Wednesday, 14 January 2009

Lord Noel On Gay German Penguins

Whatto! Homosexuals..............
I read that "Gay rights protesters in Germany are up in arms because the Bremerhaven's Zoo plans to test the sexual orientation of six male Humboldt penguins which have displayed homosexual traits"................
But zoo director Heike Kueck apparently said "gay groups worldwide have been cursing us since that announcement!"...............
The zoo says it just wants to encourage the rare Humboldt penguins to breed.........
The males have been observed trying to mate with each other and trying to hatch offspring out of stones...............
Neither of which will add to their numbers..............
"We don't know whether the three male pairs are really homosexual or whether they have just bonded because of a shortage of females" said Mrs Kueck, quoted by Germany's Der Spiegel news magazine "Nobody here wants to forcibly separate homosexual couples," she added.
Gay groups insist that penguins have a right to form couples without any human interference.......

Tallyho!

Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Lord Noel On Swiss Timing

Whatto! Europeans............
I was in town the other day when I noticed a Swiss gentleman stopping two passing local lads to ask them directions.......................
He starts off with "Entschuldigung, koennen Sie Deutsch sprechen?"
The two local lads look at each other blankly and stare back at him..............
The Swiss Gent then tries something else "Excusez-moi, parlez vous Français ?"
The two continue to stare.................
"Parlare Italiano?" he ventures...............
Still absolutely no response from the two local lads................
Finally he uses "Hablan ustedes Espanol?"
But the local lads remain in a baffled silence..................
The Swiss chap then walks off............... obviously extremely disappointed that he had not been understood.......................
One of the two local lads then turns to the second and says, "Y'know, maybe we should learn a foreign language!?"
"Why?" says the second youth................. "That guy knew FOUR languages, and it didn't do HIM any good!"

Tallyho!
Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Monday, 12 January 2009

Lord Noel Live!......On AIR!

Whatto! Listeners................
I was recently invited to appear on Local Radio...............


They said they wanted a local 'Character' ............
....someone with "flair, creativity and class"..............
....... to take part in a Live "Question & Answer" session with Local People................
I must say that the Staff there treated me very hospitably................. I was even given Champagne in the 'Hospitality Lounge'............... "Cheers!" Har Har!
Yes...... all in all I thought the whole day went extremely well!....................
I was surprised by the range of questions that I was asked..............
Here are some of the more memorable ones:

DJ: Caller on Line 1..... You're through to Lord Noel....... go ahead!
Q: I've met a wonderful woman ....but she's living rough. I just wondered if you knew - What is the best thing about dating a homeless woman?Lord Noel: Well afterwards you can drop her off anywhere!
DJ: Thank you caller...... now to a female caller on line 2..... what's your question?
Q. Do you know - what should a woman say to a man she has just had sex with?Lord Noel: Yes my Dear I do! .......She can say whatever she likes............. He's sleeping!
DJ: Now on to line 3...........What would you like to ask Lord Noel?
Q. I wondered if you could tell me the difference between in-laws and outlaws?Lord Noel: Certainly!............Outlaws are wanted!
DJ: Thanks for you question.... I hope that helped............. Line 4 now...... ask your question please!
Q. Can you tell me - Where does 'virgin wool' come from?Lord Noel: I'm glad you asked me that....... Yes I certainly can...... Virgin wool comes from Ugly sheep!
DJ: Excellent.........I think that's sorted that one out..............next........Line 5!
Q. How can I spot a blind man at my local nudist colony?Lord Noel: Well........... It isn't hard!


Tallyho!

Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Sunday, 11 January 2009

Lord Noel Explains The Numbers Game

Whatto! Mathematicians.............
When I was in The Foreign Office I was asked if I would help out in interviewing people for the position of Accountant within the Department..............

Unfortunately we were desperate enough to have anyone!........and because of the terrible Salary on offer the standard of Candidate was extremely poor.............
..........so it was really a question of having to make the best of a bad job!
Personally I've always believed there are really only three kinds of people in the world: those who can count, and those who can't!
Anyway............as this was a Government Department we were given 'set' questions to ask each Candidate.............. to ensure fairness................
We asked the First Candidate who wanted to be an accountant one of the set questions...... "If we give you two rabbits...............



