The Ultimate Incentive natters on. Part 9

tinkerbel

i could do the weekend of 4th may but trying to go on hols on the 11th! and I guess I could do York or Leeds.. (but i can do another day too probabaly or a London one if the 11th is better for everyone else!) would be nice to meet everyone

Birdie85

The Telegraph are giving away £10 vouchers for RSH on Sunday if that helps anyone looking to buy train tickets. If you're buying singles, might be a good idea to buy a few papers for £10 off each leg?!

What a shame you cna't make it Archers! Thought you'd be a dead cert! What the heck is a zombie 5k?!

If the 11th is no good for some, how's everyone set for the week after?

Know what you mean about it being the world's biggest date Cinny! I'm already panicking about what to wear!

Oh and I was totally on Martin's show last night! A blink and you'll miss it (but full screen!) shot in the first segment!

shrimpy_80

Ah Birdie, I totally forgot to watch it! will have a look on catch up now.

I can't make the week after, at a wedding on the Sat and going to church to hear our banns read and meet the vicar on Sunday - excited!

shrimpy_80

Ooooh I saw you! It looked very chilly that day! Bless Martin, his show is super cheesy isn't it? But I am going to check my banding now so his work is done!

Cinny91

Birdie85 wrote: »

Know what you mean about it being the world's biggest date Cinny! I'm already panicking about what to wear!

OH said to me last night "what if they're all catfishes?!" So I'm going with the idea you're all actually transgender, weigh 50 stone and just want me to understand "the feelings were all genuine" :j

I'm okay for any weekend really, unless anyone has bought their tickets?

I have you recorded, Birdie!! Will try and spot you later on Everyone's getting phamous!

Birdie85

I haven't told OH about our meet yet. He thinks I'm a mentalist for having a network of friends around the country that, for the most part, I've never met! I'm always saying, 'My onliney friend has done this/said that/been there etc' and he just rolls his eyes! If we're all catfishes we're doing a pretty good job of covering our tracks by making amazingly detailed fake FB accounts and in Shrimpy's case, pretending to be a cute blonde on a TV show! :rotfl:

I should've hung around to talk to Martin when he was filming but had to get back to work and it really was freezing! Quite tickled that BIL was cut out, he's clearly not got a face for the camera like me! Glad that they've stopped the crazy camera work for this series, I couldn't watch the last one as it made me feel dizzy!

starnac

My DH thinks I'm weird too. Having "online friends" has a bit of a stigma I think.

Yay birdie for being on tv! I will have to look it up on on demand type thingys. What channel was it on?

Cinny91

Birdie85 wrote: »

If we're all catfishes we're doing a pretty good job of covering our tracks by making amazingly detailed fake FB accounts and in Shrimpy's case, pretending to be a cute blonde on a TV show! :rotfl:

When Shrimpy was on TV I was like "I KNOW HER!!" so OH started saying "oh, so you've been to hers for tea? you're invited to her wedding?" and I was just sat there like "..no"

To stop the stigma I just talk like my online chums are RL buddies. Like with getting the day off work for the meet I just said "A group of friends who live all over England are arranging a get together as we haven't seen each other in ages" *cough*ever*cough* It's kind of plausible because I have school friends who live in Canada and all over now. I like it when a white lie comes together

tinkerbel

Haha cinny I love that! If I make it to the meet I might use it!

shrimpy_80

Birdie85 wrote: »

I haven't told OH about our meet yet. He thinks I'm a mentalist for having a network of friends around the country that, for the most part, I've never met! I'm always saying, 'My onliney friend has done this/said that/been there etc' and he just rolls his eyes!

Ditto! He only takes half an interest really as anything to do with computers bores him to death so I'm not quite sure how to go about explaining it properly! When I talk about one of you and he asks how I know you, I say 'remember that girl I told you about who paid off all that debt...' and he just stops me in my tracks there and then! I usually just say 'my friend...(sent me these pretty wedding papers for example ) but save on the details!

The idea of us all as catfish has had me in stitches - maybe we should all wear fat suits and comedy moustaches for the meet?

Here is the link to Birdie on TV, thus proving she really is who she claims to be!