With a name like that...
How about this for a name...
... Piers Maserati. Pretty impressive, eh?
And yes, he is a racing driver. Former GT champ, by the way.
He had to be a racing driver with a name like that. His mum and dad named him that because they wanted him to be a racing driver, in the cockpit and off in a cloud of dust just as soon as his little arms and legs would allow him.
He's gonna teach me to drive around a race track REALLY fast. That's the new box to tick for the first of '09. Tash is gonna do it as well. It's the smart move.
Once worked with a guy called Rick Zarko, real name. He was a guitarist in a band. Had to be. Know any people with cool real names?
What with our bump almost baked and ready to drop at any mo, names are, of course, at the top of our agenda.
We are still convinced it is going to be a little boy babba and have only chosen the one nom. It's been the same nom from the off, we haven't changed it or even been tempted to err once.
He will also have two middle names. If it does turn out to be a little girl we thought maybe Emma-not-a-son-Fittipaldi (Evans). Wonder what she would end up doing?
Loving the book theme. I feel this year is a year for reading, it's inexpensive, it's educational, it's peaceful, it's positive and it's really cool.
Back to old Will Shugsper (just one of the seventy odd ways he spelt his name), you know if a word he wanted to use didn't exist he just made it up!
This, my friends, is the way forward. I was writing something earlier today and I very much wanted to utilise the word unfulfillment but guess what, It doesn't exist. Well it blimmin' well should (nor' by the way does the word blimmin' !!!) It's the opposite obviously of fulfillment.
So, do I stick it in there and risk being considered illiterate, or do I take the sting out of what I really want to say and use another word which I really don't want to ?
Ah the dilemmas of the DJ
CLP.
2009.
X.
P.S. All good chat about my friend yesterday, thanks for that.
X.X.X.
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Can I be the first, can I??
AliB
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Yes I can - hooray!
Naming your child is one of the most important things in the world. Please remember that they have to live with that name for the rest of their life.
Choose wisely My Friend.
AliB
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Yes you can AliB. Thanks for the heads up!
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Morning/Afternoon everyone,
One of the best names I heard was the rugby player Austin Healey......
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Use it Christoff.
Yous'll be Unfulfilled if you don't.
I'm all for talkin' nonsense. Anyway I've never bin' told what I can't do in me life and I'm buggered if I'm going to use Sat-Nav or Spellcheck and let me car or computer do it now.
If rules weren't made to be broken, there'd be no such thing as design.
And. As the DDF Eric used to say.
The chap who never made any mistakes never made ANYthing.
And Tanksamillion chaps. Yes I'm going to do it. I just read that missive back and apart from thinking how up meself I sounded, I thought What A wimp. You're a long time deed.
Clodagh.xx
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Afternoon Christophe Lovely Pies!
Names. I was almost a Samantha. But my middle name has got 2 A's in it, as had my maiden name, so thankfully mum and dad changed me to a Cheryl or else A would have featured in pretty much every other letter of my name. Til I met The One and changed it, that is!
On the racing theme - did you hear the news that the Moto GP is moving to Silverstone as of 2010. I'm gutted!!! Our annual trip to Donington is one of the best weekends of the year. It took a while to find the prefect B and B and to suss out the local pubs etc, now it's all change! Granted, Silverstone is nearer to home than Donington but it just won't be the blimmin' same!!! Grrrrrrrrrr.
AND just because F1 snore-athon has moved to Donington, there's a 100K refurb for the track and its facilities.
Grrrrrrrrr again!
Loving the reading, and the notion of making up words. I'm sure as you read the blog every day new words just spring off your screen ......
Fantabulous!
Divalicious!
Chezza la Diva xxx
PS: we can call him Nathan, if he's a boy ...
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I have a family member called Joan Jones - she married into it!
Possible names for future children include Hope and Kathryn for a girl and Jacob or Daniel for a boy - with old fashioned names ourselves we would like something with a bit of a kick to it!
Names I would love but are not allowed inc. Dante/Zacharias and lemuel.
Super bpx
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The BEST (IMO!) film character name has to be Tom Cruise's racing driver character in Days Of Thunder ......
Cole Trickle
Classico!!
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Also.
At the risk of outing the GD, we named her after summat you normally reserve for the family parrot. But as it's short (?) for Mary, that's what she's registered as. Ergo we have had endless fun with her as she tries to explain this conundrum at school, the bank, passport office and so on, not to mention the fancy-dress potential.
Just be mindful of the surname though. As one of the saddos with a TOG name, you really don't want to be called Ivor Corker or Alf Hart, or be excluded from a career as a Heart Surgeon in Ireland just because your name is Angie O'Plasty.
Right am off. HAVE to get me packin' done.
Clodagh.xx
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Hmmm good point. Wonder if anyone at work has the surname 'Baker'. Out of 450 staff there must be one surely.
I'm just getting back into reading myself. Finished one last night, need to pick out another one from the pile.
Dook, in answer to your post on previous blog by the way. Nope that advert was about his brother Johnathon. And yep the best crumpets.
Debbie x
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Well, here goes ... have been lurking for a while getting to know you all! bit scary really, first blog and all ...!
Anyway, names ... my big thing is to make sure the initials don't spell anything weird! very important!!
My dad used to teach someone called Russell Sprout (honestly, it's true!) - so i guess testing possible name out loud is also a good idea!!
Hope did ok for first try!!
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One has to worry about initials as well. For example, Irene Paula Quick..... I.P. Quick......
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Naming your child is one of the biggest challenges life has to offer IMO!
Avoiding unfortunate short forms/mixes with your surname/initials etc etc............not picking the same name as everyone else whose kids will be in their future school class..........yet not picking something completely weird and bullying-inducing unless the child is strong enough to handle it (and how would you know?)
I find people who just give the child their own name sad and lacking in imagination but maybe they just gave up the battle?
We're still quite happy with all our kids names and they don't seem to mind them, altho' one always just uses the short form of his, but when I think of some of the options that were considered they had lucky escapes!
Good luck Chris and Tash. At least Evans is a fairly innocuous surname to start from.
Mind you - I'd have said that about Green too until my Mum had a friend called Theresa Green (I kid you not!).
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welcome aboard, cornishgirlie!
you don't have to be mad to blog here, but it helps!
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Hi Cornishgirlie and welcome.
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Hello cornishgirlie!
We're not scary.....with the lights off anyway.
Wellcome to the blog.
x x x
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OMG! Initials. Mine a C P ..... seepy.
Eeeeewwwwwwwwwww
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Derbyfi, I think I know what you mean regarding giving your children your own name.
There have been three generations of Ron here. The youngest has always been called 'Little Ronnie'.
He is now 19 years. And not so little.
Poor boy.
x x x
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Hello Cornishgirlie...... welcome to the gates of oblivion...
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Thanks for the welcome!
a school friend of mine had initials L C and despaired throughout her school life of always being called Elsie which she hated! so you see how important those initials can be ...!
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Welcome Cornishgirlie, I'm quite new myself and have been made to feel very welcome.
I had a friend who's initials spelt C.O.W!! Also my brother knew somebody called Hope who married Mr Hope! What are the chances of that happening.
I am eternally grateful to my parents for giving me a normal name, although they hate it that everyone shortens it!! Ho Hum, they can't have everything.
Ali B
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Afternoon
The best named real person I have met is a chap called Garth Vater. May the force be with him.
