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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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 Posted - 10 January 2005 : 18:59:00
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I don't like threads that take ages to get the 'Reply to Topic' page.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
I wonder if that will shake-up ForumCo? 
 
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 19:03:50
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WOW!!!
I just tested this folks, and the response was electric. The 'Reply to Topic' was instant...about 1 millionth of a second!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 19:18:37
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I've just tried the original thread again a few minutes ago, and it refused the 'Reply To Topic' page for the umpteenth time.
So, we can forget that thread now by the look of things.
But we can still count the 1253 postings on it and add them to the new thread (2.)
Ho! Ho! Ho! 
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 19:22:11
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Yippee . That is brilliant Fussy got in here in a flash . The other thread was trying my patience and I don't have much of that at the moment .
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Princess Di
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 19:26:31
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'Things I Like and Don't Like'
I like it when Fussy has a good idea
This is much quicker
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 10 January 2005 : 20:14:38
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Ho! Ho! Ho! You should have known...Fussy's brill' mun.
(More luck, than judgment eh girls!)
It was BGs remark a while back, when she said that perhaps there were too many posts in the thread, that set me thinking.
So, BG gets the prize, a bottle of Sanatogen Tonic.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 11 January 2005 : 12:03:51
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Anyone seen the BMI baby cartoon on TV yet?
Wa-heyyyyyyyyyyyy Hoo-eeeeeeeeeee!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
BG,
You mentioning Jack Douglas brought back a few memories,...he was a funny character wasn't he,...you could swear he had the mental 'shakes.' Ho! Ho!
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 11 January 2005 : 22:10:35
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'Ow'r iw doin Fussy?
A bit down in the mouth Peter!
Wassa matter mate?
I feel lonely mun! I feel like going on a long holiday,...a cruise in the Mediterranean would be a nice change.
I'll think about it over the next few days.
Seen the vicar recently Pete?
No, I've been lying low see Fussy.
Good for you Pete!
I'm off to bed now Pete.
Cheers everyone!
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Princess Di
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Posted - 12 January 2005 : 12:44:07
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Hello All!
Sorry I didn't have time to post yesterday. I just sat down at 10am with a coffee (NO Cigarette) to log on and the school phoned to say that my son was feeling sick and could I collect him. I thought he must have had this virus coming on but once he got home can you believe it a miracle happen !!
HE WAS CURED! Too right he has gone to school today!
Hey Fussy are you serious about a holiday? It's that time of year isn't it I was looking at holiday books at the weekend. We never book in advance usually something last minute. I don't think a cruise would suit us the captain would have to lock my son and nephew in the engine room to give all the other holiday makers some peace and quiet.lol. They are not naughty children just loud and like to have fun. (nothing wrong with that)
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Princess Di
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Posted - 12 January 2005 : 20:19:11
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'Things I Like and Don't Like'
I don't like meddling interfearing busy bodies who are over opinionated.
Sorry Fussy, BG and Moonraker none of that is directed at any of you my friends, I am just sick to death of people on here and other sites being so petty and playing silly games all the time.
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 12 January 2005 : 21:05:41
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I agree with you Di,...there are loads of sarcastic, self opinionated morons trespassing these sites.
I've been away for most of today,...at a great niece's birthday,...have only just got home.
Still dead quiet on here eh!
I expect BG and 'M' are no better otherwise BG would surely have popped in with a few words.
Glad you are avoiding the ciggies Di,...keep it up 'kiddums.'
Must go....Liz is calling,...suppies!
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Princess Di
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Posted - 13 January 2005 : 12:05:31
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Hi All
Fussy I hope you had a nice day yesterday with your Great Niece. Liz don't half spoil you with Suppies everynight lol
I am still off the ciggies and now I have started my get fit drive. Other half has fixed up my old bike and I am now doing as much as I can on pedal power :-)
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 13 January 2005 : 12:24:09
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Well done...good old Di.
Ooooooooooh! I mean good young Di.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Are you putting the 'dibs' in the money-box though? I bet that's more difficult than giving up the ciggies.
Ho! Ho! 
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Princess Di
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Posted - 13 January 2005 : 17:07:46
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Not actually putting the dibs in a pot as other half used to buy my ciggies for me. He is gonna have a shock when I ask for my £28. lol It's been a whole week now and it's getting alot easier.
My legs are like jelly tonight. I cycled to school with my son today and back again and then I cycled to collected him at 3pm and back again. Thats a good 1 hours excercise today. I think I will ask other half for the money I am saving him in petrol as well rofl.
"This time next year we will be millionaires" Del Boy!
