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OLDE CRONE RETURNS!!!! Time to journey home......
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moe | Report | 19 Dec 2005 16:16 |
Hi tena ladies, glad to see party is going to plan, oooh the royal iris, can't wait beryl, my gumboil is getting bigger so i may not be able to speak when we get to OCs but the things i waffle on about that will be a blessing,I am at a funeral on thursday so it will be after that i will be able to embark on my journey down south. i am looking forward to all them lifeboatmen saving me, i have just found an old rubber ring with donald ducks head on so i will jump in the sea by OCs and wait for the rescue, just hope my blue tinsel doesn't get ruined and my blue lights will have to run by battery...(must wear flesh coloured waterproof thermals,/waterproof mascara/ vivid red lippy/glow-in-the-dark-eyeshadow)........I'd better calm down i'm supposed to be the miserable one that sits in the corner crying, (and i will if these lifeboatmen aren't hunky).... CHECK LIST Blue Tinsel (coz i'm sad) Blue Lights(neighbour doesn't have red) spongy spuds 1 spongy carrot Pasty cline cds(all of them) cushion (for sitting in corner) Hunky lifeboatman(ooops thats for on the way back) BMD certs( 27p spent on tippex to rub out names so i can add party goers rellies) tena ladys (for SOS reasons only) Homemade baileys(recipe: cream, coffee, cocoa, white vinegar, egg whites, drinking chocolate and bicarb) can't think of anything else kids need feeding, i will have to go can't let them think i'm up to anything...........Woe..MOE! |
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Merry | Report | 19 Dec 2005 16:49 |
Oh Ebeneza..........That is sad, being lapless, I mean topless....no, I mean laptopless........... Glad to hear about the spirits though........ Next year?? ''Tiny Tim''?? Merry |
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Merry | Report | 19 Dec 2005 17:22 |
DISASTER!!!!!!!!!! I am at Salisbury and have suffered a slipped ski !!!!! Am at Kwik-Fit at the moment and they say they usually only do tyres.........In fact they are making huffing noises over my pram wheels as we speak......... (You will, I have no doubt, be glad to know that I packed an overcoat, so they are not aware of my attractive festive outfit.....) The huskies have temporarily gone on strike as they don't like one ski pointing to 12 o'clock and the other to nine o'clock.........so they are currently sitting in the doorway of the local butchers shop begging for treats...... Will be sending an update later...... Merry |
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The Bag | Report | 19 Dec 2005 17:22 |
merry . please ensure the paint on our carriage is dry before embarking upon this epic voyage - Much as i dont have a problem with a gold backside, tinsel tends to look some what ~well, less tinsell-y with gummed up with paint, not to mention my bum print immortalised on the..... erm...carriage for ever. Like most women i have the ability to sqeeze my bum cheeks together when standing but fail to see quite how i can do so on a journey of such duration, hence the predicted bum print could be some what misreprentaional of the size of my A*se. That wouldn't do at all! Jess x I'm trying ...i'm trying , keep me going please x |
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Merry | Report | 19 Dec 2005 17:37 |
DOUBLE DISASTER!!!! (Good Girl, Jess! xx) Have straightened the ski and escaped from Kwik Fit and the butchers, but suddenly realised I don't know where I am going, except for Northampton-ish direction.......????? Jess, WHERE DO YOU LIVE????? I think after this hold up I may not arrive until the morning (LOL) ...... I promise the gold paint is DRY. The huskies were licking it earlier and they don't have gold tongues............. Merry |
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The Bag | Report | 19 Dec 2005 17:58 |
Merry, Not quite - a titchy witchy place just outside~ the place name is pronounced Nothing like it is spelled, Maybe best if you do leave it until the morning - the street lighting isn't exactly condusive to landing after dark (street lighting wasat?) so at least in the day light you'll spot the flag heralding your arrival. Aggie Snot-a-lot next door does her washing every tuesday, come rain or shine and her drawers are the largest in the village , (county even?), and the array of Blue flowered stretch Nylon flapping in the breeze is enough to guide in a jumbo jet , so you'll be fine. Just follow the old railway cutting from the M1 towards the industrial site, Once over that your fly over a private prep school ,(~ good place to dump any accumulated effluent) and then veer left a bit, no right a bit, no left (sorry) and look out for Aggies drawers. |
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Merry | Report | 19 Dec 2005 18:05 |
Excellent instructions!!!!....... and the huskies have been eating the raw sprouts from outside the greengrocers whilst I've been in the internet cafe.......They will be dropping their effluent over the school at 8am tomorrow and then it'll be Aggie's drawers as a homing device...... See you about 9am tomorrow!! Had anyone seen Crone lately?? Hope she hasn't gone off to the Bahamas or somewhere?? Merry |