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Ablibaba, C.O.W. I love it..... I am sure they weren't teased at school.....much!!
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my intials are EC (easy)
when i get married I will be ERR (error)
Oh dear!
My fella is named for his father and it does get confusing!
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Debbie - precisely!
My own immediate family didn't do it thank goodness, but going further back in time every George had a son George, every William had a son William etc - and then they both used their brothers' names too - so all the cousins had the same ones! Makes unravelling the family history (very topical issue today) a nightmare!
I see Charlotte Church has gone for Dexter - not my personal preference but at least it isn't the ubiquitous Jack! Nice enough name but there must be millions of them aged under 15 by now!!
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one of the name i like is Tata Young , how about my name Ashfaq
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Hiya cornishgirlie, welcome to the mad hatter's tea party!
Lost my train of thought now, the monkey did a giant snoooore right down my ear.
Hmmm.
Oh yes, books! I've read one of BB's travel books, I think it was an australia one - brilliant. Can't understand why I've not read any more! Nor can I understand why I've suddenly become a sucker for Slummy Mummy and Domestic Diva type rom-com books, never really used to be my thing.
Naming our little one was tricky. But we've managed to call him a good old fashioned name which is still fairly (but not too) common. And of course we had to keep his middle name a traditional one - his great-grandad and grandad's first name, and his dad's middle name. Wonder if he'll carry on the tradition. He was nearly a Charlie, after my grandad, but Benjamin John won out :)
I always used to hate my surname, just because I couldn't imagine being famous with a name like that! Now my name's changed and nobody can spell it. Nothing worse than spelling out your surname to somebody and them assuming you must've spelt it wrong...
Shouldn't have opened that bag of lindt mini egg chocolate truffle things....
mmm
xx
me
and the jumpybean
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Debbie - little ronnie - my dad-in-law was referred to as "the lad" even after he got married, as he and his dad shared the same name. The name lives on but I think your name is so important, it defines you, that I agree, you should have a name of your own :)
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For some reason on my Father's side all the men have the middle name David, no idea why!!
A lady I know has five sons who's names all start with the letter A. Must have been a nightmare when they started to get post.
AliB
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Dexter makes me think of that US tv show about a serial killer ....
that's the other problem, isn't it. You think of a name and then someone reminds you of someone called that at school or in past life who was a bit of a ..... and it puts you off the name you chose.
Hard enuff naming pets, let alone babies!
My full initials are CPT and at a former job my email was cpt@ ...... so my best friend subsenquently named me The Captain, coz every time I emailed her from work that's what it looked like in her Inbox!
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What about George Foreman calling all his sons George...... Not sure how many he has, but took about confusing........
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The same care should be taken when naming children as naming pets. Think of a name then go to your back door and shout the name (in full!) - and if you feel silly, embarrassed, or if curtains twitch - go for another one!
quack
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Talking of ancestors, my mum did a lot of research and was freqiuently stumped by masses of George, James, Charles and Williams. I think that was the sum total of the names used for 3 generations of boys in our family...
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Dook - that made me laugh out loud, but what a sensible idea xx
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Naming your child what a nice problem to have. The old ones are the best I think.
Ashfaq, Nameste
Sorry my blog to Clodagh and Hazel is on the other blog.
Guten Haben.
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course in Cornwall there is that thing of using your middle name instead of your first name! so i everytime you go to the Drs or somewhere they call out your name and you ignore it cos it isnt' you! (or maybe it's just my family who do that!!)
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Here there is a tendency to automatically abbreviate someone's name. James becomes Jim whether you go by Jim or not. It's a battle I go through almost daily asking people not to abbreviate my name. Although it's a good indication on how well someone knows me.
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007 - you don't seem like a Jim to me - definitely a James. It's like Mr Diva - nobody 'cept his mum calls him David. He's a Dave. End of!
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Cheryl's right - without specifying them in case I offend someone on here there are some names I hate just because I once knew a bullying or bitchy woman called them - or a rotten man for that matter!
And abbreviations - yes - people who presume to shorten my real name without asking if I mind don't get a warm reception.
And I think jumpy and I must be related............LOL
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Thanks CtD, you couldn't be more accurate. Although I do have a nickname that my footie pals call me..... But that's footie, and stays in the footie world.....
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the mind boggles James!
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derbyfi, I make a point of thanking people when they ask me if I go by Jim or James. It happens once in a while. I hate it when I call myself James, and people then call me Jim.... hello, weren't you LISTENING!!!!!! Just a pet peeve of mine in case you didn't guess.....LOL
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My cats are all I have ever named...I was nearly Catherine but my dad thought it was too posh, so I'm named for a writer and a queen...and two singers...that's song singers not sewing singers...
So, Christophe, you have a 'nom' for the bebe do you...would it be a French nom per chance...
amour
moi
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I think it must be really hard for teachers to name their children, because they must have come across every name under the sun and can associate it with at least one of their pupils!!
AliB
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hmmmmm interesting thought Alibaba.
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Morning/afternoon all!
Have been lurking for a bit but thought I'd add my twopence worth.
I think its really important to consider what the name you give a child rhymes with as well. Kids love rhyming nasty things with names in the playground.... I wont add examples for fear of offending!
I don't really get people who call their kids the same as their last name eg Robin Robinson..... So please CLP if baby DJ is boy don't call him Evan!
My name also gets shortened, some are acceptable and some are really not. Weirdly my name also has been shortened and then that shortening lengthened to something else - which happened to be a multi-legged insect. Not nice, and my mother is the only one allowed to get away with it!
Dragonxx
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Sorry how rude of me before I go
Ashfaq some of us really appriciate Bollywood music here.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy9eftbGs0U
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right, need to move now and go and get Ellie (Eleanor) and Joe (Joseph) - chosen cos good short forms and nice long ones too, so that whatever they do hopefully their name will work!!! (forward planning or what!).
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Jon Bon Jovi - now there's a cool rock star name!
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Apologies for the completely off-topic moment... just listening to the oldies on R2. Now I don't often think of myself as old, I'm still under 30, but really - Pulp - that's classed as an oldie now?! Grief, maybe I AM old...
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just a quickie but my bessie mate's initials are...CAD...... his wife is STD........their eldest is MAD......and their youngest is CJD!!!
-what are the chances....hilarious
I do love nicknames, we had an Elsie at school (her initials were LC), my other mate's initials are WC....he's always been known as toilet. Anyone else just got the letter Y slung on the end of theit surname.
KWx
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James, I must confess that I am awful at remembering names but I do try not to abridge them without permission! Hope you don't mind it when I call you Bondy tho'..................?
Ali has a good point too - hadn't thought of that one!
Like cornishgirlie my Dad has always been known by his middle name and he hates his first one so often ignores it when it is used! When he went into hospital years ago he got sick of telling the staff what his 'real' name was and finally asked the most junior nurse to amend the sign above his bed - which she did. It's a basic courtesy IMO to address someone who is sick with their preferred name.
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oh, and another true story there are 2 brothers in Norwich who are called Joe and Wayne...
...their surname is King
Apparently the dad's name is equally as funny but I don't know it
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Dragon - Maybe I'm not thinking fast enough, but I can't imagine what your mum calls you!!
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Gingembre
That's reminded me of an ex-colleague Mr Hunt. First name Mike.
