Today I've mostly bin...

[giraffe]

Why does jelly wobble? So that it's more fun to eat. (Obvious really )

Fernando aged about five: Why is that badger lying at the side of the road?
Giraffe: Because it's been hit by a car and it's dead.
Fernando: If it's dead why hasn't it gone to heaven?
Giraffe: (Wishing I'd said it was tired and having a nap now)

[clvrlad]

i cant so much remember asking why things worked as much as taking them apart to figure it out....


whys your alarm in pieces??

errrrr.........

[Bunnylump]

I remember my nephew doing that. My sister in law was getting concerned because he'd been so quiet. She came into the room to find every single clock in the house in a big heap of springs, batteries, screws...

Mind you, if you'd asked my Mum, she'd have told you that I was a real pain too. I tied a can to a washing prop so that I could get EVERY single plum off the plum tree...and they were all small, green,and totally unripe. I proudly presented her with about 5 bucketloads of totally useless plums. That was me about age 6. Oh, and it always fascinated me how the bees swarmed from the hive down the garden when I banged on the side of it with a big stick. It was even better when said swarm stung the neighbours...

Oh, and I liked the exploding custard too...it's actually really easy to do, you just need a bicycle pump and some custard powder...

[Bunnylump]

OMG it's all kicking off here!!!

I had a call from Janet (who lives about 11 doors from me in a cul de sac off my road) asking if I could collect her son from scouts and keep him. Their road has 4 police cars, is blocked off, has police with guns trained on the house opposite them (which has 3 young children in it). The police have riot shields. No idea what's happening, but it doesn't look good...

[LAT]

OMG! Hope it all turns out ok.

[Scurra]

Why do you get all the fun?

[MBH]

OMG it's all kicking off here!!!

No idea what's happening, but it doesn't look good...

Keep those bunny ears down and out the way We'd rather hear about it on the news than have anyone taking pot-shots at you

[Bunnylump]

Oh, don't you worry, I'm going nowhere near. Janet's watching with morbid fascination from her son's bedroom window. They have the front door open, and there are now 9 armed, riot shielded police outside her house... Two have gone through the neighbours (who we also know) to get round the back. But they wouldn't say what was going on...

[giraffe]

Is your young guest taking it alright? I hope he thinks it's just a good excuse for a sleep over at your house, rather than getting worked up.

[Bunnylump]

he's now staying the night here, and is mainly panicking because he doesn't have any hair straighteners or clean boxers for the morning. We're just saying he's a rubbish boy scout because he wasn't prepared...

[Scurra]

We're just saying he's a rubbish boy scout because he wasn't prepared...

Fantastic. You're an evil woman.

[Bunnylump]

And you've only just realised this???

[MBH]

he's mainly panicking because he doesn't have any hair straighteners

Ok... it's official..... I'M OLD!!!!!

[LAT]

Ok... it's official..... I'M OLD!!!!!

So am I!

Mind you my 21 year old son's hair has never seen hair straighteners - I don't think it's even seen a comb for a few years.

[Bunnylump]

Yes, I'm old too. But I'm pretty used to KIDS. Mind you, I don't think my son knows what a comb is either.

Well, whatever it was going on round the corner seems to have been resolved. Man arrested in handcuffs, children appear ok. Wild excitement over for another day...

[LAT]

phew!

[MBH]

he's now staying the night here

I didn't think early enough but you should have got him here on the forum - we'd have made him welcome.


Hiya bonnie lad - howya dee'in? Reet good ta meet ya like.

Hello you charming young man - are you well? It's a pleasure to make your aquaintance

[Bunnylump]

He might have even understood you. His mum is originally from Geordieland!!

He's gone home now. Highly disgruntled that he doesn't have an excuse for not going to school in uniform, or for not doing his paper round in the morning...

[Laura]

Well, first orchestra rehearsal of the new school year tomorrow, so today, I've been printing out Christmas music. Anyone for a bit of Mistletoe and Wine????

[BassBloke]

Yeh. Deffo the WINE

I've just spent half an hour wrestling a new king size matress up a very narrow cottage staircase with a fiendishly narrow and tight 90 degree turn at the bottom.

All hot and nasty now and arms gone to jelly. But obviously I blame Sarah. Coz, when the man delivered it he said "where do you want it" and she said "OH JUST LEAVE IT IN THE HALL AND WE WILL SORT IT OUT LATER". Aaaarrrggghhhhhh.

Never considered the matress/stairs interface dilemma when I bought the bed. Muppet.

BB.