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I'm living in a foreign country, and for various reasons I can't speak more than a few words of the local lingo.
My old lady neighbour was talking to me very animatedly this morning for more than a few uncomfortable minutes. I didn't understand even a word of it. It weighted heavily on my mind all day. I became determined to put more effort into studying the language.
But on my way home, a more worrying thought passed my mind... a few months ago, her old pet dog had died. I often waved or said a hello to the old pooch from across my balcony. And a few weeks before it's death, I'd thrown a peanut across... It dawned on me, perhaps dogs don't eat peanuts, or it was allergic, or it somehow caused it's rapid demise, perhaps it choked on it...
Anyway... a few minutes upon arriving home, a knock on the door, hesitantly I open the door to the old lady - holding my missing bath towel. It had blown off my washing line onto her balcony.
- Sadly she's a heavy smoker and my towel now smells like an ashtray, so I'll have to wash it and hang out again... the cycle repeats itself.shapesalad
- Various reasons = you're lazy.i_monk
- dogs are allergic to peanuts.oey
- My dog finishes the peanut butter jar every time. No drama. And smokes 20 a day.MrT
- I'm living in a foreign country too. Trouble is, it's the one I was born in.
*inhales deeply, looks into middle distance*detritus - What country?robotron3k
- London, China.detritus
- ^ LOL!oey
- have you tried london jamaica or london india? what about london saxons?oey