And yet more ducktails……

A twaddle of ducks (ducks that waddle around in a T formation!! …. or …..ducks that twaddle while waddling?....or maybe ….. ducks that twaddle instead of waddling!?......or ….I’ve got it…….daggy-arsed gas-pellet-eating world-domination-delusionary ducks that have learnt how to twaddle and become deluded from listening to that silly old human!!)

Alright, that's enough chilling out for me!

Dear Pelly,

Thanks for responding so quickly.

I'd love to read your book one day.
And, I'll send you mine in exchange.
I have had several of my stories published,
both in the US, and in the "Best Short Story"
collections.

Talking about ducks. I had a pet duck as a child -
called Matilda. She lived quite happily among
the chooks that dad raised on our property.
I'll never forget one Christmas lunch - when mum
brought out this huge platter of duck to the table,
and I couldn't see Matilda anywhere. Tears and
screams followed until dad led me outside to show
me that Matilda was safe and sound and very much
alive.

Still, I've never been able to eat duck meat since.

But, back to the subject of "chilling out," ...
Tuesday evening, my husband surprised me with
tickets to the opera, "Aida," as an early Christmas
present. It was at the Arts Centre here in Melbourne,
and it was the new production by Graeme Murphy.
The performance lasted approximately three hours.
(Agony for my husband, but heaven for me).
It was absolutely spectacular - however Jennifer Wilson
who played the title role of Aida, was miscast.
She had a strong voice, but unfortunately
she did not have the required stage presence.
(she was short and dumpy - with no neck - and the
costumes did nothing for her supposed stature as an
Ethiopian princess). Whereas, Milijana Nikolic - who
played the Phaoroah's daughter was simply stunning.
It was hard to believe that the hero preferred Aida to
the Phaoroah's daughter.

Anyway, I love the theatre - and it was quite a treat,
to be able to experience something that I hadn't
seen before. Aida, for many people, stands as an
example of "grand opera," and after seeing it, I can
now understand why. Breathtaking!

Hey CJ, where (the bloody hell) aaaare you?

I’ve been hangin out all day for you to come back and say: ‘get help Ludwig!’

Quack quack, waddle waddle.

Ludwig, "A ceej of ducks (rebellious ducks that have decided that they’ve had enough of the silly old human leaving gas pellets and poison lying around and are going to mount a siege and take over the dam ..."

It is really not that funny that a fellow with a grass patch like a housing block to an acre or two and no apparent recognised training or certification as a pest exterminator is fooling around with something as lethal as gas rodent fumigants.

Just look up the Material Safety Safety sheets for Phostoxin - which I assume he has possibly got his hands on - or similar products, it is deadly.

With much less toxic alternatives like Racumin paste baits one can only wonder why anyone who is not a professional licensed operator would have lethal gas pellets in his possession.

I hope and pray that most of what CJ says, like not taking fish from West flowing streams (giggle) is the self-serving, image-making BS I think it is. because mucking around with serious poisons when he could just clean up around his place (the food supply and refuge for his rats) or buy safer baits from the supermarket is the act of a dangerous fool.

Hi Ludwig - been away overnight. Very creative stuff, quite droll :)

Cornflower - go away, you waspish old sourpuss.

CJ

<< Cornflower - go away, you waspish old sourpuss. >>

Now, CJ, you know I'm in your corner, but I must admit I was a bit surprised too to read about the nasty things you 'do to feral rodents with gas pellets, poisons and traps'.

Your halo slipped another tiny notch, but I let it pass. Defending fish was probably enough for one thread, I decided. I know you've got a thick skin, but I didn't want to risk being responsible for having you chilling out permanently with your fishing rod. :)

A 'waspish old sourpuss' of course has no such qualms. Whether it will elicit a response is obviously doubtful, but I for one would be interested in seeing one.