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Too Wet Too Woo. Page 3 The Editor

Letters to the Editor. Page 4 Today is November rd Video Corner. 3 and we send Page 4 birthday greetings

Ocay Property. north to our Page 4 Viking friend

Ocay Villas. Lennart from Page 4 Sweden. As you

Our Road Trip to . read this he is no October was significant for some Page 5-10 doubt in his absolutely fabulous weather with warm Hilary‟s Ramblings. Valkyrien Halls Page 11-12 temperatures and picture-blue skies, with drinking with his the odd Thunderstorm and torrential rain Agiotfest links. friends and Celtic Page 12 thrown in, should we get too complacent. slaves. We wish you from Corfu all the very The dry stream-bed at Brook Meadow in the Agiotfest 15 best on your 60th Lennart. Page 13 valley became fairly full in a day. On the th The 100+Club. 24 we experienced one wintry day, after Page 13 October-what a month! It simply raced which normal service was resumed. by with barely a blink. Agiotfest Sponsors. Page 14

Nick the Clock‟s World. Page 15

Aunty Lula‟s Love-Bites. Page 16

Corfu Weather Statistics. Page 16

The World of Simon. Page 17

Poppu Appeal. Page 18 It was a season for visitors and guests and meetings with friends. On a rainy day at the Meat It started for ED. with a trip to the Page 19 „Moon Juice‟ factory in Ano Korakiana we Doctor for an M.O.T. [see picture]. had a splendid lunch with Simon, Lin and

their family. Things went pear-shape steadily from there, I am pleased to report.

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NOVEMBER 2014 SINCE AUGUST 2007 PAGE 2 Village and Island News at least the consolation of from Costas. Somebody, dressed as Continued from page 1 introducing the Editor to afternoon a monk, accused me here of not tea at Ermones beach. This was wearing Fancy dress. But I was The Knight family visited and followed the same evening by a slap- wearing a tie; fancy enough I their plane was struck by lightning, up pie at Zorbas in Kontokali and a thought. they were diverted to Athens. They pit-stop en route home at the recovered and managed to get their recently opened Nonna‟s taverna by tans in-plus a few Corfu Beers- the narrow little bridge leading out before heading home again. of the village toward Temploni, where Maria served up some unknown brew in tall glasses. My liver was floating by now.

Ron and Lesley were finally off after their several-weeks holiday.

A moment of respite and During this Bacchanalian period personal joy was to see my eldest further splendid interludes were son on TV in the Corfu Super Cup spent with these friends at the Final- sort of equivalent to Spider Bar and Nurnberg Taverna. Walter was here to enjoy his Combination League in England. newly finished patio overlooking They won on penalties, the match the A.I. valley, bathed in sun. was screened on Corfu TV live and Start TV.

And as the month was closing there came a return to the regular winter past-time of dog walking in the valley. The pack of three-Andy, Mandy and Bono -is now complemented with Foxy, staying Just when it looked- toward the on holiday with us while owners end of the month-as if things were Danielle and Waldo are off on slowing down- along came an 11th theirs. The Corfu Festival was on at birthday celebration at the British Arillas and we went up and stayed Corner Shop, with a late-night eat Many Octobers here have been a over with friends at Kostas‟ at Nikos grill room in Vrioni. peaceful and serene interlude Apartments. A great time was had Martin from Agios joined us there. between the heat of summer and and more Corfu Beer. the quiet beauty of winter. This one Pat and Gina arrived in the was more like an electric shock, but Willage, work a-brewing on their none the less enjoyable for all that. Lydia‟s apartments. R.I.P. Chris and Les came also, their final visit before moving here It is with sadness we report the passing permanently here next year. of Jim Skinner, in the early hours of 29th October, following a long fight Paul and Micky were over to Two nights later was Halloween with cancer. Jim was well-known-especially in the extract the Grovey-Mobile and at Sally‟s. Ipsos, where the place was south of Corfu, and had been a attend to the Great Fence War wall to wall rocking with another staunch supporter of Agiotfest in 2013. Trial; it never happened again, and great show from 3 and the Cuckoo, He will be missed. is now set for April 2015. Paul had with a quite stupendous drum solo

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Too Wet Too Woo?

