Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. June 3 - 4 - 5, 2005

6-3-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

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the always charming, lovable, huggable,
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[tuliptree76]

Happy Hug Your Cat Day!

[tuliptree76]

More kitty hugs.

[snugs]

As you can see I have started to have a play with Photo explosion

[NicknamedBob]

Cut to interior of the cheese shop. Greek music playing as Mousebender enters. Two men dressed as city gents are Greek dancing in the corner to the music of a bouzouki. The shop itself is large and redolent of the charm and languidity of a bygone age. There is actually no cheese to be seen either on or behind the counter but this is not obvious. Mousebender approaches the counter and rings a small handbell. Wensleydale appears.
Wensleydale	Good morning, sir.
Mousebender	Good Morning. I was sitting in the public library on Thurmon Street just now, skimming through 'Rogue Herries' by Horace Walpole, when suddenly I came over all peckish.
Wensleydale	Peckish, sir?
Mousebender	Esurient.
Wensleydale	Eh?
Mousebender	(broad Yorkshire) Eee I were all hungry, like!
Wensleydale	Oh, hungry.
Mousebender	(normal accent) In a nutshell. So I thought to myself, 'a little fermented curd will do the trick'. So I curtailed my Walpolling activites, sallied forth and infiltrated your place of purveyance to negotiate the vending of some cheesy comestibles. (smacks his lips)
Wensleydale	Come again.
Mousebender	(broad nothern accent) I want to buy some cheese.
Wensleydale	Oh, I thought you were complaining about the music!
Mousebender	(normal voice) Heaven forbid. I am one who delights in all manifestations of the terpsichorean muse.
Wensleydale	Sorry?
Mousebender	I like a nice dance - you're forced to.
	Quick cut to a Viking.
Viking	(broad Northern accent) Anyway.
	Cut back to cheese shop.
Wensleydale	Who said that?
Mousebender	(normal voice) Now my good man, some cheese, please.
Wensleydale	Yes certainly, sir. What would you like?
Mousebender	Well, how about a little Red Leicester.
Wensleydale	I'm, afraid we're fresh out of Red Leicester, sir.
Mousebender	Oh, never mind. How are you on Tilsit?
Wensleydale	Never at the end of the week, sir. Always get it fresh first thing on Monday.
Mousebender	Tish tish. No matter. Well, four ounces of Caerphilly, then, if you please, stout yeoman.
Wensleydale	Ah well, it's been on order for two weeks, sir, I was expecting it this morning.
Mousebender	Yes, it's not my day, is it? Er, Bel Paese?
Wensleydale	Sorry.
Mousebender	Red Windsor?
Wensleydale	Normally, sir, yes, but today the van broke down.
Mousebender	Ah. Stilton?
Wensleydale	Sorry.
Mousebender	Gruyere? Emmental?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Any Norwegian Jarlsberger?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Liptauer?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Lancashire?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	White Stilton?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Danish Blue?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Double Gloucester?
Wensleydale	...No.
Mousebender	Cheshire?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Any Dorset Blue Vinney?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Brie, Roquefort, Pont-l'Évêque, Port Salut, Savoyard, Saint-Paulin, Carre-de-L'Est, Boursin, Bresse-Bleu, Perle de Champagne, Camenbert?
Wensleydale	Ah! We do have some Camembert, sir.
Mousebender	You do! Excellent.
Wensleydale	It's a bit runny, sir.
Mousebender	Oh, I like it runny.
Wensleydale	Well as a matter of fact it's very runny, sir.
Mousebender	No matter. No matter. Hand over le fromage de la Belle France qui s'apelle Camembert, s'il vous plaît.
Wensleydale	I think it's runnier than you like it, sir.
Mousebender	(smiling grimley) I don't care how excrementally runny it is. Hand it over with all speed.
Wensleydale	Yes, sir. (bends below counter and reappears) Oh...
Mousebender	What?
Wensleydale	The cat's eaten it.
Mousebender	Has he?
Wensleydale	She, sir.
Mousebender	Gouda?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Edam?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Caithness?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Smoked Austrian?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Sage Darby?
Wensleydale	No, sir.
Mousebender	You do have some cheese, do you?
Wensleydale	Certainly, sir. It's a cheese shop, sir. We've got...
Mousebender	No, no, no, don't tell me. I'm keen to guess.
Wensleydale	Fair enough.
Mousebender	Wensleydale.
Wensleydale	Yes, sir?
Mousebender	Splendid. Well, I'll have some of that then, please.
Wensleydale	Oh, I'm sorry sir, I thought you were reffering to me, Mr Wensleydale.
Mousebender	Gorgonzola?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Parmesan?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Mozzarella?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Pippo Crème?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Any Danish Fynbo?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Czechoslovakian Sheep's Milk Cheese?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	Venezuelan Beaver Cheese?
Wensleydale	Not today sir, no.
	(pause)
Mousebender	Well let's keep it simple, how about Cheddar?
Wensleydale	Well, I'm afraid we don't get much call for it around these parts.
Mousebender	Not call for it? It's the single most popular cheese in the world!
Wensleydale	Not round these parts, sir.
Mousebender	And pray what is the most popular cheese round these parts?
Wensleydale	Ilchester, sir.
Mousebender	I see.
Wensleydale	Yes, sir. It's quite staggeringly popular in the manor, squire.
Mousebender	Is it.
Wensleydale	Yes sir, it's our number-one seller.
Mousebender	Is it.
Wensleydale	Yes sir.
Mousebender	Ilchester, eh?
Wensleydale	Right.
Mousebender	OK, I'm game. Have you got any, he asked, expecting the answer no?
Wensleydale	I'll have a look, sir...nnnnnnooooooooo.
Mousebender	It's not much of a cheese shop really, is it?
Wensleydale	Finest in the district, sir.
Mousebender	And what leads you to that conclusion?
Wensleydale	Well, it's so clean.
Mousebender	Well, it's certainly uncontaminated by cheese.
Wensleydale	You haven't asked me about Limberger, sir.
Mousebender	Is it worth it?
Wensleydale	Could be.
Mousebender	OK, have you...will you shut that bloody dancing up! (the music stops)
Wensleydale	(to dancers) Told you so.
Mousebender	Have you got any Limberger?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	No, that figures. It was pretty predictable, really. It was an act of purest optimism to pose the question in the first place. Tell me something, do you have any cheese at all?
Wensleydale	Yes, sir.
Mousebender	Now I'm going to ask you that question once more, and if you say 'no' I'm going to shoot you through the head. Now, do you have any cheese at all?
Wensleydale	No.
Mousebender	(shoots him) What a senseless waste of human life.
	Mousebender puts a cowboy hat on his head. Cut to stock shot of man on horse riding into the sunset. Music swells dramatically.
	CAPTION: 'ROGUE CHEDDAR (1967)' CAPTION: 'FIN'

