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mystic fred
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Posted: June 30 2009 at 15:07 |
i'd love to google you Rach but you are a respectable married woman...
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Syzygy
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Posted: June 30 2009 at 17:50 |
As of today, myself and Mrs Syzygy are the proud owners of a 2 bedroom flat! We're moving in about 2 1/2 weeks time, but we're picking up the keys and such on Saturday. This has kept me rather busy (that and having to earn a living) and is likely to do so for the next couple of weeks.
Other stuff: hasn't the boy Murray done good up to yet? CSN were on pretty spiffing form at Glasto, as were The Specials. I really need a new power drill.
Oh, and welcome back Steve & Jared.
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Dean
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Posted: June 30 2009 at 18:06 |
^ you'll be needing the Binford 5000W multispeed with interchangable chucks, a full range of sds bits, shoulder holster and foot rests for that extra leverage and a shed to keep it in.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: June 30 2009 at 18:11 |
Surely Chuck Norris is better than interchangeable chucks?
Great news, Chris. I'm really happy for you and Mrs. Syzygy.
I was expecting Murray to do well but last night was a bit of a disappointment, even though he did go through. I think it's partly due to being "indoors" though. I expect him to beat Ferrero.
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Man Erg
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Posted: June 30 2009 at 22:59 |
James wrote:
Surely Chuck Norris is better than interchangeable chucks?Great news, Chris. I'm really happy for you and Mrs. Syzygy.I was expecting Murray to do well but last night was a bit of a disappointment, even though he did go through. I think it's partly due to being "indoors" though. I expect him to beat Ferrero.
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If Ferrero wins will he go ro the ambassador's ball?
I'll get m'coat
Congratulations,Chris.Hope all goes well for the impending move.
Make sure you know where the kettle is when you arrive at your new house/flat.Removal men can drink their own weight in tea.
Edited by Man Erg - June 30 2009 at 23:03
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mystic fred
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 00:35 |
Dean wrote:
^ you'll be needing the Binford 5000W multispeed with interchangable chucks, a full range of sds bits, shoulder holster and foot rests for that extra leverage and a shed to keep it in. |
...and a bench vertical drilling rig and a set of masonry drills if you're in a flat , lots of fixtures and fittings to put up - have a noisy weekend, chris!
the advantage of living in a flat is that they are easy to heat, and you're not going up and down stairs all day. two bedrooms is a nice touch - well people argue, don't they? when i was sharing a one-bedroom flat my only option during a "battle" was ...the greenhouse. i got so accustomed to spending nights in there i installed a comfy chair and called myself a tomato plant ..
the main disadvantage is space - when you run out of floor space the only way is up, so that masonry drill then comes in very handy...
as for tennis i rarely watch it (only with the sound off, there is nothing much to hear except the anguished screams and grunts of the players...it's a tough life poor things), Murray is a scot and as he has previously stated if he wins wimbledon it will be for Scotland not Britain - so i will enjoy seeing him get "Rogered"....
Murray - the Scotch git's going to get Rogered
Edited by mystic fred - July 01 2009 at 01:29
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Jim Garten
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 02:29 |
Syzygy wrote:
As of today, myself and Mrs Syzygy are the proud owners of a 2 bedroom flat! We're moving in about 2 1/2 weeks time, but we're picking up the keys and such on Saturday. |
Spiffing news, Christopher - the flat-warming is when exactly?
"Eeeer - darling... I've invited some friends round for a few drinks"
"Lovely - so long as it's not people you claim to have met on the internet... you know what the papers say about those kind of people"
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chopper
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 06:57 |
Syzygy wrote:
As of today, myself and Mrs Syzygy are the proud owners of a 2 bedroom flat! We're moving in about 2 1/2 weeks time, but we're picking up the keys and such on Saturday. This has kept me rather busy (that and having to earn a living) and is likely to do so for the next couple of weeks.
Other stuff: hasn't the boy Murray done good up to yet? CSN were on pretty spiffing form at Glasto, as were The Specials. I really need a new power drill.
Oh, and welcome back Steve & Jared.
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Congrats Chris (and Mrs Chris).
I'm still trying to work out the connection between The Specials and needing a new power drill.
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Jared
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 07:32 |
Jim Garten wrote:
"Lovely - so long as it's not people you claim to have met on the internet... you know what the papers say about those kind of people" |
Its all right Jim, I'll promise that both me and my imaginary friend Ralph will stay away...
... unless of course you're planning on enriching his shag-pile with the blood of a mountain goat you'll have sacrificed on the dining room table...
in which case, we'll both turn up in our grass skirts and appease the Rain God's anger with our karaoke machine...
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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chopper
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 07:42 |
That's more or less what my wife said just before the first prog curry.
"but they could all be axe murderers!"
Er...
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Dean
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 07:52 |
Why would anybody want to murder an axe? A pint maybe, but an axe?
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Jared
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 08:07 |
Dean wrote:
Why would anybody want to murder an axe? A pint maybe, but an axe? |
Why would anybody want to grind an axe? Some flour maybe, but an axe?
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Man Erg
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 08:26 |
Jared wrote:
Dean wrote:
Why would anybody want to murder an axe? A pint maybe, but an axe? |
Why would anybody want to grind an axe? Some flour maybe, but an axe? |
Why would anybody want to grind some flour? Teeth maybe, but some flour?
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Dean
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 08:31 |
Man Erg wrote:
Jared wrote:
Dean wrote:
Why would anybody want to murder an axe? A pint maybe, but an axe? |
Why would anybody want to grind an axe? Some flour maybe, but an axe? | Why would anybody want to grind some flour? Teeth maybe, but some flour? |
Why would anybody want to skin their teeth? A banana maybe, but their teeth?
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Jim Garten
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 09:57 |
Dean wrote:
Man Erg wrote:
Jared wrote:
Dean wrote:
Why would anybody want to murder an axe? A pint maybe, but an axe? |
Why would anybody want to grind an axe? Some flour maybe, but an axe? | Why would anybody want to grind some flour? Teeth maybe, but some flour? |
Why would anybody want to skin their teeth? A banana maybe, but their teeth? |
Why would anyone want to flog a dead horse? Their copy of 'The Sentinel' perhaps, but a dead horse?
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mystic fred
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 10:28 |
...i think you lot are spending a little too much time in the sun..?
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Jared
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 10:53 |
mystic fred wrote:
...i think you lot are spending a little too much time reading 'The Sun'..?
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couldn't agree more, Steve...
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Man Erg
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 11:04 |
mystic fred wrote:
...i think you lot are spending a little too much time in the sun..?
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Oh! Is that what it's called?
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Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Dean
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 14:02 |
came home from work and sat outside drinking G&T made with the finest Bombay gin ... what do I care?
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Syzygy
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Posted: July 01 2009 at 17:00 |
Thanks for all the kind words and advice - if nothing else, I'm going to come out of this with a stonking great power drill, which means I will need a new set of excuses for not getting on with all those little household projects that Mrs Syzygy gets so worked up about. I mean, front doors are just so bourgeois, aren't they?
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