The Receptionist just didin't get all the sniggering when she called him over the tannoy system!
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Cheryl - LOL!!!
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LOL Cheryl!
I really must do some work..........
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meandjumpingbean - i'm under 30 too but when the doctor who is younger then you ans you could legally drink for 10 years maybe you are getting old - I feel that I am!
Dragon - I have no idea what you are talking about and I believe we share the same first name - I have had lots of strange nicknames based around mine - both first and last name!
super bp x
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I have twin brothers, but had they been girls my dad threatened to call them Polly and Ester..... Good job they were boys, although they were almost Bill and Ben.
Jumpy - Millipede. See why only my Mum can do it?!
*scuttles off to the hole in the corner*
Dragonxx
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Dragon / Baggy
Age is just a number. Stop stressing abaht it!
I'm 40 on paper, but having a ball!!
x x x x
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Millipede!! That's quite imaginative :)
Off to take a screaming little one out to the shops to annoy everyone hehehehehe
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Welcome Cornishgirlie!
I always wanted to be Lyndy Ferrari so's I could be a racing driver! Aww well never mind... My Dad had an old generation middle name "Musgrave" which thankfully he didn't pass on to my Big Bro. Luv Lyndyloo xx
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ps. have a friend called John Kerr but of course his Spanish name (when he's in his place in Spain) in Jaun.... (off to the naughty corner) Luv Lyndyloo xx
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...Musgrave...nearly as good as Sherlock and Mycroft or Endeavour Morse...
And blow me down, I've just had a telephone call from a very jolly sounding lady who introduced herself as Loveday. Now there can't be many of those about can there!?
visage
love
hazel
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cornishgirlie - welcome to the horde x
PurpleDragon...Amelia?
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Afternoon each...
Tis me..the one they call Scoobs..what ya mean youve forgotten me..its not been THAT long!
anyhoo..helloo! hope everyone is on tiptop form..certainly seems it..
..been busy with that work stuff and dont seem to have had a minute recently to come on here..but have been lurking as ever and reading your insightful and often very funny posts!
My abridged comments on recent things below...if anyone is bored please look away now...could well send you to sleep!
Names: i have a simple first name but without an i in..and my maiden name was a nightmare, hence keeping my married name post divorce..and some say it suits!
As for CtD comment about Mr Hunt...well i know someone with the same surname who changed his first name at 16 cos his parents christened him Mark..only thing that couldve been worse was Mike! It really is a Simpsons sketch!
Oh, and know someone who has given their child the initials A.S.S.. really! Anyway, im sure a suitable name will be chosen for bubba evans... we are all excited to find out im sure!
Books: BB is amazing..dont read got anywhere confined tho cos laughing out loud seems guaranteed... think ive read most of his and the Shakespeare one appeared at Christmas..may start it tomorrow now!
Tattoos: have been saying for years gonna do it..and GM is gonna take me when we`re off in April.. and he is adding to his collection of (subtle) three.. this is the man who hates needles but will happily let them ink him.. odd! But quite excited..and just have to find a design now!
Friends: Having a good friend who is always honest is a must i think..but hard situation. Unfortunately i tend to call a spade a spade and give my opinions..and my true friends appreciate it i hope..
Singledom: have been there and loved it..but am happily settled now and wouldnt change it for the world. And when i first met GM i wasnt actively looking for a relationship despite how we met..but it just happened and we clicked.. sometimes these things happen when we least expect.. happy 09 for the single ones of us out there..
Ok - Bingo length post but wanted to catch up! Sorry!
Back laters..
mSc xx
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As a really young kid, I liked the name Steve Highway... I was even going to change my name........ but idea only lasted for a few months....my parents were mortified that I would consider changing my name though. That probably added fuel to the fire.......
All this name abbreviating talk is making the Ting Tings song (That's not my name) run through my head......LOL
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And bl**dy he** - that was longer than even I expected! Sorry!
Oh and one last point...re the driving discusssion the other day.. working in the optical environment the amount of people we see who shouldnt be legally driving but are.. its amazing. And we can do diddly squat about it except advise them against it..how mad is that? we know they cant see but cant do anything about it. we are thinking of getting a petition up to the g`ment to let opticians advise the DVLA if someone is below the legal eyesight driving limit ..will let u know if anything happens!
RIght..fun times again!
mSc x
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Also ps. Christophe, I've bin blimmin'ing on this 'ere blog since it opened...as I'm sure the others will have noticed...
And I guess that's another one.
wotcha Scoob x
Plum, that is persackly what I mean. I never find interesting things on tinternet...mainly coz I don't look whilst at work, then can't be bothered with the whole computer thing at home...and the stuff you post is always really cool...Guru Josh being a recent fave!
And the lastest thing...there used to be a bloke...REALLY...living in a new town near Brighton...called Orsen.
Orsen Carte.
Really truly.
Of course Norma Snockers is turtley made up
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hazel
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New a person whose surname was loveless. And funnily/sadly enough she was......
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wotcha right back at ya Hazel!
we have some really odd names coming thro our doors... Seriously! We have a Crapper family who insist on prounouncing it `cray-per` as per Mrs Bucket! and a patient has the surname Dovenor... when i asked him his first name and he replied Ben i was very proud of the straight face i kept! Theres more but ill prob get done for slander...!
mSc x
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Hi Scoobs...... welcome back!!!
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Thanks Bondy...hope to be a bit more often again! hope the snow has eased a bit.. just windy and wet here at the moment...but least its not dark yet..bonus!
mSc x
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LOL!!! I once worked with a Mrs Death, who insisted we call her De'Ath.
Weird world!
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Scoobs, very cold here this week. Temps are in the single digits fahrenheit with negative numbers overnight. Snow on the way today and tomorrow. It's BL**DY FREEZING.......
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Cornish girl I am a victim of looking totally stupid at school and various other places when they call out my name - my first name - never used from an hour after I was born!! Don't do it Christoph - scarred for life !!!
Beesmum xxx
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There's a local doctor here called Grimm...... LOL
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And whose mother didn't call you by all your given names when you were in trouble........LOL
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I always feel sorry for people called Smellie - who must feel extra pressure to be fragrant at all times!
Am 100 per cent with you on the eyesight thing Scoobs - how can someone be registered blind yet still not be prevented from driving if they wish to?
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Beezer!!
Was just thinking about you hun! We're having your ribs for dinner tonight chez Diva Towers!
Mr Diva's fave dinner now!
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Put new pic on FB yesterday of snowy golf course if anyone's interested....
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Hungry now Diva - could just murder some ribs!!!
Beez xxx
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what is fb link please?? what with that and now this blog business i'll never do anything in the house ever again!!!
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James...she still does! Usually if I've given her too much gin in her tonic...
...and what a blessed relief from the petty cash...a petit chat...enjoy
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=muLIPWjks_M
gotta go gotta find GBP97.56 in a hole somewhere
love
hazel
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Will have a look at pic tonight Mr Bond.
and Hazel love - don't forget we are also named after a very glam cartoon girlie!!!
Bees xxx
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cornishgirlie
go to FB and search for CLP bloggers
we're all there!
Cheryl xx
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hazel - can you not hide it somewhere? Today we are only doing journals for under 100 usd - anything smaller then that is too small to worry about!
