"If It Was Raining Soup, I'd Be Holding A Fork..."
So, I go to examine my passport today and discover it's three months out-of-date... Since I'm flying in 11 days, I've now got to get an Express Issue Passport, which costs $125 and a small child... Plus, I'll have to get photographed, make a declaration to the Police, queue for about a fucking weekend... I LIKED my old passport. It had cool visas in it from exotic places. Now I'm going to look like some C**T who has never been in an airplane in his life... You know how much $125 is in LONDON MONEY? FOUR FUCKING DRINKS! So already, before I even get there, I'm 45 minutes drinking in debt.
It's going to look suspicious, isn't it? "Sir, your passport was issued only this week... Have you travelled to the UK before?" says Mr Special Branch as he pulls on a latex glove... Do you know, I've never let even a Girlfriend do that! My DOCTOR has never even done THAT! Customs Men and Special Branch Officers, on the other hand? I've had more COPS fingers up my Thwoop than a drunken nurse on New Year's Eve. (You can tell the Nice Cops... They blow on the finger to warm it first...) And they say STUPID THINGS to you to as they do it... To RELAX you... "You here for business or pleasure, Sir?" "Well, it was business but if you could wiggle that finger a bit, Detective Sergeant..." (Got 18 months for that one...) Also, don't do what I did and gasp and pant while whispering, "Gentler, Darling..."
WHO, these days, I ASK you, smuggles Class A drugs by shoving them up your arse? NOBODY DOES!!! (You put them in a tied-condom, swallow them and, when you are safely checked into your hotel, take a crap in the bath...) IT'S COMMON SENSE!!! (Here's a serious drug-smuggling tip, BTW... DON'T use condoms. Use those latex gloves! You get FIVE TIMES the packaging!!! Plus, you're using THEIR tools against them!!!)
xx SF
I think it's great they are allowing you to travel again, after the last time...
Steph, you are one funny guy. I was laughing my ass off but your story about the inspectors triggered a thought of what happened to me when I went to Italy on business. The day I was coming home there was a terrorist orange alert. I have knee and hip prosthetics so when I go through the body scan it is triggered. They usually just wand me but because of the orange alert they decided to search me. I went into a room with three inspectors. None of which spoke English. They motioned for me to remove my shoes shirt and trousers. I went a step further and dropped my boxers too. So I stood there with my dingle berry hanging out. They were all shaking their hands no. I guess they figured it wasn't a deadly weapon.
*NEWS UPDATE!!!*
"Tant-A-La-Bant-Bam-Bam-Bam-Bam-Dan-Dong!"
Everyone: "What the FUCK was that?"
Me: "It's supposed to be News Music..."
Everyone: "Oh..."
Me: "Can I continue?"
Everyone: "If you must."
Well, following the DEBACLE last year when I was almost fucking sent to GUANTANAMO for NOT REALLY attempting to smuggle a pretend gun onto a 'plane, THIS TIME, I'm flying Aer Lingus into Heathrow. It costs more money, but guess what? You don't need a passport to fly into the UK from EIRE if you fly Aer Lingus!!! It turns out, ANY government photo ID will do!!!
Everyone: "Are you going to you use your Registered Sex Offender's Card?"
Me: "That's not funny."
Everyone: "We thought is was hysterical."
Me: "Anyway, I'm not. I have loads of other Govt. issued photo ID, driver's licence, Govt. ID card, NUJ card... Ex-Serviceman's card... Any of these will apparently do!!! (I 'phoned up and asked...)"
Everyone: "So you don't have to use your Sex Offender's Card?"
Me: "I DON'T HAVE A FUCKING SEX OFFENDER'S CARD!"
Everyone: "When did you lose it?"
Me: "I FUCKING hate you people."
Everyone: "Seriously. When's the last time you had it?"
Me: "BASTARDS ALL OF YOU!"
xx SF
Actually, wanna know what REAL Irish news sounds like?
Everyone: "Not particularly."
Me: "Well, (to paraphrase RUN DMC...) It goes like this..."
"Teeddle-Dee-Di-Diddle-De-De-Deee-DEE!-Dee!- DEE DEE DE DEE!"
"Hello, be Jayzus! Here's the news! Now, grab a cup of tea or something stronger because the fucking Arabs are at it again! Later, we'll have Phelim Skellig-Shaughnessy reporting on Trump from Washington, DC.; Finnula O'Flanagan on the campaign trail with Hillary, she's lovely isn't she, Hillary, God bless her, looks great for her age, doesn't she? What was Yer Man thinking? WHAT WAS HE THINKING? But first, Tom O'Gorman with the Sheep Prices... Tom?"
(Like I NEED this... Jesus Christ...)
Good Grief.
xx SF
I think you need to realise, Steph, that those who give shit out have to be willing and ready to take a bit back occasionally.
It's called friendly banter -- if you can't take it, don't give it out.
Sooooo back on track here.
Steph did you manage to get your passport sorted?
I hear we have the pleasure of seeing you in London this month, giving one of your history lectures?