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by hoob
Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:54 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: How languages change....
Replies: 6
Views: 6489

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Was this perhaps started by the Two Ronnies?

F U N E X?
S I F X
F U N E M?
S I F M

I L F M N X
by hoob
Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Back avenue new houses....April 05 photos
Replies: 37
Views: 13700

Vonny wrote:
J.R. wrote:I will boggle in anticipation !
I will join you in boggling then as I have no recollection of any photos being taken at the ball! The only thing I actally remember about the ball was being walked back to house by a contemporary!
Ah....That explains the photos then :shock:
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Back avenue new houses....April 05 photos
Replies: 37
Views: 13700

oooohhhh....

moderation
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Back avenue new houses....April 05 photos
Replies: 37
Views: 13700

I haven't managed to find the relevant carrier bags full of photos - but did manage to find the ones I had got round to putting into an album..

got lots of the last summer

and one of the Rugger Bu****s and the Sex Triplets...
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:21 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Mallett's Mallet
Replies: 32963
Views: 3699670

Ascot

:D
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:17 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Back avenue new houses....April 05 photos
Replies: 37
Views: 13700

None of Thjose photos......

Leavers ball
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:14 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Mallett's Mallet
Replies: 32963
Views: 3699670

Cruise
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:13 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Spiders - anyone seen these before?
Replies: 22
Views: 6123

Eldest daughter built like an elf - airy, light, gorgeous (ok I'm biased) and thinks the smallest fly is out to get her... Youngest daughter built like rugby ball, behaves like rugby ball, bounces like rugby ball, but doesn't look like a rugby ball (fortunately). Both gorgeous after their mother - f...
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:09 pm
Forum: Universities
Topic: DeMontfort University Poi Society
Replies: 8
Views: 7091

We used to do that outside the .22 range. Started off with targets, leaves, twigs, trees - you know, the usual kind of thing
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:00 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Mallett's Mallet
Replies: 32963
Views: 3699670

(no-one said it had to be difficult! 8) )

Champagne

by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:07 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Health MATTERS
Replies: 57
Views: 12783

ooh - a bit of a thread here. Have recently been seen by a psychiatrist for depression after having reached a crisis recently (- hence a bit of a brain-fart (technical expression) on a different thread). Diagnosed likely episdoes going back some 20 years but with the cycles getting more severe very ...
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:44 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Spiders - anyone seen these before?
Replies: 22
Views: 6123

Vonny wrote::shock:

My daughters would have a fit if they saw that many spiders at once!
Mine would fit if she saw even one of those!

We had one of those once - didn't know what this yellow ball was so poked it...

and ran
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:40 pm
Forum: Stories, Reminiscing & Teacher/Pupil Memories
Topic: So, the underground tunnels...
Replies: 242
Views: 111638

Re: clipboard man

anyone remember the clipboard man ? He used to wander the grounds (with clipboard) randomly talking to people. Don't think he ever managed any kind of crime but we were warned against talking to anyone answering his description... Interesting....We also had a "clipboard man" or similar in...
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:18 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Water conservation....an idea which holds water?
Replies: 149
Views: 34499

or a purchased 'Hippo' made for that. How the hell d'yer get one of them in yer cistern ??? Aren't they a bit noisy ? We've got two - or tried to have two anyway....We have two cisterns, one pre 1930 and one post 1980. The hippo doesn't fit into the pre 1930 one, are cisterns getting bigger?
by hoob
Sat Jun 17, 2006 12:15 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Water conservation....an idea which holds water?
Replies: 149
Views: 34499

This country amazes me. We are a tiny island, surrounded by water and our plants have to wilt. A mate in Dubai has just sent me some photo's of his local golf course, and their greens are far greener than any in this country at present. I think it's called de-salination ! Someone suggest a de-salin...