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Yes, I was only joking, but being Friday, actually Saturday now, and having to do some work too, I thought it funny.
Hi Barneys, and Hi Lil, how are you both?

Excellent - it being Friday (or Saturday) and all. I had a pleasant evening IRL. An artist - friend has a show at our local art centre, and I was invited to the reception. She does wonderful landscapes. I spent the evening chatting with her and a mutual friend, neither of whom I've seen for quite awhile.

Tired verging on insomniacal. It's been a fraught week and I have been gradually building up a sleep debt. I hope to lie in a bit tomorrow, but I couldn't resist checking out old haunts before I put all the machines to bed and turn in.

IIEM, anti-coffee please.

Glad you had a nice evening Barneys. I wouldn't mind one soon
Unfortunately, I know about sleep debt all to well, as a shift worker, and being nightshift, and doing an extra night this week hasn't helped me one bit! All on my lonesome too
Still, might catch up a bit next week. We shall see.

*suddenly remembers something, grabs her book and leaves*

Bye everyone - see you later!

*drops in from back door*
Hello -- oh, nobody here.
Ook: Ook!

Ah, good day Ook, didn't see you up in the rafters. IIEM, an Ook Special and an A L Special please.

*as Ook picks up melons and three-legs it out to the porch, Lil wanders over to the front window to look out at the rather thin crowd out on the boardwalk*
*goes back to counter, picks up her coffee and donut and goes to her favourite table with the latest Guardian*

*Ludo game, out of 4 pawns each:
Titania has 3 home, 1 to go
Kristina has 3 home, 1 waiting for 3 to be thrown
Tashalls has 3 home, 1 to go
Ook has 3 home, 1 waiting for 2 to be thrown*

IIEM, café mélange, please!

*noticing Ook is having a melon-break, decides to take a break herself*

*hurtles in for a quick coffee, before having to sit at the end of the phone on call all night*

Hi there IIEM, hall caff decaff and I'll think about the laff !

*Notices Ludo game*

Hmmm, is Ook as good at this as he is at Scrabble I wonder?
Go for it Titania

Go Elven Queen!
(Sorry Ook, but she's prettier and a better conversationalist - no offence )

The man on the red-velvet couch applauds Ook's excellent melon-throwing arm. Well thrown that orangatung.

Wowbagger the melon stain on the back of your shirt should come out, eventually, in the wash.

IIEm, green tea please.

eatsmice, do you listen to Car Talk by any chance.

Evenin Looney, Wowbagger. I wondered, after reading the Post this week, whether you had attended the Matt Groenig School of Cartooning during your sabbatical...

IIEM, give me anticoffee please.

*pops in for a mid-nightshift coffee*
Hello all

Babel - exciting news. Tomorrow will be a nice fine day. Well, it's sunny in Kiwiland....

Reads the article Australia - An Olympian View http://www.h2g2.com/A433243 on his laptop while sitting on the red-velvet couch sipping green tea.

Unfortunately for me, I won't know, as I will be asleep.
However, I am sure that my father will be happy to know it is spring again and fine weather is heading his way to Oz, thus allowing his vines to get a good headstart this year. He lost about 500 Viognier vines Still, it's a good learning curve for him.

A lot of the big Auusie wine companies are buying up the smaller Kiwi ones. I hope the suits leave the winemakers alone so they can do what they do best - make excellent wine.

I agree completely, Loony, otherwise I won't have a legacy to inherit

Babel we had better continue this conversation over at Lils. Irv may accuse us of sneaking a flask of wine into his cafe otherwise.

But Irv said further up this thread, that what could he do if somebody sneaked a flask of alcohol in and added it to their coffee?
Naturally neither you nor I drink alcohol within this fine establishment, so we should be fine, and what is a bit of harmless chat with regards to vineyards, between two appreciative people?
I am sure Irv. would not mind us chatting about it , just so long as we do not partake on the premises .
I shall be departing the cafe soon anyway, (not for good, sorry, but for my bed) but am always happy to chat about wine at Lil's.

Thank you for your support, eatsmice, Wowbagger!

Ook's opponents have joined efforts and we're concentrating on knocking his pawns back to start as soon as we see the opportunity. His ability to keep up with us shows how good he is...

*Ook nods sagely at this*

IIEM, one café mélange, one black coffee, one milkshake and - what are you having, Ook?

Ook: -! *having stuffed himself with melons, won't have anything more for a while*

*sips his Seawater, looking over at the sudden change of people in the place...*

Hmmm...
Hello Barneys...
You wouldn't happen to know Half-Life would you?