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We used to have a solicitor in Leicester called John Fiddler... honest! Really nice chap he was too luv Lyndyloo xx
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Hehe Lyndyloo - that reminded me of one of the engineers / technicians at Mr Jumpy's old work, called Andy Fiddler - A Fiddler. An engineer. Perfect! Mr Jumpy ought to have been called Fiddler, he fiddles with everything. Or Tinker. Knew a girl with the initials A Tinker, wonder what she's doing these days.
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SBeep, unfortunately not. 'Someone' has been giving themselves cash advances and not writing them down...and I haven't got receipts...thank you for your suggestion all the same, but we aren't a big enough organisation...having said that, it it possible that one of the lads may have purchased some equipment...will have to quiz them at length under a warm light bulb.
This is when you really need a name...although I have a rough idea of the two who it may be...and it's not a problem...just verra verra naughty...
...anne frankely I think I'm gonna knock it sur le bonce as it's doing my head in...
Bees, indeed we are!
I am the voice of the mysterons
OO
love
hazel
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We have a local estate agent called Mr Spankey.
Sadly, his appearance belies his name!
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Ooh all this silly stuff has taken me back to watch a favorite clip http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI for anyone that doesn't know OK Go the original and best luv Lyndyloo xx
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and the first one that I first saw done live on socceram fabulouso!!! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bav63MWNUKg&feature=channel_page Luv Lyndyloo xx now enough self indulgence must do some work xxx
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Oooh CLP, there's a big decision. What if baby doesn't look like his name when he comes out? Is there room for manoeuvre?
Hello there all you lovely lovely people!
Not reading BB, not sure if I fancy it. But have just got an email from the book store that starts with W to say that Maureen Lipman's book is winging it's way to me :-) Am reading Julie Walters autobiography right now - good, but not as many laughs as I thought...
Clodagh, I missed it, what are you doing?
SuperBP, always wondered how to pronounce Lemuel (it's a lovely name). I mean, is it LEMuel, or LeMUel, or even LemYOOel?
Hello cornishgirlie! My initials used to be LC too, which led my best friend's dad to call me Elsie for years.
James, my mum and dad gave me my name with the belief that it couldn't be shortened (being only four letters). How wrong they were!
Dragon #46, I do know an Evangelos Evangelinos!
Ah, Beesmum, is what I thought was your first name not your first name then?
Glad everyone's in tippety toppety form (where is Jovial these days - have you locked him away Beesmum?).
AF xx
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Naming kids can be a nightmare, with a surname Walker we avoided names beginning with J, as they'd get Mr/Miss J Walker (jaywalker). We joked around with our first with the name Luke Skye, settled with Victoria pretty early on in the pregnancy, she is now 9 years old, were on earth has all the time gone. She also has two middle names, Victoria Elizabeth Anne (three Queens)
Racing drivers, let me guess we are going to get a Mansell or Hamilton Evans. Good luck with the birth etc.
Books books books, thats one thing having kids does, I used to have loads of time when I was a young'un to read and read. With having kids its a case of not having the time.
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Hiya Flower - no my first name is not my first name - ever complicated me.
My hairdresser has your name and woe betide anyone who shortens it!!
Don't worry about Jovial - he is safe in my cupboard getting over man flu!!!!
Beesmum xxx
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I must ask my Mum one day why her and Dad named me Deborah.
They have always called me Debbie.
I am hardly ever called Deborah. Unless I've been naughty that is ;-)
x x x
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Debbie-C, then you're called Deborah quite often then....LOL
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I only have one name for a boy too but two names for girls which could be a bit tricky... that's if I was ever to have a wee one... Luv Lyndyloo xxx
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Ah 007....wouldn't you like to know!
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Debbie-C.....LOL
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my mate deborah is called deej but I call her pickle...
see you all later you gawjus gawjusnesses
love
hazel
x
ps I used to know a Graham Hill...and he was indeed named for the racing driver...
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Greetings 2U,
Bingo Star ere.......
Firstly SparklyTinsel - Big 'ugs for yesterdee so {{{{@{'ug}@}}}} 2U!!!!!!
CLP - A can teach yer 'ow ter drive around a racing circuit. Am an expert in this field. Ok a do end up in the odd field but yer gotta find the limits of adhesion, gotta find the limits of the adhesion - know what am sayin'!!!!!
Slow inter the corner.... then power out.... more power... more.... faster thus increasing yer speed down the next straight.
Too fast inter the corner.... it's gets all messy and yer either likely ter spin or just yer simply lose the smoothness and exit slower thus slower down the next straight.
A big secret i've found of driving fast is imagine the steering wheel... say in a right 'and corner. The more you turn it to the right.... the less speed you can go without losing traction as the weight goes ter the left.
So imagine as you go inter a corner yer turning it say 37.14 degrees ter the right. As you clip the apex (the inside centre of the corner aka the edge of the track that yer gonna come closest too on the right (or go over slightly in some cases, clip)) you should slowly, smoothly be turning the wheel back towards centre as you increase speed towards the corner exit. This is the physics of velocity and adhesion working in beautiful 'armony to allow maximum lap time.
Is maximum with an 'n' or an 'm', aka maximun??? I don't know, i just do not know!!!!
But a can 'elp yer take a corner flat!
I'd so love ter ave a go at the Top Gear track in the reasonably priced car!!!!!
Bet a could getta top 5 time!!!!!
PS The fastest celeb there was Jay K... capricorn... soz!!!@!@!@! Mind you 'e's so small and light... a slight advatage!!
PPS The fastest ever there.... Lewis 'amilton.... capricorn.... double soz!!!@!@!!@!!!@!@!@!@!
And a noticed Lewis's lap so smooth..... the secret!!!!!!!
CLP And Tash - Woooow freak out, you really think yer gonna ave a boy too!!!!!
Deep in the Bingo mind ave sensed yer gonna ave a boy!!!!!
As for names 'ow about Montague 'eratio Shishmanian Evans??????
It's different... more interlectual than Apple - know what am sayin'!!!!!
GOURANGA............... 2U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS Glad we all 'elped with your singlette friend!!!!!!
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Knew someone that was going to name their son John Thomas and could understand why that was a bad idea.....until it was explained....
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PS Giancarlo Fisichella - Noot a name that immediately says racing driver.... unless maybe yer Italian!!!!
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LOL James!
I read somewhere that those were the real first names of the legendary Darts player 'Jocky' Wilson (dunno why these odd facts stick in my crazy brain - but they do!).
I once used to know a Paul Newman - nothing at all like the famous and recently departed one though! Sadly..........
df.
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OK 007 - I'm blonde, and deaf in one ear so you will have to explain #103 to me Loudly and Clearly!
Mr Egg wanted to call Stepson Sonny except stepson's mum's surname was Fairweather!!!!
Quack
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ooh dook - can't be doing with names like Sonny, Junior and the like myself!
I'm awaiting James's reply to the other bit..........LOL
df
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Dook, Dook, Dook........ it is a slang for a certain part of the male anatomy.........
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Really? Never heard it called THAT before
well you DO learn something new everyday
Quack x
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PPPS I once knew a bloke who was a little unbalanced, mad due to the stress of life and a touch demented.... 'is name waz/ iz Bingo Star.... noot 'is real name though!!!!!
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That's it - he'll be Bingo Evans............!
Has a certain je ne sais quoi about it je pense!
df
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Poor Demis!!!! Just not even funny lol!!
