Go read Mr. Spice's blog for February 17th to hear a funny story about an incident that occured during Lynsay's vacation.

Kimberly

http://spice-the-cat.spaces.live.com/

Oh, wouldn't I have loved to been a fly on the wall at that scene!!!

That was funny. The man deserved that verbal smack down. She was a lot nicer than I would have been.

P.S. What is a gibbon wrangler?

J4

I agree with you Jill. and I am also curious what is a gibbon wrangler?

Jodi

Isn't a gibbon some kind of monkey?

wren...who doesn't know, but suspects Dave has something funny going on

Absolutely hilarious, Mr. Spice. I'm so glad you shared it with us on your blog.

Mrs. Spice, you are so classy. Just a modest reply to a windbag, when your latest book had just hit #3 on one of the most well-known bestseller lists! Bless your sweet heart for being such a fine lady.

wren

A gibbon is a brachiating, tailess ape in Southeastern Asia (meaning it swings from tree to tree)

Don't forget...I have a son who wants to be a zoologist. He had already told me it was an ape. I had just forgotten what kind and where, so I looked it up.

Okay, Mr. Spice...what gives? A gibbon wrangler

Enquiring minds want to know

It's similar to being a horse wrangler, but with gibbons instead of horses.

I'm glad you mentioned that they are brachiating, Wren. People often forget to mention this important feature in the gibbon's method of travel and which is what makes gibbon wrangling such a challenge.

I hope this clarifies everything.

Dave (Gibbon wrangler extraordinaire)

um....Mr. Spice, I am not sure if I want to know the answer to this question or not but, why do you choose that paticular "occupation" or is more like a "hobby"?

J4-Just curious no judgement.

It's a long story, Jill, and I can't decide whether to explain it here or to save it for the next newsletter.

Oh, Newsletter for sure, Mr. Spice!

All of the SASSies will want to know Of course, you will have to explain how we came to ask about your other occupation...other than being our dear forum moderator, that is!

Often, people who work in the lumber industry, or off-shore, or in mines, etc., have very interesting "job titles." That is how I came to ask my dh & sons one day what a "gibbon wrangler" is, and my sons both said...a gibbon is an ape, mom. So, like Jill, I eagerly await what I am sure is an extraordinary story of how you came to work in such an unusual field. Especially as you are gibbon wrangler extradonaire.

Also, if Mrs. Spice will let you or Terri, her encounter with the St. Lucia "author" of a thousand breaths, printed in runs of 25,000, would be great in the newsletter, too. She handled it so beautifully. On your blog, you had the perfect song playing for it. I enjoy the music that goes with your topics!

jmo, wren