie]

Too funny, Michael. Thanks for the laugh!!
 
PS, I bet it only works once.

[TheOnionMan]

I'm so happy because I'm sprouting snowdrops 

[Michael J Campbell]

The mention of a bull on the Galanthus thread brought this to mind.

The Power of a Badge . . . . ..



DEA officer stops at a ranch in Texas , and talks with an old rancher. He tells the rancher, "I need to inspect your ranch for illegally grown drugs." The rancher says, "Okay, but do not go in that field over there," as he points out the location.


The DEA officer verbally explodes saying, " Mister,  I have the authority of the Federal Government with me."  Reaching into his rear pants pocket, he removes his badge and proudly displays it to the rancher.  "See this badge?  This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish . . . . On any land.  No questions asked or answers given.  Have I made myself clear?  Do you understand?"

The rancher nods politely, apologizes, and goes about his chores.

A short time later, the old rancher hears loud screams and sees the DEA officer running for his life chased by the rancher's big Santa Gertrudis bull . . . . . ..


 
 With every step the bull is gaining ground on the officer, and it seems likely that he'll get gored  before he reaches safety.  The officer is clearly terrified. The rancher throws down his tools, runs to the fence and yells at the top of his lungs . . . . .

 
 

"Your Badge, show him your Badge!"

[art600]