Huh, last week I tried to happy it up and I got complaints that I wasn’t grumpy lol So okay, here’s my thoughts for this week:
1. Did you know it was Mauritian Independence Day last week? I knew because my team at work all abandoned me to enjoy their day off *sob*. On the plus side, I get Good Friday/Easter Monday soon, so that makes me feel better!
This is their national flag:
I kind of like their civil ensign more though, what the heck is that critter on the left?! And how many stags do you think are cavorting round tiny islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean?
While I was in that flag database, I just had to check out a few other funky ones, how about:
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| Chuuk (Truk) from Micronesia |
How cool is the pattern on the left of this one?
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| Kazakhstan |
I swear the smaller nations have more fun with their flags, how about this?
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| Kiribati |
Or this?
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| Ste Pierre & Miquelon |
Funkiest flag ever though? Totally goes to Nepal, I mean really, who wants boring rectangular flags…
2. How can my office be so cold that I spend Monday wearing the hoodie that’s normally my inner jacket, and by Wednesday I go home with a thumping headache and threatening pit rings?! I think they turn the heating off over the weekend to save money, and don’t actually turn it on til we’re back in, then crank it up too high so we roast the rest of the week.
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| Monday |
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| Tuesday |
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| Wednesday – Friday, I’m 3rd from the end ;o) |
3. Remember that loft insulation I was telling you about a couple of weeks ago? Turns out I don’t qualify because my available loft space that I have access to doesn’t cover 2/3 of my property (it’s an odd flat that’s split between an old and new part of the building with 2 separate roof spaces) – boooo.
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| This picture gets in as the weirdest thing that came back when searching for non-energy efficient. The bear’s cute though… |
4. If a chilli squirts you in the eye once when you’re deseeding it, it’s unfortunate. If it happens twice, you need to revise your chilli dissection techniques… My eye is now more or less fine.
5. Comic Relief’s red noses can inspire you in the strangest of ways, watch this space…
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| This guy was my favourite |
Did I get the mix right this week, oh discerning critics? ;o)
There's a country called Kiribati?
Suddenly I feel very studpid.
I can't wait to see how the nose inspired you!
P.S. Just right!
I had a few good giggles with this post Katy. Thanks.
My eye hurts just reading about 4… "Ouch" doesn't quite cover it.
Hey grumpy pants. That creature looks like a dodo bird, but I'm fairly certain they're extinct.
Just like an opening ceremony of the Olympics flashback xxxx
You are the best random ranter ever !!!!!
Love your random!! Ouch with the chilli.
Ha, i think the Mauritian creature is a dodo right- doesn't bode well for the country!! And Kiribati's flag could be improved if the bird was having a pooh over the sea, but that's just me, and i'll be honest, i've never heard of Kiribati either.
Lessons – Kiribati – pronounced Kiribass is the local name for what the British used to call the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. Gilbert became Kiribass – twist the original round a bit and that's what you get. The Ellice Islands became Tuvalu. Capital of Kiribati is Tarawa scene of one of the earliest and most bloody of the Pacific Islands battles in the second world war.
THe creature on the left in the Mauritian flag is a dodo – imagine not knowing that.
Dad
Random fact. I have been to Kiribati.
Oh and another thing. Chopping chillies by shooting them is likely to spread the juice a little more widely than you might want!
Jock
Oh wow, this is very random. I just have a snow day. Maybe you need kitchen safety glasses.
I say dodo as well! You are seriously the queen of random :o)
I see you're on a roll. Good thing you are coming up on a 4 day weekend shortly.
Hugs
Yes, the mix is just right. I officially abdicate; you are now Queen of Random. You need to design your own flag…
Lol, I always enjoy your Thursdays! In answer to Q 1 is it a dodo?
You do random so very very well! Do you really work entirely with mauritians? That is a bizarre fact on its own!
Im pretty sure that its an unwritten rule of work environments that the heating and cooling can never be right. I work in a large single story building and it’s freezing or boiling at one end and the exact opposite temperature at the other end. Ive taken a quilt in to work so my legs don’t freeze in the past.
It's a dodo. Which makes sense for Mauritius. You're right about the stag though.
We get cooked at work too. Then freeze in summer with sub-zero air con.
Pity about your loft
That stinks about your loft insulation! Maybe you can get someone unofficial to do it… :>
Due to the extreme temperature changes between the outside and inside temperatures in the buildings I've been visiting recently I've come down with a yucky something or another and now I'm unable to get warm. I've enjoyed your random Thursday even though it is now Saturday.
I always smile at your random posts, so yes good balance! Lol at your Dads history lesson in the comments. Thanks Dad!