By came and I saw its white silhouette in English : Barn Owl, Screech Alekos Damaskinos disappearing in the darkness! Owl, Hissing Owl, White breasted Owl, Monkey faced Owl, Stone Here are my findings after a WHY IS THIS BIRD Owl, White Owl, Silver Owl, research concerning this particular ASSOCIATED WITH DEATH? Demon Owl, Ghost Owl, Death bird on the island of Corfu. Owl, Night Owl, Church Owl and A while ago various members In former times there were no a few more…! were concerned and wanted to public lights or any electricity at In conclusion I would like to know about the “eerie” sound of a most villages so the nights were say that after my extensive research : bird at night which brought death totally dark. “DON‟T BE AFRAID IF YOU in the village or at a particular If some person was very seriously HEAR IT”- Nothing is going to house. ill in their “death-bed” or indeed happen to you, your family or to I thought I would solve the dead, the relatives and sometimes any member of your village! problem mathematically but close neighbours stayed up all night I know it can be very disturbing unfortunately this was not the case! with the person concerned with to hear it but it is because in the The problem is an anthropological/ ALL available lights ON! These back of your mind you have the social one however though, I have were usually paraffin/oil and gas “picture”…of death! learnt many facts and I would like lights. If all else fails, please try this! to share them with our readers. These lights of course attracted https://www.youtube.com/watch? I interviewed villagers generally owls and other birds who thought v=qZLBsu0sOpo&feature=youtu.be of advanced age at their homes in that they would find some rats or the villages/hamlets of Corfu. mice in the vicinity of the house. Vitalades, Dragotina, It is for this reason that these Chlomotiana, Braganiotika, beautiful “owls” were considered Strongili, Episkopiana, Psara, the “birds of death”. Stavros, Ag. Deka, Kastelani, We the humans are to blame

Ag.Theodori, Kinopiastes, and must NOT associate these birds Sally's Bar Ipsos Corfu Kalafationes, Varipatades, Ag. with bad omens because of Prokopios, , Ag. Markos, superstitions! LEARN TO SPEAK GREEK Porta, Mengoulas, , This “owl” has a very WITH ALEKO !! Arkadades, Avliotes, Kavalouri, strange and eerie “screech” , Strinilas, , Petalia. especially during the mating season Greek lessons begin I chose these because most of (it‟s trying to attract a partner!) and tomorrow, Tuesday 4th them are still sufficiently removed if you hear the sound of their young November,and every Tuesday, from tourist and industrial (I have)….it will certainly chill your 11am at SALLY'S in IPSOS. inducements. blood! The bird is MOST definitely Sometimes it will “hiss” like a For more information contact “Tyto alba” which in Greek has the snake and other times it will make a Aleko Damaskinos on f o l l o w i n g n a m e s : “snoring sound”. facebook, or just turn up at «Ανθρωποπούλι» (Human-face I have written “owl” in inverted Sally's. bird), «Χαροπούλι» (Bird of commas because strictly speaking it death), «Κλαψοπούλι» (Weeping is NOT an owl! It belongs to bird), «Νεκροπούλι» (Bird of the another related family, the family of dead), Στριγγλοπούλι» (Screeching “TYTONIDAE” and not bird), «Πεπλόγλασκα» (Veiled “STRIGIDAE” which includes all Owl). the owls we know, including the After many sleepless nights at a “scops” etc. village at the South of the island It has so many different names waiting to see one, eventually one

NOVEMBER 2014 SINCE AUGUST 2007 PAGE 4 We are always receptive of new Letters to the Editor contributions, so if you fancy it, give it a go and see your piece in have received very belated print. From ED. reminders or two reminders. We Also, if you want to add photos to This is the second month for the are sorry for this and hope things the gallery please send jpegs to new format of the Agiot. So far the will be smoother this time around. [email protected] response has been very good, thank The new Newsletter can be simply you, which encourages us to press read, or downloaded for posterity on and to try harder still. by hitting the download tab on the From Sue Gentry Done Please note that the Ocay office top right corner of the frame. Hi Paul - went to the new Agiot site officially closes between December - looks great. The newsletter I can 19th and January 8th, 2015. N.B. Please be aware of the facility find is the October one - is this But an eye is always kept on for you to make comments. correct or should there be a messages and e-mails during this Immediately below the main November one somewhere? ED: The November one will be period, so please do not be put off banner title T H E A G I O T with you today Sue. Happy reading! in contacting us in the least. You NEWSLETTER – will be answered quickly in any OCTOBER 2014 From Geoff Missenden event. Or in cases of emergency ring going to corfu! next august. a me on 0030 6974932408. You will see Comments friend lives there and they have a The next Newsletter [for December] [accompanied by a number]. This is jazz and blues festival every august. will come out on the first of that in faint script I‟m afraid. Please go supposed to be a great weekend. month. here and send us your views on

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Jo And Mel‟s Road Trip to Corfu 2014

NEED TO KNOW

HOW MUCH £?

