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  • matters automotive

    Number of comments: 5

    dear readers, here is a picture of a car very like our new motor. the new motor is called gerald and the peeps are hoping for a little more luck than they had with arthur the audi. as regular readers will recall, herself bought arthur [...]
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    Posted: December 02, 2009, 10:10pm EST
    by Joker the Lurcher

  • long time no see

    Number of comments: 3

    dear readers, yet again i find myself starting a post with a grovelling apology for my absence from these parts. since the arrival of the new family member things have been somewhat busy even by our standards. quite a lot of the busyness was hoss-related [...]
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    Posted: November 21, 2009, 2:13am EST
    by Joker the Lurcher

  • my kingdom for a hoss

    Number of comments: 9

    dear readers, much has been happening of late. but the most notable thing that has happened is that we are to have a new family member! he is large and hairy and by all accounts a thoroughly nice chap.

    when i first saw [...]
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    Posted: October 16, 2009, 1:33am EDT
    by Joker the Lurcher

  • fame and misfortune

    Number of comments: 7

    dear readers, this picture has nothing much to do with my musing for today, but herself likes to have a picture for you. this is gimley and daisy. more unlikely friends it would be hard to imagine. daisy tells gimley what to do. daisy is [...]
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    Posted: September 28, 2009, 2:48pm EDT
    by Joker the Lurcher

  • fame at last

    Number of comments: 11

    dear readers, i have finally arrived. i will need to provide a bit of background first, so do try to keep up. i know i am prone to rambling a bit, but a chap my age is allowed a bit of leeway.

    as regular [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2009, 1:52am EDT
    by Joker the Lurcher

  • one step forwards, two steps sideways

    Number of comments: 2

    dear readers, this week has seen yet more drama. my boy goes to college on mondays, tuesdays and thursdays. herself foresaw potential for fussing on monday and tuesday and roped in girl in a trench to assist. monday dawned and my boy was hauled out [...]
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    Posted: September 26, 2009, 4:05am EDT
    by Joker the Lurcher

  • and relax...

    Number of comments: 7
    i know my readers will be keen to know how today went so i have forced herself to type a quick post. the day started off with a rather poor omen - herself cut her mouth on her muesli. how anyone can get an injury from breakfast cereal is beyond [...]
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    Posted: September 18, 2009, 10:27am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • the end of the world is nigh

    Number of comments: 8

    dear readers, since our return from our hols, things have been a little on the tough side with my boy. regular readers will know that he has not been in school since january. for the whole of this year herself has been attempting to sort [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2009, 2:08am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • tanked up

    Number of comments: 5

    on day two of our hols we were woken again at the crack of dawn, indeed well before the crack of dawn, and taken off to the park with the metal trees for a quick run around. then the peeps spent a frantic hour tidying [...]
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    Posted: September 14, 2009, 7:54pm EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • oop north

    Number of comments: 5

    hello dear readers! this is a post from your globetrotting reporter, joker the roving lurcher. as i dictate this we are in birmingham! this is a place of tall buildings and a lot of roads.

    some time ago, her maamship invited us all to [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2009, 12:01pm EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • the rakes progress

    Number of comments: 3

    dear readers, herself has been having a fine old time this week. as regular readers will know, she has been having raking. this makes people more relaxed and in tune. the raking lady suggested that, because herself has such a lot of energy, she [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2009, 7:12am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • from the sublime to the automatic

    Number of comments: 3

    dear readers, the fun with cars has continued apace. as regular readers will recall, arthur the audi had a small lake in his rear footwell which was in danger of mucking up his inboard computer bits. herself tried to get estimates from a few garages [...]
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    Posted: August 18, 2009, 10:34am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • chasing cars

    Number of comments: 5

    here is a picture of the next door's car. to put it bluntly this car is a very unlucky car. mrs next door calls this car "a corker of a car". i fear she is delusional. this picture was taken a couple of months ago.' [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2009, 5:22pm EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • punctuation

    Number of comments: 6

    readers, here you can see a rather poorly designed box. as you will see, the bottom slopes. every time the box is stood up it falls over. this box contains puff pastry. himself was making some sort of meat pie with pastry on top and [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2009, 2:47am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • boys will be boys

    Number of comments: 7

    dear readers, meet gimley. he is a large fellow with many wrinkles as you will see. i have yet to meet him as it is felt i might forget myself and try to get macho with him. it is not hard to guess who would [...]
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    Posted: July 30, 2009, 8:32am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • old age

    Number of comments: 9

    dear readers, as you will be aware, i am a lurcher of a venerable age. in may i was 11, which in human years i believe makes me 77. i have to say that in recent months i have been feeling my age, with the [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2009, 8:30am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • the swines

    Number of comments: 10

    dear readers, herself is currently working at home. this is because her room-mate at work, miss shell, has been signed off with swine flu and herself does not fancy sitting in the germ-ridden office waiting to start sneezing. given that himself has a compromised immune [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2009, 12:00am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • an irksome troll

