well that’s all well and good but where is he going to park the dang’ thing? actually, on a serious note, they are surprisingly hard to master at the best of times…. particularly when attempting sudden and sharp turns and right angle bends with a light sleeper who when aroused… or just awoken with sharp [...]
Archive for the 'The Utterings Of The Holy Grape' Category
sna’ sna’ snaaar snorkle
Published by November 30th, 2007 in The Utterings Of The Holy Grape. 1 CommentOh.. I’m currently enamoured with “sna’ sna’ snaaar snorkle”. As a fun exercise, I try to slip it into a conversation when ever a beverage is mentioned… or better still for double points, I like to mutter ‘mumma was bad’ whenever a nearby office worker motions to have a sip of said beverage. Go on. [...]
The Perils of Group Action
Published by March 14th, 2007 in Dispatches from another world and The Utterings Of The Holy Grape. 2 CommentsI’ve always liked stories of grand quests, of heroes and villains, and great battles, and mythical creatures and places all set in worlds much like that of the Lord of the Rings. So it’s not surprising that I used to love playing Dungeons and Dragons with some mates during Uni. I really enjoyed it but [...]
The Reassuring Sameness that is Starbucks & MacDonalds
Published by March 5th, 2007 in The Utterings Of The Holy Grape. 6 CommentsI understand Midnight hates Starbucks. I really do. I’ve seen him hate them. It’s not pretty but like a road accident, you can’t turn away and move on. And then the police arrive and the police report reads…. Hating Starbucks. Is it because of it’s ‘cookie cutter’ business approach? It’s street-wide world-wide coverage? Perhaps the [...]
The Marmalade Fusion is just TIP TOP
Published by March 4th, 2007 in The Utterings Of The Holy Grape. 1 CommentIt doesn’t really seem to matter if your talking about fashion or cuisine, music, film genre, or a particular styling approach to something – it’s all acceptable and valued as long as you add the magic word into the mix you’ll be just fine. That magic word is FUSION. Extending on that, you can also [...]
Dick Cheney is in Shangri-La
Published by February 25th, 2007 in The Utterings Of The Holy Grape. 0 CommentsIn Sydney on business a couple of days ago and a client of mine asked that I meet with him in the lobby of the Shangri-La. No problems. Well normally no problems other than the man behind the man in the form of Vice President of the United States of Whatever (kudos to Liam Lynch [...]
This post is part of a conversation The phrase that the Grape really hates at the moment is the American saying “Back in the day” ….what the hell are they talking about? What day? Man! This got me thinking about a phrase that I’ve come to hate: “I could care less”… I mean, what it [...]
This post is part of a conversation The Grape loves the sound of words that work the mouth and if spoken loudly enough, long enough, and with much gusto will draw quite a violent reaction from the poor unfortunate person sitting next to you. Best done in public spaces like a cafe or a bus [...]
Sound Of Voodoo