Twisted Kippers

by BrendaCloutier 17 Replies latest jw friends

  • BrendaCloutier
    BrendaCloutier

    I had a most bizaar dream early this morning:

    I was out shopping at a Salvation Army and other christian based thriftstores that JW's aren't supposed to shop at, in this Thrift Store Mall, with my ex-sister-in-law, whom I haven't seen in almost 20 years, and my nephew, whom I haven't seen in 30 years. It's almost 8pm and so I call home and tell Kevan I'm still out shopping.

    I get home, and who's there? Tijkmo and his girlfriend. They arrived via Harley. Tij was about 5'10" (177 cm) was slight of build and had long straight stringy mousy brown hair pulled back in a pony tail, it ran past his waist. He wore a worn jean jacket with cut-off sleeves, worn jeans, and engineer boots much like a rider here would wear. His girl was dressed similarly. She was a very pretty woman with short, dark hair and eyes. Nice folk - good peeps - and they reminded me of my Alki-Angel biker friends. They had hoped to stay overnight, but hadn't eaten for many hours as they had been on the road.

    My kitchen was a mess! There wan't a clean dish in the house, even the dishes and pots and pans put away were dirty! So I quickly cleaned up, but we we didn't have much food in the house. We had pork chops, but they wouldn't touch those, we had potatoes, those were OK if I made cubed hashbrowns out of them.... picky eaters they were! Well, girlfriend (I think her name was Julie) went to the store on the bike an brought back some frozen shad (a freshwater fish from the great lakes I think - I've never had shad) that she proceeded to make into twisted kippers, a Scottish treat of sorts. Funny, but she shaped them into cows and chickens and fish, and a variety of other animals, hence the "twisted", and pan-fried. They tasted like pork.

    The next day they were off to visit the Portland Zoo (now the Oregon Zoo) - not because Tij wanted to but Julie liked zoos, and then heading for Seattle to "drop in" on Mulan! I couldn't remember how to give them directions to the zoo because we lived in the house we bought in Hawaii and I finally figured out directions to the zoo. It was only about 27 miles away.

    Tij and Julie, I want you to know you are welcome at my home anytime. Just don't complain about the food, and keep your twisted kippers to yourselves.

  • rebel8
    rebel8

    what a vivid dream! I'm speechless.

  • BrendaCloutier
    BrendaCloutier

    Rebel8, I have some leftover twisted kippers, would you like some?

  • BrendaCloutier
    BrendaCloutier

    I think it was the homemade leftover lasagna I had for dinner last night.....

  • tijkmo
    tijkmo

    hmmm brenda how interesting..

    my first girlfriends name was julie....but nothing else in the dream matched me

    except ...

    not because Tij wanted to but Julie liked zoos,
    now that is me
  • John Doe
    John Doe

    From the title, I figured this thread was about underwear riding up. I've never heard the term "kippers" before. :-) John

  • rebel8
    rebel8
    Rebel8, I have some leftover twisted kippers, would you like some?

    Not if they taste like pork!!!

    Lay down on the therapy couch and let's analyze this dream....

    TJ is in a group with a name "Angels" but dressed like a biker which in the US is considered somewhat of a badass subculture. You wanted to be sure to be a good hostess and bent overbackwards to ensure they were well cared for. Your kitchen (symbolizing an intimate part of yourself?) was a mess and you tidied it up right away.

    They hated pork (not allowed for the ancient Israelites) and refused to eat it, yet they twisted something from your locale up into different shapes and it ended tasting just like pork anyway.

    JW anxiety dream???

  • BrendaCloutier
    BrendaCloutier
    JW anxiety dream???

    eeeYup! You shoulda seen/heard the rest of the dream I didn't tell of, before Tij and Julie got there! It was JW family based and every bit as bizaar.

    Now about housecleaning.... I have been feeling guilty about needing to clean the upstairs floor (liv/din/kit), but I had just done the dishes and cleaned the counters and stove.... Guess I have a little bit of Family house cleaning to do...

    And it was these kinds of dreams that sent me searching for Jehovah's Witnesses on the internet in July '04 and how I found my way here.

    <insert Twilight Zone theme here>

    PS Alki Angels are a Clean and Sober biker club associated with AA dominent in Washington and Oregon. They were started by a couple of Hells Angels who were court ordered to get clean. Almost all are marshmallows in black leather, and many are in some profession: Psychology, Doctor, Science, Computer Nerds, Business consultants, etc. Unfortunately they catch a lot of flak from the Gypsie Jokers, Hells Angels and/or other gangs who have turf up here.

  • BrendaCloutier
    BrendaCloutier
    "kippers" ?

    are smoked fish usually canned, sort of like sardines. "Kipper" is a hot smoke process vs. a brined cold smoke process. It may be something entirely different in GB.

  • misanthropic
    misanthropic

    Brenda, What a funny dream! This was my favorite part:

    "Funny, but she shaped them into cows and chickens and fish, and a variety of other animals, hence the "twisted", and pan-fried."

    MIS

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