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Georgiegirl256

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

There you are, a treat for Monday morning:

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-04-12/chest-hair-fake-tan-and-tattoos-how-aidan-turner-was-transformed-into-poldarks-sex-symbol

My type of man! Long dark hair and brooding looks! I can totally see the appeal!

Eta: oh, and I'm a sucker for an Irish accent!

tea_lover

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

My type of man! Long dark hair and brooding looks! I can totally see the appeal!

Eta: oh, and I'm a sucker for an Irish accent!

And if troubled vampires do it for you.... you're really in for a treat :rotfl::D.

Pyxis

elsien wrote: »

I have to be honest though, we talked each other into it. I'm not very brave and would probably have bottled it if I were on my own. Doing more travelling hasn't made me any braver.

I'm a complete wimp. I wouldn't consider going anywhere abroad, with the exception of Australia or New Zealand, on my own, unless it were with an organised tour.

I'd even balk at going to France or Italy, where I can at least speak some of the language, without it being organised, or having someone look after me when I get there, like a language course or something.

I can go anywhere in the UK, though, completely alone! (Cor! Brave!)
I don't mind eating in hotel restaurants on my own, etc. I don't even mind going to the theatre on my own, if it's something I really want to see and no-one else wants to go.
No, it's the language handicap that does for me, plus in really exotic places, a lack of knowledge of what is polite, rude, accepted, not accepted etc. I need the umbrella of One Who Knows.

Years ago, I was in Los Angeles, and was on my own one day, while my hosts were at work. I wanted to go to a museum at the University, and was a bit scared of using the bus, as I didn't understand how it worked, with the prepaid thing, and didn't know where I'd need to get off, so I decided to walk. It was about a mile, so quite do-able. Off I trotted.
About three-quarters of the way there, a guy in a suit came up to me, said he had seen me walking along, and would I like to go for a meal with him. I was in my twenties, and thought this was odd, but politely declined, saying I was meeting friends. And that was that.

Later on, when I met up again with my hosts, and told them what I'd been doing, they were horrified! Really horrified that I'd walked a mile along the streets of LA. And concerned about the guy approaching me.
Well, I didn't know, did I?

seven-day-weekend

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

My type of man! Long dark hair and brooding looks! I can totally see the appeal!

Eta: oh, and I'm a sucker for an Irish accent!

Yes, mine too. If I was fifty years younger I'd have posters of him everywhere.

On the other hand......age is only a number, isn't it?????:beer:

Pyxis

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Yes, mine too. If I was fifty years younger I'd have posters of him everywhere.

On the other hand......age is only a number, isn't it?????:beer:

Oh, put up posters of him! It's Art! :rotfl:

Georgiegirl256

tea_lover wrote: »

And if troubled vampires do it for you.... you're really in for a treat :rotfl::D.

Well now you come to mention it....:rotfl:

Georgiegirl256

Pyxis, I'm not surprised your hosts were horrified! When we were in LA we were told not to walk anywhere. Our tour guide put the fear of god up us with stories of shootings etc!

I did get asked by a guy in our hotel to go to the Viper Rooms though! These LA guys must be really forward!

SDW, agree with Pyxis, it's art, and art is there to be admired! Maybe just don't put one over your bed though eh? Above the fireplace sounds good!

tea_lover

Art you say? *leaves to google Aiden Turner pics*

seven-day-weekend

Pyxis wrote: »

Oh, put up posters of him! It's Art! :rotfl:

The pin-ups I've had over the years are:

Paul McCartney when I was a teenager in the 60s.

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTc8x20ccEfjwtVjweZvwmIKumTZns3q-NsbUIQ2gnh2UrzqSlNwg

Marc Bolan, whose pic I had on my office wall in the early 70s.

http://www.theuncool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/marcbolan.jpg

And Freddie Mercury in the late 70s, in his leotard days.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/bc/fb/9e/bcfb9e1bf2797644efadf98c7cd39cb8.jpg

Then I became a mum in 1980 and had different priorities

However, it doesn't mean I can't start again!

(off to google Pierce Brosnan and Aidan Turner pics!).

seven-day-weekend

Oh and I forgot, the very first man I thought was handsome, when I saw him on the TV when I was a little girl:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4090/5049593607_5b93e61b81_b.jpg

That's it, I'll shut up now...but would be interesting to see other peoples' fancies!