The biggest laughs are always those that are unexpected
I adore Belly laughs
They are a rarity, to be sure
But when they start, you are often left chuckling for the rest of the day.
Yesterday, as I walked the dogs around the village, I spied a lady I know, to say hello to.
She is a rotund, slightly breathless elderly Welsh lady, who is not in the best of health, but she is friendly, always polite and generally portrays the perfect public picture of cheerfulness.
She looks like a bespectacled Miriam Margolyes
Today this lady, who I shall call Betty swayed her way from her small house and after many laboured steps, banged in a rather irritating way on her next door neighbour's window.
The neighbour obviously was not in and sighing loudly, Betty stood in the street and muttered at her absent neighbour
"SILLY FUCKER!"
To me (who knows both Betty and her neighbour) it was as funny as it was unexpected
and I burst into huge helpless chuckles right in the middle of the street.
Betty then caught me laughing and with a grin.joined in
"I'm glad I made your day!" she called over eventually
I will leave you with the real potty mouthed Mz Margolyes
Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I adore Belly laughs
They are a rarity, to be sure
But when they start, you are often left chuckling for the rest of the day.
Yesterday, as I walked the dogs around the village, I spied a lady I know, to say hello to.
She is a rotund, slightly breathless elderly Welsh lady, who is not in the best of health, but she is friendly, always polite and generally portrays the perfect public picture of cheerfulness.
She looks like a bespectacled Miriam Margolyes
Today this lady, who I shall call Betty swayed her way from her small house and after many laboured steps, banged in a rather irritating way on her next door neighbour's window.
The neighbour obviously was not in and sighing loudly, Betty stood in the street and muttered at her absent neighbour
"SILLY FUCKER!"
To me (who knows both Betty and her neighbour) it was as funny as it was unexpected
and I burst into huge helpless chuckles right in the middle of the street.
Betty then caught me laughing and with a grin.joined in
"I'm glad I made your day!" she called over eventually
OMG...I did the same as Ms M in a store in the UK!
ReplyDeleteJane x
You know I think it's funnier coming from someone who you wouldn't expect to have a potty mouth, than someone who swears all the time.
ReplyDeletePersonally I never use the "F" word but do say bloody hell a lot which people over here seem to find funny??? Must be something to do with the accent I'm guessing?
Gill in Canada
How I too love M M sense of humour and always find myself chuckling with her. Good story.
ReplyDeleteThat was great!
ReplyDeleteI had a similar experience on the metro when i lived in Paris, but i didn't say anything--i was too stunned!
I agree with Gill, i think the unexpected swear word is funnier.
wonderful ~ I do love Ms M. and her sense of humour.
ReplyDeleteThanks John, that did give me a laugh!
ReplyDeleteJohn, you brighten up my life. PS Matt Cardle switched on the lights in Sheffield on Sunday - he asked if you'd moved. xxxx
ReplyDeletei HOPE YOU gave him my lust!
DeleteBrilliant,thanks.
ReplyDeleteBriony
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Thanks - that has got my day off to a good start.
ReplyDeleteHa Ha ! Miriam's experience happened to me on a bus in Egypt in my mid twenties... I thought someone was trying to stick a stick up my bottom ... hinesight is a curious thing.
ReplyDeleteFrotting is worth adding to one's curriculum vitae - you know, the part where it says "other interests". Did you know that birds(of the feathered variety) are unable to frot?
ReplyDeleteI dont think that we can get close enough to anyone in the country to frot effectively YP
DeleteSounds like you have given it a bloody good try!
DeleteLife in your village makes life in my village seem very ordinary and genteel John. Still, you never know what goes on behind closed doors.
ReplyDeletepat.....I think I am around and about our village so much that I kind of see things others dont
DeleteOh very good, John! Loved the video clip. I really enjoy Graham Norton, he makes me laugh (and cringe a little sometimes.) It's interesting to see how his celebrity guests respond to him. Some don't "get him" at all! Miriam obviously does! By the way, Stephen Fry tells a funny (and rude) story about Miriam in his autobiography.
ReplyDeleteI think we now have that very funny lady living here in Oz ???? Love her !!
ReplyDeleteAfter I finished with the nervous laughter, I looked up "frotting", and yes, it is a word. Now to work that into a sentence...
ReplyDeleteI bet that was a really funny thing to see. Have a wonderful Friday, John!
ReplyDeleteShe is a breath of fresh air! Your Betty, that is!
ReplyDeleteAh for a good belly laugh...the best laugh I've had lately was a patient farting so loud when getting off the x ray table she asked us to check and make sure she didn't blow the knob off the door...
ReplyDeleteChildren's TV has changed a lot since my day!
ReplyDeleteI absolutley LOVE Miriam Margoyles and your village sound- a- like is certainly an asset to Trelawnyd I think. One needs to laugh everyday and I try to.
ReplyDelete......and, I travel on the tube just hoping for such an experience !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha. XXXX