A German athlete at the Olympics arrives at the stadium for his event. The security guard, noting his equipment , says to him “oh, are you a Pole Vaulter?” “Nein, I am German. But how did you know my name?”
A man and a woman were sitting beside each other in the first class section of an airplane. The woman sneezed, took out a tissue, wiped her nose, then visibly shuddered for ten to fifteen seconds. The man went back to his reading. A few minutes later, the woman sneezed again, took a tissue, wiped her nose, and then shuddered violently once more. Assuming that the woman might have a cold, the man was still curious about the shuddering. A few more minutes passed when the woman sneezed yet again. As before she took a tissue, wiped her nose, her body shaking even more than before. Unable to restrain his curiosity, the man turned to the woman and said, 'I couldn't help but notice that you've sneezed three times, wiped your nose and then shuddered violently. Are you OK?' ‘I am sorry if I disturbed you, I have a very rare medical condition; whenever I sneeze I have an orgasm. ' The man, more than a bit embarrassed, was still curious. ‘I have never heard of that condition before' he said. 'Are you taking anything for it?' The woman nodded. 'Pepper.'
Some Fringe benefits. My desire to spontaneously sing The Lion Sleeps Tonight is always just a whim away.. I failed RE. Couldn’t believe it when I found out. I was like: “Oh Jason Christ!”. I recently read 10% of sheep are gay – turns out there’s nowt so queer as flock. The Romans invented Vaseline. Or was it Ancient Grease?
Some more. “I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change.” “Trump’s nothing like Hitler. There’s no way he could write a book.” “I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point?” “As a vegan, I think people who sell meat are disgusting, but apparently people who sell fruit and veg are grocer.”
This is something that is being trialled in Spain, to encourage motorcyclists to take a more central position on a bend, and to try to stop them crossing/hugging the line and leaning into oncoming traffic. First trialled in Austria in 2019, where indications were that bikers braked earlier when approaching bends, so I guess it was relatively successful if Spain are now looking at it.
We have had some rain, proper rain, for the first time in a while. It was the first time that it has rained in Torrevieja, on 14th of August, since 1927!!!
Bit behind the curve here, but just watched All Quiet On The Western Front. Incredible film. One of the best/most impactful things I’ve ever seen.
I was referring to the recent German language film on Netflix, not the original (which I’ve yet to see).
