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QuirkyGoldHam · 31/01/2026 17:45

She is being Akward not thinking about her children at all.

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x2boys · 01/02/2026 19:12

I think the dusty pink is a more flattering colour on him tbh.

WaitingfortheThingtoHappen · 01/02/2026 19:02

unbelievablybelievable · 01/02/2026 18:59

How many vets are qualified to treat bison though?

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Not many in Chipping Camden. That's the problem.

unbelievablybelievable · 01/02/2026 18:59

WaitingfortheThingtoHappen · 01/02/2026 17:05

I blame the dog. If she hadn't swallowed the rubber ball, the vet wouldn't have got involved and none of this would have happened.

How many vets are qualified to treat bison though?

HenceWhy · 01/02/2026 17:48

FFS - can we stop with the spoilers. Some of us are watching on catch up.

WaitingfortheThingtoHappen · 01/02/2026 17:05

I blame the dog. If she hadn't swallowed the rubber ball, the vet wouldn't have got involved and none of this would have happened.

Missmarplesknittingbuddy · 01/02/2026 16:27

I was going to guess it's cycling ( it's always cycling), but then I read a bison may be involved and they are known for their lack of balance and inability to brake in time .

HenceWhy · 01/02/2026 16:00

Sigh - we've lost sight of what a normal level of Akward is.

ImWearingPantaloons · 01/02/2026 15:26

I agree.

I think.

peachescariad · 01/02/2026 15:22

LTB

x2boys · 01/02/2026 15:21

Nourishinghandcream · 31/01/2026 19:02

That happened to us as well........ nasty cheap rubbish ☹️

We repaired ours with a washing up liquid bottle and some sticky backed plastic, we then jazzed it up with some wallpaper.
Down Shep!🐶

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Would wood chip work
If I don't have any anaglypta?🤔

Billybagpuss · 01/02/2026 06:48

But did you turn off the WiFi?

HelenaWaiting · 01/02/2026 06:38

I find eating live yoghurt clears it up.

MrBlobbyScaresMe · 01/02/2026 05:35

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
If that fails, put it in a tub of rice 🤞🤌

Bjorkdidit · 01/02/2026 03:16

Stringagal · 31/01/2026 21:13

This always makes me laugh when it happens:

Ohhh...

Autofill.

maudelovesharold · 01/02/2026 00:04

Nourishinghandcream · 31/01/2026 23:55

So much for the foolproof code, foiled at the first hurdle.☹️

I admit it, I am Camilla.👸

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I knew it!

Ladymuckypuddle · 31/01/2026 23:57

Sorry its taken me so long to reply OP, I've just flown to Rome to scream in the Cistine Chapel on your behalf.

Nourishinghandcream · 31/01/2026 23:55

maudelovesharold · 31/01/2026 23:47

Is this anything to do with the Royal Family?

So much for the foolproof code, foiled at the first hurdle.☹️

I admit it, I am Camilla.👸

maudelovesharold · 31/01/2026 23:47

Is this anything to do with the Royal Family?

vodkaredbullgirl · 31/01/2026 23:41

Aiden is that you, hope you're ok and still working M and S.

BeanQuisine · 31/01/2026 23:40

It was her idea to have the show introduced by her own daughter dressed as a toilet brush. I think that tells us all we need to know.

Nourishinghandcream · 31/01/2026 23:16

Ok, thought I would try to get to the bottom of this after @PotteryChuck and @AngelinaFibres decided to involve the Bison.🤬
Done some digging around and apparently the Bison is called Brian which is how the confusion came about.😱 Have been speaking to him (Mrs now identifies are Brian the Bison) and he does indeed contain hand washing facilities. He is available for parties, weddings, festivals etc but not on Tuesdays & Wednesdays as he has his hair (fur?) done on a Tuesday and goes to the pictures on a Wednesday (this week he is also having his worming treatment and a troublesome tick removed so won't be at his best).

We have been chatting and we are going out for a meal the following week (well, a graze I suppose) and if all goes well he is going to introduce me to the rest of the herd.

So, all's well that ends well so let's hear no more about the salad strainer.🙄

IrradiatedHaggis · 31/01/2026 22:43

Sausage in grandad's eye

Nourishinghandcream · 31/01/2026 22:41

AngelinaFibres · 31/01/2026 20:58

Washing your hands in a bison would be ever so akward.

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From Wiki:-
A bison is a large bovine in the genus Bison within the tribe Bovini. Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognised. Of the two surviving species, the American bison, B. bison, found only in North America, is the more numerous.

So go one then cleaverclogs @AngelinaFibres , just WHERE does it say that Bison are NOT fitted with a sink & taps plus a useful soap dispensing facility????????
Granted there is no towel rail or convenient slot for paper towels but you can ruffle it's fur with your (wet) hands to dry them or if you have a few minutes to spare, wait for it to pass wind and dry them In the warm gas from its bum!🤢

I think that is probably the OP's problem.
His Mrs wanted to identify as Brian but old snooty cleaverclogs upthread decided to call her a Bison (calling a taxi would have been better but that butters no parsnips now) and it ALL started from there....

Don't forget, tomorrow is 1st Feb so time to invite a Honey badger for tea.👍

TakeTheCuntingQuichePatricia · 31/01/2026 22:26

hereismydog · 31/01/2026 20:39

Can you be more specific?

Mrs D?
Mrs I?
Mrs FFI?
Mrs C?
Mrs U?
Mrs LTY?!

<mutters>

why are all these women married?

unbelievablybelievable · 31/01/2026 22:19

Is that you, Aiden?