Unutterably Silly Ministry of Unutterable Silliness

[RWood]

I want my aardvark back!

[LazyScot]

Quack! Ouch!

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Duck! [whack!]. ~sigh~ Lazyscot, I told you to duck.

Cheers,
Marc

Very kind, Marc. But if you are going to use the time machine to warn of an incoming duck, could you set the direction to back.

• chocolate, chocolate, more chocolate, extra chocolate and additional chocolate (70% cocoa or better)
• tablet
• scotch
• popcorn
• Crate of Zany Carter Delux
• Cranachan
• absinthe
• creme de menthe
• hobnobs (classic)
• ginger biscuits
• Darjeeling tea. Makaibari Estate First Flush. I might get some OOlong or Formosa as well, if that's okay with everyone?
• case of assorted watch batteries
• ribbon cable Do you want me to try and get some handcuffs as well?
• brain (de-luxe plus), size 4.5 Do you want the Burke&Hare or the Anderson Brains type?
• llamas, each with iphone running cowbell application
• Spare cowbells
• pink flamingos
• Eenio Bonini/Domo arigato/Bebe Robozo. You're Welcome.
• Cilantro/Coriander Anyone know what country we are in?
• Catnip
• Sparklers
• Fire Extinguishers
• Ducks

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i'll come along for company but i should warn you i'm useless for carrying things. lucky thing the llamas will be there i suppose.

Great. Delight to have you. (For company; calm down Taylor). Just one little thing. Promise to stay in the bottle and not come out and do your Killme Miniorgre impression whilst singing Children of the Revolution, who is in fact doing an impression of your good self . Remember what happened last time you tried that. I think the Japanese Karaoke bar is still under renovation.

psyhrnk, could we borrow a couple of pandaborg for protection and llama-herding duties, there's a good fellow?

Originally Posted by RWood

I want my aardvark back!

RWood, if you want hard work, that's your own problem. One thing I am not going out to get is hard work.

If there's nothing else shall we have a word with the escape committee?

[Mindy]

I am also temporarily making my escape this week for the Edinburgh Festival, but as that's really just one big party I'm with you in spirit anyway and wouldn't be surprised to see a few of you going around dressed as llamas for Lammas anyway.
Will break back in periodically to partake of the chocolate, if I may.

[LazyScot]

<pops head back round door on way over to escape committee>

Originally Posted by LazyScot

RWood, if you want hard work, that's your own problem. One thing I am not going out to get is hard work.

Thinking about it, should there be some sort of ministry proclamation about hard work? Would, perhaps, <grovelling with sincerity and abasement> her royal Zeeness consider something in this area.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Thinking about it, should there be some sort of ministry proclamation about hard work? Would, perhaps, <grovelling with sincerity and abasement> her royal Zeeness consider something in this area.

something other than proclaiming that We are on vacation most of the time ?

perhaps sometihng more general, along these lines :

We hereby declare a general moratorium on Hard Work in any form within the confines of The Ministry and in all areas frequented by The Ministers, following the same principles and as an extension of diplomatic immunity.

edit : oh and for god's sake don't grovel, We hate that. be a credit to The Ministry : be a Man.

[pshrynk]

I'm thinking that LazyScot's portfolio should be Chairman of Shopping.

[Patricia]

Or Ministry of General Procurement.

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

... be a Man.

Yeah, LazyScot. It's not exactly hard (so to speak). Be over 18; have the right googly bits. Done. Manhood. I've even known some women who could do it ("in a dark brown voice").

Cheers,
Marc ("glad I'm a man")

[Taylor514ce]

Originally Posted by Patricia

Or Ministry of General Procurement.

No, let's not militarize the Ministry. Next thing you know we'll have Corporal Punishment.

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by Patricia

Or Ministry of General Procurement.

Definitely "General Procurement". Trust me, darlings, "Shopping" is a whole other colour of gorgeousness.

Cheers,
Marc (Does this camp make my bum look big?)

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm thinking that LazyScot's portfolio should be Chairman of Shopping.

yes that might be more suitable.

or perhaps "Chairman of the Purveyance of Comestibles and Sundry non-comestible Provisions" which sounds so much more pompous (a pompous title is always an advantage when dealing with tradesmen i've found).

edit : ...or, you know, any of the several other propositions that have appeared in the interval i spent lollygagging around...

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

No, let's not militarize the Ministry. Next thing you know we'll have Corporal Punishment.

Yes, that's true. Let's militarise the Church!

Cheers,
High Gibbonate (already done, Consort Taylor)

[pshrynk]

Okay, stoppit! I gotta work!

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Okay, stoppit! I gotta work!

hey now ! didn't you get the memo ??? i've declared a moratorium on that !!

[pshrynk]

Yeah, I sent it on to the CEO and he sent back a sharply worded memo. I'm still bleeding.