A Gibo's Tale

In my Inbox today... Outsmart a woman... Are you kidding?

2009-10-29T12:38:00.004Z

A man telephones his wife at home and says;"Honey, I have been asked to fly to Canada with my boss and several of his friends for a fishing trip. We'll be gone for a long weekend. This is a good opportunity for me to get that promotion I've been wanting so could you please pack enough clothes for a 3 day weekend for me? Oh and also... would you get out my rod and tackle box from the attic?We're

A Friend's memories of Thor in Vegas

2009-10-09T15:26:00.004+01:00

Finally... a new post from me!My apologies to any and all who may have (doubtful) missed my occasional postings.... but I've been a little low... and frankly not been too inspired to post about anything!Today though... I was minding my own business checking out my Facebook when an old friend fired up the chat and said hello! She told me that she just had to tell me what happened to her yesterday

Kaiane Aldorino crowned Miss Gibraltar 2009

2009-06-28T12:53:00.009+01:00

All glitz and glamour of a beauty pageant was in evidence last night as Kaiane Aldorino was crowned Miss Gibraltar 2009 at the Alameda Open Air Theatre.A veritable bevy of beauties paraded their undoubted talents in this ever popular annual Gibraltar event.Other prizes went to:Maxine De La Rosa – 1st PrincessJordana Lavagna – 2nd PrincessJair Azzopardi – Miss CatwalkTyrene Navarro – Best

In my Inbox today... An ode to politics

2009-06-26T15:37:00.002+01:00

An ode to politicsI want a floating duck house,I want to clear my moat,I need to mend my tennis court,That’s why I need your vote.I have to build a portico,My swimming pool needs mending,My lovely plants need horse manure,And the Aga needs much tending.A chandelier is vital,Mock Tudor boards are great,My hanging baskets won awards,And I’ve earned a tax rebate.I need a glitter toilet seat,My piano

Celebrating Gibraltar's dishes... Summer beauties and various delectations

2009-06-22T17:19:00.013+01:00

As Gibraltar moves inexorably into its Summer season, I note with sad regret that I missed the Calentita Evening at Casemates last week... which I gather went down a treat... as it would do!The Calentita is generally regarded as Gibraltar's national dish.The Gibraltar Heritage page about the Calentita talks of the diverse origins of the population of Gibraltar and quite rightly states that this

Bossano tells UN committee 'Spain is stuck in a time warp' on Gibraltar

2009-06-17T18:02:00.007+01:00

Last week, at the United Nations Special Committee of 24 on Decolonisation hearing, the Special Committee took up the question of Gibraltar once again. As usual, the representative of Spain opposed any attempt to remove Gibraltar from the list of Non-Self-Governing Territories undergoing decolonization, and reiterated the Spanish Government’s wish to renew "conversations" with the United Kingdom

In my Inbox today... Did you hear the one about the Bristol Zoo Car Park Attendant?

2009-06-15T15:28:00.005+01:00

In my inbox today... the apparently true story and 'bit of a wheeze'... concerning a Car Park Attendant at Bristol Zoo.An email currently circulating, tells the story as follows:Outside Bristol Zoo, there is a car park for 150 cars and 8 coaches. It was manned by a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine charging cars £1 and coaches £5. This parking attendant worked there solid for all of

Gibraltar European Parliament Election results announced

2009-06-08T00:01:00.005+01:00

The Gibraltar Chronicle has just reported the result of the Gibraltar European Elections 2009.Local Returning Officer Melvyn Farrell declared the Conservative Party has secured majority support from Gibraltar voters in this year’s European elections, obtaining 51.93% of the votes on a disappointingly low turnout.The Labour Party achieved the second-largest number of votes with 18.53% with the

In my Inbox today... How SOME men amuse themselves Tesco Shopping!

2009-06-07T19:42:00.005+01:00

In my Inbox today... proof of what can happen if a wife or girlfriend drags her husband or boyfriend along shopping!This letter was actually (apparently) sent by Tesco's Head Office to a customer in Oxford :Dear Mrs. Murray,Whilst we would like to thank you for your valued custom and use of the Tesco Loyalty Card, the Manager of our store in Banbury is considering banning you and your family

Eric Idle gets his tongue around the Penis Song (Not the Noel Coward Song)

2009-06-07T18:28:00.007+01:00

Whiling the time away on this rather dull and rainy Sunday evening... ahead of the announcing of the EU election results tonight, browsing round my Facebook, I came across this gem posted by one of my friends there. Since I haven't posted many 'Funnies' lately I thought I would share it with you here!The 'Penis Song' (Not the Noel Coward Song) is a song originally from the Monty Python film The

Disappointing predicted turnout in Gibraltar Euro Vote 2009

2009-06-05T15:57:00.008+01:00

I am rather disappointed to read the predicted low turnout in Gibraltar, of around 35%, in its second ever participation in a European election.Reading Brian Reyes' report in today's Gibraltar Chronicle is depressing and sad, especially after the right to vote in EU parliamentary elections, which Gibratar did for the first time ever in 2004, was so hardfought for... and only achieved after a EU

Gibraltar voting today in European Parliament elections

2009-06-04T17:30:00.006+01:00

For the second time in its history, Gibraltar is today participating in elections for the European Parliament.Over the next few days, some 375 million voters in 27 countries will go to the polls across Europe.Gibraltar is part of the South West England Region constituency which also includes the Scilly Isles.Writing in the Gibraltar Chronicle today, Brian Reyes reports the polling stations in

Duff refuses to answer questions on being British

2009-06-04T13:16:00.008+01:00

You may have read my post a couple of days ago, where I laid into my incumbent LibDem MEP, Andrew Duff (the 'Old Duffer'), in the East of England EU constituency, about his apparent anti-British, anti-democratic and anti-Gibraltar stance.My discovery of his attack on Gibraltar and how proud Gibraltar was when celebrating 300 years of being British, calling it "tawdry nationalism", incensed me. I

Does Duff support 'Britishness' and the British in East of England EU election and Parliament... I don't think so!

