Feb 20, 2012

Magpie Tales#105

Tess at Willow Manor gives us an environmentally friendly picture this week -


Speaks
"Is that Tour de France Race Control?
Please help. I am in a real hole.
I got lost on Stage Three.
When I stopped for a pee
they forgot about  me.
Now I'm stranded, I fear . . .
What?!!  Hang around here
until this time next year?
When the riders whizz past
I can catch up real fast
and back into Paris I'll roll?

Thinks
"This guy must be out of his tiny little mind."

More unlikely biking stories can be found here.

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32 comments:

  1. kaykualaFebruary 20, 2012 at 10:52 AM

    No fear, not to wait until next year! No, it must be the 'now' Things should be straighten out just nicely, I'm sure!

    Hank

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  2. Mimi FoxmortonFebruary 20, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    For Insanity: Press 5

    ;)

    Mimi
    Collage Pirate

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  3. TrellissimoFebruary 20, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    I've heard of 'time out', but maybe a year would be taking it too far?!
    Happy pedalling, Doctor!

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    1. izzyFebruary 20, 2012 at 1:53 PM

      Tiny little mind indeed! that's great!! thanks.

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  4. LynFebruary 20, 2012 at 2:04 PM

    I don't find this unlikely at all..and holding for a year...well, it just seems that way...

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  5. jabblogFebruary 20, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    Where did he carry the coins?

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    Wouldn't you just love the Tour De France chaps to be togged up like this instead of all that figure huggin Lycra?

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  7. Ann GrenierFebruary 20, 2012 at 3:17 PM

    Interesting theory, well disguised, especially for dopes (like me) who don't follow any sort of sporting events :-)Too easy to underestimate this one: I had to do a bit of research, my favorite thing. Thanks, Doctor.

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    1. Brian MillerFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:54 PM

      ha...might be a long wait...just point yerself in a direction and i am sure you will run into someone eventually....

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  8. WanderFebruary 20, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    This is funny Doc! I dont know why, but the last two prompts inspired me in a way that had nothing to do with the pictures.

    Wander

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  9. WanderFebruary 20, 2012 at 6:28 PM

    Yes I will complain about them!!!

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  10. HelenFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    The funniest part of your Mag? How you used whizz and pee in the same poem!

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  11. UnknownFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:23 PM

    Your poem reminded me of my brother who was drinking with some buddies. One of his buddies passed out. So they drove the oblivious fellow into the woods, left him by a pathway and put up a sign that said "Paris 30km > ".

    Oh, wait... that was my small brained brother you connected with in the poem.... *giggle*

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  12. BerowneFebruary 20, 2012 at 10:31 PM

    Clever - and enjoyable...

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  13. HelenaFebruary 20, 2012 at 10:54 PM

    I'd have to wait the year out......safety in numbers, like - for my cycling anyhow....!

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  14. Susan AndersonFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:21 PM

    heehee

    ;)

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  15. Other MaryFebruary 20, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    lol, when the riders 'whizz past'? Do you have the same slang on that side of the pond? Very silly :o)

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  16. Wayne PitchkoFebruary 21, 2012 at 3:58 AM

    anything possible on the Tour de France....on steroids.....nicely done

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  17. relFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:46 AM

    fear he's out til next year.
    I spy a respite just over there.
    rel

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  18. Brigid O'ConnorFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:53 AM

    Thanks for the laugh.
    Lost in France for a year? I could cope with that:)

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  19. MargaretFebruary 21, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    The first line had me laughing! Is he wearing Australia's latest "aerodynamic" racing gear? ;)
    I looked up George Gilbert Scott's work on Google images... just stunning. Oh, to someday see all that glory and genius in person... Thank you :)

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    1. Doctor FTSEFebruary 21, 2012 at 2:35 PM

      The best unobstructed views of Scott's Glasgow University are from across the Kelvingrove Park. The "Glasgow Herald" newspaper - not conspicuous for its admiration of the building - describes it as "The Fairy Palace on Gilmorehill." Unfair! On a clear, sunny morning I rate it amongst the finest architectural sites in the UK. The best views of west Glasgow and the Clyde Valley are seen from the University spire. I'm well-retired now, Margaret, but if you're ever in the city, email me. I think I could arrange a trip up there. A great leg-pull was to tell visitors "On a really, really clear day, you can see the Statue of Liberty." You wouldn't believe how many needed a double-take . . .

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  20. Laurie KolpFebruary 21, 2012 at 2:29 PM

    haha... love this

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  21. MargaretFebruary 21, 2012 at 3:03 PM

    ha ha ha. The Statue of Liberty! You will be the first we call... but college bills loom large (and horse boarding ...I have two beautiful horses now and I think they are more expensive than children :) Thank you. But some day... I want to travel overseas... My mom and dad finally did when they were 75 (but I don't want to wait that long).

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  22. Kathe W.February 21, 2012 at 3:37 PM

    he must ignore that idiot and just follow his nose to a delicious French Bakery! Fun read and take on the image!

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  23. ~T~February 21, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    What, didn't he sign up for the Tour de Patience?
    Would anyone?

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  24. Kat MortensenFebruary 21, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    A polka-dotted jersey would go with that neon, don't you think? (But not the yellow; that would clash!)

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  25. Lucy WestenraFebruary 21, 2012 at 9:26 PM

    Doctor . . you are a mine of mad ideas. Keep it up. I love the "thinks" line. Isn't that just the sort of thing we all think about Call Centres.

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  26. Little NellFebruary 22, 2012 at 8:15 AM

    That’ll teach him to answer the call of nature! Can’t help thinking his heart wasn’t entirely in it.

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  27. Tess KincaidFebruary 22, 2012 at 6:52 PM

    "thinks" made me giggle...

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  28. FrikoFebruary 22, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    I find that a very logical solution.

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  29. HilaryFebruary 23, 2012 at 7:33 PM

    Ha.. too funny. Maybe you can just back peddle. ;)

    Thanks for your visit to my blog, yesterday, and especially for being word verification-free. :)

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Thank you for stopping by. To make life easier for you I have turned off the new indecipherable and time-wasting verification words. Would you care to "feedback" to Blogger and complain about them, like I did?

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