Sombreros are what they wear in tumbleweed country!
"Global warming causes tumbleweeds to scatter seeds throughout the British Isles!" Even cold-weather Fish have been spotted cavorting in the Gulf Stream. Residents are advised to keep plasticine in the fridge to avoid melting. Bakers are warned that dough will rise faster at higher temperatures. Yorkshire puddings will require lower oven settings.
COOL! ...er...WARM!!
I wonder if your tumbleweed thread will disappear too, gromitlove. I hope not.
I think there should be a W&G film with tumbleweeds included in it! 
What do you think?
Hehe your MAD you two! 
Both of you are mad, as Harry said. I totally agree!
teehee... and 
in...THE TUMBLEWEED CHRONICLES...coming soon to a theater near you!
(formerly known as TROUBLE AT 'THE MISSING TUMBLEWEED' MILL)
Out of the fog tumbles a strangely shaped intruder. 
PC Macintosh investigates...when suddenly he is run over by a giant Were-weed!!
"Curses! Damn you, global warming!" he is heard crying seconds before the giant Were-Weed tumbles over him.
Oooh oooh weeeeeeeeeee are the tumble-weeeeeeeds!!!!
Whooooshhhh!!!
There goes another one, !
Look at that! Look at that!!
Sock Eye Salmon - swimming upstream....
KLUNK!
PC Macintosh is caught up in the monsterous mound, and tumbles helplessly into 
's shop!
While frantically searching for alternate sources for her depleted supply of yarn, is suddenly bowled over by the largest ball of raw material this side of West Wallaby Street. She realizes that by manufacturing Tumbleweed Yarn, the giant were-weed not only saves her shop from the dooms of the sheep strike, but she has also finally found the perfect way to show her support of the Green Movement.
NO!!! I didn't know!! I thought Golden Retrievers were bred in Britain....or maybe Europe someplace...?
hehe...I like that tumble-flax (self-spinning fiber)
The tumbleweed tumbls all the way to Ben Nevis, and there, among the snowy slopes, it tumbles down the mountainside, gathering snow as it goes. By the time it reaches the bottom it is large and heavy enough that it has gained so much speed it goes straight up the other side, and continues in this manner, up and down, until it reaches Edinburgh, which is soon flattened by the giant ball of snow. Then from the darkness of terror emerges a figure of such heroic greatness, the Queen of England herself bows down before him.
And he looks down at her. Gosh, Y'maj, cracking crown, wot!
The Queen is highly affronted by his rude manner, and turns and leaves without another word. sighs, then turns and stops the snow-covered tumbleweed in its tracks. Halt, you dog!
Oh. Yes! Bow down before me.
Er... alright! Good. Now shake that snow off! Now!
Okay! Okay! Good! Now what? Hmm... I know! GET GOING! ALRIGHT!!! Good...
END OF PART 2
where's part 1?
So strange, both Goldies and tumbleweed come from Russia. Next thing you know, W&G will turn out somehow to be Russian too. (Katie, Richd, Seb, please tell me it isn't so!)
But I'm still confident that Sombreros are as English as guacamole!
Hehehe! This has been such a funny thread!
Really Russia? How did they get in the American West? Must have imported them....but makes you wonder exactly WHY they would do that...
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You're right Markie Sharkie - this thread is WAY funny!
Hello, Wandgfan12! Welcome! Indeed! Its absolutely BAA-RMY!
Other shoe done yet Josh?
Actually that's why I came on here! Here it is!
Here it is rotated!
WOW - nice job, Joshy!
gromitlove, this forum will surely make your Were-weeds disappear if you post them here!
...and the headless horseman returns to civilized society as an eccentric inventor who favors green vests, red ties, cheese and beagles. (great model, joshy)
Thanks guys!
How DOES one follow a post like that, Poisonivy??
Oh NO! What is that large, round pile of sticks rolling right for me??? YIKES!!! It's the WERE-WEED!!!! AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!! Hey - there is a piece of paper in here...it says "From Russia with love!"
Good Lord! Is there a dog stuck in this WERE-WEED???? A golden retriever perhaps??
Hey - I looked up tumbleweeds on the internet and discovered they are indeed from Russia - and several other places, too. The plant definitely gets around! Here is the link:
http://www.desertusa.com/mag01/may/papr/tweed.html
And some & socks for Sharkie! Cough it up Were-weed! They're for Sharkie!!!
That was one funny picture Fish. I couldn't stop chuckling!! Who would take a pic of a huge tumble weed (aka wind witch - again, hahahahaha!) caught in some barb wire that looked more like a corral or an animal pen!
Did you read that tumbleweeds can be as big as a VW Beetle? Definitely must be our Were-weed.
The WERE WEED stalks again by night!!!! [insert thunderclap]I hope I never get run over by a VW size tumbleweed!!
is there any socks for a trou?
And Part Three continues next week with a brief re-run of Blackadder the Third.
Sombrero es Espanol por 'Hat.'
Ahem, 'para' hat.
Here in the American West we see a lot of tumbleweeds. But the hat of choice is a "cowboy" hat, not a sombrero. The way tumbleweeds get around, there are probably other places and hats associated with the itinerant tumbleweed.
It's all mixed up-- not only are Golden Retrievers and tumbleweeds from Russia, but the Bristol Stomp is from the USA. I always thought it was part of that 60's wave of musical genius emanating out of England (Beatles, the Pink Floyd, all them). If it turns out that Louis Armstrong was from Russia as well, then I'm quitting. Isn't anything as it seems?
I was surprised to learn that noodle pasta like spaghetti originated in China.
Noodle pasta started in China? I didn't know that! I thought it was an Italian thing.
Whoa! Look at the things you can get with tumbleweeds on them!
http://www.cafepress.com/haatchi/3090159
oops, sorry. just researched the pasta thing. the theory that Marco Polo brought noodles back to Italy from China was just an urban legend. my bad.
tumbleweeds? i think i seen a few last week while i was sat doing my exams hehe!!!