Stranded on a remote Peruvian mountain, mountaineer Joe Simpson was overwhelmed by Boney M’s ‘Brown Girl in the Ring’
Lainey (circled above) is off early to hunt down the grey nurse. What colour is it?
“She’s greyish, with a brown tinge .. and freckles.”
Air: 13º
Water: 17.2º
Vis: Crystal-clear (surprisingly)
Fish action: Port Jacksons (“It’s a shaggfest of them out there,” reports early bird A.P.)
Swimmers: Mostly in bed
Rain: A sporadic gossamer (at 6 a.m.)
Here’s a photo of rain water running through the new pipe …
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Eggcorns:
mistaken linguistic identities
Meatloaf:
“Well she was
Blinded by the light
Revved up like a deuce
Another runner in the night”
Jo Barton:
“Rolling like a douche in the night”
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ACDC:
“Dirty deeds
Done dirt cheap”
Paul (Pink Caps Swimmer of this Day):
“Dirty deeds
and the Thunder Chief”
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John Farnham:
“We’re all someone’s daughter
We’re all someone’s son
How long can we look at each other
Down the barrel of a gun?”
Karl:
“How can we look at each other
“ … the devil with a gun”
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The Go-Go’s song title:
“Our Lips are Sealed”
Fifi Dob:
“Alex the Seal”
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A Flock of Seagulls:
“And I ran
I ran so far away”
Nick Howard:
“Iran
Iran – so far away”
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Nat Sengchang:
Too many to list
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I saw this rainbow at 6.58 a.m, and if you look closely – you can see it’s actually ending right there 40 metres away
Which reminds me of the song famous for Earcorns, by Led Zeppelin:
SOCIAL NOTES
The Monthly Dinner – 10th September 2019 – Guest Speaker
Next B&B monthly dinner:
Tuesday 10th September at 6.30 pm
at Bluewater Restaurant
Our guest on the night will be Emily Kempson
Australia’s 2019 Ultraman Female Champion.
After suffering a fractured sacrum in the lead up to the 2018 event, Emily managed to overcome her injury and win the 2019 Female Ultraman title. This was no mean feat, as the event is conducted over 3 days and includes a 10 km swim, 421 km bike ride and a double marathon (84.3 km). Emily will talk about why she was attracted to the event, what her lead up training was like, the number of people who helped her in the race and their roles (it takes a village), her nutrition during the event and recovery each day, how she kept focus, dealing with injury and disappointment to come back stronger and what’s next.
Please book early for this event as it is sure to be popular.
The cost of the dinner is great value at only $25 a head
which includes shared entrees, and a selection of mains to choose from (including a vegetarian option).
Glasses of beer or wine and desserts are also available at the special price of only $5 each.
Numbers are limited, so bookings are essential.
To avoid disappointment and secure your spot please book at:
2019 Winter Badge Ceremony – Sunday 22nd September
You’ve done the hard yards and earned your Winter Badge(s), now come and collect your badges with all the pomp and ceremony the B&B can muster.
Bring along $10 for each badge you have earned (correct money appreciated).
The venue is the Royal Far West Centre (Wentworth Avenue, Manly) on Sunday 22nd September, straight after the regular swim! Everyone is welcome, family, friends and swimmers alike.
A $5 donation will be payable to the RFW at the gate for hosting this event, and …. RFW will provide a FREE breakfast (sausage sandwich and a coffee/tea).
Bookings are essential to ensure there is enough food. Book here for Badge Ceremony.
All 2019 winter badge qualifiers will be presented with their well-earned badge(s), so whether you are getting one personally or you want to enjoy the celebrations of your fellow swimmers, a great morning is guaranteed, so come along, soak up the atmosphere and get inspired for the upcoming summer badges.
In conjunction with the badge ceremony, Royal Far West will be holding a raffle with great prizes, so don’t forget to bring along extra money for the raffle (credit card payment facilities will be available for the raffle).
8 comments
Jenny Callaghan
27/08/2019 at 10:00 am
Classic blog! Thank you for the smiles!
Johnny
27/08/2019 at 10:45 am
Pedant alert: I believe the misheard song lyrics above are mondegreens, not eggcorns.
I have no idea what an earcorn is, you may have just created your own eggcorn.
Roger
27/08/2019 at 11:04 am
Eggcorns and mondegreens.Mondegreens are misheard versions of phrases, sayings, lyrics, poetic phrases, or slogans. … So, for example …
Johnny
27/08/2019 at 11:16 am
But not all mondegreens are eggcorns!
JeffwithaJ
27/08/2019 at 2:16 pm
Really enjoyed your blog, but, as a pedant I have to point out, “Blinded By The Light” was written by Bruce Springsteen and released by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.
Simon Cowell
27/08/2019 at 3:05 pm
Best blog since life’s bread
roger
27/08/2019 at 4:20 pm
I don’t want to get pedantic – but it should say:
Best bread since sliced life
(I think?)
lesbubs
29/08/2019 at 2:20 pm
who cares what they should say .. you took the time to do a blog for us Roge that’s all that matters…