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Princess Di
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Posted - 13 January 2005 : 17:33:19
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I just noticed I only need another 6 postings to get my 4th star [:-)]
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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Posted - 13 January 2005 : 20:50:43
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Princess Di
You are doing really well giving up the ciggies and now you are saving money on the petrol as well you will soon have enough saved to go off on a world cruise with Fussy and Liz .
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Moonraker
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Posted - 14 January 2005 : 19:04:32
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Evening folks,
Sorry i've not been around for a few days. I am not been having a good time since christmas. Still feeling rough but there is a slight improvement. Must be all the good wishes from you lot. Thanks.
Had a surprise to find this thread in two parts. Fussy must be important, also very fast with the stop watch to measure millionths of a second. Must be the training and the use of Baileys.
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Princess Di
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Posted - 14 January 2005 : 19:25:17
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Hi Moonraker
Glad to see you up and about again. Don't go over doing it though this bug seems to take a while to shake of completely.
Di :-)
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 14 January 2005 : 19:28:09
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'M'
Good to hear from you...and glad that there's some improvement!
The one good thing as far as you are concerned is,...you are not alone. We've all had a dose of this damn bug, and still not completely clear of... runny nose, coughs, heavy breathing, loss of hearing, misty sight, saggy legs, dragging the soles of your shoes on the carpet, droopy shoulders, wobbly knees,......shall I go on?
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Princess Di
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Posted - 14 January 2005 : 19:36:25
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Hey Fussy some of those symptoms sound like they could have been caused by too much Baileys rofl
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 14 January 2005 : 20:31:13
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Di,
Ooooooooh! I've only had one double of you know what since last Sunday.
Come to think of it....that could be a record?
No, on second thoughts I went without a tot for about a month 2 years ago, when I was helping my son at his place for a while.
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 14 January 2005 : 20:36:24
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CONGRAT'S Di....you've got your 4 stars.
That's pretty good going eh!
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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Posted - 14 January 2005 : 20:41:41
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SNAP!!!!!!!
Fussy I have just posted a very similar congratulations to PD on the other thread at exactly the same time as you posted this one .
Fussy you tell that son of your next time you go to help ,"No supply of Baileys means no work gets done ." LOL
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Princess Di
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Posted - 14 January 2005 : 20:48:57
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Too right! When ever my mum and dad need odd jobs done we can only schedule them into our busy lives on a Sunday That way we get a lovely Sunday roast in return lol
I think we are all in here tonight at the same time. Whats wrong is there nothing on the TV. I'm just bored on my own as other half has been hijacked by his brother to go to the pub !!! I knew that would happen once he arrived in town :-(
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Moonraker
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Posted - 14 January 2005 : 21:08:30
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Fussy,
be carefull about some of the advice you get from the likes of BG & Princess Di. Your son may turn around and find someone who will do the job cheaper. Then you will have no Baileys.
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Moonraker
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Posted - 14 January 2005 : 21:24:25
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Fussy,
Just read one of your earlier postings,(I am not with it yet). The symptoms you describe are just what I have had since Christmas, have you been spying on me.??
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Princess Di
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Posted - 16 January 2005 : 11:21:59
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I don't like this dam bug, my son is laid up in bed with it now :-(
Frustrating as we was planning a walk in the countryside today but he is just not well enough. The symptoms are just as Fussy descibed them (hope my son hasn't developed a liking for Baileys aswell )
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Larry Lamb
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Posted - 16 January 2005 : 18:10:40
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Perahps he's been reading this when you were'nt looking and is putting on the symtoms hoping you'll give him a swig1LOl
joking aside though I hope he'll be better soon
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Princess Di
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Posted - 16 January 2005 : 18:15:07
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Yeah I wouldn't put that little trick past him you know ;-)
He was feeling a bit better this afternoon after some paracetemol so we did make it out for a little walk after all. The dog had a great time splashing in the lake and wading in all the mud lol. The car park was a muddy bog aswell. What a waste of time washing other halfs car yesterday. Oh well! :-)
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Larry Lamb
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Posted - 16 January 2005 : 18:17:01
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Yo Fussy,I did'nt notice until now that this was a new thread,so are you planning to be like those Holywood film procucers and go on to parts 3,4,5 and so on?
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Princess Di
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Posted - 16 January 2005 : 18:18:10
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Hey Fussy where you been today M8? Somewhere nice or should I stop being so nosey lol
I will be happy if I have half your energy and social life when I match your age
How Liz? is she feeling better now?