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Debbie / Hazel, my friend's real name is Diana but it was ages before I learnt that. Everyone calls her D' (pronounced Dee) and she rarely uses her full name!
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Just perfect Derbyfi
and hopefully with just one day to go A?? Bingo ??????
Beesmum xxx
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There's a chap here at work called Henry Firebrace.
Cracking name and to me it conjures up a tall, good looking chap who wouldn't look out of place on a rugby pitch....exactly what young Henry looks like.
Some people get all the luck.
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Have you seen the advert for a certain insurance company (originally based in Norwich) that will be changing its name shortly? It has a number of Celebs questioning that if they had never changed their names would they have become as famous. Interesting!
Bruce Willis - Walter Willis
Ringo Star - Richard Starkey
Elle MacPherson- can't remember
Alice Cooper- can't remember
QUack
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Missed the beginning of the show tonight. What was the Demis reference?
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If it's a boy, just call him Sue...... LOL
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Alice Cooper's real name is Vincent something. Cheryl will know.
Reginald Dwight = Elton John
William Bradley Pitt = Brad Pitt
David McDonald = David Tennant
Maurice Micklewhite = Michael Caine.
Can't think of any others right now.
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Henry Firebrace - great name. He should be dressed in Sharpe-style uniform and riding on a large horse! Or Mr Darcy-like emerging from a lake?
Ooh - I've come over all unnecessary - it's my age you see!!
df
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Dook
Lord Alice, King Of Cooperville was born Vincent Furnier.
The original Son of a Preacher Man!
Chezza x x x
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derbyfi - did you have to mention D'Arcy, and lakes????? Did you?????? Really???
;-)
Thanks!! x x x
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Bond- A man who aparrently was named after the famous crooning Greek
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oooooo, that would be bad.....IMHO
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Bondy - #118 - hehehe. Might go for that for ARF this week, nearly requested it last week!
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LOL jumpingbean..... go for it. I haven't heard that song for a long time.
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Sorry Cheryl - but it had to be shared! LOL
df
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ooh - just had a flashback to my youth - Enola Gay - great song and very sad story. Had to dance around the kitchen to it though!
df
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Alright Flower - BIG SOZ, ave just realised ave given Tinsel a 'ug from yesterdee instead of yersen. Goot mixed up!!!!
So from me to you {{{{@{'ug}@}}}} 2U too!!!!
Prof Plum - The lighting problem... why noot go for candles. Yer can blow a few out ter dim or light a few ter undim. Plus very eco friendly apart from the CO2 emissions they give off - know what am sayin'!!!!!
Chow!
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Bingo can I have one too?
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Hi Chris
My brothers middle name is Osmotherly - I can't give his real name cos he'll fall out with me
Luv Jan xxx
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I really enjoyed thinking of names for my babies and I still think they have the two nicest boys names! BUT I HATE my name, it was OK when I had a longer more exotic maiden name but now....a friend of my mum's said I sound like a country and western singer! Also most Emmas I know are quite gobby (as am I!) and I wonder if my mum had given me a different name whether I would have been quiet and demure!
Em (which makes my full name even shorter!) xxx
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Hi Chris
My name is Kitty Lusty! I aquired my married name only two years ago and still trying to get used to it!
I get all sorts of comments ranging from it being quite sexy to sounding like a dodgy Mr Men character!
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LOL Kitty.....
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Oh Bless Em, I can't imagine that you are gobby at all...Mr Debbie tells me that I am sometimes but hey.
Kitty Lusty, what a brilliant name!
x x x
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Always liked the name Emily.......
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Kitty Lusty goes straight in at No. 1 on the bloggers names poll!!!
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Hi Kitty - it's probably a good thing you didn't marry the rugby player Mike Catt!
df
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Derbyfi that's done it now.... Mike Catt.... hmmmmmmm.......
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My name NEVER gets shortened.....but it quite often gets lengthened......to Simon.
People think I'm being a bit funny about it when I correct them but I only do it so they don't feel silly when they eventually find out !
As a child, I had Birthday cards with all sorts of attempts at the spelling. In fact, part of my signing in name for this blog includes just one of them.......well two actually.
Kitty Lusty, what a fantastic name! No need for you to play those games where you have to choose first pet's names or mothers' maiden names to create an interesting one.
lovin' your work peeps
love
SNS
(a.k.a. Cy)
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Debbie C - Of course.... big 'ug ter..... {{{{@{'ug}@}}}} U2!!!!!!
In fact BIG 'ugs ter all!!!!!!!!
Mind you if yer saw me in person yer might just change yer mind - know what am sayin'!!!!!!!!!!!
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SNS, Interesting. I never though of those that have people that lengthen their name........ I am sure that is equally annoying....
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Isn't Gary Neville's father's name Neville.....?
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I have to ask .... is Cy your full name, a nom-de-plume, a shortened version?
CtD x
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And Kitty .. do you have loads of stuff from the Hello Kitty range? How fab would that be!!??
Think I may imbibe in a glass or two tonight - well, it's Oz and James night so it'd be rood not to!
Now there's a name .... Ruud, as in Guillet, not the equine featured one who played for the Reds!
Ruud the rude Dutchman!
teeeheee!
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Hi all,
My name is shortened to Rosie, at my own request, can't stand the full length version!! If I had been a boy I was going to be called Richard, as for other possibles for girls names I know that Hillary was on the table.
I can also boast an unusual surname too, had nevere encountered anyone else with it until I joined FB and found loads!!
Hope everyone had a good weekend and having a good week. I've got 2 days of health and safety training to look forward to starting form tomorrow, yawn...
Rx
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I heard this afternoon of a little lad who was called Ted at birth. Not Edward, but Ted - he's a couple of years old now so it doesn't sound so odd anymore. But... I wonder how often he's going to have to correct people who assume his full name is Edward..
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CLP just made the 9pm news! Fran just mentioned his pulling over a police car story from last Friday's blog.
Has the blog ever made the news before?
Rx
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Blimey! No offence at all intended, but it must be a slow news night out there ..... David Cameron gues starring on The One Show and now CLP and his bizzie tale on the news??
Next thing you know, Southend United will be beating Chelski!!
Up the Shrimpers!
x x x
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Cheryl that was my thought too!!
Rx
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Great minds eh Rosie ...!!
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LONDON BLOGGERS MEETING #2
SATURDAY 4TH APRIL
LONDON BRIDGE AREA
FULL DETAILS ON FACECLOTH ......
x x x x
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Has everybody gone off to beebyes?
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You have just got to be kidding Kitty Lusty - however for a short while my surname was Allman. Sorry Diva if you spilt your coffee on that one - sooooooooooo Not all man...
Been desperately trying to stay awake until midnight but bad sleep last night ...SO
BLOGGERS ...........ALL TOGETHER NOW IF YOU PLEASE ........
for the 14th January ................
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
OUR LOVELY BINGO!!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Beesmum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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LOTS OF BIG 'UGS FROM ALL OF US
((((((((((((((((((((x))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Bees xxx
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Ok I'll give it just the one verse before I go to bed.... HBTY! HBTY! HBDB>>>>>! HBTY!!! Luv Lyndyloo & Booboo xx
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Wye eye Bingo Fella
Happy Berfday ugs!
Chezza x x x
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I'd just like to defend those parents who are 'sad and lacking in imagination' because they name their children after themselves.