Fuel £120 Eurotunnel £320 Total £440

HOW MUCH €?

Fuel €310 Tolls €220.20 Swiss Tax €40 Anek Ferry €1052.60 Local Ferry €180 Total Cost €1701.80

TOP TIP

Fuel is cheaper in France Well it‟s the eve of our trip and Lizzie who we & . Expect delays at the have only owned since the end of March 2012, Gotthard Tunnel in and when we got her was only a panel van is Switzerland as they only let a few cars in nd finally packed and ready to go on her 2 trip to at a time & just past Rimini in Italy as they Corfu, the trip by road excluding the tunnel and are still undergoing ferry from Ancona to Igoumanitsa and then onto road works. We found that on the Corfu is just over 1,040 miles. We will be driving European hook-ups through France, Switzerland and Italy before the polarity was reversed so the light getting on a ferry at Ancona for her well-deserved showed up BUT we rest. were still able to use hook-up.

The Journey: This trip was done in our 2008, 1.9TD with 104bhp DAY 1:

Well it‟s the morning of our trip and its 3.30am, my hubby is in the driving seat, our Lizzie relaxing teenage son and his friend are chilling in the on the train back along with our 3 dogs and Lizzie is ready to go, the PlayStation is rigged up so all are happy, Eurotunnel here we come.

We made it in good time to the tunnel as the roads were quite clear as you would expect for that time in the morning which meant we arrived in plenty of time as we were booked on the 6.20am to be able to grab something to Lizzie waiting for her eat before embarking on the train. call at the Eurotunnel

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NOVEMBER 2014 SINCE AUGUST 2007 PAGE 6 Our Road Trip to Corfu 2014 anyway we made it to the Swiss worried about getting stuck in the Continued from Page 5 border before 4pm where we had to queue to enter the Gotthard purchase our Swiss tax disc to allow Tunnel and we wanted to make it We arrived in France at about 8 us to use their motorways. into Italy before our overnight stop. am local time so which means we can or should I say my poor hubby can get a good days driving behind him before we stop for the night.

Swiss Border 16,942m Gotthard The drive through Switzerland Dogs stretching Tunnel Their legs took us close to Zurich and Luzern and once again was very picturesque with mountains in the back drop of We decided to stop for our first Well we managed to get through stop since arriving in France as we some large beautiful lakes, we drove through tunnels that are cut the Gotthard Tunnel without any had been driving now for about 4 delays which enabled us to get well straight through the mountains, we hours, we stopped near a place into Italy before our overnight stop, saw small waterfalls cascading down called Nancy in France to give the we managed to reach the Italian dogs a chance to stretch their legs as the sides of the mountains where border at about 8pm local time, we well as us and a spot of lunch as it the snow had melted, in previous managed to drive for about another was about 1.30pm local time. years we had seen the waterfalls a 200 miles before stopping to have lot bigger but we were doing the something to eat and settle down journey a bit later this year so there for the night at an Auto Grill about wasn‟t as many to see. The sun was 86 miles from Ancona. shining and the roads clear.

We had been driving now for

about 4 ½ hours since we last stopped to have our lunch, we were roughly 15 miles from the Gotthard

Tunnel so we decided to pull into a Swiss Service station to give the The husband & Lizzie dogs a drink and once again stretch having a well-deserved theirs and our legs. It was about rest 6 p m l o c a l After a short break we were soon t i m e on our way again, we were making now but we only good time even though we got stopped Views driving caught up in queues at most of the for a few through Switzerland French Tolls as it seems to always be a bit of a free for all as you minutes approach the tolls and we always as we Continued on Page 7 w e r e seemed to choose the wrong queue,

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Our Road Trip to Corfu 2014 Our Overnight Stay at the Auto Continued from Page 6 Grill between Forli & Rimini, Italy on the A14 DAY 2: We woke quite early in the morning and was packed away and ready to start off again for about 7am even though we only had a short distance to go, which as it turned out was a good decision as we found out not long after we got back on the road, just after we passed the outskirts of Rimini we started to hit traffic and what should of only taken us 1 hr 30 min to get into Ancona took nearly 4 hours.

Well we have finally arrived at the port of Ancona its about 11am local time and we aren‟t due to sail until 4.30pm, which even though the last part of the journey took a lot longer than planned we still had plenty of time to book-in and relax before having to start queuing to board the ferry.

Hubby, Lizzie and the boys relaxing after a long 2 day journey

The dogs lapping up the sun well two of them anyway!

Whilst the 3rd one chills out under Lizzie!

Well its nearly time to board the ferry where Lizzie and the rest of us will spend the next 16hrs camping on the boat before reaching Igoumanitsa.

