Joke just in

Just received the following from a friend:

The Family Court was in session. The judge had to decide who was to have custody of the sons. The judge asked the boys if they wanted to live with their Mum. They said no, because she beat them. So he asked if they wanted to live with their Dad. Again, they said no, because he beat them. So the judge asked them, "Who do want to live with?" They replied they wanted to live with the England football team because they don't beat anyone.

My thanks to Zac's nephew for that!

Would my Grandmother have watched the football match?

As I sat thinking about our football win yesterday, and the fact that Basildon town centre was very quiet (as no doubt were other town centres), I began wondering whether my Grandma would have watched the game.

You see, she only ever watched one game a year, the FA Cup Final. I don't know why this was, it just was. And I started to think, maybe she would have added that game to her football watching portfolio.

And then I realised - of course she wouldn't have watched it! It was on a weekday afternoon and you don't watch television on weekday afternoons! There were so many other things to do on a Wednesday afternoon, no time for that football nonsense!

Sadly, our country's work ethic has deteriorated over the years...

Sorry about the lack of entries

Sorry about the lack of entries on my blog page in recent days. But I'm back now!

So, what can I comment on? Well, there's the budget. Is it the necessary medicine the country needs as the Tories are saying? Or is it a terrible mistake as Labour are saying? (note, for obvious reasons the Lib-Dems are saying very little!)

My answer is, "I don't know." I hear both arguments but don't know which, if ether, are right. And, of course, we'll never know, unless we pull very swiftly out of recession, which seems unlikely. And if we don't, would Labour's solution have been any more effective? Quite simply, we'll never know!

But onto more important things - the World Cup. It's the crucial match this afternoon (if you're reading this later, I'm referring to the match against Slovenia).

I hear that a Primary School is closing half an hour early so people can watch the match! What IS that all about? School finishes at around 3 pm anyway, so they'll only miss about 15 minutes! And they can always press 'record', so any goals scored in that time can still be seen (assuming they are scored by England in the back of the opponent's net!).

Football Season

My wife bought a second hand 'fluffy' football, suitable for our small grandchildren to play with indoors, in keeping with the current World Cup mania.

Because it was second hand she decided to wash it. It came up well, see picture.

You see, she took note of the washing instructions, which read, "Do not iron".

Just as well she read them; I mean it's an easy mistake to make ...

Maybe not, if you wanted a rugby football!