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Saturday Night DFW Party

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  • MinnieSpender
    MinnieSpender Posts: 2,975 Forumite
    Break!

    Time to replenish Saturday night snacks. Anyone for a glass of sherry and an egg custard?
    :eek: What if the hokey cokey is what it's all about? :eek:
    Official "Bring back Mark and Lard NOW! or else (please)" Member 16
  • j4m35
    j4m35 Posts: 111 Forumite
    thanks Jessica and Minty and Minnie

    i did some xmas shoppping today and am feeling smug
  • jessicamb
    jessicamb Posts: 10,446 Forumite
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    MinnieSpender wrote:
    Break!

    Time to replenish Saturday night snacks. Anyone for a glass of sherry and an egg custard?

    Ooh Sherry - is it Xmas already? :D

    I'm partaking of a very nice bottle of white half price in Morrisons and maybe an after-eight ice-cream later.
    The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese :cool:
  • j4m35
    j4m35 Posts: 111 Forumite
    [QUOTE=

    I almost cant bear to part with money these days unless theres something extra in it for me[/QUOTE]


    but does it stop or slow your social life?
  • j4m35
    j4m35 Posts: 111 Forumite
    oops! - you know what i was trying to quote
  • jessicamb
    jessicamb Posts: 10,446 Forumite
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    j4m35 wrote:
    but does it stop or slow your social life?

    Social Life?

    You made a big assumption there :o .
    The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese :cool:
  • MinnieSpender
    MinnieSpender Posts: 2,975 Forumite
    jessicamb wrote:
    Ooh Sherry - is it Xmas already? :D

    Why wait? I love sherry all year round, but then I am a trainee mad old lady.
    :eek: What if the hokey cokey is what it's all about? :eek:
    Official "Bring back Mark and Lard NOW! or else (please)" Member 16
  • jessicamb
    jessicamb Posts: 10,446 Forumite
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    j4m35 wrote:
    thanks Jessica and Minty and Minnie

    i did some xmas shoppping today and am feeling smug

    What did you buy?

    I hope you brought us something back :D
    The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese :cool:
  • PeachPickle
    PeachPickle Posts: 9,924 Forumite
    j4m35 wrote:
    but does it stop or slow your social life?

    You just need to find the right balance for you. Be nifty with your money, but have fun too :)
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  • MinnieSpender
    MinnieSpender Posts: 2,975 Forumite
    j4m35 wrote:
    but does it stop or slow your social life?


    What's a "social life"? Is that the same as "going out"? I'm doing that in two weeks' time! On a school night too!
    :eek: What if the hokey cokey is what it's all about? :eek:
    Official "Bring back Mark and Lard NOW! or else (please)" Member 16
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