Well we are finally on board Anek

All set up and ready to chill until we reach Igou- manitsa. Yippee!!

Ferries time for a tall glass of wine and beer for hubby I think before we have dinner. Continued on Page 8

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Our Road Trip to Corfu 2014 Continued from Page 7

Hubby preparing and cooking tea does his job never end!! We finally set sail 2 hours late but the crossing was good and we all had an enjoyable relaxing evening before turning in for the night.

DAY 3:

We docked in Igoumanitsa around 10am Greek time so by the

time we disembarked it was nearly

11am, now for the 10 minute drive

round to the old port where we

could get the local ferry over to Corfu.

This part of the trip only takes 1hr 30min but this time all but my hubby had to walk onto the ferry which is good fun with 3 dogs as they cram the cars in with just about an inch between you and the next car, thankfully Lizzie survived this part of the trip unscathed. We finally arrived at our villa mid-afternoon and by late afternoon Lizzie was unpacked, and had, had a little clean and was enjoying her rest in the shade.

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Our Road Trip to Corfu 2014 Continued from Page 8

The Holiday: During our 2½ weeks in Corfu Lizzie took us to many of the Islands beautiful treasures, she drove through narrow roads, dirt tracks and amongst the many olive groves on the island, here are just a few of the places we visited in her.

Tempolini

Ermones

Arillias

Just outside the village of Makra- Zorbas, Kondokoli des So far our favourite place for Sea food on the island, and only a short walk away from Gouvia/Kondokoli marina.

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Our Road Trip to Corfu 2014 Continued from Page 9

Journey Home: DAY 1: On the journey home we had to leave Corfu about 4 pm to get the local ferry back to Igoumanitsa, once again poor Lizzie was crammed in like a sardine in a tin but once again she came through her ordeal unscathed, once we had arrived and booked in for our ferry home we had another long wait as the boat was late arriving which would mean we would be late docking back in Waiting for the boat in Igoumanitsa Ancona.

DAY 2: We arrived in Ancona at just after lunch which meant we would no- doubt get caught up in a lot of traffic in Italy which we did, as it got closer to tea-time and we still hadn‟t made it through Italy my son and I decided to swap places so I could sit in the back to make some sandwiches for us all to eat. We finally made it through Italy, Switzerland and just into France before we decided to stop overnight. Waiting to disembark in Ancona DAY 3: The following morning we got on the road early as we still had about 450 miles to go and we were booked onto the 6.20pm train home. Driving through France the roads were clear so we were able to make good time which pleased the boys as it meant we would be able to go to our favourite pit stop for dinner in Calais before boarding the train home.

We finally reached home about 8.30pm.

