We miss you Neil......for Madperth.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

I know. Thanks for your kind Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

He was really cute too!

At this difficult time for all concerned, it would be unfair of me to push the meerkats in to something they may not be happy to do. They are obviously in shock right now but the father has asked me to just print this statement:

'It is with the great sads thats my familees has the the heartburns - think he meant heartache! - over the loses of the big armour machines, Neil. When we is happees agains, we come to say heeloes to the GoYers.....SIMPLES!'

So you will meet them soon, I'm sure.

Ok, thank you.
My condolences on your sad loss!

How sad is that ??? Methinks you really should try something more in keeping with your surroundings,it could have been worse you know,imagine if you had landed in said pond as well !!!!!!!!.no water,no Neil,no more laughs !!!!!!!!

Thanks MP. Rhino Neil is looking down on you right now.

Lincs: Never thought of that. Think I will stick to more 'appropriate' wildlife going forward. Thanks!

:~)

My thoughts are with you all tonight :-(

Although, you really should have known that ponds, pets and kids don't mix - sermon over!!

Be comforted by the thought that dear Neil has reached his "Savannah" in the Highest, and is,probably, at this very moment, drinking from the Horn of Plenty - no doubt singing "I'm a Rhino Cowboy - Yee Hah!" Think of him as a "Diamond in the Sky" from this day forth - and stick to native pets in future!

:-) :-) :-)

That IS a comforting thought David, but he's a Rhino Neil, Not Neil Diamond! Sob!!! :~(((((((

Well, what can I say about poor Rhino Neil...? RIP Neil and Peace be with you... to Jim the Snail, Fat Cat and Nod the Dog...not to mention the Meercats, and your good self, LoL (though I realise this is no laughing matter...therefore I have just stuffed a sock into my mouth to try and stem the flow of inappropriate hilarity....)

Grief can sometimes have that effect Di!

It's okay CD.

MP is quite right, grief can effect us all in different ways. I will accept your laughter in the manner in whch it was intended. It's what Neil would have wanted...

LoL! I'll have to put another sock in it now...:)))
Night all...off to bed now...sleep tight x

'Rhi...no....I'll never, love this way again, but I'll keep holding on.......'

Good night Di! Dont be too upset now!

Dan, that's a very touching song, are you holding the wake already?

Just remeniscing.

Off to bed now so more a. sleep than a wake!!

Tatty bye!!

G'night!

Oh dear I think the voddy has taken it's toll :o)))) Erm .... R.I.P. Neil (I'll play along) I do hope ~{grin}~ that you will forever be roaming the great savannah in the sky ~{snigger}~ and look down on thse blogs in your memory and say ....... what the hell are they going on about? :o)))))

Dear Di has just made me look out and play a CD by one of my fave artistes - Diana (rhinoce)Ross!

"Wasn't me who said that nothing good is gonna last forever!
And wasn't it me who said, "Let's just be glad for the time we had together?"

RIP Neil, "Sweet" Dreams, Bill&Co!

OH MY GOODNESS
i thought it was real!!!

x x x

im so sorry for your loss OB, but could you imagin if he had been an adult it could be you sqaushed and at the bottom of the pond,:o(( lmao now,,, oops sorry heeheh

Thanks SB. I always try to look for the positive in any negatives and this time is no exception. You know we wished each other luck for last Friday's Euro lotto?

Well, we won...Honestly now. We are soooooo excited and I've been bursting to tell someone.

What, a tenner?

Deepest commiserations OB, when's the funeral or is it family and close friends only? We expect to see a pic of his headstone in due course. Well that's put paid to that lucrative business dream of selling rhino dung on the roadside by Wickes hasn't it? I'm sure you'll come up with some other venture from the deep recesses of that fantastic imagination of yours! Great blog, thanks for the laughs (sorry........just going to put my black armband on)

go on OB will you be giving up work, traveling the world, a big house in the country, orrrrr getting a take away with your winnings lol :o))

Lily2: Thank you for your kind comments at this difficult time. How ironic that he was indeed, a black rhino so he was in mourning before this fateful accident.

I'm thinking for my next venture, maybe Slug slipperes? For those people with slippery tiled or wooden floors in their homes.....stop them slipping! Could catch on.

I personally bought a pair of tortoiseshell shoes last week.......

...it took me 3 hours to walk out of the shop!! BOOM BOOM!

SB & MP: I'm afraid you are both wrong so HA!

Twas indeed a lifechanging amount and I would ask that all you Goyers please refrain from sending begging letters.

Total amount in bank account.....£5.60!! Well, it was a win, wasn't it?

Being the generous blokey I am, I actually put it towards a nice bouquet for Ali from the local Supermarket - very classy too! Thought it might cheer her up a little as she's been living with me the past 5 years!!