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Larry Lamb
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Posted - 16 January 2005 : 18:22:27
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Hi Di,or should I call you your royal highness?you nipped in there a bit sharpish while I was typing the 2nd one,glad to hear the young man's feeling better,sorry about the mud though,I know alla bout mud,it's murder trying to get it out of your fleece
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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Posted - 16 January 2005 : 19:09:45
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Princess Di hope your son is feeling ok now ,the youngsters seem to be able to shake it off quicker than use oldies .
"M" and I went out for a bit of a stroll this afternoon to get a bit of fresh air ,as being stuck in the house all week does not do us much good . Feel a bit shattered now ,must do a little walk each day and build up gradually .
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 16 January 2005 : 21:25:28
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'Ow'r iw doin Larry mun?
Been trampling through the mud all week eh!
More wet and cold weather forecast Larry so I hope you'll have a little shelter to scurry to when you are shivering.
Yes, this is thread No.2 'cos we were having to wait 'months' to post on it...'cos it was overloaded see. So, as you say we will plod on like they do in films in Hollywood.
Parts 3,4,5,6, to follow.
NOTHING or NOBODY from any other site is going to stand in our way. We will whack 'em all! What do you say Larry?
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Keep smiling Larry...it's good for the ticker!
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Princess Di
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Posted - 17 January 2005 : 10:29:59
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Good Morning All
Wow Monday again already, The month is flying by.
This bug sure is weird isn't it? Yesterday morning my son felt awful. This morning he's feeling fine and gone to school?? He said he had a bit of a sore throat but wanted to go as he has band practise on Mondays :-)
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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Posted - 17 January 2005 : 18:24:20
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Our grandson that lives with us is now back in school after his illness but he still has a nasty cough .
So your son is a budding musician is he ,what does he play  for your sake I hope it's not the drums .
Joking aside what ever it is he plays it is good to encourage them to take an interest in music .
I always wanted to learn to play the piano but never got round to it .
Do you think it's too late to start now LOL
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Princess Di
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Posted - 17 January 2005 : 23:06:59
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He is learning to play the Guitar but yes he is desperate for us to buy him a drum set!!!
I keep saying no we do not have the room for it lol
He says he wants to be in a pop band like McFly or Busted when he leaves school. I just keep hoping it's just a phase he will grow out of. I told him he will have to go to college and study music to do that. I don't think many of the bands today have been to college though as they seem to be tone deaf rofl
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Princess Di
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Posted - 17 January 2005 : 23:08:17
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I don't see why you couldn't learn to play the piano now "You are never to old"
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 18 January 2005 : 16:14:24
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Glad that all the sons and grandsons are better, and off back to school.
In a hurry! See you all later.
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Princess Di
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Posted - 18 January 2005 : 18:56:49
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Oh it seems like one of those busy busy days today for everyone lol
I have had visitors all day and now Brother-in-law from hell has turned up. I think he must have had a personality transplant as he is in a really good mood and has gone out just now to buy us all a takeaway :-0
I feel a bit mean now calling him rotton :-(
Better go now and get the plates etc ready.
See ya later :-)
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Moonraker
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Posted - 18 January 2005 : 19:06:32
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Princess Di,
Glad to hear you have a potential rock star in your family. I must admit I like to listen to music, but can't play to save my life. I could play the "Comb and paper" at one time, also the elastic band between my thumb and finger. The only thing I play now is "The Fool".
LOL.
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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Posted - 18 January 2005 : 20:55:37
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Princess Di
I somehow can't see "M" letting me have a piano ,he reckons I sit at this key board too long some days so I'm sure he won't want me sitting at another keyboard for another couple of hours practising my scales .
The only scales he wants me to practise on are the kitchen scales weighing out the ingredients for lots of cakes and puddings .LOL
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Princess Di
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Posted - 19 January 2005 : 13:29:42
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I have never been very musical. I always liked listening to music and having a good old dance around.
If I was going to choose something to play it would be a saxaphone.
Oh I can see it now "The Clueless Band"
BG on Piano
Di on the Saxaphone
Moonraker on his comb & paper lol
Hey you other guys what do you wanna play?
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 19 January 2005 : 14:09:21
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I'm good at pulling strings....so you can put me down as the 'Harpist'...always harping on about one thing or another.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
I'm busy folks, so I'll do my best to sneak in here now and again.
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Moonraker
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Posted - 19 January 2005 : 16:54:32
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Hey Fussy,
Is Liz taking advantage of you again.?
Has she got you doing all the housework again.?
LOL.
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Beacon Girl
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Posted - 19 January 2005 : 17:54:32
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Fussy thats a good one ,always pulling strings always harping on so you will be the harpist .FOFL. ha ha ha .
Do you play any musical instruments Fussy ??
