Friday Funnies

Hi,

After an overnight rain, we had another beautiful day. We did a morning shopping tour of our local haunts, and did some dog training at the open gate. Later tonight we're off to a party.

That song for '81 Wednesday' was "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police. 'Old School Friday' is:
"Sha na na na, sha na na na na (repeat 3 times), yip yip yip yip yip yip yip mum mum mum mum mum mum, __ __ __ Sha na na na, sha na na na na na. Every morning about this time she get me out of my bed a-crying __ __ __. After breakfast everyday, she throws the want ads right my way and never fails to say __ __ __" Hint: I couldn't resist putting in the backgrounds since they were a fun part of the song. There seem to be some employment issues here.

Our morning tour began at Big C. It's interesting to see which products are back on the shelves and which are not. One of the oddest things missing is regular, unflavored potato chips. Lots of flavored stuff, from spicy chili to fish and squid flavored. Hmm. From Big C we went to the veggie/fruit market for a big supply of stuff, and then some roasted chickens for tonight's party.

This afternoon we took the dogs for a walk around the grounds on their leashes, and then opened the gate and took them just over the threshold. BamBam did pretty well as long as she just sat, but the moment we started to walk she got frantic. Daku was a little scared because of the traffic and we think that's why he couldn't concentrate. We'll just keep doing this until they get used to it.

While driving around today I noticed that the canopy attachments on the motorbikes are getting more popular. I also spotted another form of 'taxi' that may be invading Chiang Rai. We first saw sidecar taxis in Krabi two years ago. They use them instead of Tuk-Tuks. It's a motorbike with a platform on the side, fitted with a bench seat and a roof. Some of them have sound systems and fancy lights. The one I saw was basic, but may start a trend. Time will tell.

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd. And now for the 'Funnies'.

Peace,
Danny

The Border

A customs officer at the Mexican border noticed a man coming across
one day on a bicycle with two small sacks tied to the handlebars. He
naturally got suspicious and asked him to open the sacks, but when he
did he found nothing but sand.

This went on every day for the next month. Each time he'd stop the
bicycle and open the sacks, and he'd find only sand.

A few years later, he ran into the biker in a restaurant in Tijuana.
After some small talk he said, "Come on . I know you were smuggling
something all that time. I won't tell. I'm just curious. What was it?"

The other man said, "Bicycles."

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