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I remember the Queen's coronation .... but I was only a nipper;):D

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seem to remember we got a lead/gunmetal model of the Coronation Coach and Horses , , melted it down a few years later on a bunsen burner (part of a Christmas present Chemistry set, could hook it up to a tap on the side of the gas oven used for the Gas boiler ) in an attempt to make ammo for my air rifle.

sorry for thread wander ;)

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Do they still sell chemistry sets for kids this day and age:confused:

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So this is the final list of street party's in East Lancs.

Final list of official wedding street parties revealed for East Lancashire (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Does anyone live on any of these streets or is anyone attending a street party? :D

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thank god none on our street.

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No.

:)

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ooh you dont half natter,,,did you have to use so many words;),,,,

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I am also glad that there are none on our street! ;)

I will toast the couple with a glass of wine on Friday night and wish them well but thats all I am doing!! :D

Any excuse for a glass of wine I know before anyone says owt! :D

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I thought that G.C!!!

I got bored halfway through and stopped reading!!!!! :rofl38:

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You are easily bored though heth:D

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Sorry what you say???? :p

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Forget it its just my lips that were moving:)

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It's a No from me too......yes that's right two no's
There's no party in our street and if there were I wouldn't be going.

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I dont know anyone thats going to a street party, weird seen as there "seems" to be 15 in Hyndburn?? :D

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There's four in Huncoat but that's quite normal for a Friday.:hidewall::D:D

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Dont go to ASDA today its heaving!!!

Everyone getting there beer ready for tomoz!

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i dont go anyway.:D

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I agree cashman, its a great way to spend 10 days, we have done it three times but as I mentioned earlier it is now cancelled due to ill health.

Still there is hope for next year but even though we are not going I can assure you that the last thing on my mind will be a Royal wedding clogging up the TV all day. I just got my company pension pay slip and wondered how much of the tax I have paid will be going to pay for all the security and how much of my Council tax will be going towards the Mayor's party which as I have stated before we will NOT be attending even though we are invited.

Some people love the Royals and will sit out all night to get a good fleeting glimpse as they pass by, best of luck and I hope they enjoy themselves, I am sure a lot of people will have a very happy and jolly day and be able to tell their kids and grandkids down the line that they were there.
I still remember the day that Queen Elizabeth the second came to see me, I will admit there was another thousand soldiers stood to attention along side me. (forced medicine) I then had to demonstrate a new crane the army had just got and the Duke had a look but the Queen was ushered away before we spoke.

It is just not my thing, that's all.

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Snap!! we had to cancel "Normandy" a couple of weeks ago fer same reason, but rebooked fer next year, think i may paint the hallway this afternoon n watch the paint dry tomorrow, beats the crap outa watching the royal wedding.:D;)

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Now that I have transport again I may well venture out for a meal to a restaurant that has no TV.

I like it when most people are staying in to watch TV. That happens on cup final days too. Such days are a 'sparsly populated delight' for me. Anything more than 6 people near me is a crowd.

Thank you to all those people who will be glued to their TVs :D
(for not gracing me with your presence)

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This video I found hilarious - whichever way you feel about the wedding have a chuckle
YouTube - Royal Wedding Working Class Shame

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Made me laugh Margaret.

:D

Then again I also laughed at the people interviewed on the news. The ones sat in sleeping bags on the Mall, wearing silly hats.

It's like a holiday for simpletons.

:rolleyes:

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I feel an FOI request to know how much has been spend but also how much paid employee time has been spent on this. And is the mayors bit on the side going to appear at official functions

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Whilst there are parts of the coverage that I find nauseating, (like the obsequious guff about the wedding dress and what a lovely happy couple they make etc etc) there are aspects of the occasion that I can see benefit the country.

Like the pageantry and the attention from abroad as the eyes of the world focus on the UK. That must only be positive.

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Kate stopped in a hotel last night that costs £5000 a night, do you think that they get charged for it or does the charge get waived (sp?) due to them being royals?

