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Maybe 6 wanted to kill himself because he was coming to FG at 4 am. That would do it.

:D

Ive been here an hr and I feel like sticking my head in the oven. I would but its electric

Nomad wrote: Ive been here an hr and I feel like sticking my head in the oven. I would but its electric
Don't wrap yourself in plastic!

SnoozeControl wrote: It's thundering outside right now. Hopefully it'll rain hard again, my car's sort of dirty.


Even heavy rain doesn't rid my car of seagull pooh

SnoozeControl wrote: Remember that scene with Kathy Bates in "Fried Green Tomatoes"? :wah:
:wah: Now that picture will be in my mind all day!

theia wrote: Even heavy rain doesn't rid my car of seagull pooh
Oh, those old birds-when it storms they come inland, and like to fly right over the teacher's parking lot before landing on the football field. I hate their parting gifts..........

Hamster wrote: Hi Theia..Its evil stuff!

I moved from Cornwall to Yorkshire in April and I still have some on my car!

Admittedly pidgeon poo is almost as bad...


Hiya Hamster...

well, I went to Falmouth this morning to see my mother and the seagulls used my car for target practice! And they are pretty accurate! Dazzling pure white pooh...on a dark blue car. Nice....

:wah: Your gulls must fly trans-atlantic and target my car too!

Hamster wrote: And is it me or is illuminous slightly??


I'm glad you said that...I thought it was just my imagination!! In fact, it almost looked quite stunning on the roof of my car.

Hey this could be a whole new thread...the varying qualities of seagull pooh...

chonsigirl wrote: :wah: Your gulls must fly trans-atlantic and target my car too!


Yes, actually, the gulls around here probably aren't squawking mindlessly but precision planning amongst themselves as to the best route to take to reach your car!!

I live miles inland but near a river and we have loads of seagulls around here, I am really fed-up of having to clean my car on a daily basis.

I sure like your avatar, Choco!:)

Why do they call 'em "soap operas" when nobody sings?

Lulu2 wrote: Why do they call 'em "soap operas" when nobody sings?


What I could never undertand when I was younger was how "Soap" was involved??:-3:wah:

woppy71 wrote: What I could never undertand when I was younger was how "Soap" was involved??:-3:wah:


That's because detergent companies, live Ivory and Procter and Gamble, used to exclusively sponsor these shows.

Everyone is so perfect-looking on these shows that I find it REALLY annoying** -- how 'bout regular-looking folks so we don't have to 'measure up'?

** pet peeve of Cher's

cherandbuster wrote: That's because detergent companies, live Ivory and Procter and Gamble, used to exclusively sponsor these shows.

Everyone is so perfect-looking on these shows that I find it REALLY annoying** -- how 'bout regular-looking folks so we don't have to 'measure up'?

** pet peeve of Cher's


oh you could really get us going now Cher, how about all those darn superbodies out there on magazine covers... no wonder our teens are so messed up about their images.... eeeeek "measure up" is killer isn't it.

Plus, Minxsy, so many of those photos are heavily airbrushed. NO ONE can really look that perfect.

How have your teenaged girls handled this 'measuring up' thing? When I worked for a nutritionist years ago, I cannot tell you *how many* teenage girls came in with severe eating disorders.

What do you think contributes to that?

cherandbuster wrote: That's because detergent companies, live Ivory and Procter and Gamble, used to exclusively sponsor these shows.

Everyone is so perfect-looking on these shows that I find it REALLY annoying** -- how 'bout regular-looking folks so we don't have to 'measure up'?

** pet peeve of Cher's


At last I know the answer, thank you Cher!! Thats bugged me for years!!:):-4

woppy71 wrote: At last I know the answer, thank you Cher!! Thats bugged me for years!!:):-4


You're welcome, my friend :-4

Somewhere I read that one reason women like to watch "soaps" is because men on those programs speak to women the way we WISH they would!

My mother was really into her "stories". One summer a couple on one of her favorite shows was getting married. So, we baked a cake, got all dressed up (Sunday best) and when they got married we threw confetti in the air and ate cake.

cherandbuster wrote: Plus, Minxsy, so many of those photos are heavily airbrushed. NO ONE can really look that perfect.

How have your teenaged girls handled this 'measuring up' thing? When I worked for a nutritionist years ago, I cannot tell you *how many* teenage girls came in with severe eating disorders.

What do you think contributes to that?


