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@Lewdog lol.... ok... I know I'm a bit tipsy but...what?

*has completely lost the plot.*

 

Perseus killed the Kraken (a HUGE sea monster sent by the gods to kill people to get them to start worshiping the gods more) by using Medusa's severed head to turn it to stone.

 

Yep, yep....I know my mythology, but I'm still lost as to why I'd need to petrify my dinner in the first place.

 

I thought krakens were Norwegian? (something I just might've learned from The Pirates of the Caribbean so it might not be entirely true...) Did Greek mythology get mixed with Norse mythology somewhere down the line?

 

Ah.... McCracken/Kraken.



Took a while but I got there. I think alcohol renders me immune to puns and plays on words.

Edit: so you can finally turn that frown upside down @Lewdog.

 

I don't know, it is part of Greek Mythology and the subject of the film Clash of the Titans.

 

Beautiful.
I really miss having a garden, back in Rome we had wonderful garden with the most amazing apricot tree. It would leave you completely breathless when it was in full bloom, not to mention the taste of it's fruit.

 

I've never seen the movie, but the Kraken is part of the Norse mythology.

 

You made me curious and I had to dig deeper. Apparently the sea monster was cetus. Maybe Hollywood thought kraken sounds more badass instead of something nobody's ever heard of before... and that rhymes with fetus.

 

It surely isn't the first time Hollywood makes up things.

The term Kraken is Norwegian/Swedish. Not Greek.

 

Odd but good catch. I've always been under the impression it was the Kraken.

 

OK, I don't see you both in those pictures. You're holding out.

 

I think I managed to get Jannert's ear in one pic but I cropped it. I really should have taken one of the two of us together but since neither of us are fond of getting our pics taken, I gave it a miss. It's not as if we don't know what we look like.

Edited: For abysmal grammar.

 

Ah, gardens in Italy! Is there anything more beautiful? I spent a lot of my childhood on the Adriatic coast (Croatian side) I miss those gardens too. What I don't miss are those massive hummingbird moths. They used to flock to my capers plants, freaking me out every night, brrrrr.

 

Aw, my baby Jasper, on the freshly mowed lawn yesterday

 

Flaming fantastic company AND food! In fact, a fantastic great time. And I love Belfast. And Premier Inn. And @obsidian_cicatrix ! A really really great experience.

 

Just as well. You do NOT want to be screeched at by a fat, ugly and vengeful Yank...

 

@jannert Notice I didn't even ask?

And if you fancy screeching at someone, I'd start with @Mackers.

*Gets out her wooden spoon and stirs the pot.*

 

What did I do? :O If it's about getting Jannert's age wrong, I can only apologise from the bottom of my heart!

 

I'm nearly 65. Wooden spoon, pot and all. No warts on my nose, but you're getting the picture...

 

Jannert, people tell me life only begins from 40 onwards...Would you vouch for this?

I read in the papers a while back that the over 65 age group is the largest growing group for contracting STDs...There's a lot of adventurous pensioners about. Not that I would be making any assumptions of course...

 

While totting up the perks of old age (free bus pass, dressing like a frump and not giving a shit, having a mind like a sprung trap) catching an STD (at last) was not one that occurred to me. But I'll add it in, there, to the ever-growing bottom of the list. Thank you Mackers. Indeed. I'll probably catch it off a toilet seat...

 

@Mackers and @jannert.

Brilliant! Another one for the bucket list.

No.73 - Procure an STD.

That's right under:

No.74 - Bungee jump without a bungee.