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Used to know a Miss Fire.....boy! she WAS hot stuff..... but that fizzled out!

Did you know that when people quote statistics in support of an argument, 86.534% of those statistics are made up?

For Caroline


This is the tale of the skunk family.

There was Mummy skunk and two little skunks, called In and Out.

One evening the two little skunks asked their mummy if they could play out.

“Yes, “ she said, “But don’t go far as I will soon be putting your tea out,”

So In and Out went out

Thirty minutes later mummy skunk went to the door and shouted “In, Out, come in; your tea’s out”

Out came in, but naughty In stayed out

Again the mummy skunk called “In, come in! Your tea’s out.

Still no response. After a few more minutes mummy skunk was becoming very anxious. She said to Out “if In isn’t in soon, I’m going to call the police”

Out said the if he was allowed to go out he was sure that he could find In and bring him in.

Reluctantly mummy skunk agreed.

So Out went out and five minutes later came back in with In

A very relieved mummy skunk gave out a big hug and asked how he knew where to find his brother

“Easy” replied Out









“It was Instinct”

My wife recently bought one of those coffee- making machines. It's massive and takes up half the kitchen, not to mention costing the entire economy of a small country :-S

Well this thing whirls whistles and steams like a decrepit old passenger train. And the noise when you put the beans in :-|

I'm sure that these are grounds for divorce :-D :-D :-D

Please regard this thread as a lifeboat sailing in search of those who have been cast into the torrid waters of pettiness and sniping :-0 ;-)

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"torrid waters of pettiness and sniping"


Would that be like the Black Sea and the Dead Sea Allan? :-)

Oooooo I feel seasick ;-) ;-)

Sailing over a Sea of Despair to the Slough of Despond.

Kwells are quite good for preventing seasickness, Kathryn. At least I hope so as I will be needing them very soon ;-) :-D :-D

Judging by some very recent threads, this one is still required :-D

I'm glad that I didn't comment of the physical appearance of some of my recent fellow passengers on the cruise :-0 ;-)

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Thank goodness you didn't Allan..no fat shaming here I'm glad to see :-D :-D

Now here is a poser;

When person A accuses person B of being judgemental, is not person A also being judgemental ?:-S

It's like my conversation stopper that I like to introduce late in the evening when the alcohol has been flowing and everyone is nice and cosy

The question is, if you met your OH/partner/significant other today for the very first time, would you still enter into a very long term relationship with that person?:-0

The reason I as this is that I have known OH for over fifty years and we've been married for forty eight years.

In that time we have both changed a great deal, but living side by side you don't notice the changes on a daily basis, but on looking back at old photos and videos the changes become quite apparent.

I usually vacate the room immediately after asking the question and enjoy the silence ;-) :-D :-D :-D

I resisted the temptation to use the F word Caroline :-)

Allan...…...ya big poser! :-0 :-D

Well, Allan, I embarked on a long term relationship 47 years ago.
The relationship, as it stood, lasted 13 years, but I have been friends with my ex since, so, apart from the 2 or 3 years just after the break up where we vented our anger, at the relationship breaking down, and re-adjusted our positions, we've been friends! :-D

Possibly a bit strange for his two subsequent wives, but he has no close family in this country, and was best mates with my late brother in law, so even when we split up, he was still a member of the extended family, and he (and whichever wife/girlfriend) is invited to our gatherings, 33 years after we divorced!

Has he changed? Yes, he's now a vegan - I can't be doing with that :-|
He's still bit 'competative' - when we were together, it was who could go to the dentist and have nothing done - we both managed that - and our children, and grandchildren don't have a filling between them :-D

Then (years after we divorced) I got a degree - so 'himself' got one - then he got funded to do an MA :-P
Not bad for a dyslexic (him, not me), though he does give me some credit - my attitude to his dyslexia. He knew the words, and their meanings - but not how to spell them. I could spell them, but didn't necessarily know what they meant, and showed him how to 'piece words together' to spell them - together is a good example - to get her - together.
It was a darned good example for our eldest too (also dyslexic), daddy knew words, mummy could spell them - no-one is perfect, and it's okay to ask :-D

Allan...good question, must make most stop and think.

Wonder how many couples split up after it was asked....seeing all the possible faults in their relationships.....for the record I'd still be with my OH as he puts up with all my faults :-)

Aye, Caroline, there's the rub; I would certainly marry OH again, but would she marry me.

I've definitely changed over the years and not necessarily for the better :-(

Of course she would Allan, where else would she live such adventures....mind you I won't want to see all of her holiday snaps this time around...

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Ah! hindsight....just as well it is behind you!....