| mrgins |
| More to come. Watch this space! |
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| mrgins |
| Vermont is is the northeast corner of the USA. New Hampshire borders it to the east, Upstate New york across the lake to the west, Massachusetts to the south, and Quebec, Canada to the north. |
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| RickyB |
| Saw A again tonight in the Oval - he was very drunk :) |
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| RickyB |
| Xab was looking kinda spritely as well :) |
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| RickyB |
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Originally posted by mrgins
Vermont is is the northeast corner of the USA. New Hampshire borders it to the east, Upstate New york across the lake to the west, Massachusetts to the south, and Quebec, Canada to the north.
:rolleyes:
Well i knew it was in America, somehere! :) |
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| Hedgehog |
| Snow in Buffalo today.... How close are you Ray? |
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| Jaserob |
| I love Minnesota and So will you |
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| RickyB |
You are here. |
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| RickyB |
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Originally posted by Jaserob
I love Minnesota and So will you
Prince comes from Minnesota. He's a dude. |
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| mrgins |
| This time of year is the most beautiful in Vermont. People from all over the country, and all over the world, come to see the show that we know as foliage season. We call these people leafpeepers and have to endure driving behind them while they drive through the state at 20mph, gazing at the hills. Foliage season is quite a show and this year is no exception. |
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| mrgins |
| The sumacs are the first to change color, their leaves turning bright red while the clusters of bitter tasting berries stubborning hold on while changing to a deep red. The aspens are next, turning yellow, while the stars of the show, the maples, turn yellow and red and every hue in between. Sometimes the sugar maples and the red maples are so dazzling, they look like they're on fire. The oak trees turn golden and then brown and refuse to let go. We will have deep snow and the oak leaves will still maintain their grip on the branches. |
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| Jaserob |
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Originally posted by RickyB
Prince comes from Minnesota. He's a dude.
And he lives near me and went to the same school as my missus |
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| RickyB |
| yay! Prince rocks. |
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| mrgins |
| Lake Champlain, briefly designated the sixth Great Lake for a two month period several years ago, seperates northern and central Vermont from New York state. The lake covers 500 square miles and provides recreation of one sort or another all year long. I live near the shores of the lake, which keeps my area cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, than inland areas. It also keeps the snowfall in our area less than the higher inland towns. Right now, there is a smattering of snow on the hills and it won't be long before the mountain passes are closed for the next six months. In January, the entire lake will freeze over, the ferries will shut down except for the shorter distance one which runs three ferries 24hours a day, and breaks the ice. The ice remains thick for at least four months, thick enough for trucks to drive across the lake. Many people take small sheds known as fishing shacksand park them on the lake all winter. They sit in these shacks with an appropriate supply of alcohol, drill a hole through the ice (which can be 2 to 5 feet thick) and drop a fishing line into the water. Not my idea of fun but a popular sport nonetheless. |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by Hedgehog
Snow in Buffalo today.... How close are you Ray?
8 hours west of us. They deserve it! |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by Jaserob
I love Minnesota and So will you
I lived there for four years but Vermont's more lovable |
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| RickyB |
| I love... mars bars. |
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| Hilltop Meggie |
| wanna see my v mont tee? |
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| RickyB |
| get yer pics out! :) |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by RickyB
Prince comes from Minnesota. He's a dude.
So did Bob Dylan. I worked on the house he grew up in. |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by Jaserob
And he lives near me and went to the same school as my missus
Oi!!! this is my thread and its about Vermont, not some sissy midwestern state! |
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| RickyB |
Dylan's ok... I suppose...
:) |
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| mrgins |
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Originally posted by RickyB
You are here.
No he isn't! |
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| mrgins |
| Hey Mods! Make this a quickie sticky:p |
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| Hilltop Meggie |
| so, how do you post pics then? |
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| mrgins |
| you're asking ME????:rolleyes: |
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| Hilltop Meggie |
| oh god yes, you rely on real kodak shit don't you? |
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| Hilltop Meggie |
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Originally posted by Hedgehog
Snow in Buffalo today.... How close are you Ray?