Dinner at the Buffalo Grill before leaving France

NOVEMBER 2014 SINCE AUGUST 2007 PAGE 11 All the above has been examined in Hilary‟s Ramblings recently published books by well- regarded academics. But none of Contributed by 3) No war was provoked in 1864 the above was mentioned in school Hilary Paipeti when Germany invaded Schleswig history lessons or in set Holstein. Why this time? schoolbooks. We were just meant Questioning the schoolbooks. 4) In 1870, on the eve of the to swallow the 'we went to war to On the 100th anniversary of the Franco-Prussian War, Prime protect plucky little Belgium' outbreak of the First World War, Minister Gladstone thought so little mantra (despite the fact going to and at a time when our Great of the 1839 treaty that he signed war DIDN'T protect Belgium at all), Leaders persistently attempt to draw NEW treaties with France and and we are expected to blindly the West into conflicts (sometimes Germany to protect Belgium, accept this as justification for the successfully, sometimes not - yet), I overriding the 1839 one. most disastrous event in modern thought I would contemplate and These treaties DID obligate a war in history. research the reasons Britain went to the event of an invasion of If this is 'Historic Revisionism' (or war in 1914. Some people call this Belgium, but were set to lapse just 'distorted impression of cause and 'historical revisionism' or more one year after peace broke out. By effect') I'm all for it. We should plainly „an entirely distorted 1914 only the non-obliging 1839 consider that there is plenty of impression of cause and effect'; I treaty remained. evidence that we have been kept in call it 'finding out the real story'. So there are very good reasons to ignorance as to the true nature of The 'Schoolbook Version' tells us regard the relevant treaty a spurious events. Now as much as then: that 'treaty obligations' pulled us pretext as the cause of the war. It WMD, 'beheadings', Putin's into what essentially was a was just a very old piece of paper. aggression, etc, etc. The continental conflict, which aimed In addition, I found that Germany 'Schoolbook Version' says one to implementing Germany's key had given a guarantee to Belgium thing; real life is often different. foreign policy - Lebensraum, or that if the country allowed its army There's very good reason to expansion eastwards towards to pass unhindered on its way to question schoolbookery. If you Russia. But first, Germany had to take Paris (as required by the don't question it, you are - to remove France from the equation Schlieffen Plan) it would do no paraphrase the cliché - doomed to so as to avoid fighting a war on two harm to people and property. repeat the mistake, as the West fronts. Their priority, as in WW2, Unfortunately for Europe, Belgium seems intent on doing at present. was not the Western Front, but the stupidly did resist, thus delaying the It is clear from the real events of war in the East. Lebensraum was invasion of France. You could well 1914 that someone in authority not a Hitlerian idea; it had been argue that the curbing of the Plan's wanted a war. People who join the German foreign policy from the intended quick execution led dots understand that the moment it became a nation state. It directly to the armies' getting propaganda that whipped up still is: Note Ukraine. bogged down in Eastern France; patriotic fervour was part of the I did some research, which and therefore to four terrible years same plan. Ordinary people called included reading relevant passages of trench warfare. for war; trumped-up treaty from Hansard (the minutes of Then I read selections from 'obligations' got it for them. Parliament), and came up with the Hansard, and especially from the Despite the propaganda, there is following speech of the Foreign Affairs strong evidence from contemporary facts: Minister Edward Grey. This was documents that a significant 1) The treaty that took Britain into clearly a very mendacious effort, minority of the public did NOT the war 'to protect plucky little which included half-lies and want a war. But schoolbookery Belgium' was signed in 1839, a full omissions, designed to force a call favours the sweeping statement that 75 years before 1914. for war. Tony Blair, anyone? 'everyone wanted war'. 2) There was nothing in this treaty The Commons debate on entering that obligated Britain 'to go to war' the war lasted all of two hours, and to protect Belgium. It only required NO VOTE was taken. Continued on Page 12 signatories to RESPECT Belgian neutrality.

NOVEMBER 2014 SINCE AUGUST 2007 PAGE 12 Hilary‟s Ramblings He was 'damned glad to have got And why do folk continue to Continued from Page 11 off the farms.' No wonder that gibber? I think it's because they are hundreds of thousands of young in denial. If the official version - the It's often said that old men send men like him flocked to the schoolbook story - is wrong, then young men to fight their wars; and colours. they are forced (kicking and that if the young men refused to go Thompson‟s account of his screaming, fingers in ears) to to war, there wouldn't be any. But recruitment - included in a question the motives of those in it's our misfortune that young men profoundly moving new anthology authority, and possibly will have to have always champed at the bit of memoirs and contemporary reach the conclusion that our that's offered. Look at those letters and diaries collected by leaders are not the benevolent heading today for Islamic State. Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks beings we wish them to be. And So young men went to war in 1914 and professor of English Hope that would never do, would it? for excitement and adventure, at Wolf - reminds us that the least as much to fight for King and eagerness with which a generation Country. Imagine if you're a hefty of young men offered themselves Agiotfest Links lad whose life will be spent pulling up for sacrifice was both appalling up mangolds in a muddy field in and fascinating. Norfolk, or bashing rivets in a In the beginning, the youthful wish https://www.facebook.com/ factory in Bolton. Of course you'll for excitement was as important as events/1427706954166861/? want to go; it's exciting! the rush of bash-Kaiser-Bill context=create&source=49 And the said young men may well patriotism. It would be over by pretend, even to themselves, that Christmas http://www.pinterest.com/ they are going for some other - everyone said so - so don‟t be left agiotfest/ reason - to free Jerusalem, to fight behind, get in quickly and grab www.agiotfest.com the dirty Hun, to promote Islam, your piece of the action. whatever. The second comes from an article https://fabrily.com/agiotfest14 Folk who insist it was only 'patriotic by columnist Simon Heffer, who fervour' that motivated them wrote that his father joined up aged https://www.facebook.com/ should check the written evidence. 16 in September 1914. This boy's groups/the100plusclub/?fref=ts I'll offer two pieces here that just own father encouraged him: 'It will happened to be saved in my be over by Christmas. Let the boy https://twitter.com/ computer; I am sure a serious have an adventure.' search would uncover more. Adventure… It is no slander to https://www.facebook.com/ The first is an extract from an admit young men's need for corfubeerfestival?fref=ts anthology of contemporary sources excitement. and memoirs. Note particularly the In examining the causes of war, we http://corfuwall.gr/festivals/ last paragraph: should look at the full picture agiotfest-2013.html One hundred years ago exactly, in rather than reverting to the thought the summer of 1914, teenager Len -free default mode of sweeping http://www.robgroove.com/ Thompson was thrilled by the statements of 'patriotic fervour' and photography/agiofest-2013/ prospect of war. the schoolbook 'treaty obligations' #prettyPhoto[gallery-5959]/22/ „We were all delighted when war excuse. broke out on August 4,‟ he would As the columnist Peter Hitchens https://www.youtube.com/watch? recall, „bursting with happiness.‟ recently wrote: 'The contrast v=61beYf24Ux0 It was not that the hardy, blue-eyed between the myth of 1939-45 and teenager from East Anglia was the reality of history is so huge that http://realcorfu.com/?s=Agiotfest particularly blood-thirsty. Or most people, confronted with any politically minded. Or jingoistic. part of the truth, just goggle, gibber But soldiering for King and and angrily refuse to believe http://www.the-green- Country held prospects for him demonstrable facts.' This could just island.co.uk/ that were otherwise far beyond his as easily be applied to the myth of poverty-stricken reach. 1914.