How about you Pauline and Gravedigger and Bob of coure ,BTW where has Bob vanished to these days .Bet his mother- in -law has made him get a proper job away from the brewery ,across the other side of the world .LOL
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Beacon Girl
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Posted - 19 January 2005 : 17:58:37
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Princess Di
If I really had a choice I think I would play the drums ,bashing them would be a good way of getting rid of a lot of pent up frustration .
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Moonraker
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Posted - 19 January 2005 : 19:39:14
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I think BG should have a set of drums. She could bash them when ever she likes, and that way she will leave me alone.
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Princess Di
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Posted - 20 January 2005 : 12:48:30
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Ahhhh you poor thing Moonraker
But someone has to keep you inline
So Fussy id on the Harp (pulling a few strings)
I'm gonna put Gravedigger on the Guitar, BG on Drums
So that leaves Pauline and Fluffy to fight over singer or Piano lol
I think with Bob's dinking he best be a roady and keep us all supplied with the bevvies lol
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Moonraker
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Posted - 20 January 2005 : 14:20:33
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Can we have Rover as our mascot.
Maybe call the band "Pauline's Ferrets".
LOL.
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 20 January 2005 : 16:02:35
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Ho! Ho! Ho!...I've just remembered a few items that were on here a few years back, so for the benefit of Princess Di, and a few others who may not have seen them, I'll shove 'em on here again now, OK!
Huan Cho and his girlfriend Jung Lee:
One beautiful December evening, Huan Cho and his girlfriend were sitting by the side of the ocean.
It was a romantic full moon, when Huan said "hey baby, let's play Weeweechu."
"Oh no, not now, let's look at the moon," said Jung Lee.
"Oh c'mon baby, let's play Weeweechu, I love you, and it's the perfect setting," Huan begged.
"But I'd rather hold your hand, and look at the moon," said Jung.
"Please Jung Lee, just once....play Weeweechu with me."
Jung Lee looked at Huan Cho and said, "OK, we'll play Weeweechu."
Huan Cho immediately grabbed his guitar, and they both sang...."Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas, Weeweechu a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year."
I intended posting this a few days before Xmas but completely forgot.
More tonight!
Toodlepip.
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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Posted - 20 January 2005 : 17:33:12
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FOFL
Bit late but well worth waiting for .LOL
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Beacon Girl
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Posted - 20 January 2005 : 17:43:45
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"Paulines Ferrets ".!!!!!!!
"M" you are being cheeky again I don't fancy being called a ferret .
Pauline could definately be a singer she has a good voice ,I have heard it .
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 20 January 2005 : 21:36:53
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THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW!
Did you know ...it is impossible to lick your elbow.
A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.
A shrimp's heart is in its head.
In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one has reported a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand.
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
A pregnant goldfish is called a 'twit.'
More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
Horses can't vomit.
The "Sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue-twister in the English language.
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out.
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
Over 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
I know I've had these on before, but one or two of us might not have seen them at the time.
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Beacon Girl
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Posted - 21 January 2005 : 11:46:01
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Some interesting facts there Fussy .
I tried licking my elbow .........Nope I could not do it .
I will never wear lipstick again YUK.
With all the sneezing I have done over the past few weeks thank goodness I never tried any of the things mentioned above or I would have been a goner .
I wonder will they use the tongue print on the new ID cards they are thinking of issuing .Fancy having to stick your tongue out everytime you had to identify yourself to the official powers that be . ( I think I might quite enjoy doing that sometimes .)LOL
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Princess Di
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Posted - 21 January 2005 : 12:48:34
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ROFL
Just think how hard it must be to do the family history if you were a Rat lol
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Fussy
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Posted - 21 January 2005 : 20:08:13
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Yeh, I should think it would be a little difficult to check back to the census for about 10 million BC.
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Beacon Girl
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Posted - 22 January 2005 : 11:01:32
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I remember once telling a vicar friend of ours that we were researching our family history ,he said we were wasting our time as everyone should know we all descended from Adam and Eve .Huuummmm
It can be difficult doing your family history when your great grand parents had lots of children ,on of mine had 15 children and trying to find them all and their offspring was really hard .Plus my great grandfather lived in 22 different houses .
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Fussy
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Posted - 22 January 2005 : 11:35:23
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Goodness gracious me! No wonder you and 'M' are clever at this family history business.
15 kids, and a greatgrandfather who had a liking for 22 different houses.
Those were the days eh!
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Moonraker
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Posted - 22 January 2005 : 17:04:44
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22 different houses, and the police still haven't found him. LOL.
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Fussy
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Posted - 23 January 2005 : 20:01:23
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'M'
How are you feeling now? Seeing as you've been posting a little more these last few days I take it that you have kicked the perishing bug in the chops, so to speak.
Hope so anyway!
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Fussy
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Posted - 23 January 2005 : 21:45:03
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'Ow're iw doin Fussy?
I don't really know Pete! We've had visitors today so I haven't had much time on here.
So I feel a bit fed-up like, 'cos I intended doing some 'burning' today but never got down to it. Larry and BG were here earlier but they probably got fed-up as well, and it looks pretty bleak now.
Seen the vicar recently Pete?
No, haven't seen a pip of him Fussy, but I've heard a whisper that he's gunning for me so I've been lying low like you know! But mind you...I'm ready to pounce at any moment, as soon as he turns his back I will be doing the rounds in Pembrokeshire again.
Well, for goodness sake Pete do your stuff in North Pembrokeshire OK!
I'm off for some suppies now Pete, and then to the land of nod.
Cheers Fussy
Ditto Pete.
Ugh!!! Glad to get shot of him, I don't trust him atall.
Ho! Ho!
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Moonraker
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Posted - 23 January 2005 : 22:38:35
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Hi Fussy,
I am feeling a bit better. Thanks for your concern.
I am trying to get in here a bit more often. Problem is I have a lot of other things I want to do.
I am trying to record old vinyl records onto my PC. It is not going to good as I keep getting problems where the PC cannot find enough volume from the record deck.
Still i'll keep on trying. One day I may get it right.
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Pauline
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Posted - 24 January 2005 : 00:43:03
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I think we may have something a bit more substancial than a Poltergeist to deal with around here Fussy !
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Fussy
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 Posted - 25 January 2005 : 21:54:49
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I better find something to write about!
I have now upgraded to AOL 9.0 (America On Line)...not the other AOL.
So, everything has speeded up now. I was on AOL 8.0 before, and that was pretty good...but this upgrade is super-fast.
I could have upgraded 6 or more months ago, but didn't bother as it seemed OK as it was, but it certainly is worth spending the time to change as it only took about 8 minutes as I'm on Broadband anyway.
So folks,...I can only advise you all to accept any offer from these ISPs to upgrade...'cos it doesn't cost you a penny more.
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
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Posted - 25 January 2005 : 22:03:38
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Pauline,
Seeing as this thread is things I like and don't like,...I don't like the fact that the titles are 'fogged' out, as we have to 'mouse' them to bring them to life.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
What a good excuse to add to our postings!
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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Posted - 25 January 2005 : 22:20:17
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Fogged out!!!!!!!!they turn yellow on my screen but I can still see them.
Fussy
Are your glasses steamed up  LOL 
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Moonraker
Senior Member
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Posted - 26 January 2005 : 11:32:08
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Fussy,
There's nothing wrong with the site, it's your AOL 9.0 going that fast that it's a blurr.
LOL.
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Princess Di
Advanced Member
606 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2005 : 13:19:03
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HELLO!
I'm back, Bet you all thought I had done a runner lol
We has a few days with family in Glasgow and when I got back we had PC problems. I did get in a few days age but it just kept crashing on me, so I couldn't post anything.
I haven't had time to read all that I have missed. I'm posting this first incase it crshes again.
Ok I'm gonna read now and see what you have all been upto.
I see Pauline has been busy. It took me a while to suss out what to do 
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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 Posted - 26 January 2005 : 16:35:38
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Hope you had a nice time away from us mad lot .
Btw where has your avatar gone
Hope your computer keeps working for a bit now , they can be very trying some times just like "M" LOL
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Bob
Devout Dipsomaniac & Technological TWIT !
1906 Posts |
 Posted - 26 January 2005 : 16:47:30
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Aer yuio waernig yuoer glaasees Baecon Gril===yt haesm/t goen anuywheer BYt ut haas stoopeed movnig thuohg==everthnig hss stippd moovimg
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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Posted - 26 January 2005 : 16:53:57
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Well everything is moving for me and I can now see PD's avatar again .
I must be drunk now  LOL
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Princess Di
Advanced Member
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Posted - 26 January 2005 : 17:46:22
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BG It's a bit early in the day to be drunk isn't it? lol
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
4609 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2005 : 18:27:36
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'M'
No, no, no...there's nothing wrong with my 'peepers' mun, those threads were in a blooming fog...that's why they appeared a faint yellow.
Fussy's double vision was cured ages ago mun!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
I don't half put up with a lot of ragging on this site aye!!! I can't help it if I'm knocking 2 score and 43 can I!!! LOL.
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Moonraker
Senior Member
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Posted - 26 January 2005 : 18:31:29
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Hey Fussy,
What do you think of the new site layout.???
I was waiting for you to post as I had seen you were logged in on the site. I told BG, should I ask you to put the light on as I could not see you. LOL.
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
4609 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2005 : 18:47:32
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BG,
There's a cheeky so and so 'M' is. Fancy him asking me if my glasses were steamed up. He's up and running now after getting rid of that bug,...so he must be feeling a lot better. That's why he's full of himself again.
Still, as long as he's fit again, I'll take all his jokey jibes in my stride, and tell his wife about him...behind his back!
Ho! Ho! Ho! LOL.
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
4609 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2005 : 18:55:39
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'M',
I haven't really had a good squint through this new site yet, but what I've seen of it I'm not jumping up and down and screaming with delight. I think I preferred the old one, but in all fairness I might change my mind when I've browsed a bit more.
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
4774 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2005 : 19:38:57
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Fussy
"M" is a hundred percent better now ,although I think that bug he had has had a funny effect on him as he is cheekier than ever now.
I hope none of us get that new virus that is heading our way .
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The Gravedigger
Advanced Member
576 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2005 : 20:19:59
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To be honest the only differences I can see is that the print and the icons look bigger than before and that everything that used to move now seems to be standing still(if you can see it moving BG maybe my computer`s on strike)oh,and the smilies are now on the same page so you don`t have to click on the smilie symbol any more.If anything else id different I haven`t noticed it yet 
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
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Posted - 26 January 2005 : 20:32:27
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Gravedigger
Exactly what things do you mean are not moving
the flames on my firegrate avatar are moving ,so is my little old ladies feet and the bear on the moon on moonrakers picture .Also everyone elses avatars and pictures are moving ,maybe I have gone mad
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The Gravedigger
Advanced Member
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Posted - 26 January 2005 : 20:45:40
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None of them are moving for me,so it`s either you or me
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
4609 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2005 : 20:46:06
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No, you haven't gone mad BG! I think TG's got problems, either he's been drinking, or overworked with digging holes!
Although in all fairness to him...things on our site haven't been without a single glitch here and there have they!!!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
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The Gravedigger
Advanced Member
576 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2005 : 20:48:49
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Umm--can somebody else out there tellus if yours are moving or not so we know which of us needs to visit the Betty Ford clinic?
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The Gravedigger
Advanced Member
576 Posts |
 Posted - 26 January 2005 : 20:52:07
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And what`s more I can`t see my blooming signature again now 
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The Gravedigger
Advanced Member
576 Posts |
Posted - 26 January 2005 : 21:01:42
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Ho there Fussy,only just noticed your reply.I`ll have to give in then if you can see them moving as well it MUST be me because nothing is moving on my screen--even the falling snowflakes are standing still
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Moonraker
Senior Member
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Posted - 26 January 2005 : 22:08:03
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Gravedigger,
Maybe you need to climb out of the hole.
You may not be getting a signal down there.
LOL.
Everything is moving for me.
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
4609 Posts |
Posted - 27 January 2005 : 12:05:51
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TG,
I think you've got a problem there M8.
Everything is on the move on the site...looks as though all the little characters have got a touch of St Vitus's dance.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
4774 Posts |
Posted - 27 January 2005 : 13:44:23
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Strange how we can all see the things moving but Gravediggers are all still !!!!
Gravedigger
Have you had any luck getting them moving yet ,give the screen a shake they may be stuck .LOL
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The Gravedigger
Advanced Member
576 Posts |
 Posted - 27 January 2005 : 15:31:51
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Yep everything`s back to normal today,they`re all jumping about like spring lambs now(especially Larry )Think I might have forgotten to refresh my browser or something yeasterdayNot sure why Bob had the same problem to as I`d have thought he was always `refreshed' Fofl
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Moonraker
Senior Member
1024 Posts |
Posted - 27 January 2005 : 16:58:20
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Gravedigger,
Bob is more a best bitter man than a lager man.
LOL
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
4609 Posts |
Posted - 27 January 2005 : 22:09:05
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Things I liked...as a young lad during my schooldays in Cwmdare:
I know I've posted some of this on here a couple of years ago, but some of you may not have seen it.
A small crowd of us kids used to gather in the square by the Ton pub on most evenings in the dark winter months.
Popular games we used to play were, among others...'Slops,' where one of a gang of about a dozen would (upon the toss of a coin) be handed a thick rope with a knot at one end, to use as a weapon to whack us on the bottom and legs, unless of course you were fast enough to avoid being caught, by the 'slopper.'
