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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #30 on: November 14, 2008, 02:30:53 PM »
Today in the UK is a big fundraising day for the Children in Need charity whose mascot is a bear - to support them I've organised my work colleagues to bring in home made cakes to sell, and run a competition to match the right owner to the picture of their bear. So, for those of you who can't be here, a picture of some of the cakes . ;D ;D
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #31 on: November 19, 2008, 04:54:12 PM »
Today we have purchased a new 20" widescreen Samsung computer screen which is a great improvement on the previous 5 year old fading antique. The colours are WOW and despite everyone getting wider, you all look younger  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #32 on: November 19, 2008, 04:56:31 PM »
Today we have purchased a new 20" widescreen Samsung computer screen which is a great improvement on the previous 5 year old fading antique. The colours are WOW and despite everyone getting wider, you all look younger  ;D ;D ;D

Rob, that is great news.... especially the last bit!!  :-*
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #33 on: November 19, 2008, 05:02:52 PM »
I had to word that very carefully ......
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #34 on: November 19, 2008, 05:09:41 PM »
I had to word that very carefully ......
I can well believe that... but you've done a good job! ::)
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #35 on: November 19, 2008, 05:13:38 PM »
Does it improve Maggi's blue coat? ::) Must rain all day and night in Aberdeen. When will we see a new photo?
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« Reply #36 on: November 19, 2008, 05:53:32 PM »
I have just realised what dubyah means - doh!
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #37 on: November 19, 2008, 06:22:21 PM »
Okay , Mark, have loaded new photo... you really must be careful what you wish for........... ::) ;D ;)
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #38 on: November 19, 2008, 06:29:37 PM »
Maggi - my 5 year old daughter (Ellie of biscuit fame) just saw your new photograph and said it looked like a fat lady. Suggest you put the old one back up.
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #39 on: November 19, 2008, 07:02:30 PM »
Astute child that, your Ellie! And she's never even met me yet!
Show her this one, it's from a pic taken from the old TV Programme "Bloom" ( I'm on the left, with Anne Swithinbank  on the right) .....see if Ellie likes this on any better.......
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #40 on: November 19, 2008, 07:20:35 PM »
Whole lot of good that chocolate has done you Maggi!
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #41 on: November 19, 2008, 07:51:25 PM »
Maggi,

Couldn't you have made the avatar the video of you dancing with the tassles, instead of the video without them. Most disappointing!  :P ;)
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #42 on: November 19, 2008, 08:08:44 PM »
Paul, I'm sorry about the lack of tassels, but, if you look closely ( though how you could bear to do THAT is beyond me) you'll see that there is, in fact, fringing which wiggles.......dear gawd, the mind boggles!


Carlo, without all that chocolate, I would NEVER have achieved the figure I have today... it has taken years of dedicated munching.... I am devastated  that you don't appreciate my efforts  :'(
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #43 on: November 19, 2008, 08:17:21 PM »
Paul, I'm sorry about the lack of tassels, but, if you look closely ( though how you could bear to do THAT is beyond me) you'll see that there is, in fact, fringing which wiggles.....

I'm strangely aroused. I think I need help.
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Re: 2008 YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread
« Reply #44 on: November 19, 2008, 08:36:32 PM »
Good grief, Martin.... go find a bottle of wine and drink it... QUICK!
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