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...to be sniggering inside as DD reads to me?

34 replies

Galena · 27/02/2016 19:13

DD is reading me Swallows and Amazons.

Every time she reads the name 'Titty' I want to snigger.

IA so NBU!

Dontcha agree?

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cuntinghomicidalcardigan · 27/02/2016 19:17

My 3.5yo loves famous five. I love when she's handing out characters for us to pretend a story and she says to me 'you're Anne, dbro is Julian and I'm George... Daddy is Dick'. Makes me snigger every time Grin

cuntinghomicidalcardigan · 27/02/2016 19:18

So YANBU!

Galena · 27/02/2016 19:21

Oh yes, Famous Five is another favourite. They should make a partnership - Dick and Titty. Who else could be in their gang?

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cuntinghomicidalcardigan · 27/02/2016 19:24

Aunt Fanny?

appleoftheluck · 27/02/2016 19:24

Fanny from The Magic Faraway Tree

Reluctant2ndtimer · 27/02/2016 19:26

Fannie is in their gang isn't she?
Ds and I are reading the faraway tree at the mo, last night cousin Rick got into big trouble for eating someone's knocker. It was a beautiful knocker and he's a bad boy! Grin

DiseasesOfTheSheep · 27/02/2016 19:26

sniggers

Good choice though.

Galena · 27/02/2016 19:26
Grin
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LittleFishBigOcean · 27/02/2016 19:28

I'd love to read Seallows and Amazons to my class. They'd love it. But one or the other of us (I include myself in that) would giggle every time.

Galena · 27/02/2016 19:28

DH suggests Bottom from Midsummer night's dream...

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Galena · 27/02/2016 19:29

LittleFish you could read it but substitute in 'Kitty' for 'Titty'

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Wardrobespierre · 27/02/2016 19:35

I took dd glass blowing for her 8th birthday. Every time that chap explained the need to stick his poker into his red hot glory hole, I kept a straight face. I deserve a fricking medal.

VioletVaccine · 27/02/2016 19:36

My DS first learned to read with Thomas the Tank Engine books. He always called the portly gentleman in charge of all the engines, "The Fat Cunt Roller" Blush Grin

Charley50 · 27/02/2016 19:38

Grin violet!
I read Swallows and Amazons to my DS and I had to change Titty to something else.

Talisin · 27/02/2016 19:49

I remember reading Swallows and Amazons as a child (a very, very long time ago) and sniggering at Titty so it is by no means a new problem.

Momamum · 27/02/2016 19:53

wardrobespierre, haven't got a medal, so here's a Star Grin

Lovely birthday present, btw.

novemberchild · 27/02/2016 19:53

Is it Cousin Rick now? It was Cousin Dick when I read it in the 80's!

Galena · 27/02/2016 19:55

DD's teacher was singing a song as they lined up at the end of the day... 'Willaby, wallaby ', so for example...
'Willaby, wallaby Worence, into the line comes Florence...'

It was all going so well until she got to Frank.

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Galena · 27/02/2016 19:56

novemberchild Rick in Faraway Tree... Dick in famous 5

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MrsNutella · 27/02/2016 20:01

Reading this thread, it was amusing, of course titty, funny and dick are funny. I chuckled. I would struggle to read that to my kids without smirking at least a little bit.

But when I got to "Willaby wallaby...." And had to think it through with Frank. That killed me. Thanks op, that will have me chuckling for ages Grin

And YANBU

SweetpeaToadfoot · 27/02/2016 20:01

We've just been listening to an audiobook of Oliver Twist. Every time 'Master Bates' was mentioned I was Confused

SoupDragon · 27/02/2016 20:01

No, it was Dick in the Faraway Tree too. and Fanny.

Galena · 27/02/2016 20:06

Obviously the Faraway Tree has been 'updated' then.

As for Willaby Wallaby, it wouldn't have been so bad except that it was Open day and there about 6 parents in the classroom behind the teacher, desperately trying not to explode...

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Curioushorse · 27/02/2016 20:07

The Owl and the pussycat poem.

(The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are,
You are!
What a beautiful Pussy you are!)

cuntinghomicidalcardigan · 27/02/2016 20:11

Faraway tree has been updated. I was most upset to find out! I just snigger when reading as in my head they are and will always be Dick and Fanny, not these Rick and Frannie imposters!!

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