Another bit of fun was...'Jack Jack show the light.' Again, upon the toss of a coin, one of us would be given the torch and would set of on his run, while the rest of us faced the wall of the Ton pub and counted to 20. By this time Jack would be on his way down to the back lane of Bryn Tce and aiming for Broncynon Tce and going hell for leather towards Pwll Als...flashing his torch, and making his way up to Tom Beynon's farm and then heading for the lane behind the Cwmdare Infants school and back to the square again. When WE finally reached the square Jack was out of sight. Where did he go from there? Did he go back down the hill to Bryn Tce again,...or did he go up Queen St, and on to the 'Patches'? Or did he go down Dare Road or Bwllfa Rd?
We would split up and try each direction. If he went down Dare Rd he would lead us a merry dance, 'cos he'd make his way to the railway and aim for the reservoir in the Bwllfa, and then double back along Bwllfa Rd again. By this time we would be shattered and would 'jack it in' as soon as we got back to the square.
But what fun we had, and not an inkling of anything criminal involved.
Another pastime we had in those days was to set off down to Dare Inn, and make our way up to Penrhiwllech, and on to the Darren mountain, and pick a spot to make a little safe. We'd cut a 6" square clod in the grass about 1" thick...scoop out about 8 inches deep of earth and line the inside with stones, place some twigs across about 1" down from the top,...place some little personal thing (a badge) in the hole and lay the clod of grass neatly on top.
What excitement! We now had a secret safe way up on the Darren mountain. We would then go up there again in about a month's time to see if anyone had discovered our SECRET safe. What a thrill when we found no-one had tampered with our masterpiece. Ho! Ho! Ho!
There was a barber's shop in the square in those days,...before it became a newsagents. Johnny Lewis the Barber. I used to go there for a short back and sides, and....wait for it, a 'singe' as well. It was supposed to restrict the growth of the hair, so that you didn't have to go too often. LOL.
Suppies ready, so must go. Will continue tomorrow. 
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Princess Di
Advanced Member
606 Posts |
Posted - 28 January 2005 : 13:47:06
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That sounds a great childhood you had Fussy. The kids today don't use their imagination to play do they? We used to make a shop in my Mums shed and stones, mud, leaves and allsorts would be our stock. One of my friends then would set up a tent the other side of the garden and that would be the house. We made great mud pies lol
A "singe" what they really burnt your hair!!!??? Strange?
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Moonraker
Senior Member
1024 Posts |
Posted - 28 January 2005 : 15:12:05
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Hey Fussy,
Your stirring up the emotions again.
We used to go up the Darran very often and build tree houses, and build dams across the Dare river.
The barbers all used to "Singe" the mens hair. On a Saturday morning when they were busy the shop smelt of burning hair. They used to say it made the hair stronger.
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
4774 Posts |
Posted - 28 January 2005 : 17:02:32
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It is a shame the youngsters of today cannot have the freedom we use to have ,we use to roam up the mountains and down to the river to build dams .
It is sad that parents are afraid to let their children out of there sight as there seems to be danger everywhere now .
I can remember we use to use my grandmothers old mangle as a post office ,and my mother use to make stamps for us out of sheets of paper machined up and down on her sowing machine to make holes so they were perferated and we could tear them off like real stamps .We had very few toys in the years just after the war so we had to make our own entertainment .I think kids today get far too many toys .
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
4609 Posts |
Posted - 28 January 2005 : 17:45:12
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You are so right BG,...kids today are spoilt beyond all means.
And it is so unnecessary, because you can still bring a lot of excitement and enjoyment to a child,... by limited spending.
One of our grandsons got an electronic gadget this last Xmas, a hand held thing...it was £70, but it would have been far better if he had 3 or 4 gifts of lesser value.
But kids now tend to pull a face, if they can't have something costing an outrageous price.
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
4609 Posts |
Posted - 28 January 2005 : 19:45:37
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Here we go again!
I know I've posted these memories of mine on here before, but I don't think that Princess Di would have seen them. Then again, I'm not sure whether she is familiar with Cwmdare. Are you an Aberdarian Di?
Anyway, back in the 20s/30s us boys used to sneak over the hedge of one of Tom Beynon's fields (farm) in the dark, and snatch a large amount of holly, and run like hell with it along the path behind the Cwmdare Infants school. Then share it out among all our neighbours in Bryn Tce. Ho! Ho! Ho!