Just wondered! :D

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Is this the hotel that will now make millions out of dumb idiots with more money than sense who will pay through the nose to stay in the hotel the princess stayed in the night before the wedding?

I think they might just waive the charge and see it as a loss leader! After all. you have to speculate to accumulate!

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Yeah thats what I thought, there is always gonna be some numptys wanting to stop in the same room :D

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I'm sure the wedding will be good for the Capital and the surrounding areas......bringing in much needed revenue via tourists, (who will pay through the nose for everything) and I guess the filming of the event will stimulate interest in our little island....that has got to be good.
No-one does pageantry like the UK.

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Just watching it now and what if some-one in the crowd needs a wee???!!
I havnt seen any porta loo's!! :D

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Well its 9-35am and I've managed to avoid it as yet

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blokes dont need em, yeh can pee down the back of someones legs,big crowds are ideal fer that.:D

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Must remember not to stand near Cashy at accyweb meets :D

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Thanks for that John, keeping us well informed there! :p

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Your not right you Cashy! :p

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I shall bear that in mind tomorrow afternoon. Forewarned is forearmed! :eek:

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10-15 and still going strong its Ding v Trump in the world snooker at the moment, not streamer in sight:D

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Come on heth your preaching to the converted here:D tell us somat we don't know:D

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You are not the only one on here at the moment jaysay, like you good self I am here.

Plenty of other channels on TV, Yesterday on ch12 is interesting.

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Just watched the ceremony, it was beautiful and very moving

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I have just watched it aswell.
Kate looked beautiful and Wills looked very charming.

I did actually enjoy it, just waiting for this kiss now! :D

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yeh will have a long wait,i aint kissin yeh.:D

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You daft sod! I wernt asking you :tongueout

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Here it is Heth .

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Thanks JCB!!!! :D

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Managed to get straight through the day without even a glimpse of a wedding dress or a union jack, mind you it was a close call, everytime I had a visitor they asked have you not got the wedding on, they looked rather bemuses when I said what wedding:confused::D

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watched the wedding in bits .... then been out since 12.30 at boundary mill ....

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Aren't we done yet ? :( I just turned on BBC NW to catch some news, saw some gibberish about the Wedding so came out to my trusty PC instead :eek:

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Ya nearly caught me too Dave, I had to do a nifty move with the remote to alleviate the problem;)

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I was going to stay up and watch the wedding .... sorry the WEDDING. But got a little loaded watching the Canucks blank the Predators in game one of their series.:alright: (Lots more fun than snooker ... snooker needs a little more violence. :whack:) Lotsa folks over here watched the wedding. It's dominating the news channels today; which is a tad surprising as we are at the end of one of the most fascinating election campaigns in the country's history. Canadians could be waking up on tuesday with a New Democratic Party (labour) govt.:alright::alright::alright:

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Dress - a success.

Abbey - trees a great idea.

Interviews with crowds - shoot me now.

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No offence to anyone, but it did cross my mind, if a bomb had gone off in the Abbey, killing the extended Royal Family, and every crowned head in Europe, who'd next succeed the throne?

I can't be bothered to cross check today's guest list with the line of succession, but they'd be pretty far down the list.

Line of succession to the British throne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Anyone go to the civic celebrations in the Market Hall?

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Music - fitting.

Hymns - fantastic.

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The day was absolutely brilliant,,,,,,,,,,What a smashing couple,Diana would have been so proud,,,,:alright:

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From what I have seen on the news, it wasn't bad, but I just saw the highlights. That was enough. I just don't think that a couple getting married, even a great looking couple who seem as if they just might make it through the marriage minefield, is entertaining enough to keep me glued to my tv. Having said that, I still believe that constitutional monarchy is the best form of government to have in this crazy world. I look around at the constitutional monarchies: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan etc., and then take a look at the alternatives. For me, it's a no-brainer.

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No but just heard a load of council tax money going up in smoke :mad::mad:

Somebody please tell me how much they just wasted on those fireworks and what was the point of them ?

