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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #75 on: February 27, 2010, 08:34:38 AM »
And me, Ian, you sound as if you had a rewarding day  :)
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #76 on: February 27, 2010, 08:58:31 PM »
A great day then Ian. Many more of them to come we all hope.

Maggi, wasn't it the elephant who never forgot, not Kipling himself? :)
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #77 on: February 27, 2010, 10:41:15 PM »
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Maggi, wasn't it the elephant who never forgot, not Kipling himself? :)


Indeed, Lesley the large grey beast it was.... but I was more thinking, in my best lateral fashion, if the old joke...... "Do you like Kipling?"
"I don't know, I've never kippled" ....... leading me to believe that HAD one ever Kippled, one would remember, and thus, would Kipling, like the elephant, never  forget or be forgotten......
Yes, I know, I have a most convoluted thought process ......I'm off for a lie down!
« Last Edit: February 28, 2010, 02:32:44 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #78 on: February 28, 2010, 01:15:34 PM »
Yes, definitely the elephant. Mr Kipling made exceedingly good cakes. ;D
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #79 on: February 28, 2010, 08:53:19 PM »
Sorry Maggi, I should have followed the convolutions more astutely. I was thinking of the elephant's child actually. I had so much Kipling in my childhood that I can still recite a lot of the Just So Stories by heart and in a sort of sing/song voice. "Not always was the kangaroo as now we do behold him....." etc. Which calls to mind that WE BEAT AUSTRALIA IN A CRICKET GAME LAST NIGHT!!!!!

Probably the elephant did too Anthony ;D
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #80 on: March 04, 2010, 04:38:42 PM »
Happy Birthday Lesley - well that is if it is still your birthday over there?!  :)
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #81 on: March 04, 2010, 07:52:33 PM »
Hey Lesley, Happy Birthday welcome to the 67s.
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #82 on: March 04, 2010, 08:10:02 PM »
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Maggi, wasn't it the elephant who never forgot, not Kipling himself? :)
Indeed, Lesley the large grey beast it was.... but I was more thinking, in my best lateral fashion, if the old joke...... "Do you like Kipling?"
"I don't know, I've never kippled" ....... leading me to believe that HAD one ever Kippled, one would remember, and thus, would Kipling, like the elephant, never  forget or be forgotten......
Yes, I know, I have a most convoluted thought process ......I'm off for a lie down!

Reminds me of the even older joke:

Customs Officer - "Do you have any pornography?"

Visitor - "I don't even own a pornograph."
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #83 on: March 04, 2010, 08:11:17 PM »
I was sidetracked - Happy Birthday Lesley!
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #84 on: March 04, 2010, 08:13:18 PM »
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh we are all wrong. It's not Lesley's birthday until next week!
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #85 on: March 04, 2010, 08:27:48 PM »
I didn't like to point that out.... it may be an age thing...... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)



......tho' that wouldn't explain Gail...... :-\ :-[
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #86 on: March 04, 2010, 08:44:18 PM »
Well thanks everyone but as David points out..... I'll save these up for a week. :)

I've had to remind Roger that next week is the big day and not because he got it early. He hadn't got it at all. Also marked the relevant date on my son's calendar when I last visited his house. :D
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #87 on: March 04, 2010, 08:48:56 PM »
I didn't like to point that out.... it may be an age thing...... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)



......tho' that wouldn't explain Gail...... :-\ :-[

That hurt!! ;D

PS: is there an aged and decrepit smiley thingy (I can't remember the proper name for them!!!!! ???  )
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #88 on: March 04, 2010, 09:01:52 PM »
Hmmmm.... ageing and decrepit smiley....?
Well, there's this one which is useful for ME....
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 this one might do for you....
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Re: Happy Birthday 2010
« Reply #89 on: March 04, 2010, 09:30:43 PM »
Nah, that one has too much hair on his head. (Did that hurt too David? ;D)
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