    Number of comments: 8
    dear readers, i am afraid i have had to enable comment moderation on my blog after all this time. this is due to a rather sad individual who has nothing better to do than write insulting drivel about my boy, something which, as i am sure you will all understand, [...]
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    Posted: July 08, 2009, 9:01am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • a learning curve

    Number of comments: 14

    relax dear readers! my boy has not ended up in jail! this picture was taken in the equine unit at college where he went for a taster day. or in fact two taster days and an interview. to explain how this came about i will [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2009, 1:18pm EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • summer fun and games

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    Number of comments: 7
    dear readers, i must yet again apologise for the dearth of musings. the peeps have been distracted by a number of things so i have been without a scribe. the distractions have taken the form of a horse, a party and my boy.

    the horse is one that herself [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2009, 1:43am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • joker the lurcher? never heard of him!

    Number of comments: 10



    readers, you may wonder why i am in disguise. well it seems that the anonymity of the blog world is about to be removed. a newspaper has decided that, while it is perfectly acceptable to keep the identity [...]
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    Posted: June 22, 2009, 9:01am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • more than my job's worth

    Number of comments: 12

    well, dear readers, it seems herself is not destined for greater things on the job front. yesterday was the big day of her interview for a full time job. the day started well with a foot pampering with a nice lady, who gave herself a [...]
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    Posted: June 02, 2009, 2:53pm EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • we are family

    Number of comments: 12

    dear readers, the peeps have started their family therapy sessions. they were originally referred for family therapy when things were rather more fraught on the domestic front but as there is quite a waiting list it has only just started. the sessions are held at [...]
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    Posted: May 28, 2009, 11:45pm EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • my kingdom for a horse...

    Number of comments: 10

    dear readers, as you know herself has stolen my boy's therapist. the therapist is called claudia and is a very nice person. i know this because i went to visit her to make sure the peeps were safe in her hands. one question that claudia' [...]
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    Posted: May 27, 2009, 5:11pm EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • a lidl of what you fancy

    Number of comments: 10

    dear readers, himself is a happy man. yesterday he had bacon for breakfast for the first time in ages. there has been a hiatus in the bacon supply. or what the legal profession calls a lacuna. this sorry state of affairs has resulted from [...]

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    Posted: May 25, 2009, 4:36am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • this is the bbc

    Number of comments: 8

    here is a picture of my boy doing a passable impression of a 1950s tennis umpire. why, you may ask, did that occur to him? i am not sure. it all started with the smiths lesson, which, as regular readers will recall, is delivered twice [...]
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    Posted: May 20, 2009, 1:47pm EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • a word in your ear

    Number of comments: 8

    dear readers, here you have an action shot. it is not immediately obvious what the action is but believe me, a lot of action was involved. yesterday, herself was just putting away the hoover, after cleaning up the chaos caused by her re-covering my chair [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2009, 2:44am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • get on your bike

    Number of comments: 7

    dear readers, herself has taken up cycling to work. the new offices are 5 miles from where we live. herself needs to get fit so she has decided to kill two birds with one stone (a saying, dear readers, no birds were harmed in the [...]
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    Posted: May 15, 2009, 12:13am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • its official

    Number of comments: 9
    dear readers, herself has moved offices. she was not thrilled with this as it meant that rather than walking to work, she now has to drive, cycle or get a train, all of which take quite a bit longer. but the new offices make up in humour what they lack [...]
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    Posted: May 10, 2009, 5:51am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • a big girl's blouse

    Number of comments: 5

    dear readers, yet again i must apologise for my delay in letting you know how things are in our neck of the woods. this is not for want of trying. i am at the mercy of my peeps when it comes to typing.

    in [...]
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    Posted: May 05, 2009, 3:44pm EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • entirely to be expected

    Number of comments: 14

    dear readers, this week blog-fodder has been falling out of the sky upon us! it seems we only have to set foot outside the door and something interesting happens to us!

    yesterday, young dave and i were taking herself and my boy for their [...]
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    Posted: April 19, 2009, 4:52am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • gullible

    Number of comments: 10

    readers, today was something in the realms of blog-fodder. it all started fairly calmly (apart from a visit to the city of fear by the peeps) but went very much downhill later on. the peeps decided to take young dave and i for a walk [...]
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    Posted: April 14, 2009, 4:48pm EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • blue

    Number of comments: 11

    here is a strange blue drink. herself took this photo last saturday at mr and mrs kinky's house. it was mr kinky's birthday and they had a cocktail party to celebrate. himself was poorly with his throat so herself and my boy went along [...]
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    Posted: April 10, 2009, 4:23am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • more pillz