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we called in early afternoon it was virtually empty n only about 6 stalls open.:rolleyes: plus blocking road between peel st n broadway is ruddy noisy funfair, i'm all fer having em , but what a stupid place to site it! bus route through closed, shoppers who didn't expect it,complaining n some sodding off home, real clever move by our council.:rolleyes:

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we were in Accrington about 10.30 this morning, it was dead.
I think everyone was in the Capital...or at home glued to their TV sets.
I haven't been able to avoid the celebrations entirely......went to see Ma...she was watching it.
Then went to daughters and her tinlids were watching it...much had been made of the celebrations at school......they made decorated crowns, dressed up and had a party yesterday......plus Miss Bossy Drawers is very interested in weddings, princesses and that kind of thing.

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Pathetic organisation all to massage the ego of some royalist plank of a council leader :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

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And Nero fiddled while Rome burnt !

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Wasn't the budget revealed to be £15,000.00?

I'm sure someone will correct me if I've remembered incorrectly.

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There were a number of incidents during the day of whispered conversations between the various principal characters. William mouthed something to Kate at the altar, which lip readers were able to translate as "You look beautiful!" Aaaaaaaaaah! Wasn't that sweet.

There was another, little reported moment between Kate and Her Majesty the Queen, which lipreaders have managed to translate as follows:-

Kate: What's your advice for a long and happy married life?
HM The Queen : Always wear a seat belt, and never p*ss me off!

:(

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well the ass kissers are hardly likely to make a meal of that are they? unless their sports stars/ movie stars, or people that have actually worked fer a living.:rolleyes:

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Didn't you see Neil, Katex, and Tealeaf in there, doing the Lambeth Walk?

:confused:

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Off the top of my head, it would be a toss up between Brooklyn Beckham and the Elton John/David Furnish love child.

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Amazing isn't it. For our part in trying to make the town centre a livelier place to be we took the massively life changing figure of £10 it was that dead. As long as him and his cronies enjoyed the champagne and oysters don't suppose it really matters.

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Nah.

I think the Stuart Pretender would try to retake the throne.


http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...llixrZWIJWZRDg

:D

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Perhaps that's what the person in charge of the Market Hall clicker was buying, when I saw her in Tesco yesterday.

:rolleyes:

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Does that cover that cover the electric for the day?:( £15K on promoting people into the town on a Friday(for some gathering or other), when people are off work, kids off school and all you make is £10.

Shame on this council, I thought the plan was to lessen empty shops, not create them.:mad:

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Sounds very much like you didn't make much from you creative wedding T-Shirts?

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Totally agree, a great day and am sure Diana was looking down and adding her blessings.

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I'm afraid that not all the fashion statements were a success. Who told this poor girl she looked good in this monstrosity?

http://db2.stb01.s-msn.com/i/53/E2DB...FF631EBC55.jpg

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They both seem to have the style and panache of overflowing dustbins.......though I am pretty sure Garinda could give us an educated opinion on the style choices made by these two young ladies.

Like the song says 'You've either got, or you haven't got style...and when you got it, it stands out a mile'

Having seen some more of the wedding on Sky TV this morning(I was hoping for some news....but ah well)Catherine looked stunning, regal and modest.......and the couple looked genuinely happy....unlike the uncomfortable looks that his father had when he married Diana...but now we all know why that was.

I hope they both have a long and happy life together.

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Their mother's Fergie.

Enough said.

Even Vivienne Westwood can't turn a sow's ear into a silk purse.

Like their mother, they always try too hard, and look over the top.

For inspiration they should look to the Duchess of Kent, or her daughter Lady Helen Taylot, when it comes to understated chic.

Last fashion tit-bit - the fascinator is dead. Wear a proper hat.

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Can't comment on the fashion; don't know jack about that stuff.:confused: But I do agree that they looked happy and relaxed, and, you are right when you note that this happiness came across as "genuine". I think that these two have it in them to re-invent the monarchy. Bad news for the republicans, eh.:D

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Lets be honest here,its hard not to look happy on yer wedding day init? though Charles managed the miserable effect years ago.:rolleyes:

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We made and sold a grand total of 0. I guess the town is not a royalist one :)

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Oh no he didn't.:confused:

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I don't get the hysteria at all! What is to be happy about these people getting married? Are you all morons or what ;) :alright:

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If it was a Cinderella wedding, then clearly someone had to come dressed as the Ugly Sisters.

