“Balls!” cried the queen
“If I had two I’d be king!”
I don’t really know what that means. I used to work with a man who shouted it from time to time.
Anyway, it’s not balls, it’s boules. There’s a match tonight between us and the next village over. Time was, villages would beat each other up for being foreigners. I guess this is an improvement.
Me, I’m not into team sports. I’m only going for the beer.
Posted: June 26th, 2023 under personal.
Comments: 9
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Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: June 26, 2023, 7:17 pm
Why wouldn’t you drink bitters rather than lager?
Anyhoo, I read that Harry and MeAgin are personae non grifter at Netflix. How droll!
As you remember from your high school Latin, -ae is the pluralization of the nominative feminine form -a.
Toodles… or bollocks!
Comment from The Chap in the Deerstalker Cap
Time: June 26, 2023, 7:49 pm
My dad says that exact thing. But the way the words are emphasized makes it sound like “If I had to, I’d be king.” So you may only notice the wordplay later (or never).
Comment from QuasiModo
Time: June 26, 2023, 8:34 pm
It’s the extra Golden Snitches they use for Quidditch 🙂
Comment from Anonymous
Time: June 26, 2023, 8:36 pm
Hmm – My first thought was that they were Ben Wa Balls. But, that was just because I read the headline after I looked at the photo. I admit that the fact there are six of them puzzled me a bit, but after all, the Queen can do whatever she, uh, enjoys
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: June 26, 2023, 9:47 pm
Bring your hurleys in case a hockey game breaks out during the fighting.
Lagers are for krauts!
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: June 26, 2023, 10:03 pm
I had lager because it was cold. All the other beer was room temp. England, eh?
Comment from Uncle Al
Time: June 26, 2023, 10:17 pm
An English friend long ago pointed out to me something I hadn’t thought through: In England, room temp usually IS quite cold.
Comment from technochitlin
Time: June 27, 2023, 12:32 pm
Anon stole my thunder. First thing I thought- “Deluxe Package of Ben-wa balls!”. Deranged minds, thinking alike.
Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: June 27, 2023, 3:31 pm
Another Guess in Two !!!!
Something really bad is coming, I guess, with all this good wordle luck…
Wordle 738 2/6
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