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The Phoebe Marlow Academy of Trumpery Novel Writing at the University of Milton Northern

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LadyDamerel · 28/07/2011 01:08

Welcome to the new faculty.

Selected classes available in:

Running Away
Setting of broken bones
Seafaring lore
Care of Small Boys
Humouring of Dangerous Lunatics

Our patroness is considered rather taking when she is animated

and the Vice Chancellor would like to remind you all of the importance of the wearing of a correctly tied cravat.

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LadyDamerel · 01/08/2011 21:26

You deserve it more than me tonight Grin.

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TheSmallPrint · 01/08/2011 21:31
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LadyDamerel · 01/08/2011 21:34

I'll present it to you properly if you like?

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SupermassiveLBD · 01/08/2011 21:34

It's the jingly spurs that will be the giveaway...-

TheSmallPrint · 01/08/2011 21:35
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LadyDamerel · 01/08/2011 21:39

ROFL @ Massive. Maybe you should stop at Boots Off, Kecks Off tonight?

This isn't what I was going to use to illustrate this post but how did we miss this hand from our discussion earlier?

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LadyDamerel · 01/08/2011 21:42

Make sure you practice walking in them first, Small

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DumSpiroSpero · 01/08/2011 21:50

Because none of us are looking at his hand in that pic Lady D!

TheSmallPrint · 01/08/2011 21:50

Who's looking at his hand there Lady D! Grin

TheSmallPrint · 01/08/2011 21:53
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LadyDamerel · 01/08/2011 21:56

@ Small and Spiro. Two minds, one dirty thought Grin.

Do you know what I was looking at in that pic? The lovely hair on his forearms. I am very partial to forearms and wrists and that is a particularly fine specimen.

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TheSmallPrint · 01/08/2011 21:57

Right I'm orf to watch Sirens. Sweet dReAms my lovelies especially you Massie as I think you are in most need.

SupermassiveLBD · 01/08/2011 21:57

Just what I was thinking too re that last pic-- luckily someone just made a joke so i could snort legitimately

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LadyDamerel · 01/08/2011 22:00

Hey, look what I just found for Maud. Just in case she's having problems holding on to her man.

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PassTheTwiglets · 01/08/2011 22:05

Arf at LadyD's explanation for the car alarm :) So have you watched some of Spooks now, LadyD, or just seen the odd bit via YT? Y'know, I can still never hear the thud, however many times I replay the DVD.

Would you believe that a random stranger came and filled a bag with plums from the tree in my front garden tonight?! I heard some guy say "no, there's nobody in" and they started to pick loads - cheeky wotsits, I was half furious and half too taken aback to do anything about it. I shan't let that go for at least 3 days :)

Re. jingly spurs, that is making me think of something very, very naughty, from a kid's game we played today :o Hmmm, really must give S3 Guy a go soon...

PassTheTwiglets · 01/08/2011 22:08

I am very partial to forearms

In that case, have you been around long enough to hear me wittering on about Gene Kelly's forearms?!

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LadyDamerel · 01/08/2011 22:13

Still haven't seen it and can't come up with a good enough reason to have Series 7, 8 & 9 on DVD when I've refused to watch it from the very beginning. I have tried but even Lucas couldn't get me over the fear factor. So it's just clips on YouTube for now....

Scrolling through the screencaps of RH has given me a good list of 'must see' episodes though. Series 2, ep 3 looks particularly fine I must say.

Cheeky buggers with your plums Shock. I like to think I'd have thrown open the front door and announced 'There is actually, now bog off', but most likely I would have done exactly what you did.

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SupermassiveLBD · 01/08/2011 22:13

really must give S3 Guy a go soon...

Hands off, Twiggers, he's mine!

Shock about the plums. That's theft.

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LadyDamerel · 01/08/2011 22:16

Oo-er, that's an excellent example.

Here is another, rather tantalising pair.

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SupermassiveLBD · 01/08/2011 22:18

On the other hand an angry dark knight with a big sword might be just what you need in your front garden to see off the plum plunderers

Or Thorin might do, disguised as a garden gnome.

PassTheTwiglets · 01/08/2011 22:20

I just thought I'd keep him warm for you whilst you are busy, Massive. You know how the poor dear gets so impatient.

I was putting DD to bed at the time and her window was open, hence me hearing them. I leaned out and asked what they were doing and the guy said "is it ok if we take 1 or 2 of your plums?" I mean that's just ODD, right? I said ok but as they walked away I saw the woman carrying a large bag full of them. I shouted out "is that bag full of them too?" and the guy smiled sweetly and said "oh no, we only took 1 or 2". I didn't know what to say after that because they clearly had filled their bag, but short of going downstairs and chasing after them, I didn't really know what else to do. The thing is, we live at the bottom of a cul de sac so nobody walks past unless they live here. So they obviously bloody knew we had a plum tree and that's why they came down here, grrrr. You don' tmind your friends or neighborus taking them but random strangers?! Sorry, I did warn you I wouldn't let this go :)

PassTheTwiglets · 01/08/2011 22:22

You know the real shame about this plum theft business? Imagining the fun we could've had here if it were a peach tree.

:o

SupermassiveLBD · 01/08/2011 22:24

Here is a notice for your front gate, Twigs

PLUM PLUNDERERS WILL BE IMPALED

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LadyDamerel · 01/08/2011 22:25

I think jokes about plums might be taking things a little too far, even for the current and recent holders of the 'Academy Perve' crown, Twigs.

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LadyDamerel · 01/08/2011 22:27

Maybe Massive's sign should be inscribed across this?

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