I have been blessed with 2 very realistic girls. They are happy with who they are and have never had eating issues that were their faults. My oldest before getting pregnant had all kinds of troubles with her digestive system and nothing was ever solved but now she seems fine. She is tall for a girl and entirely too thin and was often accused of being anorexic, however, this was not the case she simply could not tolerate a lot of foods. She comes from a long line of tall people all the males in her family are over 6' tall. Jr Minks is shorter and more curved and is perfectly happy with herself.

What makes them so, good values, me always ensuring they ate balanced meals, um me being extremely anti superbody, I dunno just giving my girls the realistic approach to life has made them happy with themselves.

Oh they read the magazines and watch the TV but they grew up with the positive enforcement that they were beautiful. As well they were always told they could pretty much experiment with make up, hair and clothes and this maybe kept them from experimenting with their body shapes... does that make sense?

What contributes to "measuring up", every parent and friend that ever uttered to a child.... you are ugly...... your are a failure.....you can't do that.......

You know I always equated raising kids to raising a puppy...always encourage them, always be positive, repeat and reinforce, and never hit them.

Don't get me wrong I never treated my kids like the dog hehehehehe (please nobody report me)

Best soaps are the Spanish novellas. I like them alot, because they have a beginning and an end. There was a really good one about 15 years ago, Dos Mujueres. Ponch from CHIPS starred in it, as the bad guy with 2 women on the line. Novellas have a big closing episode, and all the ladies threw the men out of the house, to drink beer outside and pout while we were partying. Ponch got killed at the end-the dirty rat he was in that novella-and the ladies jumped up and down for joy. Oh, I still remember that soap!

One of our radio stations is a syndicate and in the evenings the DJ is the infamous Alice Cooper, and the other night he was talking about Music Therapy and how good it is... and who all it helps and how etc.

And I guess yes music can be very thought provoking, it can take you up, or let you down, ease your pain or make you wanna dance like a looney.

So I got to thinking how that enters into my life and there are so many songs that have so many different results when I hear them....

"If I Had A Million Dollars", by the Barenaked Ladies gets my mind a singing (badly)

"Boogie Woogie" by Long John Baldry takes me back ages and gets my toes tapping

And a whole lot of others can really make me smile. Many songs take me back to great times and places.....

minks wrote: IDon't get me wrong I never treated my kids like the dog hehehehehe (please nobody report me)


Minx

Children would be blessed if they were treated as well as my dog :p

I like the way you've instilled self-confidence and self-esteem in your daughters. That is invaluable.

As I said in another thread, everyone needs someone to think that she is FABULOUS :-6

cherandbuster wrote: Minx

Children would be blessed if they were treated as well as my dog :p

I like the way you've instilled self-confidence and self-esteem in your daughters. That is invaluable.

As I said in another thread, everyone needs someone to think that she is FABULOUS :-6


humans do need that don't they, you know something I have a great set of bosses and they have no troubles telling us all that we are doing a good job, and that speaks volumes.

Your have such a great point there Cher.

Burgers for dinner!! Yummmmmmy!!!!:):)

Positive thoughts-oh always for people you work with, and always for my students and children. And always for everyone here!

chonsigirl wrote: Positive thoughts-oh always for people you work with, and always for my students and children. And always for everyone here!


you got it

Ohhh Woppy no fair your dinner is making me drool

Are we going to Woppy's for dinner?:D

chonsigirl wrote: Are we going to Woppy's for dinner?:D


I thinks so, ... you driving?

Ha-I'll pull up the submarine for a fast trip!

That would be a fun way to travel there!

chonsigirl wrote: Ha-I'll pull up the submarine for a fast trip!

That would be a fun way to travel there!


ooo can we be "Bond Girls"

Yeah, I was thinking Red October and Sean Connery.............aye, aye Captain!:D

OK Woppy watch for us

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Minxsy and Chons --

Make room for me on that thing! :p

cherandbuster wrote: Minxsy and Chons --

Make room for me on that thing! :p


ALL ABOARD the more the merrier....

Wow, a great water cruiser, Minks!

Help, I've drunk too much wine! I can't drink wine, it makes me fall over!

Pinky wrote: Me too mate! I've been watching the forst series of 'The Young Ones'...I was quite surprised when that first bottle was dead!:-3


hehehe I haven't reached the bottom yet and I won't tonight :wah: I just can't drink wine!

When ya coming to Cornwall? I'll introduce you to Cornish Mead!

Pinky wrote: Maybe another week yet...the other half was supposed to come, but he decided he needed to do his bike. So I reckon I'll go on my own next weekend...ya know any really nice campsites?


I'll have to look! I have spare beds at the weekends, the children go to their Dad.