It really is something when a fellow blogger is willing to fly half way round the world just to meet up with you.
Last night Kerry and I went out to dinner with Sam from Rabbits Confused with Raisins. Just think, a mere 48 hours ago he was sunning himself on the beaches of Sydney, Australia and now he was sitting down to Tai green curry with us in England. Such is the sheer force of my magnetic charisma. It is a great power, and with it comes great responsibility. With a mere flick of my wrist I could have half the population of the world flocking to worship at my feet. Yet I choose to call only a selected few.
Of course Sam’s decision to come over may possibly have been influenced by the fact that I’m his brother. And that maybe he also wanted to see his girlfriend and our parents too. But I still maintain that it was his sheer idolatry and veneration of me that primarily drew him home.
We had kept his arrival secret from our parents and so they were naturally overjoyed to see him. We sprung him on my mother last night and my dad this afternoon. Of course now he’s been back for a whole two days everyone is fed up to the back teeth with the little git. Still, he’s only here for a couple of weeks so we’ll be rid of him soon.
Amazingly during our meal last night I somehow managed to take a half decent photograph of him. An spectacular feat given the original source material. Unfortunatley in order to provide balance I am now required by the international federation of older brothers to publish the following:
Top 10 embarrassing facts about my brother.
10. When he was five, His favorite food was Pedigree Chum.
9. He has over 40 pairs of flip-flops. Yet has never worn any of them.
8. He has transcribed and memorized the entire first series of Deal or No Deal
7. He claims to have attended Hogwarts on his CV.
6. He is so vain that his mirror shades point inwards.
5. When stressed he has a tendency to smear himself with yogurt.
4. He has an inexplicable hatred of the Swiss.
3. Before it was changed to “Environmental Consultant” his official job title was “Street Cleaner”
2. His greatest claim to fame is that he can juggle with one ball.
1. He has been living in Australia for over five months, yet he still doesn’t know what a jumbuck is.
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So your brother is very cute, but have questions.
Did he really eat Pedigree Chum? Did he try any of the other quality dog foods, like erm, Pal, or Baker’s Complete??
And I can also juggle with one ball, and occasionally with a hedgehog.
Jo Beaufoix’s last blog post..Those three words
I’d fly to see you. Send the ticket.
Whit’s last blog post..Horton Hears a Who’s on First*
That is a GREAT picture!
Miss Britt’s last blog post..Burn baby, Burn
There is NOTHING embarrassing about hating the Swiss.
Rattling The Kettle’s last blog post..Ignore the man behind the curtain
Oddly enough, when he is stressed he also smears me with yogurt.
I kinda like it.
Mr. Fabulous’s last blog post..The Cleavage Contest Begins!
Does he not wear a watch at all?
Xbox4NappyRash’s last blog post..Spencer
Damn fine picture there Dan! Why the ownership of non-worn flip flops?
Bec’s last blog post..Party Stress
Jo Beaufoix - He still eats the odd can of Winalot Prime when he gets an urge
Whit - I’ll get Amy to knock you one up with her crayons. I’m sure they will accept it at the airport.
Miss Britt - Yeah, it’s not bad. Shame about the subject matter.
Rattling the Kettle - There is a fantastic Mr. Don and Mr George sketch about hating the Swiss, but I can’t find it on YouTube unfortunatly.
Mr. Fabulous - I hate to tell you this, but that’s not yogurt.
Xbox4NappyRash - He gets too confused between the big hand and the little hand.
Bec - Who knows what goes on in that man’s mind.
Well where my brother was concerned, the big hand was the one around the neck and the little hand was the one trying to pull it off while gasping for air.
Xbox4NappyRash’s last blog post..Spencer
I am pretty sure I have never met Mr Fabulous though I cant be sure.
Dan - you just inspired my next post: “Growing up with the missing link”
Sam’s last blog post..Lying and Stealing
Sam - That’s no way to talk about our father!
What the hell is a Jumbuck?