    Number of comments: 10

    dear readers, here is a cartoon sent to us by a friend. herself has taken the liberty of changing the name of the chap on the podium but hopefully the artist won't mind. herself needed cheering up a bit yesterday so the chuckle that this' [...]
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    Posted: April 02, 2009, 1:47am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • cbt

    Number of comments: 11


    young dave and i are in love! the object of our affections is the lady who is coming to help my boy with his fear. she is called claudia and she is quite wonderful. as soon as we met her i knew things were [...]
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    Posted: March 19, 2009, 3:11am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • this dog contains no nuts

    Number of comments: 12

    dear readers, young dave is feeling very sorry for himself. he has been for a little op on his wedding tackle. there is now less wedding tackle than there was before and he is wearing a lampshade.

    the op was done on wednesday. [...]
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    Posted: March 13, 2009, 1:59am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • lifted spirits

    Number of comments: 8

    well dear readers, things are a bit cheerier around these parts than when i last wrote. but before i tell you all about it, herself and i wanted to thank you all for your kind and thoughtful comments. it is a source of great support [...]
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    Posted: March 10, 2009, 9:30am EDT
    by joker the lurcher

  • gloom and fear

    Number of comments: 13

    the bird table/sculpture thingey

    dear readers, yet again i must grovel to you and apologise for my lack of contact. i have had the devil's own job persuading herself to get on the keyboard. the reason for this is that herself has been' [...]
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    Posted: March 07, 2009, 3:52am EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • wood is good

    Number of comments: 8
    lately we have seen quite a bit of action. on friday, herself went up to where uncle martin works and collected a trailer-full of wood. uncle martin is a saint. uncle martin works at a place where they make wooden things and they have a lot of off-cuts of [...]
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    Posted: February 24, 2009, 4:17pm EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • happy holidays

    Number of comments: 8

    dear readers, here you can see me enjoying the sea air, standing astride a musselly groyne. this picture is all the more notable because it is taken somewhere that herself has been averse to visiting for some time due to her nerves. regular readers will [...]
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    Posted: February 18, 2009, 3:26am EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • drama queen

    Number of comments: 7

    dear readers, today's post very nearly did not get written. herself came downstairs yesterday to find young dave running round with her glasses in his mouth. in spite of being asked nicely he was reluctant to relinquish them, but eventually herself regained control. the glasses' [...]
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    Posted: February 11, 2009, 7:17am EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • clarification

    Number of comments: 11
    her maamship has challenged me to describe to my readers just what it is that young dave does when he is enraptured with his wedding tackle. her maamship, it has to be said, has seen the act before, usually when the peeps are eating, so i can only conclude that [...]
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    Posted: January 30, 2009, 2:54pm EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • lost in translation

    Number of comments: 10
    i see that, not for the first time, my attempts at discretion have left some of my oversees readers puzzled. all i can say is, please do not attempt a google image search for wedding tackle unless you are of a strong constitution.

    i will attempt to explain [...]
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    Posted: January 27, 2009, 1:57am EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • charity begins next door

    Number of comments: 4


    here you can see a shopping list, dear readers. there is nothing particularly unusual about this list, i hear you say. then when you look again you may notice that as well as run-of-the-mill things like cornflakes, there are also "suitable vegetables". this is [...]
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    Posted: January 26, 2009, 4:29pm EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • highbrow

    Number of comments: 12

    dear readers, i had a horrible shock to my system yesterday. young dave suddenly grew some eyes! he had some when he first appeared, but they gradually disappeared behind grey hair. i got used to him looking like a rug. then all of a sudden [...]
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    Posted: January 23, 2009, 2:53pm EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • in which joker and young dave meet lady kinky

    Number of comments: 11

    well readers, young dave and i have now met the lady in question. here you can see a picture of us all. and she is nothing like as frightening as we expected. in fact she is rather scared of us. when we went in the [...]
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    Posted: January 15, 2009, 4:46pm EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • the dominatrix dalmation

    Number of comments: 8

    dear readers, it seems that we are not involved in the 'knit your own muesli' project any longer. it is now far more scientific than that. we now have 'multiple income streams'. this means that, as well as heading off to the office and doing [...]
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    Posted: January 05, 2009, 3:33pm EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • keeping fit

    Number of comments: 5

    dear readers, i have only just recovered from the festivities of the new year celebrations enough to tell you about them (herself has pointed out that this sentence may be a little lacking in the syntax department - no doubt mrs captain will put me [...]
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    Posted: January 02, 2009, 12:08am EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • happy new year!

    Number of comments: 5
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    Posted: January 01, 2009, 12:53pm EST
    by joker the lurcher

  • winter fuel

    Number of comments: 10

    dear readers, yet again i have neglected you all. this has partly been due to what is known as the festive season. although this year the peeps have not had the usual amount of shopping for gifts to distract them. they agreed not to get [...]
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    Posted: December 28, 2008, 2:34am EST
    by joker the lurcher
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