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The Bag | Report | 19 Dec 2005 18:33 |
she'll have left a key under the mat, im sure~~~~ |
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Malcolm | Report | 19 Dec 2005 19:02 |
it appears old crone was getting up at 5am every morning then sitting on her washing line whistling her head off she was a bit concerned she mite of been contracting bird flu so popped up to camborne to see the doctor luckly enough shes fine and the doc says it only pre c day stress |
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Crafty | Report | 19 Dec 2005 19:28 |
Hi all.....I have been enjoying reading about your c-plans, logging in every morning before work and when I get home evey day and I'm green with envy!! Just had a 'pig' of a day at work and feeling very down any chance there's a spare place for a (at the mo) grumpy, slightly tippsy (been at the cheap tesco sherry since 6 o'clock), flat broke (spent far too much), fed up with wrapping everyones prezies (not bought enough paper) young at heart female (but feels about 90 after all the running around I've done)? ......sorry rambling again.....feel better now I got that off my chest! PLeeeese say you have room for one more!!........no probs with my immediate family (hubby and two sons) but ma and pa coming for the day too......now thats another story!!!! I'll travel by what ever means nessesary! Oh and by the way.... checked with tesco's.... tena lady has now been rationed, aparently theres been a rush on... its just one packet per customer now!.... sigh..... Sue.... |
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Crafty | Report | 19 Dec 2005 19:29 |
Hi all.....I have been enjoying reading about your c-plans, logging in every morning before work and when I get home evey day and I'm green with envy!! Just had a 'pig' of a day at work and feeling very down any chance there's a spare place for a (at the mo) grumpy, slightly tippsy (been at the cheap tesco sherry since 6 o'clock), flat broke (spent far too much), fed up with wrapping everyones prezies (not bought enough paper) young at heart female (but feels about 90 after all the running around I've done)? ......sorry rambling again.....feel better now I got that off my chest! PLeeeese say you have room for one more!!........no probs with my immediate family (hubby and two sons) but ma and pa coming for the day too......now thats another story!!!! I'll travel by what ever means nessesary! Oh and by the way.... checked with tesco's.... tena lady has now been rationed, aparently theres been a rush on... its just one packet per customer now!.... sigh..... Sue.... Sorry message seems to have gone on twice.....lol....see, nothing is going right here!!!!....oh heeeeeelp!!! |
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Merry | Report | 19 Dec 2005 19:32 |
Sue, you sound well qualified (and seeing double too, I see!?) Revised list: Crone Jess Bobbin Merry several huskies Bev Scott Tina Cheshire Pussy cat Ebeneza - now sadly cancelled, due to laptop failure :O(( Macbev in Perth Ang Oop North/Dn South Fairy Smith Buttercup Fairy (not sure??) Gwyn Ding in Kent Reb Elf Billy the dog (added later after my unfortunate slip - see Reb's message, a few down) Wrinkly Grumpy Old Woman Moe in a Muddle Beryl the Peril Poppy Sue in the Midlands Merry |
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Crafty | Report | 19 Dec 2005 19:48 |
Oh gooodieeeee!!! I've cheered up no end now!!! Thankyou thankyou...lol.....think I'll pour another sherry to celebrate!!!....lol Now what shall I bring?.........sorry, but had a turn out of kitchen cupboards earlier in the year (new kitchen fitted) and threw away anything that now might be useful to bring... S*ds law that!...lol....and I'm drinking all the cheap sherry now !! I do have contacts with tesco (a rellie works there) so I could try and get some old stock that they throw away.....any good? If we are giving presents....I have a few items of clothing that Mum has given me over the years that I wouldn't be seen dead in! Labels are still on them, will those do? some nice twin-sets....slippers that look more like furry boots..... and, oh yes, and some tins (about 5) of fruit cocktail that she has given me.....they not quite passed the sell by date, but have been in the cupboard for ages. will those do? Sue |
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Merry | Report | 19 Dec 2005 20:04 |
In the absence of our hostess, (Olde Crone - vanished!!) I'll say, those items sound just the ticket LOL!! Merry |
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Beryl | Report | 19 Dec 2005 20:24 |
Merry, I am rather concerned about Olde Crone's state of health. Do you think there is the possibility that she is suffering from a Virtual breakdown. I know there is a lot of it going around and I too have been warned that I am on the edge (of sanity or should that be insanity?). I think I recognize the symptoms of quite a few of our companions on the journey! What do you think? Tina...please do not malign the good name of the crew of the Royal Iris, they are all seasoned sea men. Don't you know not only did they sail back and forth across the Mersey they also had plenty of practice going up and down the Mersey. They are also well equiped (in more ways than one) of dealing with rowdy and drunken Liverpudlians and if they can sort them out ....they can tackle anything. Also they used to sail to Wales! By all means if you wish to bring the whips and chains then feel free (Whatever turns you on). Woe...thank goodness that all your trimmings are blue because you are sad and not because you support Everton! Ebeneza....I am so sorry for your misfortunes....never mind dear have another sherry or two. Malc....perhaps I can solve the problem of your damp apparel... I shall send you a couple of Tena Ladies ..perhaps you can adapt them. So so excited....can hardly wait. Beryl x Who ,,,,before anyone complains is a LIverpudlian but not a drunken one. |