Good sports, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie!

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No but it appears you've taken the crown, again:hehetable

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I only ever near a state of hysteria, when dealing with actual morons.

I've already posted in this thread, more than once, and umpteen times elsewhere on this forum, that personally I'm a staunch republican.

Like it, or lump it, yesterday was a major cultural event in this nation's history.

I soaked up a satisfactory amount of information. In case it's ever needed at a later date.

Knowledge is power.

;)

(Knowledge you'll find defined in the dictionary...coming just after Knob.)

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In your opinion Garinda. Obviously not dead yet by the many that were worn and are still being sold in the shops. When this decreases then you can say they are out of fashion.

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Watched most of the actual wedding and it was OK ..as for the dress I thought it looked no better than anything you could buy from many high street shops.. pretty boring.. but then it's not my place to go against the young fashion experts ...:D

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Yes.

My opinion.

It's rather hard to give anything else.

The comment was a stab at humour.

I don't think for an instant anyone would seriously stop wearing something, because I procaimed it to be no longer fashionable.

Here's another nugget.

Red (hair dye) and green (eyed jealousy); Never to be seen.

So do one.

;)

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Except upon a fool .. LOL.

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By the way.

You are wrong.

When something becomes widely copied, by it's very nature, it is no longer thought of as being at the height of fashion, by those that create, and influence, what's deemed to be at the cutting edge of style.

Fascinators are now very popular, as seen by their mass availability.

Fashion, the very concept of which, means things are in a constant state of change.

They were in fashion.

Now they're not.

People can still wear them.

They can wear what they like.

Though they won't be seen as being fashionable.

;)

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Fascinators. Can you please tell me what one is.

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It is nice to be 'fashionable' when you aren't really trying to be ;)- I wore a fedora 'bowler' at my sons wedding a few months ago.

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Fascinator - Google Search
Have a look here...hope the link works

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Fascinator - Google Search
Have a look here...hope the link works

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Yes it does and i get it now thanks, i think i will have to get one it could slip about though no hair for it to grip hold of:eek::D

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sorry about that double post......got a message about a database error.
Walkinman....you could always secure your fascinator with sellotape...you wouldn't look anymore ridiculous that Princess Beatrice.....I don't think she could possibly have looked in a mirror before leaving home....and that 'nude' colour did absolutely nothing for her.

Because I didn't see much of the wedding as it happened I didn't see many of the outfits........the only ones I have seen have been those in the newspapers today....and I can't say I was much impressed with any of them.
Maybe I am hard to please.

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Tried to avoid it all day by going to Asda for plants and compost, spent the afternoon with my mum filling pots and planters. I deigned to watch the highlights, she is far too thin (as is her sister) and her dress made her boobs look like a Jean Paul Gaultier perfume bottle, she has a lovely face and managed to get his name right so there maybe some hope..... :rolleyes:

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Lucy Jones sums it up rather nicely in the Telegraph.

Royal wedding: The welcome death of the fascinator – Telegraph Blogs

Anyway, enough about what's hot, and what's not in the world of tit for tats...

It would still be nice to hear from anyone who took advantage of Hyndburn's civic celebrations in the Market Hall yesterday.

Anyone?

Fifteen thousand.

Surely someone got our money's worth?

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didn't know there was anything going on in the Market Hall

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a lot of brides lose weight on the run up to the big day......my sister lost a stone, without trying....her dress had to be taken in about three times.......she made up for it after the wedding...put it all back on and a bit more besides.......she will clock up 25 years next month.....she is thinking of getting married all over again just to lose the stone :D:D

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lol

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Shaz, she says the only way she would lose a stone now would be to get her leg fast in a revolving door....she's at that 'funny' age. :D