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(1001 Posts)Humouring of Dangerous Lunatics
How terribly apt 
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Morning all! Nice new home here - very civilised. Not like that last cave under the mountain with not even a bit of carpet....
Welcome back, Alpha One (though of course the Spooks references last nigth would mean nowt to you!) LOL at those newspaper photos. That first photo - I've no idea who the girl is, let alone whom she is a girlfriend of 
Sorry you didn't get to spot anyone - he is obviously growing his beard saving himself for you.
I have a bit of a head. Decided to crack open a bottle of Chateau Gizzy* last night and as DH was out it's a bit harder to determine half a bottle! A little delicate this morning.
* LadyD, here are the origins of that term I found some on a daytrip to France last year.
ROFL @ Mount Gisbourne! Don't mind if I do...
I had a dReAm last night - not as interesting as I'd have hoped for 
but it had its moments. Will tell you about it later as am off to B & Q in a minute...again!
Will try and pick up something decorative for our lovely new premises while I'm there
Spiro I thought you said you were off to BBQ, I thought it was a bit keen!
Have you not seen the mount Gizzy wine before Spiro? I thought we had endless jokes about that when it was first presented
No Chablis?? 
I had a dReAm too and I am blaming YOU, yes YOU, Spiro, for it's utter blandness. What with our talk about wallpaper-stripping, and then I saw you on the wallpaper thread I was on, I dreamed that he came to my house and... plastered the walls for me
Yup, Chardonnay. People are very snobbish about Chardonnay but a good Charders is one of life's true pleasures.
I'm sure you know this Spiro, but I did understand that your objection to it was from a taste point of view, not a snob thing! But in general, one here's so many silly things about it - like the invention of the term ABC (Anything But Chardonnay) <rolls eyes>
Anyway, I'm still not talking to you 'cos of the plastering thing <pointedly looks in other direction>
Small, I didn't remember the Mount Gisborne thing but giggling at it does sound very us
We are off to see Harry Potter tonight - not sure how I will stay awake though! And then tomorrow I am going to the Royal Academy summer exhibition, I can't wait! <waves at Maud> So the end of the week is in sight.
That first photo - I've no idea who the girl is, let alone whom she is a girlfriend of
Nope, nor me. All of the people in those pics walked past my stakeout point and I didn't recognise ANY of them. The Hollyoaks lads were standing next to me at one point and I had no idea they were 'slebs' 
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LOVE the Chateau Gisbourne - I wonder if anyone has sent a certain Man a bottle could be an appropriate 40th bithday gift.
I am also a hater of Chardonnay, not from a snob POV, just because it's vile . NZ Sauvignon Blanc is also my tipple of choice, currently.
Right, must crack on with Batman cake. I think I'll need a guard on the door to keep me on task.
Twigs will you stop looking at the trousers in all the photos!
I'm not a chardonnay fan as I don't like the taste but I love Chablis which is odd as are they not made from the same grape <shows ignorance>. I do love a drop of Sancerre, nice and cold...
ROFL at trouser thing I hadn't thought of that but now you come to mention it... !
How can you all dislike Chardonnay, you strange, strange people?!?! Chablis is made from the chardonnay grape, yes. As to why it tastes different, well.... that's a very good point 
Obviously the oaking has something to do with it (I like 'em so oaky that you can practically stand a spoon up in it) but I'm not sure why they should be so different! Perhaps it's down to the region? (climate and geography can affect the way a grape tastes).
Grr, I have missed all the fun thanks to bleddy RL. Nice new building btw.
Mount Gisborne, eh? I can just picture that being offered to me in some restaurant and being unable to stop myself saying, in a Fenella Fielding voice, ''Oh, yes please !
But dang it's a red and I can't drink anything but while 
Right, RL beckons again it's worse than Vaisey with its slimy persistence. Back later I hope
Well I am nearly done> My friend picked her DD up this morning and took Miss S back with them for the day, which turned into a sleepover, which had turned into "Mummy I miss you can you pick me up?" so Mr S has walked round the corner to get her. Was the first one other than with grandparents and TBH I was not expecting her to last the night.
Has anyone else been watching 'The One Show? They have had a very earnest lady on talking animatedly about the Victorians love of facial hair and the significance attached to beards as indicators that the wearer is adventurous, strong, mature and potent!!!
How I kept a straight face sitting next to Mr S watching it is anyone's guess!
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