tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post4126509414713744731..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Bottoms UpGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-57138822535361645332015-05-15T16:06:28.565+01:002015-05-15T16:06:28.565+01:00Virginia, as I replied to your later comment, I...Virginia, as I replied to your later comment, I'm just a softie at heart.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-74987411542678200092015-05-14T11:22:06.517+01:002015-05-14T11:22:06.517+01:00A mouse pretending to be an ostrich...what next......A mouse pretending to be an ostrich...what next...and you tickling his bum?...you're a good soul GB.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-88478266448227981522015-05-12T19:21:41.271+01:002015-05-12T19:21:41.271+01:00Now there's a thought Kay.Now there's a thought Kay.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-32420801567222179012015-05-12T02:24:06.763+01:002015-05-12T02:24:06.763+01:00"Does this shelf make my bum look big"? ..."Does this shelf make my bum look big"? Your mouse should have a speech bubble with that over it! HA!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24824138221073691892015-05-11T21:33:38.476+01:002015-05-11T21:33:38.476+01:00How, YP, do you know that the mouse was innocent?How, YP, do you know that the mouse was innocent?Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65246288193998671132015-05-11T21:30:53.294+01:002015-05-11T21:30:53.294+01:00Oh dear Violet Sky. I've been trying to think ...Oh dear Violet Sky. I've been trying to think of something but can't come up with anything. But then I could say the same about many creatures (possibly even some two-legged ones). I like mice anyway.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46257133389767435442015-05-11T21:17:01.774+01:002015-05-11T21:17:01.774+01:00Oh dear Frances that's a pretty sorry tale. Pe...Oh dear Frances that's a pretty sorry tale. Peanut butter is much preferred over cheese by mice in my experience.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46101667829931976512015-05-11T21:11:23.729+01:002015-05-11T21:11:23.729+01:00Carol, mice are cute and rats are intelligent. I h...Carol, mice are cute and rats are intelligent. I have a soft spot for rodents. Providing, that is, they don't try and occupy my space.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22238085475124863902015-05-11T21:06:04.199+01:002015-05-11T21:06:04.199+01:00Pauline I've not seen it again but I'm sur...Pauline I've not seen it again but I'm sure that it will pay another visit.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34841063006879384822015-05-11T21:05:00.121+01:002015-05-11T21:05:00.121+01:00Well Red it was an irritation but, perhaps as it w...Well Red it was an irritation but, perhaps as it was only the garden shed, it wasn't a horror story this time.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34227671177527025812015-05-11T21:04:05.368+01:002015-05-11T21:04:05.368+01:00That's interesting Monica. Language is fascina...That's interesting Monica. Language is fascinating. The mouse was off like a rocket. I'm sure that it will pay another visit but it won't get into the bird food again.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13167028948968026802015-05-11T21:02:27.158+01:002015-05-11T21:02:27.158+01:00Ah Meike I knew you were a fun person.Ah Meike I knew you were a fun person.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-88069620817829053632015-05-11T21:01:54.550+01:002015-05-11T21:01:54.550+01:00I wonder if it read about ostriches Adrian.I wonder if it read about ostriches Adrian.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-88205066917718190162015-05-11T19:30:08.295+01:002015-05-11T19:30:08.295+01:00I'd like to think mice are good for something,...I'd like to think mice are good for something, but apart from being a delicious snack for cats, I come up empty. Yours has a cute bottom.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-4930435087283210872015-05-11T17:16:55.300+01:002015-05-11T17:16:55.300+01:00Aaaaaaah! (Second photo. I had to enlarge it to se...Aaaaaaah! (Second photo. I had to enlarge it to see that little pink nose.) I think it was a girl. As a child, I learnt to tell the hard way, but not before I had accumulated 49 pet mice. Who all escaped and interbred with the house mice, who invited them indoors to stay. My poor mother spent hours trying to catch them with a sieve and string, and cheese. It wasn't terribly successful. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-39989971539944894612015-05-11T11:05:26.186+01:002015-05-11T11:05:26.186+01:00BTW...At night-time, he likes to be called Roberta...BTW...At night-time, he likes to be called Roberta.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61361823875526980952015-05-11T11:01:30.871+01:002015-05-11T11:01:30.871+01:00Men who tickle the rear ends of innocent mice are ...Men who tickle the rear ends of innocent mice are known as musophiles. If caught in the act, the maximum sentence is eleven years in prison with an eighteen stone docker called Bert.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51314307081786158142015-05-11T10:33:54.197+01:002015-05-11T10:33:54.197+01:00Mice, rats, rodents ~ no thank you.Mice, rats, rodents ~ no thank you.carol in cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361149279309934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51049186080105172592015-05-11T05:35:25.430+01:002015-05-11T05:35:25.430+01:00Cute. But I'd rather the bird seed went to th...Cute. But I'd rather the bird seed went to the birds. Has it been brave enough to return? They don't usually lack courage.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-72911597361881463582015-05-11T03:38:50.598+01:002015-05-11T03:38:50.598+01:00There are horror stories about mice taking over a ...There are horror stories about mice taking over a place.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-81549947200006793532015-05-10T20:05:25.530+01:002015-05-10T20:05:25.530+01:00We do have the equivalent expression to "bott...We do have the equivalent expression to "bottoms up" connected to drinking; but translating this post into Swedish would be a tricky job. (It would be impossible to get the pun across, as we'd use different words for the bottom of a glass vs the bottom of a mouse!) I hope your teasing of the mouse was enough to keep it away! :)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31416020669006261612015-05-10T18:37:08.992+01:002015-05-10T18:37:08.992+01:00Ha ha ha, I could not have resisted tickling the m...Ha ha ha, I could not have resisted tickling the mouse's furry little botty, either!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7680056855554940132015-05-10T18:06:23.577+01:002015-05-10T18:06:23.577+01:00Great shots.....silly mouse.Great shots.....silly mouse.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com