.........and then we give you another two rabbits........... how many rabbits do you have?"

He immediately answered: "Five!"
As he was from Cambridge we decided to give him another chance.................
We said "No, listen carefully again............... If we give you two rabbits.............


.........and then we give you another two rabbits..................


.................how many rabbits have you got?"
Without any hesitation he replied: "Five!"
I intervened at this point.......... and said "Alright......Let's try this another way.............. If I give you two bottles of Champagne..............

.........and then I give you another two bottles of Champagne........

..... how many bottles of Champagne have you got?"
The Candidate smiled broadly and replied: "Four!"
Lord Noel: "Excellent!"
I was so pleased we seemed to be making some progress at last!....................
So I returned to the set question.......... "Now, if we give you two rabbits.................
.............and then we give you another two rabbits........

.................how many rabbits have you got?"
Candidate: "Five!"
I was totally bewildered by his response and asked him "How on earth do you work out that two lots of two rabbits is five?"
Candidate: "Well..........I've already got one rabbit at home!"


Now here's something you can try at home:

Multiply (13837) x (Your Age) x (73)
= ???????? .....WoW!


Tallyho!
Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Saturday, 10 January 2009

Lord Noel's Diary Of A Hostage

What ho! Pepys.....

I recently cam across this Blog entry which I thought might be of interest....

Day 84 of my captivity:

My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects..........

They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal...............

The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from clawing at the furniture............

I also make a point of regularly urinating in the corner of the room because I know how much this upsets them..............

......and tomorrow I may eat another house plant!



Today I almost succeeded in killing my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking................

I will definately be trying this again.............. next time at the top of the stairs!

In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again forced myself to vomit onto their 'favourite' chair!

I must try this on their bed!

I also decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body to srike fear into their hearts and make them aware of exactly what I am capable of!

But all they did was "coo" at me and condescend about "what a good little kitty cat" I was! ............The Patronising Swines!

This is not working according to plan!

Tonight there was some sort of gathering of accomplices.

I was placed in solitary confinement throughout the event.

However, I could still hear the noise and smell the food.............

More important, I overheard that my confinement was due to my powers of inducing something called "allergies"..............

I must learn more about this and how to use it to my advantage!

I am convinced the other captives here are 'flunkies' and maybe 'snitches'.

'Rocky' is routinely released and seems more than happy to return!


He is obviously a half-wit!

'Reggie', on the other hand, has got to be an informant...........



He speaks with them regularly............... and I am certain he reports my every move!

Due to his current placement inside a metal room, his safety is assured.

But I'll wait................ It's only a matter of time!





Tallyho!

Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Friday, 9 January 2009

Lord Noel's Jury Service

Whatto! Law abiders...............
Some time ago I was lucky enough to be asked to attend Crown Court to carry out my Duty in Jury Service .............

It was a facinating murder case and there was strong evidence indicating guilt but unusually there was no sign of a corpse.............
In the defence's closing statement the Barrister resorted to a trick................
He said "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I have a surprise for you all," and he looked at his watch................
"Within one minute, the person presumed dead in this case will walk into this courtroom!"............ He looked toward the courtroom door................
We jurors, somewhat stunned, all looked on eagerly.............
A minute passed..............
Nothing happened..........
Finally the Barrister said, "Actually, Ladies & Gentlemen I made up the previous statement. But you all looked on with anticipation. I therefore, put it to you that you have a reasonable doubt in this case as to whether anyone was killed!.............. and I insist that you return a verdict of not guilty!"
The jury, who were clearly confused by this stunt, retired to deliberate...............
A few minutes later we returned and pronounced our verdict of..........
.... GULTY!


"But how?" inquired the Barrister. "You must have had some doubt; I saw all of you stare at the door."
"Yes, you're right..........we did look" I replied.......
................but your client didn't!"

Tallyho!
Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Thursday, 8 January 2009

Lord Noel Asks Jamaica Crash?