Actually there is a long tradition in some older working class areas of naming the first born son after the father.
Pehaps they would not have been so thoughtless if they had realised the angst this would cause future generations os amateur genealogists.
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First of all - many very Happy Birthday wishes to Bingo!
Secondly - I can't decide how far MMR's tongue is in her cheek as I don't know her well enough yet - but my heritage is very much in those 'older working class areas' - hence my point. But the aristocracy did just the same at one time - you only need to look at our list of Kings to see that!!
I just happen to believe that every child deserves to have its own individual name in the family. But you don't have to agree with me!! :)
Have an all-day meeting for which I am just about to leave but wanted to wish the birthday star well first. Have a good Wednesday all - hope to catch you tomorrow.
df
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OOps - typing fingers still asleep! Meant MME of course.
df
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Happy birthday Bingo
Bondy - glad you liked the name Emily - so did my dad ;-)
super bp x
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Tongue firmly in cheek re last paragraph.
However the point is that thinking of a clever and unique name for the poor little mite was probably not high on the priorites of many in the past, coming below how to feed and clothe him, provided of course he survived childbirth.
We can't really judge the past based on our modern attitudes and value.
As for the Aristocracy, don't start me off on that!
Viva la Revolution
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Happy Birthday Bingo!
And before I go, can I say that my very best and warmest of wishes and thoughts go to Christoffe Lambie Pie and Tash.
By the time I return, your life will have changed forever in the BEST way possible.
((((xxx)))).
Clodagh.xx
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**Happy Birthday Bingo**
Morning all, hope you're well?
My name was nearly Rupert (imagine being ginger and called that???) but they went for the Captain from the USSenterprise instead. Never been shortened but instead gets a Y on the end, most people in Naarfok know me by a nickname derived from my surname (rhymes with silly!)
My childrens names just came in moments of inspiration - ie their mum's had the final say!!!
My thoughts were that if someone else really, really liked and wanted a certain name and it wasn't horrendous who am I to deny all parties concerned.
My eldest shares her name with my great-gran which was a coincidence as lovely wife#1 chose it. The name I liked is now her middle name.
The 2 babies names just came from random chats whilst doinf mundane stuff eg. what do you think of **** and hey presto nods all round.
It's youngest's 2nd bday tomorrow, cakes, jelly and ice-cream all day methinks?
bonnet de douche
KWx
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Happy Birthday Mr Star-ere,
Apologies for the formality but I didn't want to go the other way, be over-familiar and shorten your name to Bing. Xmas has now gone, afterall.
CTD - in answer to your question, that IS my full first name.....that appears on my birth certificate and driving licence. I think my Mum & Dad just wanted to give me a chance of being the first in my class at 'something' at school (ie. first to be able to write my name!). It worked!....but then it all started to slide from there....
*sigh*
Hello, did someone call?
SNS
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Morning everyone! Happy Birthday Bingo xx A bright and frosty morning in Warwickshire and the decorator is coming to start to fill the cracks in my bedroom walls and re-paint today.... hooorahh!!
Luv
Lyndyloo
& Booboo
-x-x-
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Morning!
Bingo: Hope you have a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Have a great day!
Clodagh: take care and enjoy your trip - give my regards to old Broadway!
Re: names - very important not to pick something too "way out there". I gave MsS my mother's name as her middle name, and she is so pleased about that. And she chose her other grandmother's name as her Confirmation name. I think it's lovely that their names will live on in my daughter!
Have a good day everyone - off to tackle a huge stack of invoices - any chance you could help me, Cheryl?!
C xx
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Morning Peeps,
Happy Birthday Bingo xxx
Frosty and foggy in Kent, and a tad chilly in the office - best go wack the heating up and make a brew!
AliB
xx
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Happy Hump Day everyone!
SNS - thank you for that! I have the opposite problemo in that my name is notoriously difficult to spell: past greeting cards from "friends" and even some family have gone for such gems as Sheral, Sheryl, Sherral, Cherly, Cheral ..... I think you get the gist! Now I just go by Diva or Chezza, or anything else anyone is brave enuff to call me!
Drive to work today was a bit like a real-life version of Grand Theft Auto - if there was one eejit en route, there were dozens - and all in front of me at some point or other!
I pondered what indicators on cars are for - many appear to have forgotten how to use them, or indeed forgotten that their vehicles have them fitted at all!!
Now, where's that dashboard eejit zapper .....
Chezza x x x
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Sorry ChrissieS - I have my own Kilimountjaro of invoices to ge thru! xx
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and finally
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2GmVajkqLNU
it's what got me here calm and serenely this morning
x x x x
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...ah...Bingo's Birthday...I shall be having a Bingo Bop around the ossif once the radio has buffered...and a Birthday Dunk In (possibly with a herbnerb) at 11am if anyone would like to join?
A mass Dunk In, and a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY at 11am...
please ensure you're free
love
hazel
x
ps my name gets lengthened ALL the time...sometimes ending in 'poos'. Delightful.
pps also have a friend called D. I have no idea what his real name is to this day.
***HAPPY BIRTHDAY BINGO!!!***
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What a good idea Hazel, I'll join you in a Custard Cream dunk for our Bingo.
AliB
xx
P.S. On the subject of names, my parents often get cards addressed to Brain and Easter!!
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Morning all - rather Mr B than me batting up the M5/M6 today - freezing and can't see a hand in front of you - v foggy!!!
I'll join you for a cuppa Hazel and Ali to celebrate Bingo's birthday - think I'll go for a shortbread biccy. Praps it will also be little babby's birthday too???
Loads to do - back later.
Besmum xxx
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Hazel - I also get the added Y which I love -and poos - Charming!!!
Bees xxx
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Happy Birthday Bingo!!!!!!!!
Custard slice anyone??
T xxx
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where's Debbie and the hot cross buns when you need her, eh!?!?!
is AnnieG alright? not heard from her for a bit .....
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HAPPY BIRFDAY BINGO-FELLA!! Many happy returns - and I mean that :) You're such a great bloke and I hope this year brings happiness - maybe not in the way you're looking for, but happiness comes in many different ways as I'm sure you know. xx
Brain and Easter. Fabulous!!
I'll still be sitting here at 11, I'll happily provide a pot of filter coffee (fairtrade colombian, my fave) and a crumpet if anyone fancies one.
That reminds me of something I accidentally sais to mr jumpy the other evening, but that's SO not for here...
And Cheryl - I very nearly typed your name as Cherly yesterday! And... confession time... because I mis-type it so often and have to back and correct it, I've almost started referring to you as Shirley... which believe me you're glad I don't try and type that more often with one hand, what with the r and the t so close together on the keyboard ;)
And finally - cakes and jelly and icecream sounds PERFIK Captain, Sir. (What was his surname? Did Captain K even have a surname??) Any excuse - and yours is a good one! Happy birthday for tomorrow to your youngest, as I think I'll be out and about most of tomorrow! I might suggest it to a friend as well though, I wonder - are 1 yr olds allowed cake and jelly and icecream??
Happy Hump Day all, and may the fog rise and the rain stop and the sun shine for all of you today :)
xx
me
and the jumpybean
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Morning one and all
Did anyone see Celeb BB last night..... well I watched a bit. Poor little Verne was washing up and he nearly fell in the sink a couple of times. The cassorole dishes were almost as large as him as he struggled to lift them.
