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Old 05-12-2020, 14:47   #16
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no Cashy it was Albert Einstein...or at least I thimk it was
Well it was attributed to him...but it is said that he did not make this quote....who knows who said it...but they were right...and the quote uses insanity rather than stupid
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Old 05-12-2020, 19:06   #17
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Dave, that yearly present was from my mother-in-law, so maybe that puts a different picture to it. Don't think the idea of me sashaying around ever entered her head, but the thought of clean dishes probably did.

There you go, M.i.L, no woman is ever good enough for their lad so she was ensuring his future happiness.
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Old 05-12-2020, 19:48   #18
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Oh son!
That is so true.
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Old 05-12-2020, 22:53   #19
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My mother-in-law, bless her cotton socks, was the mother of five boys and if ever there was any discord in the family she would always say ‘it’s not him, it’s her’.......
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Old 08-12-2020, 11:23   #20
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That might work with ‘things’...but not with women.
And why is it my other half will buy acceptable gifts for others, but not for me?

Yes, that I know.....and that is why they get into bother.
What is worse is that they do NOT learn from past mistakes.
They do the same thing over and over...yet expect different results....someone famous and brainy said that was the definition of stupid.
I told Hazel to buy herself a Tablet from me for Crimbo, she came home with a hand held computer type thingy that cost more than a years supply of Hobgoblin, "the comment when I said buy yourself a Tablet I meant an Asprin not an electronic Google machine" did not go down well.
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Old 08-12-2020, 13:34   #21
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Taddy, your problem was you failed to be specific....if you had said get yourself an Aspirin....well, for one thing they don’t sell them singly....and for another...she would have bought what she wanted anyway.....just so that you did not get a lump on your scone....or a slice of hot tongue and a plate of cold shoulder.
And look she saved you from hoofing round the shops, buying something totally inappropriate and having to search for the receipt and take it back when the shops opened again.
Be thankful for Hazel...she keeps you safe!
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Old 09-12-2020, 11:32   #22
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Don't they say that behind every good man there is a clever, patient woman?
They don't???
Well, they should because it is invariably true.
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Old 09-12-2020, 12:09   #23
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Don't they say that behind every good man there is a clever, patient woman?
They don't???
Well, they should because it is invariably true.
behind every good woman is a better divorce solicitor.
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Old 14-12-2020, 20:06   #24
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I got my handmaiden exactly what she wanted for Christmas and she is delighted.
1. I paid a man to power wash all the patio steps and flag stone paths.
2. I paid a man to fix automatic security lights back and front.
3. She had a new extension on the house with a toilet and sink so I paid for the tiling, walls and floor plus the decoration.
Honestly my friends she said she couldn't have wanted more.
I am very happy with the new downstairs toilet as my little legs are getting shorter with having to climb stairs every time I need a wee and that's a few times a day.

Hope to see you on the coaches again next year Margaret.
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Old 14-12-2020, 21:44   #25
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I hope so too Russell...I have been nowhere at all this year....kicking my heels.
This year I was going to encourage my daughter out with me.
We had so many plans....all fell apart.
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Old 14-12-2020, 22:29   #26
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Russell, I forgot to say how lucky the lady in your life is....those kind of gifts may not be romantic, but it beats the hell out of getting stuff you neither want, nor can use.
This year I have told everyone that I do not want any gifts at all.....most people I know have had a very tight time and I do not want those I care about spending money on ‘stuff’ for me.
I would much rather they spent it on themselves.
My other half needs no telling because he never bothers his head at any time...bless,
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Old 15-12-2020, 09:33   #27
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That’s exactly how we both feel about presents Margaret.
Get something useful which you want or need rather than something which would probably lay in a drawer unused.
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Old 15-12-2020, 10:17   #28
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If I get something that I cannot use, then I regift it...or I donate it to the heart foundation.

I hope that those who have given me something realise that this is best for their gift...my family have this understanding and I reiterate it every year.

If I give something which is not to your taste, but you know someone who would enjoy it...then pass it on....give a little joy to someone else’s day....that is what I tell my family.

Last year a kind friend gave me a large hamper of goodies....these I shared with my daughter and her family as I knew that they would get enjoyment from some of the larger sized products...being just two of us meant that it would have been wasted....I hate food waste.
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Old 15-12-2020, 10:23   #29
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That’s exactly how we both feel about presents Margaret.
Get something useful which you want or need rather than something which would probably lay in a drawer unused.
if everyone bought useful presents that people actually wanted there would be less stuff for sale on tables at easter bring and buy sales.
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Old 15-12-2020, 12:09   #30
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Christmas is over-rated, over long, and fraught with possibilities for friction.
I think Oliver Cromwell maybe had it right.
Once children lose their belief in Santa, it has less and less appeal.
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