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Debts in the City. A Modern Girls Guide to Life in 2009. My story.

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  • laura2481
    laura2481 Posts: 4,305 Forumite
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    he rolled his eyes at me the way horses do when they see dustbins! :)
    And how exactly do horses roll their eyes at dustbins? Is it a look of lust or disgust?!:D:rotfl:
  • rubyslipper
    rubyslipper Posts: 969 Forumite
    Just seen the farmer - he rolled his eyes at me the way horses do when they see dustbins! :)

    Rosered seriously, stop it. You're KILLING me today. Boss is wondering why I'm stifling laughter the whole time. :rotfl:
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  • Swinstie73
    Swinstie73 Posts: 2,897 Forumite
    laura2481 wrote: »
    And how exactly do horses roll their eyes at dustbins? Is it a look of lust or disgust?!:D:rotfl:

    Exactly what I was thinking! I can't quite work that one out :confused:
  • Definately a look of disgust with a slight hint of lust in there considering the unashamed display of lingerie!! :rotfl:
  • Swinstie73
    Swinstie73 Posts: 2,897 Forumite
    Definately a look of disgust with a slight hint of lust in there considering the unashamed display of lingerie!! :rotfl:

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

    Well that's me finished for the night, have my niece's dance display tonight, about three hours of kids running around a stage - actually the wee ones are funny, they just stand with a look of bewilderment on their faces.

    This is when I should have a laptop - will just have to catch up tomorrow - nite everyone x
  • rubyslipper
    rubyslipper Posts: 969 Forumite
    Swinstie73 wrote: »
    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

    Well that's me finished for the night, have my niece's dance display tonight, about three hours of kids running around a stage - actually the wee ones are funny, they just stand with a look of bewilderment on their faces.

    This is when I should have a laptop - will just have to catch up tomorrow - nite everyone x

    Night night Swinstie! :hello:
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  • Evenin' all!

    Wow I'm loving all this talk of horses and dustbins! I've had a day off work today to spring clean my house so I'm knackered!

    I have good positive things to bring along to the thread!

    OH just came home in a great mood and has gone off to get us some chip shop chips, battered sausages mmmmmm.

    and and and

    I WON £20 ON A FREE SCRATCHCARD WOOOOOOHHHHHHHOOOOO:j

    I was umm-ing and ahh-ing about making some scones tonight but didn't want to go and spend money on the ingredients then I won money. The scones are meant to be it seems :)

    So everybody sign up to Take-a-Break bingo quick......

    I JUST WON MORE MONEY OMG OMG OMG. I thought I'd buy some 50p tickets with my winnings and I WOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN. Wow I'm about having a heart attack. There's £121 in my account.

    Somebody fetch me a paper bag I can't breathe:eek: *faints*
  • savingholmes
    savingholmes Posts: 28,971 Forumite
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    wow well done catherine! or WTG!!!

    I make about £30 a month on free scratchcards - they are definitely worth looking into!

    on the cashback thing - sometimes you have to spend money but sometimes there are free trials.... I've made loads on them LOL...

    Dozydee - forgive me for cutting and pasting this from my diary but.... the paper hat challenge is where you are in a friendly race to be the first one to pay off £15K (since the start of the challenge which was about Oct) - if you win you get a paper hat! :rotfl: Hence the name.... It's just a supportive place to record your progress.... and be challenged on any lack of it!

    Its on the DFW board - join us go for it... We get new joiners every month so don't be put off because we have been going for a while. http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1227263

    On the DFW board there is also the make £10 a day challenge - that is where you use cashback sites, gambling loopholes, selling stuff etc to make extra cash and keep a record of it. We share ideas on what you can do to get started. Free daily scratchcards for example give me £30 every month, I also get an average of £15 from bingoport, since last July I have had hundreds of pounds from various cash back sites, I've also made the odd tenner from writing reviews... http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1521467

    Hope that helps - I liked the underwear story to rosered
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  • rosered1963
    rosered1963 Posts: 1,160 Forumite
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    Swinstie73 wrote: »
    Exactly what I was thinking! I can't quite work that one out :confused:


    Hi all - horses are often afraid of wheelie bins and dustbins and they "shy" at them - sort of leap back and roll their eyes in fear - that's what the farmer did! Don't blame him as you could get satellite TV with one of my bras x
  • rupe34
    rupe34 Posts: 1,022 Forumite
    Hi ladies - thank you SO MUCH - because I had the day from hell today, one way or another - and just when I thought that I was as low as I've been for a long time....I read Rosered's post about fancying Patrick from eastenders - and commenting on his lovely teeth:rotfl: I snorted out my tea all over my computer at work and then proceeded to start crying with laughter. All in my office were just looking at me - but thankfully they think I'm a bit nuts anyway and humour me.

    Have caught up with the rest of the thread now - and seriously I have had the sort of day when I thought my depression was on its way back (its amazing how many of us have been there isn't it?:rolleyes: ) - a little scary, but you guys have totally helped. I am picturing the tractor/underwear/farmer shenanigans as I type :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
    Onward and upward - with the odd step to the side

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