He speaks of several girlfriends and I assume they must be normal size. Imagine, you could fit him into your handbag.
Happy Birthday Bingo man have yersen a good un.
Thanks for the candle tip by the way but I assume it won't be long before the Government ban them too.
Hazel Glad you like Guru Josh. Must say I like a bit of everything I'm even getting into Elaine Page's Sunday Show.
CTD Nice Clip.
PP
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It was his surname jumpingbean...
..I believe his full title was captain James T Kirk????
but I'm deffo not a trekkie so if I'm wrong, sorry
I know they're not exactly biscuits but is it ok if I have Jaffa Cakes at 11? (yep, plural)
KWx
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Aaaah there you go then.... not a trekkie here either! Now that you mention it I do seem to recall that name ;) Am so not telling mr jumpy, he IS a trekkie (or perhaps "was") so won't stop laughing at me for a while....!!
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Hmph! I'll be driving in the car at 11am so I'll have to join you for a wine gum instead... s'pose that's not too shabby though xx
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OMG it had just dawned on me having written Capt Kirk's full name that his first name is the same as my bro's....are my parents trekkies in disguise??? If so they've hidden it well!!!
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Chezza sent Annie message on faceache last night to see if ok after her fall and not heard anything. Anyone else?
Just off to put kettle on ready for 11
Bees xxx
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hahahahahahahaha :D gotta love your parents gingembre!!
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Howdy Roop! What's the 'T' for?
Drinking and dunking! Hoorah.
Kekkle is on as we speak...herbnerbs should be arriving via colleague any second now...
Anyhoo, it's Tiberius. If anyone cares.
am an anti-trekkie after years of torture
love
hazel
x
I quite like being the voice of the Mysterons too.
OO
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He He KW !!!!!
Bees xxx
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Akshully, scrap that. Will be a C@dbury's Brunch Bar (other muesli-based snack chewy things available).
gingembre...a jaffa cake is a biscuit as much as a tomato is a vegetable...are they orange inside too?
I'm quite excited at the thought of us all toasting the Bingo One at elephant...
arnchu?
love
hazel
x
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The T is for Tiberious - other spellings are avilable
My dad is a treckie!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BINGO!!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BINGO !!!!
Bees xxxxxxxxxx
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BINGO xxx
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BINGO!
xx
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Happy Berfday BingoBabe!!
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Happy birthday Bingo!! xx
Hello everyone,
Lovin' the subject of names and can't wait to find out what Baby DJ will be monikered.
My real name is Rosie but I still get people asking me if it's short for Roseanna, Rosemary, Rosamond etc.
I register babies at work and I'm always disappointed if I register one with a 'traditional' name.
My faves are a bit unusual but I doubt that I'll ever have the chance to call my kids them (if, indeed, I ever have any) because Mr P and I can't even decide on names for pets...
Oh well.
Pass the Jaffas, Ginge ;)
Rosie x
P.S. Dwayne Pipes.
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you know evans no planes can land in a muddy field!
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flying is all about height
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flying with the accountant again
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beanca 's sat there with headphones on
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how meny secaterys can respell that
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tgjj is writing as if he's being bingoed - thought we'd got that all sorted out!!!
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Hello Everyone,
Happy birthday Bingo Starr,
Beesmum where,s me tea, I,m parched and recovering from Man flu , you girls are very lucky that you only get the mild version LoL.
Talking names though here are a few that may suprise you .
Marion Morrison : John Wayne
Cary Grant : Archibald Leach
Diana Dors : Diana Fluck
Joan Crawford : Lucille Fay Lesuerr.
JTT
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Ello Ter CLP And ALL Blog Operatatives,
Bingo Star ere......
A don't know what ter say ter everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@!@!!@!@!@!!!!!
A can try and play it cool and just say a quick thanks but you've all really made me dee with all the birthdee sentimentations, you are all so nice on the blog!!!!!!!!
Seriously, after the difficult year ave 'ad and everything, this 'as made REALLY me dee!!!!!!
BIG THANKS TER ALL!!!!!!!!!
Only thing a waz gonna keep it quiet as ave just passed the 'alf way point in life all!!!!!!
Well noot until 17.30 terneet officially but yer know all through yer teens, twenties and first 'alf of yer thirties yer sort of proud ter get older. The old "I am 18.... yesss..... I AM AN ADULT"..... "I am 26.... a sophisticated with it.... errrr still goot me looks 26 year old." Then yer 'it the thirty.... "slowly getting older but still noot old, still with it dude!!"
But now am 36 it's the down 'ill 'ill terwards illnesses and old age, yes... getting me commode emptied daily if am lucky!!!!!!!
Yes 'appy birthdee ter me!!!!!
Yes the grey 'airs are getting greyer, the wrinkles are getting wrinklier.... and The MIND.... is getting......... errrr more cluttered with dementia and confusion due to life's stresses!!!!!!!!!
Soon i'll be wearing reading glasses just ter see the directions on me cod liver oil tablet contents leaflet and me blood pressure reduction pills!!!!!!!!!
Only joking..... Seriously "BIG THANKS TER ALL!!!!!!!"
PS Am really made up ter find a share me birthdee with one of me all time fav wrock stars.... a always knew 'e waz a cap but can't believe a didn't know a waz the same dee..... Me mother told me she read it in the paper this morning and ave just wikipedia'd 'im and it's true.... 'is 40th terdee!!!!!!!!
Who then damn is it yer may ask??..... Dave Grohl aka Foo Fighters front dude!!!!!!!
WROCK ON!!!!! 'APPY BIRTHDEE TER THE GROHL!!!!!!!!!
PPS All soon it will be the turn for CLP And Tash ter ave there littlen.... are we still suggesting names??
If so ave goot some Bingo recommedations.... serious ones and maybe noot so serious ones!!!!
I'll bang 'em on the blog later!!!!!
PPS Thanks for the custard slices sentimentation too ave goot me own custard pies ere..... Tarrant Tizwaz stylee!!!!!
GOURANGA despite grey 'airs!!!!!!!!!@!
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Noot another long one.... only mean't ter say... "TARR!!"
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Bingo - your welcome
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Happy Birthday to The Grohlmeister!
Bit of Foos Everlong on tonight's show then Bingo??
jaguarjames - are you ok?
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TopGearJaguarJames - Noot The May are you???
noot The Brian, the Jame dude???
Anyway - Did you 'ear about the 'eathrow thingy yesterdee were Grrenpeace ave bought a field that everyone can a buy abit of ter block the extension of 'eathrow?
Brings a new meaning ter being green..... LITERALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll join in and buy abit!!!!!
I disagree with 'eathrow expansion... if there gonna expand.... should build a new airport elsewhere in the country.... provide new jobs there!!!!!
But as for green isssues..... soz am off on one now.......
Am outta ere......
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and NO to the Stansted expansion too. We like fields!
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Chezza - A think The Foos are banned from Drivetime.... too loud!!!!!
Mind you though an acoustic version of 'My 'ero' ain't too loud!!!!!
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aaaaaahhhhh Bingo - that brings back memories of seeing them in Hyde Park! And at V Festival - amazing!!!!!!
i've got my iPod with me today - may just listen to a bit of The Colour And The Shape at lunchtime ..... xxx
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CtD a bit of a NIMBY then eh?
