"The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the EARTH. Their purpose: to make it THEIR world".
Anybody else remember this opening narration from the TV show from the late 60's, "The Invaders"? There have been times recently when I have said the following..."What in the world...what planet are they on?" It seems to me, dear reader of my blog, that it could be possible that rude, thoughtless and downright mean people might be trying to take over the world. BEWARE! These aliens are everywhere...and they look just like us!
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| The diamorpha (the red stuff) on Arabia Mountain, not as much as usual. Weather or aliens? |
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| Trout Lilies at Arabia Mountain. The leaves are mottled like trout, that is where they get their name. They are small but that yellow is such a clear bright color! |
Please note that the trout lilies are NOT aliens yet we have lots of plants that ARE alien invaders. That will be a subject for another post! In the meantime, watch out for the ALIENS. You have been warned.
P.S. I know that "What planet are they on" may not be grammatically correct but hey, it makes the point!
I don't remember watching "The Invaders" at all. Perhaps we didn't get it in Canada.
ReplyDeleteI liked "The Invaders" as a kid but I liked it even more when I watched it in England as an adult!
DeleteI remember the Invaders show....and I think you are right about the rude people taking over. Also the nut case people and the mean people. When I was a kid I remember my Dad always saying: "Is the world going nuts or is it me that's nuts?" I say that a lot today myself! Hopefully the good will rise to the top!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure any one of us can be a bit thoughtless at times, but it seems to me that the meanies are TAKING OVER! xx
DeleteWell, i'm wondering right along with you about some people.
ReplyDeleteAs for the grammar rule that you cannot end a sentence with a preposition, that rule is not a real rule in English grammar. You won't find it in textbooks, it was handed down orally. The confusion came when some scholars decided to try to put Latin grammar rules on English, which is a Germanic language. It doesn't quite work.
Since German, our base language, regularly ends sentences with prepositions, there's no reason English can't, too!
Oh well, I remember my English teacher in 6th grade getting us to re write sentences so as not to end one in a preposition. I must admit it sounds better if you don't do so! And God rest her soul, I really liked Mrs. Faye Pemberton, she loved the English language very much. I will remember her and obey her! :-)
DeleteWhat I want to know is does aluminum foil really help?
ReplyDeleteHa, ha! If it did, I would be in an aluminum foil hat all the time! (By the way, did you know that my husband pronounces that word, "Al-UM-minum....that is as close as I can get to it. Still makes me laugh!)
DeleteI've not watched this series (not sure it was on German telly when I was little), but I know what you mean about rude, thoughtless and mean people trying to take over! Most of the time, I don't let them affect me so much, but there are days when I nearly despair of "people" in general.
ReplyDeleteI know just what you mean. I love mankind, it's people I can't stand! :-)
DeleteI'll heed your warning. It's true sometimes those rude, thoughtless and mean people seem to be everywhere. Thankfully there are still some wonderful people in the world too and that gives me hope.
ReplyDeleteThe kind thoughtful people are hiding from me. I only find them on my blog these days. Guess you can tell why I like my blogging buddies!
DeleteI think that there are now so many humans on this planet that it means we come up against the rude ill mannered ones more often. Shame isn't it? Life is just too short. I loved all of these 50s films and watched them after school. Those Trout Lilies are so pretty! x
ReplyDeleteAnd the meanies are EVERYWHERE!
DeleteGlad you like my the Trout lilies, they are native to the area and they push up through a thick layer of oak leaves, they must be very strong! xx