You are not in buffalo surely? My GBF is organist at St Pauls. |
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| mrgins |
| Nah, he's in fruit and nut country! |
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| Hilltop Meggie |
| Vermont too then? |
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| mrgins |
| Oi! Just fruits here, if you don't mind! |
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| mrgins |
| Anyway, getting back to my very serious thread...Vermont's population is about 600,000 people, fewer than just about any other state. Many of the native Vermonters are of French Canadian descent. The indigenous native American tribe is the Abenakis or Abnakis (no one knows for sure as they had no written language) who just last year received state recognition as a tribe. The Abenakis are part of what is known as the northern woodlands tribes (as opposed to the plains indians etc.). |
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| joyce the voice |
| mrgins--I'm off to Vermont tomorrow with my dad leaf-peeping. What route from Boston to southern Vermont would you recommend? I'm planning on driving to Concord NH and then taking 9 west--is this the best route? |
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| Hedgehog |
quote:
Originally posted by mrgins
This time of year is the most beautiful in Vermont. People from all over the country, and all over the world, come to see the show that we know as foliage season. We call these people leafpeepers and have to endure driving behind them while they drive through the state at 20mph, gazing at the hills. Foliage season is quite a show and this year is no exception.
My cousin and her husband (from Bromley) are they right now. Came to seem "The Fall" leaves etc (or is that leafs.... I never know?) |
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| Hedgehog |
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Originally posted by RickyB
You are here.
What are the red triangles? UFO's?
BTW, I'm in the lower left square on the mainland (not Hawaii) ..... what do I win? |
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| Del Martian |
Never been in the autumn but springtime 4 years ago was beautiful. Burlington is a cool place I could live in and UVM is somewhere I'd send my girls to; if I could afford it.
Unfortuneately, for every Burlington there's a White River Junction! |
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| Mat ov CPFC |
I am reading a book at the moment that is set in Vermont.
Its about a group of snooty college kids, who study the Classics and murder people.
And the BBS connection is that one of the characters reminds me of Croydon Exile.
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| BaldEagle96 |
quote:
Originally posted by Hilltop Meggie
wanna see my v mont tee?
Got mine yesterday! :lux: |
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| Princess |
| I've been to Vermont and it's really rather lovely. Do you grow bananas there Ginnybaby? |
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| Eaglettie |
quote:
Originally posted by Hilltop Meggie
wanna see my v mont tee?
I got one too :lux: :lux: :lux: |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by joyce the voice
mrgins--I'm off to Vermont tomorrow with my dad leaf-peeping. What route from Boston to southern Vermont would you recommend? I'm planning on driving to Concord NH and then taking 9 west--is this the best route?
Erm...I'm not sure:o |
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| mrgins |
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Originally posted by Eaglettie
I got one too :lux: :lux: :lux:
OK, they're just loaners. I want them back by tuesday, washed and ironed with payment! |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by Princess
I've been to Vermont and it's really rather lovely. Do you grow bananas there Ginnybaby?
With a little help I think I could |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by Del Martian
Never been in the autumn but springtime 4 years ago was beautiful. Burlington is a cool place I could live in and UVM is somewhere I'd send my girls to; if I could afford it.
Unfortuneately, for every Burlington there's a White River Junction!
Burlington has been voted the most livable town in the USA:p
Unfortunately, this past week a female UVM student was abducted and murdered. They found her body yesterday. Very sad. |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by Hedgehog
My cousin and her husband (from Bromley) are they right now. Came to seem "The Fall" leaves etc (or is that leafs.... I never know?)
Ah yes, I think I saw them on the highway yesterday! |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by Mat ov CPFC
I am reading a book at the moment that is set in Vermont.
Its about a group of snooty college kids, who study the Classics and murder people.
:)
I'm not a snooty college kid and I've never studied the classics! |
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| Hilltop Meggie |
| hehe, damn |
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| Hilltop Meggie |
| oops wrong thread! |
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| Hilltop Meggie |
| sorry - thought i was on radio thread! |
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| Hilltop Meggie |
| have you tuned in? |
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| mrgins |
| Today I have a team cookout (its 40F outside) and then a game this afternoon, in Milton. Out team will set a school record if we win this game and the next one. The towns around here are mostly named after English towns, Burlington, Essex, Milton, St Albans, except for Winooski which is an Indian name for Onion. The Onion or Winooski river runs through the town. Winooski, a blue collar town, was recently renovated and a roundabout installed to keep the traffic moving. Now traffic is backed up every day while people scratch their heads wondering whose turn it is to yield and who should enter their lane! |
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| Hilltop Meggie |
but are you listening to www.ccfmradio.com Mrgins?
