Occupied...

[Blooded]

Hello,

Come help me with the extra in-law-related housekeeping and I can spend a bit more time here.

I thought you had goat shaped self-moving vacumn cleaners.  ;D

[Korpen]

Hello,

Come help me with the extra in-law-related housekeeping and I can spend a bit more time here.

I thought you had goat shaped self-moving vacumn cleaners.  ;D

The problem with goat cleanser is were they dump the dust bag...

[The Rock Doctor]

The goats and sheep help with the lawnmowing, not the housekeeping. 

[Korpen]

The goats and sheep help with the lawnmowing, not the housekeeping. 

Seems like a very wise move.
I suspect that using goats would result in what we in Sweden call "en björntjänst" (lit: Bear favour), a well intended helping favour that have negative consequences, and that leaves the recipient worse of then he would be if the service had not been given.

[The Rock Doctor]

"...and there was much rejoicing."

[Korpen]

"...and there was much rejoicing."

Just to get a nasty thought away, is/was either of your inlaws Ministrels?

[The Rock Doctor]

Happily, no.

[Borys]

We have New Democrats, who're further left than the American version, methinks.

The inlaws are from Alberta, which is conservative/right-wing for the most part.  I've no real reason to think Borys will scare them away.

Hmm, we might discuss right-wing based ideas for World Improvement into the wee hours ....

"en björntjänst" (lit: Bear favour), a well intended helping favour that have negative consequences, and that leaves the recipient worse of then he would be if the service had not been given.

Interesting - identical idiom, with identical meaning, in Polish.

Borys

[Korpen]

"en björntjänst" (lit: Bear favour), a well intended helping favour that have negative consequences, and that leaves the recipient worse of then he would be if the service had not been given.

Interesting - identical idiom, with identical meaning, in Polish.

Borys

Not at all strange, as it if from a french fabel.
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext05/8ffab10h.htm#8X
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bärendienst

[The Rock Doctor]

Hmm, we might discuss right-wing based ideas for World Improvement into the wee hours ....

That discussion would probably begin with, "You need to sweep and mop the kitchen again."

[The Rock Doctor]

As a further heads-up - pulling a bit of overtime at work, and dealing with vehicle troubles and an ill spouse on the homefront, so not exactly finding copious amounts of time to do sim things.  I can check in and do moderatory things, but that's about it.

[Borys]

Ahoj!
Bring 'er food to bed. Wimmin likes that. And pass on to 'er "get well" wishes from me.
Borys

[The Rock Doctor]

I shall do that...