Comments on: Green fingers and Triffids http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:45:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: K8 the GR8 » Blog Archive » Strange Afflictions http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/comment-page-1/#comment-4523 K8 the GR8 » Blog Archive » Strange Afflictions Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:13:44 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/#comment-4523 [...] I spent a full half hour hunting earwigs, chasing them into cups, then feeding them to my carniverous plants.  Watching them drown in extra terrestrial plant gunge can be strangely satisfying which is, [...] [...] I spent a full half hour hunting earwigs, chasing them into cups, then feeding them to my carniverous plants.  Watching them drown in extra terrestrial plant gunge can be strangely satisfying which is, [...]

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/comment-page-1/#comment-4508 Grandad Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:11:40 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/#comment-4508 Don't encourage her. She gives herself enough sympathy as it is. As for Brian.... Big wuss! Don’t encourage her. She gives herself enough sympathy as it is.

As for Brian…. Big wuss!

]]> By: Baino http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/comment-page-1/#comment-4507 Baino Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:01:30 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/#comment-4507 Aww. Good luck granny. Fortunately the nerve in my tooth was dead as a dodo so no anaesthetic necessary (don't tell Brian - I want him to think I can put up with more pain than a tattoo!) Aww. Good luck granny. Fortunately the nerve in my tooth was dead as a dodo so no anaesthetic necessary (don’t tell Brian – I want him to think I can put up with more pain than a tattoo!)

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/comment-page-1/#comment-4512 Grandad Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:49:48 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/#comment-4512 Herself has to go for another root canal in a few days time. I will play that video to her every day until then. It will make her feel better..... Herself has to go for another root canal in a few days time. I will play that video to her every day until then. It will make her feel better…..

]]> By: Baino http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/comment-page-1/#comment-4499 Baino Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:44:43 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/#comment-4499 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RvRBXmyU-8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RvRBXmyU-8

]]> By: Baino http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/comment-page-1/#comment-4496 Baino Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:43:12 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/#comment-4496 All this talk of dentists and Americans . . oh the pain! And I have the last stage of my root canal on Monday. All this talk of dentists and Americans . . oh the pain! And I have the last stage of my root canal on Monday.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/comment-page-1/#comment-4500 Grandad Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:05:54 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/#comment-4500 Nancy - I'll lay off your president when he lays off the rest of the world!! Diane - That's my fault. I was among those who revived the traditional Irish music scene back in the early 70's. Now they are all at it, like Riverdance, all over the damn place!! Nancy – I’ll lay off your president when he lays off the rest of the world!!

Diane – That’s my fault. I was among those who revived the traditional Irish music scene back in the early 70’s. Now they are all at it, like Riverdance, all over the damn place!!

]]> By: diane http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/comment-page-1/#comment-4497 diane Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:57:58 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/#comment-4497 Grandad, Irish tourists in our area (rare as they are) are usually welcomed, if not lionized. My husband was playing (the bodhran!) in an area pub a few years ago. Just as the band was beginning to pack up, in walked a group of Irish visitors who were in town for a family wedding. Much to their disappointment, the patrons at a saloon down the block refused to fight with them, even when the newcomers danced with the locals' girlfriends. In search of alternative recreation, they wandered in to our venue. When they saw the penny whistle and drum, they asked for a few tunes. Two hours later, after much singing and dancing on tabletops, the evening ended. One interesting comment from the Irish: they didn't get to hear too many live performances of traditional tunes, because most of the best musicians were playing on tour in the U.S.! Grandad,

Irish tourists in our area (rare as they are) are usually welcomed, if not lionized.

My husband was playing (the bodhran!) in an area pub a few years ago. Just as the band was beginning to pack up, in walked a group of Irish visitors who were in town for a family wedding. Much to their disappointment, the patrons at a saloon down the block refused to fight with them, even when the newcomers danced with the locals’ girlfriends. In search of alternative recreation, they wandered in to our venue. When they saw the penny whistle and drum, they asked for a few tunes. Two hours later, after much singing and dancing on tabletops, the evening ended.

One interesting comment from the Irish: they didn’t get to hear too many live performances of traditional tunes, because most of the best musicians were playing on tour in the U.S.!

]]> By: Nancy http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/comment-page-1/#comment-4498 Nancy Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:10:32 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/#comment-4498 Grandad, Lay off our President! You know that every day when he wakes up it's the Dawn of a new Error. Grandad,

Lay off our President!

You know that every day when he wakes up it’s the Dawn of a new Error.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/comment-page-1/#comment-4501 Grandad Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:59:19 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/08/17/green-fingers-and-triffids/#comment-4501 Diane - Certainly American policy isn't very popular. Nor is the American influence on other cultures. As for my tourist thing - it was your own president who started the whole damn thing with his War on Tourism. Feel free to annihilate any Irish you find in your neck of the woods. It's good fun.. Try it! Diane – Certainly American policy isn’t very popular. Nor is the American influence on other cultures.

As for my tourist thing – it was your own president who started the whole damn thing with his War on Tourism.

Feel free to annihilate any Irish you find in your neck of the woods. It’s good fun.. Try it!

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