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Crafty | Report | 19 Dec 2005 20:45 |
lol merry....feeling a bit merry myself!!! oc hasn't done a moonlight I hope?...lol.....hope we've not scarred her off!! perhaps the thought of 20(?) peeps sleeping on her front lawn is just tooooooo scarry! come to think bout it, i got a sleeping bag that quite a few of sons mates have used after a boozy night have used... i could bring that, just in case its cold! Now.....about my transport.......got a couple of old bikes in the garage - the kids used then for their paper rounds but wont let us get rid of them ( they haven't been on them since)......perhaps I better set off now?......could dress them up with a bit of festive tinsel, that might help with the areodinamics (oops...spelling and drink...hic!...lol) Sue |
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Unknown | Report | 19 Dec 2005 21:30 |
Okay, things are finally coming together here. Found my Magic Wishing Chair book and checked out the dimensions, should have ample space for ample bums. Sewed a slip cover with lots of pockets to hold supplies, gifts, etc. I calculated if Lara, Billy and I leave here midnight on Friday, our ETA to the UK would be........um, 10 pm Friday! Little bit early, but we don't want to get caught up in traffic. Lara, forget the Richard Clayderman does Xmas. Whilst looking for the wishing chair book, I found another little lost gem........wait for it.!! I'm so excited, it's tada! BOY SCOUTS CAMPFIRE SONGS !!!! We can bop and sway along to Kum By Yah, Gin Gan Gooley Gooley, Hello Mudda, Fadda, and my favourite Your Baby 'as Gone Down the Plug'ole. And for fear of having one set of cheeks joining the lower positioned pair due to malformation caused by high flying speeds and high altitudes, I've designed a chin bra. A little creation that straps around the head and under said jowls to reduce the risk of stretching. Not the most becoming of apparel, but can be hidden under a balaclava. Lara, take note, be ready, tinsel g-string enhanced a**e pointing up and ready at midnight Friday. I may not get back here before then as I have yet to do the C-pressie thing to keep the family quiet while I am gone. Might be time to make a start.............lol! Rebs : (( .......who really, really hates C*******s !!! ps Merry, you forgot billy the dog off the guest list. Woe, love the name change hon.....perfect for the obligatory corner saddo! |
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Merry | Report | 19 Dec 2005 21:37 |
Time for a rest......... I was going to aim to get to Oxford tonight, but those chimneys at Didcot distracted me and so we have pulled off the A34 and are getting ready to camp for the night......I have brought a tent that is large enough to cover over the commode and roof boxes, yet folds down small enough to fit into the pocket of my combinations.......(well, I thought that was a pocket??)....... So, Jess, once we begin our treck to Cornwall we will be able to keep dry at night, courtesy of the tent. You will be pleased to know it has three sleeping compartments, one for me, one for you and one for Bobbin. The huskies prefer to sleep outside and I have had to bring a portable snow machine to make them feel more at home. Shall be having porridge for breakfast early tomorrow (as long as the weevils haven't eaten all the starch) and then a quick dash up to somewhere-near-Northampton-with-knicker-marker......... Merry - Nite nite x |
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TinaTheCheshirePussyCat | Report | 19 Dec 2005 21:57 |
Beryl, are you quite sure it is safe to allow ourselves to be transported to the party by a ship-load of men, hunky, weather-beaten or whatever? I am concerned that once they have delivered us to our destination, they will beetle back home and snitch to our families as to our whereabouts. Even worse, they might insist on joining the party, and unless they are prepared for a quick chop, they are going to be ineligible. (Shall bring the carving knife just in case). Still worrying about the pressies, but I do have quite a large stock of cuddly toys with the stuffing half hanging out (courtesy of the dog). Would these be acceptable? I could coat them in treacle first if that helps. Tina |
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Crafty | Report | 19 Dec 2005 21:58 |
well, I'm off to bed now.. thanks for the invite merry ( hope oc dont mind me tagging along at the last min)... i shall be dreaming (not of a white c...) but of c in cornwall....will check in tomorrow for last minute directions/instructions... Sue.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz snoring already....lol |