My father was a carpenter and during WWII he was called upon to work on repairing bombed buildings in Cardiff. Well, when I came home from the Far East after the end of the war, one of my older brothers told me the tale of the brolly,...amidst howls of laughter. Apparently, my father hated carrying a brolly, but when the weather was really bad my mother used to insist he took a brolly with him to Cardiff as he had to walk down the hill from Bryn Tce in the early morning, in the dark and pouring rain. But as soon as Dad reached the hedge half-way down to where the Tech is now,...he would stick the brolly in the hedge upside down, and carry on his way to cardiff. Then he would pick it up again on his way home from work in the evening. He did this for months, and YES, it was always there exactly where he had left it. It was never nicked! Ho! Ho! Ho! Would one be so fortunate today I wonder?
As I've mentioned before, I was born in 42 Btyn Tce,...right opposite Harrisonville...the home of Phyllis and Marion Harrison,...Marion eventually became Lady Marion Ff Williams. I have vivid memories of the visit of the Bwllfa hounds and huntsmen to the field alongside the house every Boxing Day morning, and Mrs.Harrison popping out with a trayful of wineglasses and bottles of wine, and a merry time was had by all for about 30 minutes. One of the huntsmen was one of the Reynolds family, Bwllfa Tce. (Any recollections of that name 'M'?)
In the 20s/30s if us kids lost our ball or couldn't afford to buy another one,...the solution to the problem would be quite simple. We would gather about 20 brown paper bags and roll them into the shape of a ball and tie the thing up with loads of string,...and then kick the hell out of it against a pine-end wall nearby. It used to last quite a while. LOL.
Christmas presents were at a premium in the 20s. You could count yourself lucky if you had an apple and an orange, and DEAD lucky if you had a Cadbury's Selection Box 2/6.
Again in the 30s, there was a lovely fish and chip shop at the bottom end of Howell's Row (Queen St.) run by Alby John. I regularly popped in there for a fish and two...a lovely piece of hake and 2 pennyworth of chips,..enough to fill a large dinner plate folks!
The Cwmdare Welfare Hall was buzzing in those days. Don't tell a soul,...I used to sneak in there after school for a game of snooker, 3pence for 30 minutes, and I was only 13 at the time, but nobody squawked. Ho! Ho! Every Autumn the welfare held a Drama competition, competitors from around Wales would compete each night, and the winner would be decided on the Saturday the final night. I remember that Blackwood were frequent winners, and were recognised as the best in Wales.
On Guy Fawkes night, apart from our own fun with fireworks, we used to nip over to the Welfare Hall tennis courts and watch the bonfire that was burning away on the mountain above Abernant, we had a good view from there.
There's more,...but I'll dish it out...later.
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
4609 Posts |
Posted - 28 January 2005 : 19:55:24
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Forgot to mention...the price of the fish and two from Alby's was one shilling and fourpence.
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Princess Di
Advanced Member
606 Posts |
Posted - 29 January 2005 : 12:33:11
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Morning all! Yep I have only just got up! :-)
Oh boy we had a late night last night 3.30am we finally fell into bed.
Too tired to chat right now so I will pop back later. Better go and collect the wee man from his Nans or they will think I have abandoned him lol
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Fussy
Baileys Benefactor !
4609 Posts |
Posted - 29 January 2005 : 22:04:04
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Hello! Pete, fancy meeting you again,...and what have you been up to eh?
I haven't been up to anything Fussy, the weather has been so chilly I've been lucky to have found a nice little old ramshackle of a house in Solva. Nobody's lived there for centuries, so it's a good place for me to hide from those 2 vicars. They won't suspect me to be in Solva of all places,...'cos my usual haunts have been around the Saundersfoot and Tenby area.
'Ow're iw then Fussy?
Not too bad like you know. But this cold virus has left me feeling tired mun! My better-half also feels tired. I wonder if my other friends on this site have also had this tiredness after the bout of bronchitis?
Well Pete, it's nearly 10 o'clock, and time for suppies, so I'll leave you to your ramshackle, and I hope you stay there for ever.
Ho! Ho! Ho! You'll be safe there from the vicars mun.
I hope he rots there!
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Beacon Girl
A Fiery Female !
4774 Posts |
Posted - 29 January 2005 : 22:45:33
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Sorry I could not get in to have a chat with you all today ,but It has been a busy day ,Hairdresser this morning then off out for a nice brisk walk on the downs this afternoon then we had the family round this evening .I am now pretty shattered .
"M" did his good deed for the day and made us all Leek potato and Ham soup with crusty bread ,he is quite a dab hand with the cooking .
Well must get off to bed now be back in tomorrow .
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The Gravedigger
Advanced Member
576 Posts |
Posted - 29 January 2005 : 23:45:22
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I often offer to cook when we`ve got visitors but for some reason they never seem to be all that keen when I offer them spare ribs or kidneys
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'Things I Like and Don't Like' (2.)
