You just cannot bet against Manchester United. Rooney was on the ball yesterday and Giggs turned in a fine performance. Mind you the commentators talked about Ryan Giggs as though he were the President of the U3A. He´s 36 for goodness sake. He should still be in his prime!
Wigan quickly put last week´s result behind them and brought Sunderland´s team down to reality and Villa brought the Tottenham team back down to earth with their 1-1 draw. Even in Scotland the scores seem odd as Rangers dropped points. What will the derby games bring?
Iris´Challenge for yesterday was Ruby Murray. Here´s today´s challenge ….
(1) Born on 3 February 1927, Waterford, Ireland) is an Irish singer. From 1964 to 1986 he was a regular fixture on the BBC Television‘s schedule with his own show, which featured his own singing performances and a variety of guest artistes
(2) In 1951 he moved to England to join a group called The Four Ramblers, who toured and performed on the BBC Radio show “Workers Playtime” broadcast from factories around
(3) He married Lynette Rae in the early 60’s who was cabaret star, she played principle boy, opposite Ruby Murray, in Babes in the Wood 58/59
(4) He eventually went solo and had a radio show as well as performing concerts and cabaret. In 1963 he was booked to appear on Sunday Night at the London Palladium. As a result of this performance, Bill Cotton, then Assistant Head of Light Entertainment, offered him his own show on BBC television, lasting for over twenty years.
(5) He often wore cardigans, which together with the rocking chairs he often sat in became his trade mark, and was sometimes compared to American singer Perry Como
(6) Between 1964 and 1973 he was rarely out of the UK Singles Chart, his greatest successes including the singles “Walk Tall”, “The Special Years”, He also sang the theme song to the film, Ring of Bright Water.
(7) He is cited as a member of the eclectic (and fictional) “orchestra” in The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band‘s recording, The Intro and the Outro, where he is credited “as himself”.
(8) He is now a grandfather and the father of a successful novelist, his elder daughter Sarah having scored some success in that field. He lives in Buckinghamshire and Spain, he is also a very fine Artist.
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Let´s get the Alicante weather……………
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Word of the Day
Fruncir froon-seer’ (transitive verb)
to gather; to purse, to pucker
EXAMPLES
Frunce las cortinas aquí. – Gather the curtains here.
Stefani frunció al oír su nombre. – Stephanie frowned upon hearing her name.
IDIOMS
fruncir el ceño – to frown
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In a bad mood? Good for you!
Don’t you just hate those irritants who go around telling others to smile, cheer up and look on the bright side?
Well, you can safely ignore them now – because the latest research shows it’s great to be grumpy and grand to be a grouch. In fact, bad moods make us more attentive, less gullible and better equipped to make decisions.
Prof. Joe Forgas of the University of New South Wales asked volunteers to watch some films and think about events in their past, putting them in either a good mood or bad mood.
Then, the volunteers were given a series of tests – like figuring out the truth behind urban legends, or providing an eyewitness account of events. And the professor found that grumps were much better at these tasks than the happy- go-lucky types.
So, frown proudly and ignore the hippy-dippy love-everyone people telling you to smile all the time. They’re just trying to bring you down to their level.
Smiling on the inside,
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The caring side of Ian K is seen in his latest offering…….
One afternoon a lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the road-side eating grass. Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop and he got out to investigate.
He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?”"We don’t have any money for food,” the poor man replied. “We have to eat grass.”
“Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I’ll feed you,” the lawyer said.
“But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree.”
“Bring them along,” the lawyer replied.
Turning to the other poor man he stated, “You come with us, also.”
The second man, in a pitiful voice, then said, “But sir, I also have a wife and SIX children with me!”
“Bring them all, as well,” the lawyer answered.
They all entered the car, which was no easy task, even for a car as large as the limousine was. Once under way, one of the poor fellows turned to the lawyer and said, “Sir, you are too kind.”
“Thank you for taking all of us with you.
The lawyer replied, “Glad to do it.
“You’ll really love my place. The grass is almost a foot high”
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Well, Hellooooooooooooo!
Three blondes were all applying for the last available
position on the Texas Highway Patrol. The detective
conducting the interview looked at the three of them and
said, “So y’all want to be cops, huh?”
The blondes all nodded.
The detective got up, opened a file drawer, and pulled out a
folder. Sitting back down, he opened it, pulled out a
picture, and said, “To be a detective, you have to be able
to detect. You must be able to notice things such as
distinguishing features and oddities like scars and so
forth.”
So saying, he stuck the photo in the face of the first
blonde and withdrew it after about two seconds. “Now,” he
said, “did you notice any distinguishing features about this
man?”
The blonde immediately said, “Yes, I did. He has only one
eye!”
The detective shook his head and said, “Of course he has
only one eye in this picture! It’s a profile of his face!
You’re dismissed!”
The first blonde hung her head and walked out of the office.
The detective then turned to the second blonde, stuck the
photo in her face for two seconds, pulled it back, and said,
“What about you? Notice anything unusual or outstanding
about this man?”
“Yes! He only has one ear!”
The detective put his head in his hands and exclaimed,
“Didn’t you hear what I just told the other lady? This is a
profile of the man’s face! Of course you can only see one
ear! You’re excused too!”
The second blonde sheepishly walked out of the office.
The detective turned his attention to the third and last
blonde and said, “This is probably a waste of time, but…”
He flashed the photo in her face for a couple of seconds and
withdrew it, saying, “All right, did you notice anything
distinguishing or unusual about this man?”
The blonde said, “I sure did. This man wears contact
lenses.” The detective frowned, took another look at the
picture, and began looking at some of the papers in the
folder. He looked up at the blonde with a puzzled expression
and said, “You’re absolutely right! His bio says he wears
contacts! How in the world could you tell that by looking at
his picture?”
The blonde rolled her eyes and said, “Well,
Hellooooooooooooo! With only one eye and one ear, he
certainly can’t wear glasses.”
Received from FranCMT2.
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A card payment service commonly used by customers to avoid high transaction charges when booking flights is being phased out by two major providers.
Customers who pay by Visa Electron are not charged transaction fees by airlines such as Ryanair, Aer Lingus, BMIbaby, Easyjet and Flybe.
Abbey and Travelex have told BBC Radio 4´s Money Box their cards will not feature Visa Electron by next year.
But another banking group, HBOS said it would continue to offer the card.
