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Changes to doodling

doodling — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:48:35 +0000

This blog has been fun but it has not gotten much attention lately. I have decided that it’s time to make changes.
+ No more posts will be made at doodling, new stuff will turn up at Doodle which is a category at Bengt’s Notes.
+ Some of the older posts here at doodling will be copied to Doodle.
+ doodling as a separate blog will cease to exist when the next major WordPress upgrade happens.

The Princess and the Frog

doodling — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:50:17 +0000

Once upon a time in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle.

The frog hopped into the princess’ lap and said: “Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young prince that I am and then, my sweet, we can marry and set up housekeeping in your castle with my mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel grateful and happy doing so.”

That night, as the princess dined sumptuously on lightly sautéed frog legs seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce, she chuckled and thought to herself: I don’t freakin think so.

The Consultant and the Frog

doodling — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:43:00 +0000

A guy was walking through the forest one day when a frog called out to him from the side of the path. It said “If you kiss me, I’ll turn into an enchanting, beautiful princess”. He bent over, picked up the frog, put it in his pocket and continued with his walk.

The frog chimed up again and said, “If you kiss me and turn me back into an enchanting and beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week.” The guy stopped, took the frog out of his pocket, smiled fondly at it, returned it to his pocket and resumed his walk.

The frog then cried out, “If you kiss me and turn me back into an enchanting, beautiful princess, I will stay with you and you can do anything you want with me.” Again the guy took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asks in exasperation, “What the hell is wrong with you? I’ve told you I’m an enchanting, beautiful princess; that I’ll stay with you and let you do anything you want with me. Why won’t you kiss me?”

The guy said, “Look, I’m a consultant. I don’t have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog – How Cool is THAT!!”

Divorcing man saws house in half

Bengt — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:20:25 +0000

Sometimes reality tops fiction. I got this one as a CNN Offbeat Alert.

BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) — A 43-year-old German decided to settle his imminent divorce by chainsawing a family home in two and making off with his half in a forklift truck.

Police in the eastern town of Sonneberg said on Friday the trained mason measured the single-storey summer house — which was some 8 meters (26 feet) long and 6 meters wide — before chainsawing through the wooden roof and walls.

“The man said he was just taking his due,” said a police spokesman. “But I don’t think his wife was too pleased.”

After finishing the job, the man picked up his half with the forklift truck and drove to his brother’s house where he has since been staying.