C19 "Silly" Newsletter: Issue No 15

SENSIBLE INDIANS LOVE LASSOING YAKS

TUTORIAL

We have arrived at Issue No 15 within 31 days of the first issue. The great response from many of you have allowed that number of editions to occur.
So please all give yourself a slap on the back.

DEFINITION FROM THE DEVILS DICTIONARY

Piano - A parlour utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by depressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.

MURPHY’S LAW

• Never eat prunes when you’re famished.
• The chance of a slice of bread falling with the butter side up, is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.
• A short cut is the longest distance between two points.
• The other line always moves faster.
• When in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate.
• An unwatched pot boils immediately.
• People who snore are always first to fall asleep.

QUIZ

Name the following rivers, lakes or mountains.

1. Old Man River.
2. The Aswan High Dam is on this river.
3. The highest mountain in Africa.
4. Rome’s river.
5. The world’s most scaled mountain.
6. The highest navigable lake.
7. European mountain known as Mount Cervin.
8. Largest freshwater lake in Florida.
9. Longest river in Europe.
10. Mountain on which Moses received the Ten Commandments.
11. Lake created by the Aswan High Dam.
12. Largest lake in New Zealand.

Answers somewhere below .............

SELF-ISOLATION QUARANTINE DIARY:

Day 1 – I Can Do This! Got enough food and wine to last a month!
Day 2 – Opening my 8th bottle of Wine. I fear wine supplies might not last!
Day 3 – Strawberries: Some have 210 seeds, some have 235 seeds. Who Knew??
Day 4 – 8:00pm. Removed my day Pyjamas and put on my Night Pyjamas.
Day 5 – Today, I tried to make Hand Sanitizer. It came out as Jello Shots!!
Day 6 – I get to take the Garbage out. I’m So excited, I can’t decide what to wear.
Day 7 – Laughing way too much at my own jokes!!
Day 8 – Went to a new restaurant called “The Kitchen”. You have to gather all the ingredients and make your own meal. I have No clue how this place is still in business.
Day 9 – I put liquor bottles in every room. Tonight, I’m getting all dressed up and going Bar hopping.
Day 10 – Struck up a conversation with a Spider today. Seems nice. He’s a Web Designer.
Day 11 – Isolation is hard. I swear my fridge just said, “What the hell do you want now?”
Day 12 – I realized why dogs get so excited about something moving outside, going for walks or car rides. I think I just barked at a squirrel.
Day 13 – If you keep a glass of wine in each hand, you can’t accidently touch your face.
Day 14 – Watched the birds fight over a worm. The Cardinals lead the Blue Jays 3–1.
Day 15 – Anybody else feel like they’ve cooked dinner about 395 times this month?”

Extract from a book by Elizabeth David a
an English cookery writer back in the 70s and she wrote of olden times, (probably late 1800s)….

An interesting quote,
“The height of luxury was reached in the winter afternoons…lying in a tin bath in front of a coal fire, drinking teas, and eating well-buttered crumpets is an experience few can have today.

A MESSAGE FROM THE STATE LIBRARY

With everything going on in the world, we know you may be feeling overwhelmed. Connecting with community is important for us all during this moment of collective isolation, and with so much online content flooding our screens, it can be hard to know where to start.

That’s why it’s important to us to talk with you, not at you.

So, we’re opening up a quiet clearing amid the cyber-noise for you to continue doing what you do best when you visit the Library: ask.

We’re here to help you find the answers in our treasure chest of more than 4.1 million images, manuscripts, books and more; our archive of blog posts and video-recorded panel discussions and lectures; our extensive research tools and much more.

Simply let us know what resources or topics you’d most like to explore and we’ll serve up bite-sized weekly highlights from your most popular requests. Head to our web page and fill in our #AskSLV form or comment using #AskSLV on social media.

We hope this will help you stay focused on the things that are most important to you as we take this one day at a time.

200,000 NEW EBOOKS PLUS ANCESTRY NOW AVAILABLE

Library members can access 200,000 new ebooks via the EBESCO database until 30 June, covering fiction, travel, true crime, education, languages, philosophy, technology, engineering and world history.

And for our many members whose family history research was halted by the Library’s closure, Ancestry has been made available for use from home until 30 April. This database has never before been offered for use at home.

The Library thanks both EBESCO and Ancestry for their generosity as Library members endeavour to continue their research from home.

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QUIZ ANSWERS

1. Mississippi
2. Nile
3. Kilimanjaro
4. Tiber
5. Everest
6. Titicaca
7. Matterhorn
8. Okeechobee
9. Volga
10. Sinai
11. Nasser
12. Taupo

PLEASE REMEMBER - That laughter is the best medicine. If you cannot laugh try to phone a friend, particularly one who is a good listener. 😊

Is there anyone who would love to get a phone call from you? Please stay well and as happy as can be. The bear is after a cuddle. 😊