by Grania
Yes, it is Wednesday today – I double-checked!
We still have radio silence from Jerry, which can only mean he is in a Place Of No Internet while he is cavorting at Chilka Lake. He should be back at his hotel later today for a bit of rest and will doubtless check in with us then before setting off again to Bitarkanika.
In Poland today we have a Life Lesson from the Princess. Wise words.
A: What are you watching so carefully?
Hili: I’m analysing the situation.
In Polish:
Ja: Czemu się tak przyglądasz?
Hili: Analizuję sytuację.
As I said, wise words indeed, and ones possibly heeded (or not) by Ben Innes who managed to pose for a selfie with the Egyptian hijacker whose bomb later turned out to be a fake.
In his own words:
I’m not sure why I did it, I just threw caution to the wind while trying to stay cheerful in the face of adversity. I figured if his bomb was real I’d nothing to lose anyway, so took a chance to get a closer look at it.
Speaking of the ennui of the jaded, our other feline friend has had anough of leisure. I should be so lucky.
Leon: I’m tired of of the holidays!
Hat-tip: Martin
As Innes is clearly not holding the phone/camera, why is that picture a “selfie”?!
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Well, at least he has a “selfie” grin. 😎
My first thought, exactly. And secondly I actually thought that was Jerry in the photo – for a second..
I’m glad I’m not the only one – as soon as I first saw this yesterday, I was struck by how much this guy looks like Jerry.
When I saw the photo I immediately thought of Jerry but thought it impolitic to say so. Now that you guys have done so, then yes, me too.
A pretty wild story around having a picture taken with the hijacker. I love the last bit from the linked article: ‘As one Egyptian foreign ministry official said of Mustafa [the hijacker]: “He’s not a terrorist, he’s an idiot. Terrorists are crazy but they aren’t stupid. This guy is.”‘
If you want to see ennui, Henri le chat is the quintessence of ennui:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXfMWMTLgtI
Wanna see the opposite of ‘ennui’? No? I’ll show it to you anyway…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsl_auoGuy4
Ha!
That was grrrrreat!!
Excellent! 🙂
The hijacker has a passing resemblance to Prof. Ceiling Cat. And we haven’t heard from the professor in a couple of days. I’m just saying.
Hats off to Ben Innes. To paraphrase Spicoli, I’d like to party with Ben.
I hope those bitarkanika crocs didn’t get him.
You’ve missed the great bit – Ben Innes is a health and safety auditor, and he was flying on business.