Whatto! Motorists..............

The Authorities in Jamaica had become increasingly concerned about the rising number of vehicle collisions which were occuring on their beautiful Island...............

After checking to make sure that the street lighting was effective and spending some time enforcing speed restrictions the figures still seemed to be high!..............

And the majority of drivers affected seem to be males in their mid 20's................

Police were tasked to operate cameras inside specially converted covert vehicles and monitor driver behaviour in an effort to get to the bottom of the problem..............

The resulting images suddenly made sense of their predicament!...............




Tallyho!

Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Wednesday, 7 January 2009

Lord Noel Enjoys The Darwin Awards

Whatto! Living people...............
You may have heard of the "Darwin Awards"...................
It's a website where spectacularly stupid Deaths are recorded.............
The awards for 2008 are out now!........ and include..............


The man who goes hunting in the woods with his dog who finds a bone. For some reason the man wants the dog to put the bone down so he tries to hit the dog with the butt of his shotgun. The shotgun then fires, killing the man but leaving the dog to enjoy the bone in peace.



And a female Biology teacher who is driving home with a selection of chemicals from completed experiments inside her car. The smell from the chemicals becomes so overpowering that she decides to stop and dispose of them by pouring them into a nearby sewer. The chemicals then combine together in the sewer to become a noxious and inflammable mixture which suddenly explodes, causing the drain cover to fly off and decapitate her.

And the tree-cutter who believes he will save time by placing his tree shredder directly underneath his ladder so he can throw the branches in as he cuts them off! Needless to say when he later fell from the same ladder - the shredder was waiting for him.


Or there's the man who decides to cut down steel cable from a disused elevator shaft to sell for scrap. So he cuts through the cable but forgets to stand away from the path of the falling counterweight, which plummets down and crushes him to death.

And there's three soldiers who decide to cut down a tree to pull it away from a nearby house. So they tie ropes from the tree to each of their wrists apparently forgetting that the tree weighs several tons! Thus when the tree falls the men are flung into the air ....... and tree fellers are killed.


Or what about the two farmers who thought it would be funny to swap to the opposite side of the road, a warning sign for an approaching trench? Haha! They then drive into town, get drunk, and on their return forget about their prank and drive into the trench themselves.



Or there's the man who's driving his Porsche when he comes to a queue for some traffic lights. And just before the lights..........is a railway crossing. He doesn't let the queue go forward far enough before he drives onto the railway line where his car becomes stuck. Realising he is now in grave danger he jumps from the car and starts to run - towards the oncoming train! This attempt to save his car was needless to say, unsuccessful. And so were attempts to revive him.



And there's the Priest who attempts to set the world record for clustered balloon flight by strapping himself to a column of helium-filled balloons. The winds then change and he is blown out to sea. When he calls for help he finds out that he doesn't know how to use his GPS unit to direct rescuers to his position and he is now lost over the ocean. Some time later balloon debris was found with his body.


And a snowmobile driver who attempts to chase a rabbit to run it over. (Already I don't like him!) The rabbit dives into a hole in the side of the road and the snowmobile driver follows and smashes into the side of the road - then the snowmobile explodes on impact!............ Whats up Doc?


See more at: http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/


Tallyho!

Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Tuesday, 6 January 2009

Lord Noel On Working It Out With A Pencil

Whatto! Art lovers.............

Sometimes images come along that are just too good to miss...............






















The artist is Jennifer Maestre. http://www.jennifermaestre.com/pencil_show.html
Tallyho!
Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Monday, 5 January 2009

Lord Noel Knows It's All A Matter of Taste

Whatto! Students..............
As an Honorary Doctorate of Cambridge University..........
I like to visit from time to time to catch up with the staff there and also meet up with some of the future leaders of Business and Politics...............
There are so many beautiful buildings to see there...........

