The Official Nonsense Thread

[Minty]

I don't think Richard III would be very happy with his bling, looks like they bought it from Argos or got it from a giant Kinder egg.

It is boiling hot up here. That didn't stop the weather forecasters predicting rain yesterday. They even swore it was raining on BBC weather when I was out watering the garden in shorts & with half a mind to turn the hose onto myself & sod the plants. Today was even worse, & with the school's now off there's screaming brats everywhere, making trips into town dreadful.

The worst part at this time of year is realising I must be one of the few people left without a tattoo. A few years ago when one of my cousins visited with her brood, I found myself arguing with the father of her 16 yr old daughter over her getting a tattoo - me arguing it would cost a fortune to remove properly if she changed her mind (as kids do) & besides which they look awful, her dad arguing you had to keep with the trends & they look smart.

Hello? Someone swapped the scripts here? Wasn't I supposed to be playing the happy-go-lucky "you're only young once!" uncle against the stuffy protective dad here? When I was in my teens, I envisaged myself in the future as being the sort of George Melly type of uncle of the family line (if for no other reason it would put the bar stewards off from visiting me!). Instead I've found myself Victor Meldrew far too soon before getting anywhere near Victor Meldrew's age.

Belgium vs USA beckons