Prince Dumbass
After he lost a court case in which he claimed to be in terrible danger without extra taxpayer-funded security, the Duke of Stupid apparently wandered up and down a street in London all by hisself ringing on doorbells in search of a friend.
“Another source said: ‘Two of the houses he knocked at are at completely opposite ends of the road, which is about half a mile long.'”
Funny thing – nobody recognized him at the time. I suppose you don’t expect to see royalty on your Ring camera.
p.s. mate tastes like green tea, though I gather different mixes taste very different.
Posted: May 13th, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 5
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Comment from Gromulin
Time: May 13, 2025, 8:19 pm
You’re being too kind. It tastes and smells like grass clippings. Great buzz though. It has some chemical that evens out the caffeine and gives a mellow alertness that I like.
Comment from durnedyankee
Time: May 13, 2025, 8:49 pm
HRH was selling products as an “AS IF” door to door salesman.
This weeks specials were watery jars of jamlike liquid made by the Duchess of Jamjar herself, and photos of the backs of childrens heads that Duchess Jamjar got from picture frames she bought at Jaque Pennyay.
Comment from Uncle Al
Time: May 13, 2025, 10:29 pm
@stoaty — Fixed title looks good!
I don’t do mate myself, and I don’t think I am still in touch with any of my old acquaintances who used to drink it a lot. I’ll check. But as I noted yesterday, if you can find the right supplier you’ll find as much variety in mate as there is in tea and coffee.
Our maid/cook/housekeeper Juana had her mate with her all morning and into early afternoon. She would put the bombilla in the gourd¹ and then fill the gourd all the way to the top with mate and tamp it down and add more. Then cover with boiling water. When she’d consumed that, she’d add more boiling water to top it off. Repeat indefinitely. By mid-day it was pretty weak but that approximates a coffee drinker tapering off as the day wears on so as not to be over-caffeinated when time comes for relaxation.
1. That turns out to be important. If you stick the bombilla down into an already wet mass of mate, it tends to plug the little holes. If the bombilla is already down there to start with, the ‘draw’ is easier.
Comment from Bob Mulroy
Time: May 13, 2025, 10:35 pm
Interdimensional weasels at CERN!
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: May 14, 2025, 5:38 pm
Bob – yes, I saw your email! Remiss of me not to answer, but I’ve got a setup where that email comes in to one account but goes out as another. All very complicated.
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