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Agiotfest 15 The 100+Club

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A blind man walks into a bar, taps the man next him and says, "Hey, wanna hear a blond joke?" The man said to the blind man, "Look buddy, I'm blond. The man be- hind me is a 400-pound professional wrestler, and he's blond. The bouncer is blond. The man sitting over to your left is also blond. Still wanna tell that blond joke?" The blind man was silent for a moment and then said, "Nah, I would- n't want to have to explain it five times."

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Joe enters the confessional and tells the priest that he has committed adultery. "Oh, no," said the priest, thinking of the most promiscuous women in town. "Was it with Marie Brown?" "I'd rather not say who it was." "Was it with Betty Smith?" "I'd rather not say," says Joe. So the priest gives him absolution and Joe leaves. While leaving the church, Joe's friend asks if he received absolution. "Yes, and two very good leads!" And more…

A woman meets with her lover, who is also her husband's best friend. They make love for hours. Afterwards, as they lie in bed, the phone rings. Since it's the woman's house, she picks up the receiver. The best friend listens, only hearing her side of the conversation: "Hello? Oh, hi... I'm so glad that you called... Really? That's wonderful... Well, I'm happy to hear you're hav- ing such a great time... Oh, that sounds terrific... Love you, too. OK. Bye-bye." She hangs up the telephone and her lover asks, "Who was that?" "Oh," she replies, "That was my husband telling me about the wonderful time he's having on his fishing trip

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A lady comes home from her doctor's appointment grinning from ear to ear. Her husband asks, "Why are you so happy?" The wife says, "The doctor told me that for a forty-five year old woman, I have the breasts of a eighteen year old." "Oh yeah?" quipped her husband, "What did he say about your forty-five year old ass?" She said, "Your name never came up in the conversation.

NOVEMBER 2014 SINCE AUGUST 2007 PAGE 16 Aunty Lula’s Love-bites

STUFFED COURGETTES GO: SAUCE:

Ingredients: 1] Wash and wipe the courgettes. 5] Meanwhile, make the sauce. Melt Using a fork, score down skin at 50g butter in a pan, stir in the flour 4 large courgettes, about 700g 1cm intervals, then halve each one and cook gently for 1 minute, 1 onion length-wise. stirring. 90g butter or margarine 50g walnut pieces, chopped 2] Hollow out the centres of the ] Remove from the heat and 50g fresh white breadcrumbs courgettes using a teaspoon. Blanch gradually stir in the stock. Bring to 10ml chopped fresh sage in boiling water for 4 minutes, the boil and continue to cook, drain, then hold under cold tap. stirring until the sauce thickens. 15ml tomato puree Cool for 15-20 minutes. Stir in the parsley, salt, pepper and Salt and pepper remaining sage and walnuts. 2tbsp plain flour 3] Make the stuffing. Fry the onion Remove from heat and cover the 300ml chicken or vegetable in 25g butter for 5-10 minutes until sauce. stock golden. Remove from heat and stir 2 tbsp chopped parsley in half the walnuts, breadcrumbs, 7] To serve, reheat the sauce. Pour half the sage, the tomato puree, some over the courgettes and serve Walnut halves and fresh sage beaten egg and plenty of seasoning. the rest separately. sprigs to garnish Sandwich the seasoning with the stuffing.

4] Place in a buttered, ovenproof dish and dot with a little more Bon appetit! butter. Cover the courgettes and bake in the oven at 190 degrees C for about 30minutes.

