Mrs_Teapot

@jen_jen wrote:

Tennis bat? bat??

Pfffffffft

lol jen :D

A bat sounds scarier than a racket… thats my story and I’m sticking to it :D

Anyone for tennis?

@sceptical guy wrote:

it was a great match.

But Murray always seems to be so slow in beating his opponent. He seems to take a long time to get his act in gear.

The match on Friday is a must. But I also like the French guy who’s goign to play Murray. I was very impressed with Tsongas last year – boy, could he hit a ball.

soz folks, I am going to…

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Go Andy!!! Semi final…. YES!!!
Kenty…. I hope you managed to see the match today… loved it :D

@a certain sadness wrote:

But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you.

Oh lord, oh sweet baby jesus,

Lets pray for Mrs Teapot and the rain that sweepeth across her bridge
Lets pray for Panda and her tube rides to work
Lets pray for anc and her…

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@Mrs_Teapot wrote:

OK, I dont profess to be fully informed about the EU… in fact I doubt any of us know fully what the advantages are of being a member…. I have read though that it costs us between 14.5 and 17.5 billion each year to be a member although we do get back about 4 billion in subsidies.

I wonder what we want from the EU… is it as…

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This reminds me of the fuss when Lady Chatterley’s Lover was published in paperback… as a little girl I remember my mum made a brown paper sleeve for her copy so no-one could see she was reading it…. how times have changed :D

NEVER had good fish n chips outside Yorkshire. Truly…. never :wink:

I loved Eric Sykes… especially his show with Hattie Jacques

Thank you for the giggles Eric :D

RIP

Hope everything goes ok Kenty… big hugs :D

OK, I dont profess to be fully informed about the EU… in fact I doubt any of us know fully what the advantages are of being a member…. I have read though that it costs us between 14.5 and 17.5 billion each year to be a member although we do get back about 4 billion in subsidies.

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I dont like the idea of vouchers… if someone is receiving benefits it should be because they are entitled and they need them to survive…

To stigmatise people receiving them by issuing vouchers isn’t on as far as I’m concerned. They would only be able to use them in certain shops …and the admin costs would be astronomical. It could also be…[Read more]

The person concerned needs to find something that motivates them Cosy… additionally maybe they need a course of multi vitamins.. and some daily exercise… I know its easy to say and if someone is down in the dumps its much harder to do….. but exercise does work for me anyway… hope that helps :D

@Wordsworth60 wrote:

@anc wrote:

Chacun a son gout – that is what I said fgs! . .

No you nevah!

Shhhhh…..whispers to Wordsworth….. she did… she told me she did :D

162is divisible by 2, 3, 6, 9, 18, 27, 54, and 81. But there is no positive integer such that its divisors add up to 162, hence 162 is an untouchable number.

Anyone read the 40 shades of grey trilogy yet?

Happy Birthday Lucy…. hope its a good one :D

@panda12 wrote:

@jen_jen wrote:

@rogue trader wrote:

to mrs t, yes your bizzies ,impatiens should be ok this year,but due to our inclement rainy weather this year , the slugs are out in force, so i would suggest you put your bizzies in hanging baskets ok.

Slugs can climb…

They can, but it takes a while. They are slow and sluggish. :D

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I loved that the Spanish players brought their kids on the pitch to celebrate… I didnt have a favourite but 3-0 is decisive

Well done Spain :D

@tinks wrote:

@panda12 wrote:

@tinks wrote:

This is my favourite painting……..Marriage of Arnolfini by Jan Van Eyck. It’s in the National Portrait Gallery.

It was in the NPG until I nicked it on my way home from work the other day. :D

Oh great! :roll: ……….I don’t know where you live……..will I ever see it again? Do ya think I…

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@tinks wrote:

I play classical guitar

Clever thing tinks…. I have thought about this thread and tbh I cant think of a thing that could be considered a talent Im good at :shock: