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Hey, look at me!
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You mean our misery.
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practical experience, FTW
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Tomorrow is Labour Day in Singapore and in the UK and most, maybe all, Commonwealth countries as well as in many other countries in Asia and Africa. Probably the whole world except the US, Canada and Latin America. (Rob - Germany? Other parts of Europe?)
No labour for me!!
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Tom Jones says that's a great idea!
He'll be along directly. *jazz hands* Quote:
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Our Labor/Labour Day is always the first Monday in September.
Mothers Day is this month in the US. It's always on a Sunday. The florists and greeting card business love the holiday.
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It was Mother's Day a couple of months back in the UK. At least, I hope it was, 'cos if it wasn't then I need to get a card.
I think it was. *i'm pretty sure about that jazz hands* |
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Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, oh, oh, oh . . . oh, no.
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![]() "I'm so sexy I can even dress like my Aunt Bertie and still be cool. And that bulge is not a potato, ladies."
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It's almost summer!!! :D
Join Date: Mar 2012
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Morning everyone,
Some sad news; CW passed away last night. ![]() All the best to her family.
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My WIP: War of the Wizard (Book 1): undergoing editing The Wizard's Curse (Book 2): 60% complete "The Dark Ages: Life With a Bipolar (WIP-narrative nonfiction of my experiences with my bipolar dad, and how to deal with the bp dis.'s turbulence. http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view...45&trk=tab_pro https://twitter.com/BillFitzgibbons |
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Thanks, special friend for my avi!
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mornin' Bill 'n all.
That is very sad. More prayers out to her and her family. s
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I think it is rather sad that Mother's Day and Father's Day are now really just Hallmark occasions. I really like the spirit behind the British Mothering Sunday. |
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Edit, revise..*&@#
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Happy Monday, funners. Wait, that's an oxymoron.
ACK!!! It's too early for pics of Tom Jones.
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I'm going to be transforming myself into Tom Jones later, Duchess. Don't worry.
ROAR ![]() PS. What's the spirit of mothering sunday, Rosie? Was I s'posed to do somefink? |
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DANG!
Join Date: May 2009
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The cook-out was a huge success, and guess what?
It did NOT rain, Peeps - Turned out to be a gorgeous day - PTL ![]() I haz leftovers... Who wants Coconut Pie and Grilled Salmon?
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.. and the 'voices'
Join Date: Feb 2011
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I don't like to pass on gossip about CassandraW but ... (link is in my signature)
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Thanks, special friend for my avi!
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s. Well at least her figure is great! s!
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The usual suspect
Join Date: Feb 2011
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We have Mother's Day on the same day as the U.S. - 2nd Sunday in May.
Mother's Day doesn't really work for me. Everyone usually ends up here at my place and it's BBQ and cakes and great visiting etc. Then they all go home and I'm left standing in the kitchen and washing dishes for hours. ![]() I'm thinking of banning it this year. (I successfully banned it for 5 years when my kids were younger. )
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Just as long as there's no banning No Pants Day!
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Children and young people who were "in service" (servants in richer households) were given a day off on that date so they could visit their families (or, originally, return to their "mother" church). The children would pick wild flowers along the way to place them in the church or to give them to their mothers as gifts. Eventually, the religious tradition evolved into the Mothering Sunday secular tradition of giving gifts to mothers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothering_Sunday |
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Good to see you! Mother's Day should NEVER be like that so good on you for banning it. I thinbk it should stay banned until you get to go out and someone else does EVERYTHING for you. Off to bed now. Good night, funners and mothers!
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Should I actually schmoo Rob while he's gone? I don't think I can take another week of Tom Jones.
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. It is a curious feature of our existence that we come from a planet that is very good at promoting life, but even better at extinguishing it. -Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything Last edited by alleycat; 05-01-2012 at 02:43 AM. |
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I'm on the phone.
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I'll make you a tuna caserole if you'll change it to anything but Tom Jones.
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I changed it to one of his heroes.
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on leave
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on leave
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Alleycat, you and I have had our differences in the past, like when you shmooed me six times in 24 hours with
But that's all in the past. I see this beautiful thing you've done to the muppet, and.... oh, heck.
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Edit, revise..*&@#
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Noooooooooo not Mr. T!!!
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