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**The going nowhere Weekend Chat Thread 28th March 2009*
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skint_spice wrote: »reminds me the old joke where the bloke tells his wife to put her coat on cos he's off out, she asks if he's taking her somewhere nice and he says he's not taking her just turning the heating off.
Bookie, were they ok about manchester or did they phone the men with white coats?
I do that when I go to work :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: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:
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bookseller1980 wrote: »My mother! I am totally irresponsible
Oh dear. Did you tell her that most of us are quite normalIs 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:
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Bookie - tell her it's teenage rebellion - and that you are a late developer :rolleyes:Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task. William James0
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skint_spice wrote: »reminds me the old joke where the bloke tells his wife to put her coat on cos he's off out, she asks if he's taking her somewhere nice and he says he's not taking her just turning the heating off.
Bookie, were they ok about manchester or did they phone the men with white coats?
Mother not amused!
Ancient aunt said 'well done you and when are you going again'!
Told Dad that one of the friends might be coming over this week and he said 'your Mum will make my life hell now'!
I did laugh. (I'm 54 for goodness sake).0 -
So Bookie....are you having to move back in with mum and dad so they can keep an eye on you?
Apparently, the shop where I work was shown on Secret Millionaire, I think they walked past it :eek:Official DFW Nerd Club - Member no: 203.0 -
She's probably just worried about you Bookie, whatever age - mothers worry!No longer using this account for new posts from 20130
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bookseller1980 wrote: »Mother not amused!
Ancient aunt said 'well done you and when are you going again'!
Told Dad that one of the friends might be coming over this week and he said 'your Mum will make my life hell now'!
I did laugh. (I'm 54 for goodness sake).
Awww....we love ancient aunt
Are you grounded now?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:
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oh dear Bookie, you've done it now that'll be you grounded for weeks! Seriously though maybe she'll be fine once she gets used to the idea. I have a friend who was always meeting folk she'd met on line originally and it freaked me out totally but she never came to any harm because of it.Mortgage OP 2025 £7050/7000Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000
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”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)0
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