I am wearing my oversized tee.... |
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| Mojo Jojo |
| i love Ginny, and so will you |
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| JohnA |
| New England in the fall is beautiful. Vt is a lovely state, I like Me, Nh & Mass too |
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| Cassy |
| The photographs Ginny showed me of Vermont were gorgeous.... I love Ginny too...and so will you :love: |
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| Eaglettie |
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Originally posted by Mojo Jojo
i love Ginny, and so will you
What she said !!
Lovely to talk to you tonight Ginny Gin Gins!!! We all missed you :sob: |
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| mrgins |
Thank you ladies:love:
I wish I could have been there too! |
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| RickyB |
| I met Santa aka PFiA today :lux: :) |
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| mrgins |
| no shit! what was he doing there? |
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| mrgins |
| I have some news to tell him too! |
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| mrgins |
| Vermont has many mountain ranges, in fact, Vermont means green mountains in french. The highest peak is Mount Mansfield at 4393', next is Camels Hump at 4083'. Before sophisticated instruments were manufactured, the taller of the two peaks were in question. The mystery was finally solved in true Yankee style when a hiker stood on the peak of Mansfield, lowered his musket to take aim at the peak of Camels Hump...and the bullet rolled out of the muzzle. I've hiked Camels hump but only driven to the top of Mansfield. The mountains are heavily wooded but the peaks are above the tree line. Hikers are warned not to step on even a blade of grass on either peak, as it takes decades to grow under such adverse conditions. Mount Mansfield has the Stowe ski area on the southern slope and Smugglers Notch ski area on the north slope. It boasts some of the finest ski trails east of the Mississippi. |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by Hilltop Meggie
but are you listening to www.ccfmradio.com Mrgins?
I am wearing my oversized tee....
Are you saying I should tune into the radio to see you in your Tshirt?:rolleyes: |
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| Hedgehog |
quote:
Originally posted by RickyB
I met Santa aka PFiA today :lux: :)
Tell him Alabama beat Old Miss today (just), and he might be less of a grumpy old man. |
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| mrgins |
| Hi Bob. How's the west coast today? |
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| britabroad |
| I will be travelling through Vermont again this Christmas. We has a ritual now where we spend the new year in North New Hampshire every other year. Otherwise we go into the the Quebec mountains.:) |
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| AJ1969 |
quote:
Originally posted by mrgins
The mystery was finally solved in true Yankee style when a hiker stood on the peak of Mansfield, lowered his musket to take aim at the peak of Camels Hump...and the bullet rolled out of the muzzle. .
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| sharpeshooter |
quote:
Originally posted by mrgins
Lake Champlain, briefly designated the sixth Great Lake for a two month period several years ago, seperates northern and central Vermont from New York state. The lake covers 500 square miles and provides recreation of one sort or another all year long. I live near the shores of the lake, which keeps my area cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, than inland areas. It also keeps the snowfall in our area less than the higher inland towns. Right now, there is a smattering of snow on the hills and it won't be long before the mountain passes are closed for the next six months. In January, the entire lake will freeze over, the ferries will shut down except for the shorter distance one which runs three ferries 24hours a day, and breaks the ice. The ice remains thick for at least four months, thick enough for trucks to drive across the lake. Many people take small sheds known as fishing shacksand park them on the lake all winter. They sit in these shacks with an appropriate supply of alcohol, drill a hole through the ice (which can be 2 to 5 feet thick) and drop a fishing line into the water. Not my idea of fun but a popular sport nonetheless.
I think You work for the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, I claim the $10.00 prize:D Must say I shall be down in ole Tar Heel state next. week!:p |
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| Hedgehog |
quote:
Originally posted by mrgins
Hi Bob. How's the west coast today?
Hi Ray, little bit of drizzle all day Saturday. Bit overcast today as well.
Still wearing shorts though.
