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W3WN
10-24-2013, 07:28 AM
So, I get an email from my brother yesterday.

This is almost earth-shattering news. I hardly EVER hear from my brother. Usually, we hear from my sister-in-law, but she's cut back on her email in favor of Face(Palm)Book, which I'm not on (though the boss is).

I knew that they were looking at moving out of their allegedly cramped apartment, somewhere in London. Obviously they've gotten something, because he sent along their new snail-mail address. With the cryptic note "How are you? The llamas arrive tomorrow"

So I asked. I figured this had to be slang for the movers, or something like that...

Nope. He tells me that they bought a farm. And they're going to be raising llamas.

Llamas?

Now, my brother has done many things in his life. Some of which we know about. He's worked as an assistant engineer on two tourist steam railroads, been to sea with cargo ships (and be shot at off of Africa), been a book dealer, an art dealer, his first wife was a bit of an avant-garde performance artist, art instructor at a University, internet radio DJ... not that I should talk, mind you, but it's been an interesting journey.

Llamas?

In England?

All righty then...
KG4CGC
10-24-2013, 09:03 AM
We had a llama farm down the road from us but they really didn't like the outcome of the 2012 elections so they closed up and moved the animals to Idaho.
Personally, I'm a Vicuna man.
NQ6U
10-24-2013, 09:54 AM
Personally, I'm a Vicuna man.

Alpacas, man, it's gotta be alpacas.
K7SGJ
10-24-2013, 10:04 AM
Our neighbors had a bunch (herd, group, skein, troupe) of Alpacas, but they started to die off for some reason. They sold what was left of them, and got mules instead.

Ya know, I'll bet it's hard as hell to knit a mulehair sweater.
KG4CGC
10-24-2013, 10:05 AM
Ah, they should of got moles.
W3WN
10-24-2013, 10:08 AM
What the blazes can you do with a llama in England anyway? Eat it? Sheer it for wool?

I just don't get it.
K7SGJ
10-24-2013, 10:11 AM
What the blazes can you do with a llama in England anyway? Eat it? Sheer it for wool?

I just don't get it.

Did the llama sale include hip boots, per chance?
KG4CGC
10-24-2013, 10:18 AM
What the blazes can you do with a llama in England anyway? Eat it? Sheer it for wool?

I just don't get it.

There is a society just for llamas and the lovers of llamas in England.
http://britishllamasociety.org/news/news.php
WX7P
10-24-2013, 10:57 AM
Nope. He tells me that they bought a farm. And they're going to be raising llamas.



At least he didn't buy the ​farm...
n2ize
10-24-2013, 11:13 AM
I'll stick to raising rats and cockroaches. :-D
n2ize
10-24-2013, 11:18 AM
What the blazes can you do with a llama in England anyway? Eat it? Sheer it for wool?

I just don't get it.

Yep You got it. Llamas are prized for their wool. They produce a soft , fine wool that is considered by many to be far superior to sheeps wool.
WØTKX
10-24-2013, 12:53 PM
Llamas have excellent wool, better than sheep... and they are good pack animals. Fairly popular here in Colorado... I've gone hiking with other folks and llamas. They are interesting critters, and make decent pets. They'll spit on ya if they don't like you, or what you're doing. :lol:

http://rmla.com/

http://helen-olsson.dreamhosters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/llama_website-1024x685.jpg
KG4CGC
10-24-2013, 02:39 PM
They'll spit on ya if they don't like you, or what you're doing. :lol:

Teabaggers.
W7XF
10-25-2013, 01:22 AM
he raising drama llamas?
W3WN
10-25-2013, 07:09 AM
he raising drama llamas?Could be
NQ6U
10-25-2013, 09:40 AM
he raising drama llamas?

Or, perhaps, Fernando Llamas?

http://www.nndb.com/people/366/000109039/fernando-lamas-4-sized.jpg
W3WN
10-25-2013, 10:28 AM
Or, perhaps, Fernando Llamas?

http://www.nndb.com/people/366/000109039/fernando-lamas-4-sized.jpgYou know, now that I see that picture & compare it to the one up in Post 12, his face DOES resemble a llama... hmmmm...
K7SGJ
10-25-2013, 01:35 PM
Or, perhaps, Fernando Llamas?

http://www.nndb.com/people/366/000109039/fernando-lamas-4-sized.jpg


Does he spit on you, too?
NA4BH
10-25-2013, 01:46 PM
Does he spit on you, too?

No but you can knit a sweater with the hair on his back.
K7SGJ
10-25-2013, 01:53 PM
No but you can knit a sweater with the hair on his back.

I'll take your word for it as I've never been intimate with him.
KG4NEL
10-25-2013, 02:13 PM
Neighbor of mine has alpacas. They make some of the most hideous noises when frightened...
KG4NEL
10-25-2013, 02:14 PM
Brings back memories of...

10882
KG4CGC
10-26-2013, 07:26 AM
Brings back memories of...

10882

Haa Ha Ha! That brings back some OLD memories. Words like BAUD.
KG4NEL
10-26-2013, 07:59 AM
Then AOL bought them...bastards...
KG4CGC
10-26-2013, 08:14 AM
Then AOL bought them...bastards...

And thus, Winamp has gone the way of the Dodo.
W3WN
11-01-2013, 01:15 PM
The boss finally got back into her Facebook account today... which is a 'whole 'nother story... sure enough, here they are...
1090610907
NM5TF
11-02-2013, 08:40 AM
And thus, Winamp has gone the way of the Dodo.

not if you use Linux's Audacious music player.....based on WinAmp, even has the
classic WinAmp look...screenshot attached
KG4NEL
11-02-2013, 04:06 PM
And thus, Winamp has gone the way of the Dodo.

I found Foobar and found enlightenment.
KG4NEL
11-02-2013, 04:07 PM
The boss finally got back into her Facebook account today... which is a 'whole 'nother story... sure enough, here they are...
10907

Charge of the Light Brigade?

Half a league, half a league, half a league onward...
kb2vxa
11-02-2013, 06:25 PM
Looks like today's population demographic in jolly olde England, one White, one Black, three Browns and one that can't make up its mind. (;->) Who WAS that masked llama? He's the Lone LLama! (Cue the William Tell Overture.)
KG4CGC
11-02-2013, 09:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbwkkXGmFrI