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fc123

lostinrates wrote: »

Grr, Liz Jones...haven't we been here before. I shoud ike Liz Jones, we have lots of points, interests and places in common and I generally like to like people, but I end up wanting to shout at her. I'd Max over her any day, which is weird because he and I have almost nothing in common!

Me too..I am addicted to her column and she drives me nuts..I end up growling as I read it.....addictively.;)

I wonder if I find her annoying as she reminds me of who I may (big 'may' too) have become, 25 years ago,had my life gone in a different direction. I had an ex friend who did end up like her, bemoaning her single 40 something status etc.

I read her horse stuff and I must say, LIR I have never heard you refer to booking the horse an amotherapist (sic??) / hypnotherapist/ , etc at any point. I figure you know a lot about horseys too.

I prefer Maxes too but he does say funny things like, ''attractive if a bit slim'' which I find really funny. He'd get told off if he had said ''Attractive if a bit stout''. He likes the bigger girls does Max.;)

lostinrates

fc123 wrote: »

I read her horse stuff and I must say, LIR I have never heard you refer to booking the horse an amotherapist (sic??) / hypnotherapist/ , etc at any point. I figure you know a lot about horseys too./QUOTE]

Not that I'd be prepared to admit to online, anyway

bluey890

fc123 wrote: »

I prefer Maxes too but he does say funny things like, ''attractive if a bit slim'' which I find really funny. He'd get told off if he had said ''Attractive if a bit stout''. He likes the bigger girls does Max.;)

Like any man, so long as she puts out on the first date he's happy. :rolleyes:
Owning a brewery is also a plus.

bluey890

Oops just remembered that this thread is the boards female refuge.
Apologies for the intrusion ladies.

As you were...talking about horses, shoes or summat.

lostinrates

Yeah Actually Liz and I have some not disimialr points of common ground with horses care too...only from avery different standpoint, which makes the same product choice for example wildly different. I imagine, putting my grumpy side in its box, she is a very good horse owner and caring pet owner. Ultimately, in the lir household thats important: and th little things shouldn't matter so much, so Yay for good animal owners.

wigglebeena

lostinrates wrote: »

Grr, Liz Jones...haven't we been here before. I shoud ike Liz Jones, we have lots of points, interests and places in common and I generally like to like people, but I end up wanting to shout at her. I'd Max over her any day, which is weird because he and I have almost nothing in common!

I can't stand how wet she is about men. I would have booted that lazy sponging shagger husband after six weeks.

PasturesNew

I've never heard of her ... but then I don't buy papers, have never read middle-class twaddle in columns .... and I think it's mainly London-centric people that would do so

carolt

Hey, I'm London-centric, don't buy papers either - read them all online (doesn't everyone?) - but I've never read her either.

Just discovered this thread - is it true that it's the girly thread?

If so - what a relief. I needed somewhere to discuss knitting patterns and Johnny Depp.

And the boys are arguing over 0.1% on the other thread.

I think they're a bit paranoid about measuring things.... :rolleyes:

V dull.

fc123

PasturesNew wrote: »

I've never heard of her ... but then I don't buy papers, have never read middle-class twaddle in columns .... and I think it's mainly London-centric people that would do so

You can't beat a bit of Middle Class Twaddle to make you feel better about things.

She's not 'London' based any more but sold up nice Georgian pile, 2 years ago, in Islington and bought a 43 acre farm on Exmoor. Luckily for her, she earns her living from writing....so the farm gave her something to write about...so earning her more ££££...to subsidise the farm and her expensive animal welfare habits.....so she had something to write about.


Kind of relevant to Maxes thread.

I am trying to work out how to do the same thing myself...run something for the love of it (but achingly unprofitable as such things tend to be) but write about it in a Middle Class Sunday targeted at Middle Class Twaddle lovers....and get paid.

Ker-Ching!!!

fc123

carolt wrote: »

Hey, I'm London-centric, don't buy papers either - read them all online (doesn't everyone?) - but I've never read her either.

Just discovered this thread - is it true that it's the girly thread?

If so - what a relief. I needed somewhere to discuss knitting patterns and Johnny Depp.

And the boys are arguing over 0.1% on the other thread.

I think they're a bit paranoid about measuring things.... :rolleyes:

V dull.

It's not really girly but we do congregate here as Max is sooo Metrosexual.

No measuring on here.

If you are skinny minny though, keep it schtum. He has 'issues' with slimness.;) He writes about it.