Spring is sprung, the grass is ris.
I wonders where the birdies is.
They say the bird is on the wing.
But that’s absurd?
I always thought the wing was on the bird.

Ah, that feels better!

I was drawn to this wonderful piece of doggerel because it is exactly the sort of humour that dear friend Richard and I have been silly with for 40 years.

The relevance of that is that Richard and his lovely lady Jules have arrived in North America and are coming to stay with us in Oregon for a few days, arriving Saturday. Naturally, we are scurrying around getting the house tidy!  So what with that and wanting to enjoy their company for the next week I shall be posting either light-hearted items or repostings from elsewhere.

Richard is no stranger to Learning from Dogs because like others who take pity on me publishing a daily post, he has sent me material for LfD.  For example, there was Understanding Europe last September, the Euro according to Blackadder and English, as she is spoken, both April this year.

Also last September, Richard sent me the following.  It was published last year but it deserves another airing!

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An elderly man is stopped by the police around 2 a.m. and is asked where he is going at this time of night.

He replies, “I’m on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects it has on the human body, as well as smoking and staying out late.”

The police officer asks, “Oh really! Who’s giving that lecture at this time of night?”

“My wife.”

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