If you see an English couple constantly bickering at each other in Vermont, yes that could be my cousin and her husband! |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by britabroad
I will be travelling through Vermont again this Christmas. We has a ritual now where we spend the new year in North Hew Hampshire every other year. Otherwise we go into the the Quebec mountains.:)
Didn't know quebec had mountains! Gimmie a jingle and we'll go sup a beverage or two:p |
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| britabroad |
quote:
Originally posted by mrgins
Didn't know quebec had mountains! Gimmie a jingle and we'll go sup a beverage or two:p
They do, but they are French, and thus rather on the short side.;) |
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| mrgins |
| Vermonts mountains at one time were the highest in the world, at over 30,000 feet. Over the ages, erosion reduced their size dramatically. Lake Champlain used to be a sea at one time. |
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| mrgins |
| ahem...bump...ahem:o |
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| JamieBcpfc |
| Vermont Smells and so do you |
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| mrgins |
| ah Jamieb...so nice to hear from you again:p |
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| JamieBcpfc |
| Indeed! Perhaps I was rather harsh before, maybe Vermont only smells because of you, or you only smell because of Vermont or perhaps a mixture of both! |
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| mrgins |
Nope, you're right. Vermont stinks but I'm trying to attract visitors:p
Just don't tell anyone though |
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| Ruskin Old Boy |
| Is this an offshoot of "Keep my thread alive" or "Fat men can't draw apples"? :D |
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| GreatGonzo |
OK so what is the state capital of Vermont and more importantly who has been there? :p
Benn to 2 ski resorts in Vermont, it is where I learnt to snowboard. The colours at this time of year are spectacular but found the weather was very changeable day to day. |
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| Midfieldgeneral |
quote:
Originally posted by GreatGonzo
OK so what is the state capital of Vermont and more importantly who has been there? :p
Benn to 2 ski resorts in Vermont, it is where I learnt to snowboard. The colours at this time of year are spectacular but found the weather was very changeable day to day.
what year did you go there (this is Vickies dad remember Hemel) and how are you doing? |
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| GreatGonzo |
quote:
Originally posted by Midfieldgeneral
what year did you go there (this is Vickies dad remember Hemel) and how are you doing?
Year before i dated Vicky if memory serves Aug-Dec 1999. |
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| Midfieldgeneral |
quote:
Originally posted by GreatGonzo
Year before i dated Vicky if memory serves Aug-Dec 1999.
I often read your comments..... good stuff most of the time..... Its late I'm ttfn. |
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| limited_edition |
quote:
Originally posted by mrgins
Nope, you're right. Vermont stinks but I'm trying to attract visitors:p
Just don't go giving it the Full Vermonty. |
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| mrgins |
quote:
Originally posted by GreatGonzo
OK so what is the state capital of Vermont and more importantly who has been there? :p
Benn to 2 ski resorts in Vermont, it is where I learnt to snowboard. The colours at this time of year are spectacular but found the weather was very changeable day to day.
We have a saying here. Don't like the weather? Just wait five minutes.
State capitol is Montpelier |
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| mrgins |
| the birds are heading south. Thousands of ducks and geese have been flying overhead. The snow geese from Canada can fly 100miles without stopping. Over here, you'll never see a robin on a xmas card as they too fly south. Much too cold and snowy for them |
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| James Melody |
| Vermont is ghey |
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| James Melody |
quote:
Originally posted by mrgins
the birds are heading south.
Indeed...
Dani has gone to Warnham....more will follow. |
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| James Melody |
quote:
Originally posted by calne eagle
Tart.
I don't pay my taxes for the likes of you to stay up this late before going into work tomorrow to heal the sick. No wonder the NHS is losing money etc etc etc |
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| calne eagle |
I can heal the sick in my sleep, Mellers.
Which is just as well. |
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| James Melody |
quote:
Originally posted by calne eagle
I can heal the sick in my sleep, Mellers.
So I hear
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| James Melody |
quote:
Originally posted by calne eagle
Tart.
Shouldn't you be serenading some exotic blonde lovely at this time of night? |
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| James Melody |
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Originally posted by calne eagle
I can heal the sick in my sleep, Mellers.
Great, I have this "growth" on my "thingy" can you make it go away......... |
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| calne eagle |
quote:
Originally posted by James Melody
Great, I have this "growth" on my "thingy" can you make it go away.........
Your penis is shrinking as we speak. Trust Dr Mafungu. |
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| calne eagle |
quote:
Originally posted by James Melody
Shouldn't you be serenading some exotic blonde lovely at this time of night?
She's asleep.
And 170 miles away :sob: |
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| xab |
| I'm sure Vermont is loverly, where the •••• is my T-shirt? |
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| mrgins |
| It's in Vermont waiting to be picked up |
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