2016 - Healthier, Happier
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We all need cheering up a bit. What are the 'funniest/strangest" things that have happened to you?
One of mine was I visited China, many, many years ago and was in the forbidden city. I needed to go to the toilet. OK, so what? There was a row of toilets (over a dozen) which were separated by a board about 3 feet high (showing head and legs). I sat down, looked right then left and found everyone was looking my way - in those days foreigners weren't seen very often, we were called "long noses"! It nearly put me off my performance.😄😄
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EileenH constance.de
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constance.de EileenH
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Things, of course, have changed a lot since then. Mostly because of the Olympic Games I presume. So many foreigners there.
EileenH constance.de
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Susanne_M_UK constance.de
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A few years ago, my husband, Lee, and I attended a classical music competition at The Royal Academy of Music in London. Admission was free, but seats were not reservable and on a first come basis.
We entered the hall, which by now was about three quarters full, but I spotted two empty seats in the front row. One of the seats had a programme on the chair. I said "we'll sit there, you can't reserve seats". Lee wasn't keen, but I insisted and moved the programme, which had some handwritten notes on it, to a seat in the second row.
Five minutes before the concert was due to start, a woman walked up to me and said "I think you're in my seat. Did you move my programme?". I of course responded indignantly, asking her if she was aware that you couldn't reserve seats and that you couldn't just plonk your programme down and disappear. I've cut this bit short, but I elaborated quite a bit on people who don't play by the rules.
Lee, not wanting any confrontations or unpleasantness, managed to persuade me to move to the free second row and gave her the programme.
The woman with the programme then stood up and walked up on stage, introducing the competition and herself as one of the judges. Of course, she looked pointedly at me while making this introduction!
It was a great concert. :-)
Kassie_beetle Susanne_M_UK
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Cheers
Kathy
constance.de Susanne_M_UK
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I was in a large store some time ago and a small boy (about 6 or 7) came up to me and held my hand, mumbling something about his Grandma. I said "I'm not your Grandma, dear". His answer? "I know you're not, but you must be somebody's Grandma".
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julian. constance.de
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but wider afield, we free camped when we could. Invariably a herd of animals would magically appear within a half hour. Followed by herder, and we always had a chat.
Albanian herder, no English and us with no Albanian. We think he wanted to know where we were from.
"Australia"
Instant response - "Ah ... Julian Gillard" - with smiles all round.
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julian. constance.de
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she was a recent Aus Prime Minister
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Mind you, I am terrible at remembering names. I find it difficult to remember the German President's name at times, and the French President's. I even sometimes call the English Prime Minister Campbell for some reason!!!!! My darling husband says "think woman, THINK".
EileenH julian.
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If only all politicians were typos - then you could correct them more easily...
FlipDover_Aust julian.
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