Sue Vincent’s prompt picture this week is this…
The Grand Design’s maestro strode along the riverbank, his production assistant trailing in his wake. ‘We really need to do this?’
She nodded, not that he saw. ‘The test audience reaction to the idea was 62 percent positive, 15 percent indifferent and…’
‘Yes, yes I know the numbers.’
‘It meets the channels’ diversity targets by over 71 percent, is 59 percent inclusive and rates at four and two eighths stars on the cuddlometer.’
He stopped and glared at her. ‘You made that up?’
She grinned. ‘It’ll work. Believe me, it ticks all the boxes…’
‘Including ticking me off,’ he growled.
‘Come on Big K,’ she knew flattering him with his little used nickname would help her cause, ‘the ratings aren’t exactly booming.’
He nodded. ‘Suppose. So where are they, these ‘innovative riverbank developers’.’
‘By the tea stall. The tall one is their spokesperson. He’s a bit pompous but heart’s in the right place. The black guy in glasses, as you can see he’s a bit skittish but he’s TV gold. He’s sure to say something outrageous,’ she dropped her voice, ‘he’s been in prison but he escaped apparently. Full of ideas but has to be reined in. That’s where the third one comes in. Absolute darling even if first impressions tend to creep you out a little…’
‘The tail?’
‘Yes, that and the beady eyes.’
‘Ok let’s do this. Good morning gentlemen. You must be Mr Badger. And Mr Rat and…’
‘Call me Moley! This is fantastic. You’ll love this. A riverbank home for the discerning mammal. Warm, well lit and with underwater views to die for.’
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No Toad? 😉 Or would that be the producer…
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I think he’s interviewing for Bake Off…
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Ah, that would explain it 😉
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What is the difference between a Weasel and a Stoat.??
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Ha yes!!
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Well??
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Weasily identified as stoatily different
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Yes !! Give this man a Penguin!
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Fantastic Geoff, 100% unexpected.
Hugs
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Thanks a little silliness
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Love it His Geoffleship!
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You are so lovely
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😍
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I got my school nickname of Ratty after watching Wind In The Willows in my class! Full first name is Ratinder!
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I will not disclose mine… nope not even for money.
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Not as good as His Geoffleship!!!
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Mr. Toad has got to be hiding nearby 🙂
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He’s embarrassed clearly!
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Great twist, Geoff.
BTW, I wanted to let you know that I ran into a bunch of Tibetan monks fully robed at our beach yesterday. We live in a men are men and the rest can get out of town sort of place in many ways so it was great to see them here. I had my zoom lens with me and was soon chatting with their Australian manager and mentioned 1000 Speak with her and gave her my email to follow up about it.
Anyway, I’ve written two posts about their visit, which I thought would interest you: here’s the most recent: https://beyondtheflow.wordpress.com/2016/10/06/gyuto-monks-of-tibet-in-australia/
I think you’ll find the quote from pro surfer Nick Carroll very interesting. I read it awhile back and it stuck with me.
Hope you’ve had a great week and have a good weekend ahead. We have Jimmy Barnes from Cold Chisel coming to our local indy bookshop on Saturday. Apparently, they’re trying to get 200 people through it two hours and we’ll only get a signature and a quick photo. Hope the long lens and good camera work for me and get me a few more seconds to get a good shot for the blog.
xx Ro
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Hi Ro. Yes I read the first instalment and how you sometimes see things better through the lens. Monks surfing are up there with footballers knitting and glee clubs drystone walling.
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Whenever I think about being compassionate, I think of you and Lizzie and Yvonne in particular. We might be scattered around the world, but I really feel we’re all a team and it gives me added strength to speak out, which I’ve had to do a bit recently.
By the way, my 86 year old English neighbour was telling me stories of repairing houses which had been damaged during the war and how they over-estimated tiles for the roof and filled in the gaps with tin and some mix involving blue asbestos. There was a sliding scale for the extras they sold on the black market. Even the boss was in on it. I thought you’d get a few background stories for your writing, although you might have already heard these stories living in the UK and perhaps grew up with them but it’s new to me. He also told me about a bomb landing in the street when he was about 13. My grandfather was a great storyteller and Brian reminds me of him. So sweet!
xx Ro
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Those storied are great. My grandmother owned three bomb damaged houses on which a surveyor ripped her off claiming war reparations for himself. She loathed all surveyors after that. Maybe when I visit I’ll meet Brian!!
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You might need to hurry. He and his wife seem to be held together by safety pins but they walk down to the shops everyday, mainly to run into people. They get quite lonely at home. I keep meaning to pop around so I’m glad we were able to help them out yesterday when Geoff found them on the train returning from hospital after she’d had a fall.
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