General Chat

I remember when I was a teenager I read in "The Jackie" that the marrow from a bone was good for your hair. Got my bone from the butchers and scooped the marrow out and plonked it on my head. It was DISTUSTING! It took hours to wash out and I'm sure the local dogs followed me around for weeks! What's the worst treatment you ever tried? Christine

My daughter had legs like a zebra crossing last time she tried one Louise. Think I'll stick to my milk bottle legs. Christine

My sister, years, ago ,with a full mud pack on her face looking like something from the black lagoon [it did'nt work either]Fred ptfg.

Elizabeth, at least you had class and went for the Earl Grey rather than plain old 'Tetley' LOL Fred the thing with these mud packs is your not supposed to smile with them on but when everyone else starts laughing at the site of you, you can't help yourself. Christine

Well Joan ,you may be a beutiful person and all, but i think you could do with a more refined perfume to the one you mentioned.lol.Fred.ptfg.

I don't know Fred....said in a French accent "Eau De Slurry" has a certain ring to it, don't you think? Lol Christine

Some fake tan in a tube years ago, next day legs and arms covered in itchy red rash!..so embarassing, didn't go out!..

Christine - I think you are supposed to EAT the marrowbone!!Not plaster it on your hair LOL. It's supposed to be good for you - I always scoop it out of a lamb joint and eat it. Louise - OUCH - I tried an epilator once - never again!! Chrissie

Oh Rosemary ! PMSL here!! What was not so funny (for me) was when I was a teenager and I found a wart stick and wrote my name into my legs, just above the knees..... ..next morning I had to go to school, Mum wrapped what by now looked like black tatoos, with bandages. Only trouble was now I looked like my undies were around my knees as the bandages were just visible below my school uniform !!! I'm blushing with embarassment at the moment!!! *mortified* ...Babz

Rosemary, Babz... what are warts sticks? Same as crab sticks? ;-) becx

Never did get rid of them Rose! I seem to remember we had to wet them first.... .....I used to dab it on my tongue !! Only did it the once!!! :o((( X ...Babz

Bec !! NOT QUITE AS TASTY !! PMSL :o))))))))))))) X...Babz

A wart stick is a 'caustic medication' in the form of a pencil that needs to be wetted first then rubbed onto the warts and the next day the wart is black. Mum bought one the other day, so they still around. I'm laughin' so much here Mum's just come in to see whats so funny!! I had to delete the bit about her still having one on the end of her nose!!! I still LUFF her though ! :o))) ...Babz :o))))))

this thread is so funny, please keep the stories coming!!! i have a facial every month, and always come out looking red and blotchy from where the girl has to squeeze all my blackeheads....disgusting i know!!!! and soooo painful !! xx

I've used an epilator since they first came out and honestly, they're not so painful when you've done it a few times. Although I only do my legs too, don't fancy letting it loose near the bikini line lol. I once tried waxing my bikini line, god what a mess, had to be a contortionist. Then they gave you this wipe thing to condition your skin afterwards - eugh it was like grease! Have now found the answer - a 'tankini' swimsuit with shorts bottoms, you don't need to worry about the bikini line!! Mandy :))))

I went to Majorca with my parents many years ago and had read that putting lemon juice in your hair would lighten it. I wanted to come back looking all blonde highlights and tanned, to impress my mates. Unfortunately sitting in the sun for eight hours left me looking like the proverbial lobster, plus sunstroke - so I spent the rest of the holiday indoors laying down and groaning. My parents were not impressed. Saz

Putting Dettol in my bathwater. Len