It’s that escapist time of the week again!
1. It’s time for me to indulge in a little traffic action again – we actually had a red ‘X’ on the M8 this week, which, if I recall, many of my UK readers didn’t understand, but it’s okay, because it seems that a number of the locals didn’t get it either, even with the police car and blue flashing lights. Seriously people?!
2. It turns out that even if the humans aren’t good at road signs, that birds actually are aware of speed limits on roads, and will take off further away from a car on a fast road than the do on a slow road. Obviously the pigeon in Edinburgh last weekend that I hit didn’t get the memo…
3. NASA has some seriously cool job openings. I can’t quite decide though whether I want to become a space suit design engineer, or the chief sniffer. Right enough I do have a bit of a cold right now…
4. If the memos that fly out around our office are anything to go by, the men that work with me better not go to Shenzen in China any time soon, because they’re going to fine men that miss urinals 100 yuan (£10/$16) a time. Wouldn’t you just love the job policing that…
5. It may be coming to the end of the summer holidays in the northern hemisphere, but I did love the story that I read this week about how donkeys in Kenya go on their holidays between July and December each year so that they can fatten themselves up ahead of the drought season and get their hooves over. After that they come back home again to work for the next 6 months. Sounds like a nice trade off to me!
Linking up with my fellow Randomeers:
A mother probably shouldn't ask this sort of question, but how do you know about the success rate of the men in your office in hitting the target? Just asking………
Someone should tell pheasants about that rule too- they're practically drawn in my the sound of cars. And BTW the reason why some of us didn't understand the x last time was because you didn't put it in context- I thought you meant a metal road sign, not an LED sign on a motorway gantry! 😛
Perfectly random; your Thursday post is a regular treat I look out for each week, thank you for making me smile!!
hee hee hee — I read your mom's comment first, and I want to know what you told her! :D:D
I'm curious to know how you know about men's urinals too… hmmm… Great randoms as always!!
Thanks for my weekly smile!
haha! Off to apply for the sniffer job. Since I can't turn myself into a donkey 😉
The pigeons here haven`t been told that either they seem to play a game of dare every time I drive last them leaving it later and later to fly off!
i want to know who does the donkeys' jobs when the donkeys are on holiday?
Seriously random. I want a job as a donkey maybe? Certainly not pee misser policer.
I want to know like Benta, who does their job when they have a break. I don't think I would want to be a donkey. Then again I certainly wouldn't want to be a Pee police. I think I will settle for making my bears.
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I am with your Mom on the urinal deal 🙂
So where do they post the X? On a sign by the side of the highway? #4–eeew. You know those big Budweiser Clydesdale horses? We saw them up close and personal in Portland one year. Those horses have vacations and I think a health plan. Seriously. They have a GOOD life!