Thursday 20 December 2012

The Grim Reaper, Goats, The End of the World, The supermarket and the Chinese takeaway


There is one thing that I think we can be sure of in this part of the world for sure, and that is what ever happens with the End of the World it will not involve fire and brimstone because even an entire coach load of boy scouts with their fire making badges could not set fire to anything at present. Not even an object that has Highly Inflammable Keep away from Boy Scouts with Badgers (sorry Badges) and Matches written in huge red letter on the side.

Mum and dad said they wanted to pop to the supermarket for a few items today which at face value seemed like madness, but surprisingly worked out OK. They think there were a couple of reasons for this, firstly sheer good luck; that always helps a lot and although in general terms we are not the luckiest of people every now and again something small will go our way. Then making sure they were wearing the appropriate clothing made a huge difference, Bearing in mind the main topic of discussion this week (the 21st December and the End of the World) they both dressed up as The Grim Reaper.



Yes I think as lots of people are starting to get twitchy about the increased possibility that based on the law of probabilities sooner or later some mad loony will finally predict Armageddon on the right date. So as you might expect of an already nervous crowd in a crowded supermarket seeing The Grim Reaper smiling back at you as you attempt to push your trolley into the frozen food aisles (party nibbles section) it can be a little off putting and lead to a smallish stampede. Add to that the sight of another Grim Reaper (dad) throwing cheese slices at little old ladies with a parrot on his shoulder disguised as a gull, and a small stampede quickly becomes a mass riot as the masses flee from the store clutching frozen turkeys and Christmas crackers (not the ones you put cheese slices on). As dad said when he arrived home he might go shopping as the Grim Reader more often, possibly the January sales if we have not all been destroyed by aliens.

The one good thing that came out of this event was that the school goats last trip on his Steam Powered Catapult before Christmas was today, and his arrival through the skylight was timed to perfection and he was able to graze happily on fresh Brussel Sprouts for ages. I think goats are one of the few animals that eat Brussel Sprouts so he was very happy, however Brussel Sprouts can give goat’s bad wind and a goat with bad wind is bad, so I don’t think any self respecting alien will go near him tomorrow.

We are having a Chinese as our evening meal tonight from the Chinese take away and although not as Chinese as say Captain Nessman’s Chinese Christmas dinner it is still WELL YUM and a fitting way to end the last day before the arrival of Intergalactic Cheese Slices, Space Gulls and Aliens. 



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7 comments:

  1. Wow! Five! You have five subjects in your blog post title. I don't think I have ever been that adventuresome enough to go much beyond two on rare instances. I noticed that I mistakenly had 'ehough' instead of 'enough' in that previous sentence, which would be enough with too much. And enougn would be enough that didn't have enough.

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    1. Well you could argue that the grim reaper, the end of the world and goats are all dealing with the same thing . . . . Apocalypse.

      I will say Mr ESB if you see a Trojan Space Gull then keep your head down and offer it some fish

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  2. I have been tweeting for the past week asking all doomsday believers to give me their things, especially electronic gadgets. I guess they're holding out just in case. lol

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    1. Yes that is the problem with the End of the World no one will believe it until it ends and by then its a little too late.

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  3. Nothing wrong with a good Brussel Sprout. Any you don't or need you send up the road to me. yum YUM YUM!

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    1. Well Mr H eating those might just save you from the aliens. They are not something any sane alien would go near as far as I know. . .

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