Corfu Weather Statistics - October

Max Avg Min Max Temperature 27°C 23 °C 16 °C Mean Temperature 22 °C 18 °C 12°C Min Temperature 19 °C 14 °C 9 °C Heating Degree Days (base 65) 10 2 0 Cooling Degree Days (base 65) 7 2 0 Growing Degree Days (base 50) 22 15 4 Dew Point 21 °C 115°C -16 °C Precipitation 58.9 mm 5.2 mm 0.0 mm Wind 37 km/h 5 km/h 0 km/h Gust Wind 66 km/h 46 km/h 37 km/h Sea Level Pressure 1025 hPa 1016 hPa 999 hPa

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NOVEMBER 2014 SINCE AUGUST 2007 PAGE 17 The World of Simon

make-up, a zip fastener on a face Halloween at Sally's parting skin to reveal a bloody wedge of flayed skull beneath, Stephie as Ann Boleyn in full Tudor, a blood weeping ring around her neck, Wesley as William Wallace, ready to be hung and quartered by the English, a coven of witches, a gruesome zombie or two In the years that rush by madly, and Dave as Crocodile Dundee in Times we share are too short sadly, dark glasses, not exactly scary but at But now we can rejoice so gladly, he‟d made the effort, while Lin and I By celebrating union Baddeley came as a couple in black – our nor- Much love on their ? anniversary mal wear for a winter evening. To our dear friends, “Imagine an English group being able Lin & Simon to reel off as catchy a repertoire of Love Greek songs for a Greek audience” I Lula & Paul said later “This group – 3 & The Cuck- XXX oo - really hit the old ethnic Brit spot!” [Photo: Rob Groove] A selfie Within minutes, Sally‟s guests were “It was tricky finding words to rhyme singing along, and lots dancing… with Baddeley” said Paul. The Greeks - Τρεις κι ο Κούκος - did He and and Lula were at our table, well at Sally‟s Bar on Halloween night, also our fellow villagers Stephie and a band of four from Corfu played a Wes, who‟d kindly driven us down to spirited two hour set of golden oldies – Ipsos. Amid the amplified music, I Knocking on Heaven’s door, The tried to read lips and nodded under- House of the Rising Sun, Hi Ho Silver standingly, saved from being a com- Lining… plete kill-joy by my friend who‟d come dressed in a white suit, distinctly him- self, persuading me to switch to beer, tapping our glasses, grinning amid the enveloping sound, gesturing over the Halloween Party at Sally's Bar, Ipsos (photo: Rob table mock-manically, thumbs pointing Groove) up? down? sideways? I nodded gamely but seeing him joining in so ...mostly the woman at first, as is the spiritedly I felt ashamed and heaved way among the British. Deafened and myself up to dance – if you want to disoriented, sitting under a big speak- call it that. Paul rose too. We stumbled er, I nursed a soda water, ill-spirited and jogged around amid amplified among my fellow citizens, glimpsing cheery noise - the ghosts‟ high noon bits of UK news ribboned under the in Ipsos, Greece - laughing and yelling screen over the bar. in the bouncing throng, while Lin “Blimey the second appoin- stared at us wearing an “I‟m saying tee‟s resigned from that abuse en- nothing look”. ...and an intense frenetic drum solo, quiry”; „Theresa May will be making a It was scary. complementing the preparatory work statement on Monday‟ it ran. Another “So how long have you two been mar- of Sally and her people creating the nominee seen as too close to the ried?” asked Lula. Amid the sound evening‟s Halloween atmosphere... great and the good. Isn‟t that the sub- I guessed her question. text of this matter, épater l'établisse- “Thirty six years” we shouted, almost ment? in unison We‟d been invited to this event by our “And if you count from when we met friends Paul and Lula who when they it‟s 40 years!” mouthed Lin arrived at Sally‟s handed us a card.. I‟d actually bought Lin a present on this anniversary which despite its coin- cidence with Halloween I seldom re- ...blood stained floor, crime-scene member or celebrate. Amy had point- tape, the trace of murdered corpses, ed out something in a window in stars and moons shading the candles, dancing skeleton and vampire faces on the big screen and prizes to cue http://democracystreet.blogspot.gr/ creative horror costumes and grisly

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THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPY APPEAL

As Remembrance Day, Tuesday 11 November, approaches the Collec- tion Boxes and Supplies are available to one and all.

You will find boxes and supplies in various locations around the island: North, South, East, West and Central Corfu and I hope you will all do your usual best to support this very worthy cause.

I look forward to seeing many of you, our loyal supporters, at the wreath-laying ceremony at the British Cemetery on Sunday, 9 Novem- ber at 12noon.

