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Thinking of Grilling myself and my family

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  • Tozer
    Tozer Posts: 3,518 Forumite
    This thread has turned into something it, on any analysis, wasn't supposed to.

    Shall we stop the bickering now?

    Lets talk about something light hearted. For example, would Wayne Rooney have missed his wedding if England were in Euro 2008???
  • Dick_here
    Dick_here Posts: 1,605 Forumite
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    Tozer wrote: »
    For example, would Wayne Rooney have missed his wedding if England were in Euro 2008???

    Will he be changing ends at half-time tonight though ? ;)
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  • Tozer
    Tozer Posts: 3,518 Forumite
    Will he be changing ends at half-time tonight though ? ;)

    Now that is, undeniably, funny! :rotfl:
  • Neillgb
    Neillgb Posts: 574 Forumite
    Sorry, but the thought of Rooney and No.2 WAG breeding is depressing.

    Lets get back to depression and eating our kids to cheer ourselves up.
  • prudryden
    prudryden Posts: 2,075 Forumite
    Toser - get back to that other thread with miss money whatsit. I'm enjoying that one.
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  • Tozer
    Tozer Posts: 3,518 Forumite
    Neillgb wrote: »
    Sorry, but the thought of Rooney and No.2 WAG breeding is depressing.

    Lets get back to depression and eating our kids to cheer ourselves up.

    Didn't think of that!

    Lets hope Shreklings are a long way off.
  • Tozer
    Tozer Posts: 3,518 Forumite
    prudryden wrote: »
    Toser - get back to that other thread with miss money whatsit. I'm enjoying that one.

    I'm not in a bad enough mood I'm afraid. Hang on I'll go and stub my toe or something.
  • Dithering_Dad
    Dithering_Dad Posts: 4,554 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    I think this thread should be deleted or locked. It's now making those of us who were concerned or offering advice, look stupid.
    I don't mind. At least if I've made myself look stupid, it means I've had a head start on the others ..:)

    How can you 'look' stupid on an anonymous forum? I think some people need to remember that we're not all sat in a large hall having a discussion, we're actually sat all over the country on our computers and no one knows who anyone else is. Therefore terms like "the OP is probably embarrassed", or "I look stupid because I didn't read the OP's full text before I posted" are moot. In Cyberspace, no one can see you blush.

    Just to further clarify this because people seem to mix 'forum' with 'real life'. I'm not actually called Mr. Dither and my christian name is not Dithering. I don't even look like my avatar; instead of being a middle aged, short, fat and bald man I am actually young, vibrant, over 6ft tall and my muscles ripple when I move, causing women's eyes to sparkle and lips to drool. I also would never wear a blue shirt with a black tie.

    Just to even further clarify the anonymity of a public forum, I could have just made up all of that about the rippling muscles...
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  • puddy
    puddy Posts: 12,709 Forumite
    what i find most interesting is that people dont seem at all offended by the glee with which a lot of the doom mongers write about falling prices and 'wont that teach homeowners a lesson'. these people seem pleased about people getting into negative equity, and smug that they're not owners and so they wont get 'caught' etc. However, when someone makes a joke in the vein of 'reacting to the doom' in an ironic way, suddenly he is being very offensive and people get angry.
  • PasturesNew
    PasturesNew Posts: 70,698 Forumite
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    I was a bit left-footed by it as I don't actually have a sense of humour (I have an oddball Syndrome). I can spot a joke if I am expecting it, but out of the blue I just don't spot them.

    I literally take things as I see them/they are presented.

    And I don't "do" huggy.

    So I had a big problem trying to work out if it was a joke and had to go with "no" as it'd be better to err on that side of things.
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