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super_bagpuss
just for you ....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7826000/7826643.stm
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diva - cheers for that - will need to remember to iplayer it tomorrow :-)
**swoons at the thought of damon**
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hello mrsmaryevans
no, not at all! i live about 45 minutes drive from Stansted but sadly hardly ever use it as the flight supplements are so horrific, and parking more expensive than Gatwick.
it's just a beautiful part of Essex, and it would be a shame to turn it into a Lutonesque airport approach / concrete jungle.
that's all!
x x x
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Crumbs I go off to work for a mo and he's moaning again!!!
You're nearly better now Jovial - get yer own tea!!!!!
Beesmum xxx
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Beezer
I'm sure it's only the thought of you in your maids outfit aiding Jovial's speedy recovery!
;-)
x x x
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I really must stop wearing that Diva - isn't it the tea he wants then - oh flip!!!!!
Beez xxxx
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Last I heard 'they' were talking about building an airport somewhere in Kent...Gatwick don't want a second runway...Heathrow don't want a third runway...nobody wants an airport near them anywhere...and certainly the people of Kent don't want one, they've got the Channel Link...
Any new airport brings many much needed jobs to an area...but the third LHR and second LGW runways have been raked up every time the government want us to think and talk about things other than the economy...since at least the 1960's...I used to live by Crawley, and the whole shooting match has been going on in the local papers there since I can remember.
If it's going to happen, it'll happen, and nobody, probably not even people with a Greenpeace of land, will be able to do anything about it.
Don't forget that even though the credit crunch is hitting us, that is when we get the richer tourists IN, so the flights tend to balance out anyway...
am worn out now...I do hope this makes sense
love
hazel
x
ps put me down for a bit near the fence...
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ppppppppppppppin heck youuuuuuuuuuuuuur right !!!!
Beez xx
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I regularly go to a jewellery workshop, and a few months ago the lady who runs it said a quite shy teenager would be joining us that day, and could we make her feel welcome. Her name was Aston Martin. Poor girl looked like she had lived under the shadow of her name and been bullied for it all her life.
When i worked on a holiday camp, i met 3 sisters who were called Tuesday, September and Summer. I also met two small brothers who were called Jack and Daniel. (put the names together...)
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nice one gaia! i'm never gonna have kids but just might call my next cat Sapphire, after my fave brand of gin!! xx
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I wanted to call my cat Tanzanite - that was vetoed!
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Jolly Tip Top idea Diva,
Bees Baby,
Would you be so kind as to serve the tea attired in the aforementioned maids outfit.
The one with the teeny weeny frilly apron on the front.
Thank you in anticipation.
JTT
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'appy birfday Bingo!
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LOL JTT - you perv!!
I grew up in pub in the 1970's (explains a lot really, don't it!??) and it was the done thing for landlords to call their dogs after beverages of the alcoholic persuasion, so subsequently there were loads of alsatians and labradors called things like Brandy, Shandy, Whiskey etc.
My lovely late dad was a lager man, thru and thru, so our miniature pedigree poodle (yes, really!) was called Heinekin as this was dad's favourite lager at the time! It got shortened to Kinny tho.
x x x
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Jovial you are such a charmer !!!
I will consider it...............................
Bees xxxxxxxxxxxxx
ps I presume you mean the black outfit with the white frilly apron?
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Hello!
What a poop of a day I've had so far! First thing we lost a horse to a twisted Uterus :-{, then one of our customers double their order for today (ducks need some prior warning about laying double time!), one of the sheep has decided to start thinking about lambing...well possibly...might just hold off.... OHhh follow through!, and my office is cold!
Am going to put the kettle on and have a shortcrust Bridie followed by a Millionaires Shortbread.
We have terrible time naming foals - usually have between 10 -15 a year and every year the date letter changes. This year is O I think - Orthello, Orpheus, ...........
Quack
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Yes that,s the one darling,
Two sugars and just a smidgeon of milk please x
JTT
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JTT you are a very norty boy .......
On me way!!!!
Bees xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hi all,
Not having had any children, I just had pets to name:
Dogs - Aero , Twix, Rolo
Cats - Crunchie, Wispa, Smartie, Minstrel.
We have another cat called Jensen but we adopted him so he already had his name, ditto our other dog Glaid. Does anyone else notice a pattern here??
X Gail
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Ormerod, Odin...
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I know a Kat Collar.... and I guess she chose to be called Kat rather than Kathryn just to avoid everyone doing it for her anyway!
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Oh, Dook, sorry for your horse!
Have just remembered my fave name at the moment...having come a bit late to the Dexter party...which is now #1 viewing Chez Badger...the production design credit is to Brandy Alexander...male or female I suppose...who's to know???
Many apologies for the airport rant, but it used to go mad in the town whenever it got mentioned.
Dook - Orsen...
love
hazel
x
JTT. Man flu. Pshaw. If Bees is donning her maid's outfit, YOU ARE BETTER MATEY!
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NEW BLOG!!!
It's my aeroplane!
xxx
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Oh Iv'e come over all Jeremy Vine.
Regional Airports.
We have two in the area Southampton with a short runway which means certain aircraft types can't take off with a full fuel load in hot weather needing to refuel enroute.
Bournemouth which has been undergoing a refurb of the Terminal for far too long is now suffering the credit crunch with airlines having pulled out of there.
It is very difficult to fill an aircraft on a regular basis with a local catchment area.
I think the end of cheap flights has been looming for a while and I fail to see the need for further expansion as passenger numbers dwindle.
I see a return to much higher fares in the future and where people may have had several trips abroad in a year will probably travel less frquently.
For any avaition interested bod's.
This was the first departure from Bournemouth To New York after the extention to the runway, a 747 with full load. A friend of mine sent it which I found of interest as I happened to be flying on it.
Yes it was scary.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=feGZ4l5fk4Q
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Hi All,
Don't panic I'm at work and Sober (sadly)!
Just having a quick scan through the above, wishing I had time to join in and read them all, but these quotes won't mae themselves up!
On the names thing..sometimes is doesn't matter what your parents do to secure your nominal status (made up use for the word nominal, but so what!?) as later in life it can be taken out of your hands.
I hope I've got this right as I don't want to cause offence...but I fell a little bit in love with the voice of a R2 news reader called Fenella Haddingham (excuse spelling).
Who vanished for a few weeks and when she returned was called Fenella Fudge.
I hope she's the same person, I love her a little bit more for that.
P.S Derbyfi...Mike Catts wifes name is Ali..Honest!
Take care
Untalentedx
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Apparently, being sober does not reduce stupidity.
I will write on the current days Blog next time.
Genius!!
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Well done Mr R !!!!!! cut and paste the only way to go then you can put on the current blog!!!!
Beesmum xxx
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I went to school with a girl called Treesa. She married her childhood sweetheart, a lovely chap called Howard Woodwood. We all called him Wood, 'cos it seemed funny at the time. They have a new baby son called ... Forrest. Can you believe it? He'll hate them in a few years and change his name to Derek or Colin or anything so as not be Forrest Woodwood, son of Treesa and Wood Woodwood!!
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HI Chris
just a little tip, please write down the initials of the baby's name to make sure it doesn't spell something odd.
then again you might spell out a good name like ACE
Hellen x
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sarc evans thats her name from the holly gurt
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wrong name
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checky o me not to metion hr name
sarch evans
xxxx
love to have another night like that
hor hor a ray
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