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posted February 01, 2009 02:37 AM         

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ROFL. Thanks AG. I'll favourite the thread and page and bring it up in early April.

Mr PA had his birthday recently - 19 January.

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posted February 01, 2009 02:39 AM           

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Bollocks to an early b'day wish from me!!!

I just spent all this time keeping ur thread No1.

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posted February 01, 2009 02:40 AM         

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Aqua Angel just announced he would like Lego for his birthday this week. My feet are still bleeding from the pieces that I had to walk over to get to the computer. And the vaccum is choked up with Lego pieces. What do you think?

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posted February 01, 2009 02:41 AM         

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ROFL spunky. And so you should. Speaking of which. After this post, my thread will no longer be number one. Damn it. Back over to there for a moment.

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posted February 01, 2009 02:55 AM         

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It put a little hole in the pants (I mean trousers for the brit)

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Thanks!

Sometimes these little holes can be mended ~ a clever dry-cleaners performed such a task on behalf of my wallet a couple of years back.

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posted February 01, 2009 03:07 AM         

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Minimialist Mutables.

Sorry, not one.

There were a couple of compulsive hoarders in my family. I'm not that bad, but I have to work hard to keep down the clutter and I find it hard to just throw things out. They have to be recycled, taken to the charity shop or put to some use if at all possible.

But at the other end of the scale it amazes me what people throw out. Toys that are still in good condition ~ why not take them to the hospital for the kids to trash? The nurses will have to disinfect everything so often it will soon reach the end of its life, but at least it will have had some use before it goes.

Sometimes objects reach the end of their life. But before they do...

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posted February 01, 2009 03:11 AM           

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Lol

Did my use of the term "chuck out" raise your hackles BM?

Well just to make you feel better I will elaborate.....

Chuck out = Good clothing goes to friends and or St.Vincent de Pauls, same with kids toys etc....rubbish goes in the bin. There!! All better now?

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posted February 01, 2009 03:11 AM         

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I'm the same as you bm.

I find it hard to throw things that still have life in them away. Children's clothing is a big one. People used to think that no 2 was a boy because I refused to buy girls clothes and she wore all the hand me downs from big brother. I thought it was practical. They are passed down to number three until they are so worn they have to be disposed. In the end I used to put a pink hairband in the girls' hair so people could distinguish the sexes. And I bought a few dresses. Eventually. Now they choose their own, but they still get big brother's hand me downs. I don't buy pyjamas, etc, they sleep in his old stuff.

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posted February 01, 2009 03:15 AM         

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The thing that really gets my knickers in a knot is when my children waste food. Blood boils.

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posted February 01, 2009 03:18 AM         

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Like me as a kid (big bro), and I had second-hand clothes, too. At the time, quite frowned upon.

I still have the habit. Hence the vintage designer numbers. The price is comparable as High Street numbers and the quality is better.

Oh, listen to me.

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posted February 01, 2009 03:21 AM         

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.......and now for something completely different.........

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posted February 01, 2009 03:22 AM         

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Children's leftovers fried with an egg and plastered in ketchup.

It's not that bad....

Or it gets chucked in a stew.

Should I admit this in public?

Mama Dustbin.

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posted February 01, 2009 03:23 AM         

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Don't waste it....bring it over here....

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posted February 01, 2009 03:24 AM         

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I think that's the best kept secret of every mother. You are not alone.

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posted February 01, 2009 03:24 AM         

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After a tense grammatical debate Birmingham City Council has decreed that possessive apostrophes shall no longer appear on its street signs.

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5614962.ece

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posted February 01, 2009 03:25 AM         

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Do you say ketchup? It's called Tomato Sauce here.

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posted February 01, 2009 03:27 AM         

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We say both.

Tomato, tomato, let's call the whole thing off.

with an apostrophe in the right place

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posted February 01, 2009 03:28 AM         

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I can be a little anal with words. I have always used open punctuation and even that's going out. It's hard enough explaining to the kids that Weet-Bix is actually Wheat Biscuits, etc. What really annoys me is TXT talk here. Drives me ******* mad.

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posted February 01, 2009 03:30 AM         

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Does he need apostrophies?

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posted February 01, 2009 03:33 AM         

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bm

Is tomorrow day surgery? Or a longer stay?

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posted February 01, 2009 03:39 AM         

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Text speak is alright in a text. I hate posts that are splattered with it.

Readability is the key. The odd apostrophe doesn't matter too much, but clarity does.

When grammar, punctuation and struture heads into freestyle, we can end up with a tangled mess.

remember stars with his jumbled posts and er yeah i knew this girl once back in ban d camp he had nepune mercury cross if i remember and that cacner mercury bust me why all the eomtonal posts and the controversiey I kind of liked the guy though in a funy wy and hey i keep dgoing to copitalise hiere mustnt do that

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posted February 01, 2009 03:40 AM         

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day surgery

Siberian snow is forecast so I am taking an overnight bag just in case I am stuck there, and a large book of Su-Duko for the hours of waiting.

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posted February 01, 2009 03:44 AM         

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Afraid I have to go ~ there is hovering behind me and the computer desk.

Have a great weekend, what's left of it (not much where you are?).

that's what's, not whats

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posted February 01, 2009 03:48 AM         

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Have a good day bm.

If I don't speak to you beforehand, lots of love for tomorrow.

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