No comments from the cheap seats please:o)))))

nice one OB, was it lidl or aldi lol

Nah, it was the pound shop!!!!!!!!

No I don't believe Ob would be that cheap .... he probably got them from Asda and he still has £3:60 left :o))))
I almost did it on the national lottery last week .... I was only six numbers off.

is it a real rhino? clearly not in your garden?

Im confused :o/
x x x

Aww Poor Jen! LMAO!!!!!!

its so real looking
is this another by Noseypotter?

please tell me

x x x

I'll pm you!

ok

x x x

Sent it!!

lmao jen,,

ahaaa!!

hehehe

I understand now
I want one hes gorgeous

x x x

lol jen

You are NOT going to be allowed to live this one down, Jen! ;~))))

well Im easily confused......
especially with Noseypotters elephant its hard to know whats real and what isnt

x x x

Heehee! :~))))))

Well I've just come upstairs to do some paperwork and seen all these comments.

Poor Mookins, I daren't mention the pink monkey now.....

I'm assuming that evryone got 'the name' bit as well? He used to be an actor before he came to my garden!!

MP knows!!!

I've told Mookins in a pm, but no-one else has said anything!

? ? ? I think I need a PM too MP!!

OB you are cheeky you really had me !!

please nothing more about animals no pink monkeys

xx x x

It is with DEEP SORROW and REGRET that I have to pass my (our )condolences on to you and your family over the loss of little Neil, When I went out to tell our Pond Rhino Mossy he just went to bits (sob, blart)and hes been with us since the year dot when our ponds went in, standing guard over the little newts and frogs. It is so sad that Neil could not live long enough to see the pond full of life(choke). Try to remember though Dan that these little animal friends need to be able to skip playfully around in safety, a slug filled garden is no place for such a delicate (mwahhh sniff) and loving friend,get rid of the slugs if you seee any little paw prints in the mud by the "watering hole" in the future, for where one has turned up another may follow.
Now I must go and mourn for our dear old Mossy!!

I will post something in his memory when I am able, for all those who doubt us Dan....Our thoughts are with you!!!

Be Brave!! bye Little Neil, its not been a good year for Pond Rhinos....

Is this something to do with Neil Morrisey then? Still don't get it!

Rhino Neil!

Mookins: I don't know what you're talking about.....

I will maybe have to introduce the pink monkey when he starts as my 'Garden Hand' in the near future!!

I don't mean to be awful Mooks but when I came up and saw all these comments last night I cried. You have given me such a laugh but don't worry, I won't rub it in.....Now, let's all Neil and pray!

Indy: Your kind thoughts and understanding are much appreciated at this most difficult of times.

We are hoping to have a rememberance service as a funeral/burial may be somewhat difficult.....well I'm not fishing me hand in the pond to pull him out with all those mozzie larvae in there. Plus, think of the weight.

No, we shall hold a private service by the pondside as we listen to Celine Dion singing 'My heart will go on'

Thanks all.

LMAO!

Lol!

Nope MP........ it's my turn to be thick today (like yours with 'abominable')! It's Indys fault putting me off the scent with 'Mossy'. Give me time, it's early yet, I'll get there........hhmmmm
You haven't left him to rot in the pond OB!! ....Like a burial at sea I. suppose The pond must be overflowing.
Mookins - you always make us laugh, don't change!
Now......rhino Neil, rhino Neil, Rhino Neil......

Okay Lily......

He has a daughter called Tatum, once married to John Mcenroe????

LMAO!

Who the rhino? Are they in your garden too.....?

Blog posted for you now Dan,be brave!

LMAO!!!!!
pm to follow!

OK....been off to clean my teeth (always makes me think better!)....and .....I got it!!!!!!! GROAN. Found the PM after, thanksOB
I'll join you in the dumbo club Mookins - or is that just for elephants?

Lol!

Brilliant Lily!!

I'm very disappointed that you didn't dive in to save Neil. What sort of pet owner are you, for goodness sake, not to give him life jacket anyway? And I think you may have a contamination problem if he is still at the bottom of the pond!

LOL Gee

I quite agree Gee!
I dont think he should be allowed another pond rhino! And what has he done with the meerkats????????

Thats the question wheres the meercats then! what has happened to them are they alive and well ! have they run away for fear of falling in the pond , will we never hear Dan say Seemples again!
tune in same time same channel to find out the answers to these questions...

And more!

He's not answering M. do you think the meercats have done a runner?

Hmmm! He'll answer tomorrow! He's working long days just now!
Wouldnt blame them, after the sad demise of Rhino Neil!

Yeah, imagine having a job that keeps you away from looking after the wildlife in your garden...tsk tsk!

Terrible!