to be most aggrieved that I did not get married off in the last IPOAT thread? Won't someone think of Nigel?

[BeribbonedGibbon]

Well, am I?

yy to winging.

And sqawking.

With a u usually

have pm.d

DS1 goes into sixth form next year and I'm getting cold sweats about the uni issue

At the moment he doesn't want to go - hopes to get a placement with a company who will train him and send him to do a degree part time.

I hope he does too

please can I pm?

I love a bit of gossip and promise not to tell

Hello Jins, what does he want to do? Sounds a good plan.

Thanks, Riv. A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

He's into biofuels and environmental stuff. He did his work experience with a pretty big fuel company and they seemed to like him so he's hoping they'll take him on

Pag

When we are lucky to all be online at the same time, and we catch up like this, it's lovely don't you think chaps?

yes, clues please Riven

have pm'd you Riv

how do you check your pm's btw?

Ooooh oooh

Iknowikniwiknowiknowiknow...

got it thanks my lovely, my jaw hit the floor!

He's not my worst nightmare Riven.

Is she actually going out with him?

yes, it is luvverly, Gib.

I was dating a multi millionaire when I was about 22.

I took him home to meet my folks. Mum offered him a chair which collapsed 'oh I'm sorry' she said ' we just got that from the jumble. I didn'tvrealise it was so flimsy. Why don't you put it out in the yard dad - it does smell a bit too really?.
she turned to her dad who, irritated at being interrupted as he chose his horses prior to nipping to the bookies, shoved the sandwich he was eating into his mouth whole and picked up the chair.
As grandad also didn't have any teeth we had to watch him stand there with smelly broken chair as he tried, with minimal success, to gum the sandwich into submission.......

'would you like a sandwich' my mum finally suggested, ignoring the fact that a sandwich was the last thing anyone in the room would like to eat.

My brave suitor politely declined.

' why don't you go and look at the pigs then' she said.

To this day she cannot explain to me why she thought that viewing the pigs was the correct way to entertain a guest.

[sigh]

Did you marry him?

Hello all. Hope you do not mind this part-timer calling in.

Gawd yes, pag, bunch of tossers at Oxford

I am very much of the Gibbon school of thought - things happen for a reason. My best friend did not get in to Oriel to do medicine, and she is the brightest most-down-to earth person I know. Was a huge shock at the time, but that's the nature of medicine - many many more applicants, and a college that did not necessarily appreciate her down to earthness.

I tried tweeting once but discovered I am too verbose

Much to my mothers surprise, no.

In fairness he was tougher than he looked as he did ask.....

Jamie!

Hello sweetie .

Yo James. How goes all?

I see you fleetingly here and thither.

Have you seen my helpful suggetions for Welsh baby names?

Paggy! Ok, how many proposals have you had?