But occasionally I like to 'sit in' on one of the lectures being given by one of the professors too......
Professor Stephen Hawkins the British Cosmologist, in particular, is facinating to listen to.......
But I decided to sit in on a Biology lecture.............
.............where the Professor was discussing the high glucose levels to be found in semen..............
A Student raised her hand and asked, "If I understand you correctly Professor, you're saying there is as much glucose in semen as in sugar?"..............
The Professor responded immediately "That is correct!" going on to add statistical information to his explanation....................
Raising her hand again, the girl asked, "Then why doesn't it taste sweet?"
There a very brief stunned silence, then the whole class burst out laughing................
The poor girl's face turned bright red, as she realized exactly what she had inadvertently said (or rather implied)......................
I watched as she picked up her books without a word and was about to walk out of class..............
............When the Professor - totally straight-faced - replied.........
......."It doesn't taste sweet because the taste buds for sweetness are on the tip your tongue and not the back of your throat"


Tallyho!
Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Sunday, 4 January 2009

Lord Noel On Special Agent Selection

Whatto! everyone................
During my time at the UK's Governments Foreign Office..............

................I was often allowed automatic 'Top Level' clearance whilst visiting other Countries............
I remember my time in America with particular fondness.............
I was priviliged enough to be present whilst selection procedures were undertaken at the CIA for agents...............
On the day of my arrival the 'Selectors' told me they had already completed all the background checks, interviews, and testing and they were down to three finalists..................
...........Two men and a woman.
I was facinated to see how their processes differed from our own!
For the final test, the 'Selectors' took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a handgun.............
They yelled at him "Candidate! We MUST know that you will follow ALL instructions!................ no matter what the circumstances.............Is that understood?"
"YES SIR!" came the barked reply...............
They continued..........."Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in a chair................ YOU MUST Kill Her!!!"
The man immediately said "You can't be serious. I could never shoot my wife!"
The Selector just smiled and took the hand gun from him saying "Then Candidate, you're not the right man for this job!"
The Candidate was led away.............that was the end of the procedure for him................
The second man was then given the same instructions................
He actually took the gun and went into the room...............
All was quiet for about five minutes..............
........and I listened intently for sounds of activity...........
Then the man came out with tears in his eyes!
He blurted out "I'm Sorry, I tried, but I just can't kill my wife!"
The Selector again said, "Then you don't have what it takes Candidate!............... Take your wife and go home!"
........they were led away............
and I was beginning to wonder whether ANYONE would pass such a severe test!?...........
Finally, it was the woman's turn.............

She was given the same instructions to kill her husband...................
Grimly, she took the gun and went into the room................
I then heard several loud shots, one after another!...............
Then screaming!..........then a terrible crashing and banging on the walls!...........
After what seemed like several minutes, all was quiet..............
The door opened slowly and there stood the woman!.............
She wiped the sweat from her brow, and said, "This gun is loaded with blanks................
.............so I had to beat him to death with the chair!"

Have you ever had to beat a close relative to death with a household implement?

Tallyho!
Best Wishes - Lord Noel & Lady Jacqueline
Dress With Finesse

Saturday, 3 January 2009

Lord Noel on The Office Party

Whatto! Office Partygoers...............


I was sitting in a local bar late last night when a well dressed but fairly inebriated couple poured in.......

I could overhear the conversation they were having..............

about an Christmas party they'd just attended..............

from what I gathered he was called John and she was called Louise................

The conversation went like this..............
John: "Louise, tell me what went on tonight. Was I as bad as I think?"

Louise: "Oh, Even worse - you made a complete ass of yourself! You succeeded in antagonizing the entire board of directors, and insulted the Chairman of the company..... to his face."

John: "He's an idiot! ........... I wouldn't Pi55 on him if he was on fire!"

Louise: "well.........You did!..............and he immediately fired you!"

John: "Oh shit! Did I?............Oh my God!"


Louise: "Oh Yes...............you most certainly did!" She orders him a large glass of lemonade which he cradles in his hand for a few moments........... then the conversation begins again............

John: "Well Louise..............you know what?.........Screw him!............ Screw him and his whole board of directors!"

Louise: "Well John, I'm certainly glad you feel that way................ because I did!"

John: "Huh?"

Louise: "You're back to work on Monday!"



Tallyho!