[Mama_Bear]

[tuliptree76]

Okay, two more hugs...

[snugs]

With all those names of cheeses you are making me feel really hungry my favourite is Roquefort.

[JustAmy]

6-4-05

Graphic by MamaBear

True Friendship

True friendship isn't seen with the eyes, it is felt with the heart.
When there is trust, understanding, loyalty, and sharing.
True friendship is a rare feeling, but when it is found
It has profound impact on our well-being, strength, and character.
True friendship does not need elaborate gifts
Or spectacular events in order to be valuable or valued.
To ensure long-lasting quality and satisfaction,
True friendship only needs a few key ingredients:
Undying loyalty, unmatched understanding, unsurpassed trust,
Deep and soulful secrets, and endless sharing.
These ingredients, mixed with personality and a sense of humor,
Can make a friendship last a lifetime!
This is just a thank you, my friend, for all the wonderful and colorful
Special ingredients You've brought to my life!

-Author Unknown-

[tuliptree76]

:-)

[tuliptree76]

Hmmm... Making me kinda hungry.

[tuliptree76]

Awwwwww...cute!

[tuliptree76]

Good morning, Amy. :-)

[NicknamedBob]

It was at least as good as the "Dead Parrot" sketch.

Much of British comedy is an acquired taste here.

Monty Python has almost universal appeal, however.


I love all your pictures.

[JustAmy]

Graphic by MamaBear

"Hug Your Cat Day".

If you've ever been blessed to share space with a feline
You'll soon be aware that these creatures define
Grace and elegance with an unique and haughty air

On silent paws they creep while you are fast asleep
Checking for things amiss with fastidious care
Either indoors or wrapped in the ebon cool of night

For all the cat sees belongs to she or he
And that includes pets and hugs when the time is right
The cat will let you know when that time will be

Though if life sometimes is sad
The cat will sense it and won't get mad
If you lift and hug it close for a silent tete a tete

In Feline Contracts it is quietly noted
In small print and rarely quoted
That every day can be "Hug Your Cat Day"

Jack Deth~ 05/31/05.

[snugs]

[tuliptree76]

Very nice!

[tuliptree76]

I have to go for a while. I'll be back later.

[Kitty Mittens]

That Kitty Graphic and Poem are Wonderful, Amy! Thank you for the Ping!

[Mama_Bear]

With all those names of cheeses you are making me feel really hungry my favourite is Roquefort.

Yes, Roquefort is good, but my favorite is, Longhorn Cheddar, or Monterey Jack, or Provolone (on a ham sandwich) or Gorgonzola, as in Olive Garden's "Steak Gorgonzola-Alfredo".......or, Mozzarella on a pizza. I love cheese! :-)

*sigh* Now, I'm feeling a bit peckish! NnB, that was one of my Grandmother's favorite expressions. I grew up hearing it all the time. But few people I know have ever heard the term or know what it means.

[Mama_Bear]

Hi Miz' Kitty. Hope you are having a nice weekend. :-)