This blog is dedicated to my mother.

She is the funniest person I know and few people have made me laugh harder or for longer.

In her honour...

I am the Praising Armadillo

Btw, please feel free to rate the quotes on a scale of 1-5

Monday, 2 July 2012

Mum's quote of the day

"I don't wanna go with the underground, I wanna go on the outside.. ground."

Saturday, 16 June 2012

Mum's Dictionary Corner

Feathers

Noun ~ Commonly found on domestic house cats in a range of colours.
E.g. Fluffy's feathers always shed in the summer time.
For real world examples of use, see here.

Saturday, 9 June 2012

Mum's quote of the day

Me: I have a job interview with Cancer Research next week...
Mum: As a scientist?


(For those that don't know (including my mother) I have a BA in Economics and Politics.

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

Mum's quote of the day

"They started off as square pillows and they turned into rectangle ones."

Friday, 25 May 2012

Friday, 18 May 2012

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

The Archives: Mum's old quote of the day (R)

Disappointed in Omid Djalili (or getting him confused with Stavros Flatly), from the 19th of February 2012 : 


"He's dancing in Arabic, not in Greek"

I didn't know you could dance in a particular language but apparently its possible.

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Mum's quote of the day

"Something went wrong. We didn't have the map reader. You're supposed to be the director!"

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

The Archives: Mum's old quote of the day (R)

The quote that launched a thousand posts, from way back when on the 27th January...


"They say that swimming releases enzymes."

Saturday, 14 April 2012

Friday, 13 April 2012

The Archives: Mum's old quote of the day (R)

Getting her teeth into the American elections, from the 17th February 2012:


MUM: When is the American election?
ME: Which one?
MUM: The Amazouri one.

Monday, 9 April 2012

Mum's quote of the day

"Even if you're in a VPI room, you should always break wind."

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

The Archives: Mum's old quote of the day (R)

From the 23rd of February, discussing the wonders of yoghurt making:


"You can't make yoghurt unless you make the first yoghurt."

Monday, 2 April 2012

The Archives: Mum's old quote of the day (R)

From the 4th February, a personal favourite of mine:

"Its one of those Panther films."

Saturday, 31 March 2012

The Archives: Mum's old quote of the day (R)

Ok, so people, and by people I mean Efthymio, wanted me to move all of mum quotes onto their now rightful home, so one by one every few days I will slowly copy them to the Praising Armadillo where they can be accessed all in one place, any time... Here's a good example of taking a traditional saying and making it Skeve's, from 9th February 2012:


"Why cut about the bush?"