2009-06-02T14:54:00.019+01:00

I was going to be voting for the LibDems in this week's Euro Elections... but now I'm not so sure. One thing I AM sure of... I won't be voting for the 'old Duffer'!!As my regular readers will be aware, I have been supporting the efforts of Gibraltarian Jonathan Stagnetto, who is standing for election, under the Liberal Democrats list in Thursday's vote for the European Parliament in the

Gibraltar MEP candidate Jonathan Stagnetto interviewed in Gibraltar Chronicle

2009-06-01T15:07:00.006+01:00

Gibraltarian Jonathan Stagnetto, who is standing for election, under the Liberal Democrats list in Thursday's vote for the European Parliament in the Gibraltar and South West England Region constituency, is interviewed in today's Gibraltar Chronicle.Talking to Paco Oliva, Jonathan Stagnetto says he is delighted to think he may be "setting a trend and opening the way for other Gibraltarians to

Wishing Susan Boyle well...

2009-06-01T12:05:00.005+01:00

I'm sad to hear the news that Susan Boyle has been admitted to The Priory clinic amid fears over her health following Britain's Got Talent Final on Saturday.Britain's Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle has been taken to the Priory clinic after the Saturday night TV show final left her 'exhausted and emotionally drained'.'She has been seen by her private GP who supports her decision to take a few

Britain should show more resolve in defence of Gibraltar territorial waters

2009-05-31T11:07:00.014+01:00

Three months ago I complained about the lack of support for Gibraltar in the British press over Spain's relentless bullying of Gibraltar.Not that the press has given us much support since, but today I see, the Mail Online (who else) is having a bit of a go... talking about what they term as the Gibraltar ambush: Spain grabs miles of British waters to carry out 'environmental protection;.While

Tighter laws on child pornography urged in Gibraltar

2009-05-28T12:33:00.007+01:00

I'm pleased to see Brian Reyes writing today in the Gibraltar Chronicle, has highlighted the concerns hundreds of local people have expressed in a group on Facebook recently, about Child Pornography Laws in Gibraltar.The group, created by my good friend and well known Gibraltar saxophonist Nick Gonzalez, urges that 'Child Pornography Laws in Gibraltar Should be Changed NOW'.The Facebook group,

Hoax Slayer 'proves' Gibraltar Airport runway exists!

2009-05-28T10:09:00.007+01:00

An article on Hoax Slayer today, focuses on an email going the rounds, showing photographs of Gibraltar's Airport Runway and questions the veracity of these photographs.Hoax Slayer is a site I use regularly. It is renowned for debunking email hoaxes and exposing Internet scams. Articles normally give a summary of the subject, then proceeds to either prove it is a hoax and debunk it, or as in

British we are and British we stay... but I love my Barça

2009-05-27T13:48:00.009+01:00

"British we are and British we stay... but I love my Barça"!That's the phrase I once saw on a banner hanging out of a balcony on one of Gibraltar's many often flag draped apartment blocks... on the eve of another big football night, such as the one we have tonight... with the UEFA Champions League final between Spain's Barcelona v the UK's Red Devils of Manchester United.Gibraltar is a place full

Gibraltar's Gay age of consent and California ruling on gay marriage on Proposition 8

2009-05-26T17:03:00.015+01:00

As you may have read in Gibraltar's local media, a Bill to equalise the age of consent for homosexuals and heterosexuals, by setting this at 16, the age that already applies for heterosexuals and lesbians, was heard in the Gibraltar Parliament recently.Daniel Feetham, the Minister for Justice, took the unusual step of bringing a motion asking for leave to introduce a Private Members’ Bill for an

Susan Boyle not quite 'on the mark' on Britain's Got Talent semi final

2009-05-25T12:49:00.016+01:00

Last night on Britain's Got Talent (BGT), my fears for Susan Boyle, which have arisen over the last couple of weeks, following her spectacular performance on her stunning BGT debut, were sadly realised!Two weeks ago, Susan stunned the world with her rendition of I Dreamed A Dream from the musical Les Miserables. She was simply fantastic... and the whole world agreed.Since then, she has appeared

And we wonder why we receive so much SPAM and Junk mail - Blind carbon copy for christ's sakes!

2009-05-24T15:22:00.006+01:00

As many of my regular readers know, I often share jokes, interesting pictures and other curious or weird fun stuff that I receive... and publish them under my A Gibo's Tale: In my Inbox today... blog tab.The source for these is, as the tab title implies, the many emails I receive, forwarded to me by my contacts, friends and family, that arrive in my email inbox on a daily basis.I also have a '

Worrying escalation of incidents around Gibraltar territorial waters

2009-05-23T14:42:00.002+01:00

Media sources in Gibraltar are reporting yet another incident in a worrying increase of tension around Gibraltar's territorial sovereign waters over the last couple of weeks.Brian Reyes, writing in today's Chronicle says, yet again, a Guardia Civil patrol boat intercepted a suspected smuggler in Gibraltar waters yesterday. The following is his report:In doing so, it ignored the usual procedure

Juan Luis Guerra and memories of great coffee and friends

2009-05-22T20:40:00.009+01:00

Many years ago I was introduced to the wonderful music of Juan Luis Guerra by a dear friend from the Dominican Republic, who I had the good fortune to meet and work with at Victor Chandler International, a firm of offshore bookies (or sportsbook to our American cousins) in Gibraltar during my time there in the late 90's.Juan Luis Guerra-Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican singer, songwriter