I thought that it'd be a horrible day today as I woke up to grey skies and drizzle but the sun is now out and it all looks good for Norther.
Norther lasts for four days beginning today - Maunder Thursday where Northlanders wander aimlessly and talk in a rambling manner - more than usual anyway. Good luck with trying to get a tradesman around for odd jobs on Maunder Thursday that's all I'm saying.
Tomorrow is OK Friday which to be honest is just like any other Friday up here where people are looking forward to a weekend of fishing, swimming, going for walks, surfing or gardening. A special greeting is used when meeting people who ask "How's it going"? The appropriate answer is "OK".
Saturday, Norther Saturday, is a biggie. Up north people on average are pretty sensible and don't waste time going to churches and talking to mythical beings.
On the local Neighbourly site where the Onerahi Community Church posted an Easter Greetings message it elicited these responses:
No, on Norther Saturday we'll be doing those other things I mentioned. Geoff and I will drive to Dargaville to go rail-carting. Should be fun.
Norther Sunday, like Norther Saturday won't be wasted on church going. Northerners will have a lie-in and maybe during the day watch old films on TV if the weather packs up which unbelievably does happen in the 'winterless north'. if there are no musicals, operas or Busby Berkely dance films on then maybe watching 'Oppenheimer' is on the cards. We might as well prepare ourselves for the doomsday apocalypse that a Trump presidency will bring the world. Robert and the Christians (a good name for a band) will be pleased and will say that they were proved right.
Norther Monday is always a bit of an anticlimax but a good chance for Northerners and visitors who might have over-indulged on Norther Sunday. A bit of rest and detox is usually on the cards and a chance to finish off all the Norther treats that weren't consumed.
Norther treats are:
- Warm and quite happy buns
- Carob or ethical chocolate nuts
- Welsh rarebits
- Lashings of Champagne and methode traditionelle wines
5 comments:
Well, our supermarkets are closed for two days because of some silly Christian beliefs. No probs if you stock up with a few extra Cleanskins. At least supermarket workers get a couple of days off.
Robert might have to go to church more often.
Hey, I just worked out that Norther name. Well done!
'Easter/ Souther'...I just got it too! Thanks RBB.
I was going to comment about something...Oh that's right 'Robert and the Christians', I like it.
That’s OK guys. We at The Curmudgeons Inc. accept the cognitive deficiencies of some readers and allow some time for awareness to set in. To this end we dumb down some of our posts to make it easier for them.
Keep up the reading practice.
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