COLD DARK ROOM

[Gillian M]

I think it was rather more due to the awful teacher I had.

I can see the logic in the German grammar, so with better teaching I think I could have done rather better at it. It was my lack of vocabulary that made things hard.

True story:

JoesDad and I went to Munich years ago and he asked me what German I could remember. Apart from the basics, the only noun that came to mind was Kugelschreiber (ball point pen)

We were on the train station platform in Munich when a man came up to me and asked "Bitte...Haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber?" (Have you got a pen please?)

I just wanted to laugh, but as I couldn't explain in German why what he had asked was funny to me, I just let him borrow my pen and then we collapsed in giggles after he'd gone

Oh yes.......the teacher of any subject can make the pupil/student like/HATE the subject.

What a funny story, especially when taking into consideration the fact that it's a true one.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I can't stay and read. I've got very little free media minutes.
I just did some shopping for my children.
60 pounds of fresh Mazuri.

Evening Ed.
How long to scoff that lot ?
(The children, not you, I expect.)

 

[Gillian M]

It's terrifying to me.

Oh that's right: I remembered that you LOVE CAMELS.

 

[Gillian M]

Oh that's right: I remembered that you LOVE CAMELS.

Adam look at this one roller skating. He doesn't look that "ugly" does he?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Adam look at this one roller skating. He doesn't look that "ugly" does he?

It's fine.
I only hate living camels.
Love to eat dead ones and toys are toys.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Evening Ed.
How long to scoff that lot ?
(The children, not you, I expect.)

Maybe 10 to 14 months...Depending how much I also give away.

 

[Gillian M]

It's fine.
I only hate living camels.
Love to eat dead ones and toys are toys.

Eat camels?! Are you serious or is this another "joke" of yours?

What about this one?

Really good looking isn't he?

By the way, is there a reason to your dislike to camels? IF I may ask.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Maybe 10 to 14 months...Depending how much I also give away.

That's not bad!
Pretty much a once a year shop.
Know you can't help yourself, but don't be overly-generous.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Eat camels?! Are you serious or is this another "joke" of yours?

What about this one?

Really good looking isn't he?

By the way, is there a reason to your dislike to camels? IF I may ask.

Not joking, we eat camel burgers and mince fairly often here.
That one's horrid and is looking at me in a funny way.
They hate me, I hate them. Empathy.

 

[Gillian M]

Not joking, we eat camel burgers and mince fairly often here.
That one's horrid and is looking at me in a funny way.
They hate me, I hate them. Empathy.

I thought you were joking. So you eat camel burgers? Do they taste good?

Yep that is SO HORRID! UGH! Take care he might visit you to night.

 

[Gillian M]

Adam, please don't tell me that even this is HORRID.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I thought you were joking. So you eat camel burgers? Do they taste good?

Yep that is SO HORRID! UGH! Take care he might visit you to night.

Camel is rather yummy, yes.
Saudi Arabia imports camels for meat from Australia.
And sand, too.

 

[Gillian M]

Camel is rather yummy, yes.
Saudi Arabia imports camels for meat from Australia.
And sand, too.

That's interesting. Here, it's not available.(I mean camel burger).

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Adam, please don't tell me that even this is HORRID.

No, it's not.
But here they spray them bright colours and sell them to small children as toys, like they do tortoises.
They don't live long.

 

[Gillian M]

No, it's not.
But here they spray them bright colours and sell them to small children as toys, like they do tortoises.
They don't live long.

Gosh! Exactly the same is done here! And like torts, they are considered toys for children.....too bad.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

That's interesting. Here, it's not available.(I mean camel burger).

No, I can't remember seeing it in Jordan, camels are pretty valuable in the Middle East, bloodlines and all that, which is why the Saudi's import 'common' camels of dubious lineage from Oz. Jordan hasn't enough poor quality camels, I guess.

 

[JoesMum]

No, it's not.
But here they spray them bright colours and sell them to small children as toys, like they do tortoises.
They don't live long.

I remember seeing chicks sprayed colours in Spain. We were camping there - it would have been in the late 1970s - and the family next in the tent to us had 2 chickens with them that were somewhere between chick and adult. One had obviously been bright pink and the other bright green.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I remember seeing chicks sprayed colours in Spain. We were camping there - it would have been in the late 1970s - and the family next in the tent to us had 2 chickens with them that were somewhere between chick and adult. One had obviously been bright pink and the other bright green.

Well, they'd lasted longer than most here, then.
People are very strange.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

If I had such a thing as a serious had I'd be wearing it now.
Please read this, Cold Dark Roommates.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/forum-community-guidelines.145724/#post-1373245
Let's all be careful for I don't want myself or any of you getting into trouble and certainly don't want the thread closed down.
Good behaviour and excessive silliness, please.

 

[Marinated mamma]

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The 3 people in the background were amazed to learn that we'd left two different countries to meet in a third because of a Tortoise Forum.
We showed them pictures of Fido and Tidgy like the proud parents we are.
Tremendous.

Love the fact you guys met up! Fantastic