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Daily chat thread - Monday 28th July

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  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    skint_spice wrote: »
    Hello, I'm not a bloke but he's sooo lovely.

    I'm gutted SS - I thought that was you:rotfl:
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • OliveOyl_2
    OliveOyl_2 Posts: 3,506 Forumite
    I look exactly like my avatar.

    Ahem pls don't look at my posts wishing I was 3 1/2 stone lighter.
    And Popeye looks nothing like his namesake either :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    sammy115 wrote: »
    No No No spud, don't change it. I like the peeps who keep their avvies - comforting, but then I know the ones who change theirs almost daily and I look out for those too!

    I love the pic on my Facebook, but it would give me away to anyone who knows me 'in real life' if I used it here ;)
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    scorched_earth_erotica wrote: »
    HOW????? :confused:

    I wish I knew :mad:
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    spud30 wrote: »
    I love the pic on my Facebook, but it would give me away to anyone who knows me 'in real life' if I used it here ;)

    me neither and also I wouldn't want to look at my face each time I posted - Ben Chaplin's is so much nicer! ;)
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  • spud30
    spud30 Posts: 16,872 Forumite
    skint_spice wrote: »
    me neither and also I wouldn't want to look at my face each time I posted - Ben Chaplin's is so much nicer! ;)

    I dont have MY face on my Facebook, it's my rather large baby ;)
    Is it better to aim for the stars and hit a tree or aim for a tree and land in its branches :think:
    Loves being a Wonderbra friend :kisses3:
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    I am so bored I am looking for exboyfriends on facebook, but I can't remember their real names! I wouldn't mind but I went out with him for nearly 3 years and I can't remember his name!!!!
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
  • OliveOyl_2
    OliveOyl_2 Posts: 3,506 Forumite
    I went onto Amazon today (OS board recommended a few books :o but I promise I didn't buy any :D )
    And there was the usual recommendations -you've bought x so how about y ????
    And they recommended Lord Martin Lewis's (one woman campaign here:o )new book: DFW: so of course I browsed (it isn't available just yet)
    And there was another site being promoted called
    Martin-Lewis-Cheap-Loans.co.uk Now how can this possibly exist?? :confused:
  • scorched_earth_erotica
    scorched_earth_erotica Posts: 175 Forumite
    I just did a quick search for martin lewis and one of the sponsored links came up as..

    Martin Lewis
    £5k+ Debts? We can help write off 75% using gov't legislation. Try us.
    Sponsored by: www.ClearDebtblahblahlah.co.uk
    This is not a signature.... or is it?
    Clydesdale loan £955 £174.42 saved. £780.58 to go.
  • sammy115
    sammy115 Posts: 15,267 Forumite
    OliveOyl wrote: »
    I went onto Amazon today (OS board recommended a few books :o but I promise I didn't buy any :D )
    And there was the usual recommendations -you've bought x so how about y ????
    And they recommended Lord Martin Lewis's (one woman campaign here:o )new book: DFW: so of course I browsed (it isn't available just yet)
    And there was another site being promoted called
    Martin-Lewis-Cheap-Loans.co.uk Now how can this possibly exist?? :confused:

    Always someone trying to get a quick buck out of the great mans name!!1



    Ooooooh big lightening...
    Quality is doing something right when no one is looking - Henry Ford
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