Whimsical Wednesday # 254

Welcome back to Whimsical Wednesday!

 The day for your googled giggle that gets you over the hump that is Wednesday and sliding down into the weekend.

 (*~*)

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  1. SharonNovember 23, 2016 at 3:47 AM

    (*o*)

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    1. RiverNovember 23, 2016 at 6:26 AM

      S.J.Qualls; imagine the size of the desk drawers!

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  2. only slightly confusedNovember 23, 2016 at 3:58 AM

    and it's a dandy

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    1. RiverNovember 23, 2016 at 6:27 AM

      only slightly confused; let's hope it doesn't have splinters.

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  3. fishduckyNovember 23, 2016 at 5:31 AM

    :)!!

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  4. Plastic MancunianNovember 23, 2016 at 8:24 AM

    Hi River,

    That's the clean version, methinks!

    :o)

    Cheers

    PM

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  5. Plastic MancunianNovember 23, 2016 at 8:24 AM

    Hi River,

    That's the clean version, methinks!

    :o)

    Cheers

    PM

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    1. RiverNovember 23, 2016 at 4:29 PM

      Plasman; of course! No smut to be found on this here website. Not intentionally anyway.

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  6. joehNovember 23, 2016 at 10:23 AM

    Good one!

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  7. LeeNovember 23, 2016 at 1:11 PM

    I need something to make me smile! Around noon yesterday Energex while lopping back tree limbs on this laneway "thoughtfully" cut my phone line!!!! I'm dependent on landline for my phone...and of course, I lost my internet connection as well! Not happy, Jan!!

    The Telstra fellow (a very nice fellow) arrived around noon today, Wednesday and has now re-attached the line...fixing what Energex had done!

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    1. RiverNovember 23, 2016 at 4:31 PM

      Lee; "thoughtfully"? Hmmm.
      Glad you got it fixed speedily though. Those Energex chappies need a crash course in what a tree limb looks like.

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  8. peppylady (Dora)November 23, 2016 at 2:08 PM

    That is a log, and the Capt isn't breaking a sweat.
    Coffee is on

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  9. Barbara NeubeckNovember 23, 2016 at 9:14 PM

    .. I love this River..... one of my favourite jokes is about this group of people going to a Star Trek party and this fellow arrived dressed as a tree trunk... he was told he couldn't come in because he wasn't in a Star Trek costume... Yes I am he said... I'm the Captain's Log ... boom boom ...

    sorry... I couldn't resist...
    have a great day.... Barb xxxx

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  10. Jackie KNovember 24, 2016 at 12:07 AM

    Fantastic - that actually made me laugh!

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  11. Margaret DNovember 24, 2016 at 12:46 PM

    :)...lol

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