With so much happening in the world at present the need for our pro- tection is great and the support for our brave serving troops (and those injured in active service) is of the utmost importance.

I know I can count on your support!

Lucy Steele. M.B.E. Poppy Appeal Honorary Organisor

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pence a day but I neither smoked nor About ten years later, when I was Meat drank in those days so I was not short Assistant Scoutmaster with my local of funds. Having missed my midday troop, a few days before Christmas the meal at the camp I was feeling peckish Senior Scouts invited us Scouters to a By so I did not hesitate to go in; steak and Christmas dinner at a camp they were Dr. Lionel Mann chips with a cup of tea at one shilling holding in the woods at High

and sixpence was a very attractive Wycombe. They were living off the From the earliest days of the human proposition. To my surprise only two land, their vegetables, roots and race‟s evolution our complete diet has of the seven or eight tables were greenery and on this occasion their comprised meat, vegetables and fruit. occupied. I seemed to recall that one meat roast hedgehog. The hedgehogs Initially, in the times of the nomadic was supposed to present a ration card were gutted, seasoned, wrapped in clay hunter-gatherers, life was very- when eating at a restaurant but the and placed in a shallow pit beneath a precarious as man was food for many pretty young waitress accepted my fire. After three hours the fire was of the animals that he hunted and his order without question and I enjoyed a raked away and the hedgehogs primitive weapons afforded little delicious meal of steak, chips and peas. retrieved. Spines and shin came away protection from attacks by savage Sipping my cup of tea I noticed a with the clay leaving a tender delicious beasts, but after some thousand years small plaque on the opposite wall meat not unlike rabbit, a very he settled, cultivated crops and among advertisements for interesting experience. domesticated animals to save going to entertainment, „„ONLY THE FINEST Here in Corfu rabbit stifado is a hunt them. Too having ventured into HORESEFLESH IS SERVED IN very tasty dish served in many colder climates, he had learnt how to THIS ESTABLISHMENT‟‟. I was restaurants. Meat comes in many light a fire and discovered that food mildly amused; so my latest meal had forms and varies widely around the often tastes better when cooked. failed to satisfy at Newmarket or Ascot, world, cats and dogs featuring on the All animals, fish, birds and reptiles but it had certainly well satisfied me. menu in some places. have at times formed part of the meat I went on to see the sights of central In Germany in 1947 I was regularly on Man‟s menu, from elephants to London, scarred by war, had a couple grasshoppers and indeed do so today; indenting for rifle ammunition for of sandwiches, a bun and a mug of tea on a visit to a local frozen food “pest control”. Themselves forbidden at a “Sally‟s‟‟ Forces Canteen and emporium I was intrigued to see to have firearms the local villagers were returned to Waterloo Station to take ostrich, kangaroo and python amongst the next train to Kingston. To my often asking us to shoot the wild boar the wide variety on offer. horror it was packed solid by and deer that were ravishing their In my infancy during the Great Guardsmen returning to their depot, fields, the result was a very delicious Depression my father was made even the spaces between seats filled by redundant for four years when our addition to our and their rations. It standing passengers. I was walking only meat were rabbit stew on Sundays had been suggested that the cows, disconsolately back from the end of the with a roast fowl from the large sheep, pigs and goats that provided train when a door was flung open and chicken run at the end of our big most of our meat should be turned I was seized by a big burley guardsman, garden on birthdays and festivals. I lifted in to be placed lying in the loose and that we should adopt a still remember the occasion that he luggage rack. vegetarian diet. Anyone who had seen found employment and carved a “Where‟re yer goin‟, mate?” the damage inflicted upon crops by celebratory roast leg of mutton for I told him. dinner. straying animals would see how “Righto.” He resumed animated In the army in 1945 I was stationed ridiculous that idea is. Three escaping conversation with his friends. briefly in Kingston-on- Thames. sheep can destroy a vegetable garden in At Kingston he lifted me down and Granted leave from midday to ten minutes. placed me standing on the platform. midnight on Saturday, I hurried to I thanked him. catch a train to London. With the “Cheers, mate.‟‟ He jumped on and restricted opportunities for travel in slammed the door. wartime I had never been there. Nobody had made any comment After crossing Waterloo Bridge upon my unusual mode of travel and I from the station on my way to the City realised that I had joined a very special I saw a large notice outside a restaurant club. The army looks after its own, advertising „„steak and Chips”. Steak even to the extent that the member of and Chips! I could not remember ever an elite regiment would help a newly- having tasted that after years of conscripted rookie assigned to a indiginence and wartime rationing. regiment. The army paid me one shilling and two