Hi Pen,
It was not only the lockdown that kept me indoors yesterday but it was also the lousy weather. I know it is close to treason to say that in Queensland.
Although the lockdown is over, we still have to wear masks anywhere we are likely to come in contact with people. Our Cleveland butcher has a message on his Blackboard
'Batman never needed to be reminded to wear his mask' or something like that.
Blue walks into the Redland Bay pub.
“
What’ll you have?” the barman asks.
“
Give me three pints of VB, please,” says Blue
The barman brings him three pints, and the Blue proceeds to sip them alternately — the first one, the next one, and then the third one, until they’re all gone. He then orders three more.
“
Sir,” says the barman, “
I know you like them cold but you don’t have to order three at a time. I can keep an eye on you, and when you get low, I’ll bring you a fresh cold one.”
“Y
ou don’t understand,” Blue says. “
I have two brothers, one in Victoria and one in New South Wales. We made a vow to each other that every Saturday night we would still drink together. So right now, my brothers have three VBs too, and we’re drinking together.”
”
What a wonderful tradition,” the barman says, smiling.
Every week after that, Blue comes into the bar and orders three beers. But one week, he orders only two. He drinks them and orders two more.
“
I know what your tradition is,” says the barman sadly, “
and I’d just like to say that I’m sorry that one of your brothers died.”
“
Oh, my brothers are fine,” says Blue. “
I just quit drinking.”
The poetry that is inspired by war is, understandably, rarely cheerful or cheering to the reader. But, I have the feeling it deserves to be read. My rebus to today is another first line from a poem. The poet was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse in WWI, writer, feminist, socialist, and pacifist.
‘#4 #5,’ #4 #3 11(#6 #3 #2). ‘#2 #4,
All the pictures are conceptionally on one line.
Picture 6 is an Australian fish of the family Lotidae, a group of cod-like fishes. You need to ditch the first letter.
I am being called to compete in Letters and Numbers.