Best wishes - Lord Noel

Friday, 2 January 2009

Lord Noel's Canadian New Years Eve

Whatto! Revellers..............

The following incident reportedly took place on New Years Eve in Burlington, Ontario.......

Mister Guillaume Mercier drove his Mazda pickup truck into at least five parked vehicles..............

Apparently, that was not enough for Mercier!

He then drove through the front doors of a Volkwagen dealership, where his vehicle became stuck!

Mercier then ran around the dealership parking lot................

.............urinating on vehicles!

....but Mercier was still not finished...............

He ran back to his stuck truck where Police say "He reached inside and pulled out a bottle of Champagne and a glass, climbed up onto the roof of his truck...............

...........then dropped his pants and mooned at Police Officers!"

At this point, Mercier poured himself a glass of champagne and sipped it until he emptied it!

Police are currently baffled as to why Mercier did this...............

The police said the glass of champagne he drank at the end of his shenanigans was the only booze he'd had that night.............

..........and Sergeant Carr said, "There was certainly not a mental health issue with him."

Damage at the dealership was estimated at about $15,000. Police charged Mercier, 38, with mischief over $5,000 and committing an indecent act.

He was released and is schedule to appear in court next month.


Tallyho!


Best Wishes - Lord Noel

Thursday, 1 January 2009

Lord Noel Wishes You A Happy New Year!

What ho! 2009!...............


And as the slaughterman of time disembowls the pig of 2008.........

we look forward to the future...............

............and being yet another year older!

Here are some of the telltale signs of 'Aging' that begin to manifest themselves in their subtle and varied ways....................


1. You find that you like to leave concerts before the encore to "beat the rush".


2. You are the proud owner of a lawnmower.


3. You stop dreaming of becoming famous and start dreaming of having a child who might instead.


4. Before throwing the local paper away, you look through the property section.


5. All of a sudden, people are not 46, but "only" 46!


6. Before going out anywhere, you find yourself asking "What's the parking like?".


7. Rather than throw away an old pair of trainers, you keep them because "They'll be handy for walking the dog".


8. Instead of laughing at the 'Innovations' catalogue that falls out of the newspaper, you suddenly see the benefits of a 'plastic winter cover' and an 'electronic mole repellent'.


9. You find that everything you want to buy costs between £200 and £500.


10. You no longer get funny looks when you buy a Disney video or a Wallace and Gromit bubble bath....the sales assistant assumes they are for your child.


11. All Pop music suddenly sounds a bit 'crap'.


12. You opt for Pizza Express because "Pizza Hut don't have any pictures on the menus and anyway, they do a really nice bottle of red wine".


13. You become powerless to resist the lure of self-assembly furniture.


14. You find that you always have enough milk in.


15. To compensate for the fact that you have little desire to go clubbing, you instead frequent really loud 'tapas' restaurants and franchise pubs with 'wacky' names in the mistaken belief that you have not turned into your parents.


16. While flicking through the TV channels, you happen upon C4's Time team with Tony Robinson........and get drawn in!


17. The benefits of pension schemes suddenly become very clear.


18. You drive to B&Q specifically to pick up a colour chart.


19. You wish you had a shed..........and then you have a shed!


20. You actually find yourself saying things like "They don't make them like that anymore" and "I remember when there were only 3 TV channels" and "Of course, in my day"


21. Radio 2 start to play more songs that you know than Radio 1 - and "They have some really interesting guests on, you know".


22. Instead of tutting at old people who take ages to get off the bus, you tut at school children whose diction is poor.


23. When sitting outside a pub you become envious of their hanging baskets.


24. You come face to face with your own mortality for the first time,and the indestructibility of the twenties gives way to a realisation that you are but passing through this life and if you don't settle down soon and have kids you'll have no-one to look after you when you're old and frail and incontinent and you can't go on p1ssing your life up against a wall forever and think of how many brain cells you're destroying every time a cheeky one turns into ten!..... and look at that, a full set of stainless steel saucepans for £99, they cost as much as £35 each if you buy them separately, and you get a milk pan thrown in!................



Time to put last year behind you


Tallyho!

Best wishes - Lord Noel