Avast Behind! Full of salty seamen and buxom lasses, the Gin Palais is heading off in search of Pirate Booty! For those brave BESHly wenches in their 30’s, TTC since the Black Death.

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Ahoy Gin Hags, behold the Hendrick?s Palais, the finest sea goin? vessel that ever left these God forsaken shores. Packed with comely wenches and salty seamen, I be lookin? for a BESHly crew to travel the seas in search of booty. Land lubbers lackin? a twisted disposition need not apply.

Let me shiver yer minges with tales of the fearsome Droid Monster, who raises his bloody head each month, and the dreaded 2WOOFL, where the vaguest signs can be espied from the top o? the Crow?s Nest.

Get ye to the Brig, yer scurvy dogs, where Roger the Cabin Boy will see to yer needs, or apply the Cat O? Nine tails to yer britches if ye should mutter the oaths of Babydust.

Drink up me hearties, yo ho(es).

The first word of the above post is the Dutch word for Christ, obviously.

As Dutch speakers both, I think the fact that that is most definitely NOT the Dutch word for Christ is the only thing me and Ski can agree on

I too speak Dutch:Neem me niet kwalijk meneer. Er lijkt een kikker in mijn bidet.

Did the frog come out of your body, that's what I'M worried about

Frog? Frog? Didn't I just ask the way to the Town Hall?

Er, no. I believe you just said 'I'd love to POAS but there's a frog in my bidet'

The only good things about knowing Dutch are that I can ask for the loo when desperate, read food labels (allergy-helpful), eavesdrop on the tram and I no longer laugh at the mystery of the word 'slagroom'.

Well I don't want to shower the frog in urine do I

I don't think a Dutch frog would mind

The dirty, dirty bastard.

You wouldn't want to know what I've overheard on those trams (my brother taught me all the swear words - though not before unwittingly getting me to say 'I like to be licked out by dogs' to a shop assistant, the massive bastard*)!

*I've told that one before, I know.

Rocketdog....erm..sorry am embarrassingyly late, but OMG!!!!OMG!!!!!OMG!!!!!!

Very well done my dear.....a win! Deffo the first of the MAD litter.

Does anyone else think that it is enormously offensive to ask for money to buy something lovely like a honeymoon when you get married and you're hard up? We did this, but apparently it's Very Rude. I had no idea! Am I just offensive? Or rude? Or naive? I won't post a link because I got my fingers burnt that other time, but it is being discussed somewhere round here!

I don't think it is offensive. I think it is very sensible, as most people live together and have enough 'stuff' when they get hitched. Nice for guests to be a part of the honeymoon (although not, like, literally...)

I won't go look for the other thread as I too do not want to be told off

Everyone all right? Aries POAFSed yet?

I've POASed everyone. BFN obviously. Quite why I POASed when my dang period has been threatening to show up for the last 6 days is, of course, a mystery .

Dear Droid: stop fucking me about. Love and kisses, Headbanger.

In other news, I am full of Vietnamese food and love .

Chivebomb ! OMG!!!11!!1!11111!!!QUADS!!!!"!"!4!

A-frickin-mazing news, am so pleased for you. The first of the MADsters is upon us, hurrah and huzzah, may the shortening of the days be praised!

Right, that's it, MAD is go. All out and turn the lights off once and for all by Christmas Eve, pliz. No messin. No BESH left behind.

NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND!

Everyone is fine Bangers. I put an end to it as I am Very Scary and Always Right . Oh love, pish and tish to the ovaltine. But the Vietnamese food sounds lovely and I will order some now this minute.

As I have just given my friends cash for their honeymoon it bothers me not. They used a website where you can put in things you'd like to do on holiday and a value next to it. So ostensibly I have bought them booze, but really it's just cash.

I only don't like it if people who are already very well of do it, if there's a poem, or if there's no indication of what it would be spent on. And I'd rather any of those than a John Lewis wedding list where nothing is under £80.

I did already post on the thread you're talking about, Rie. Nothing more guaranteed to piss MN off than a wedding. I have been paranoid about mine since I started reading AIBU threads as we broke all the MN rules.

I cannot get involved in wedding debates because the wedgie from my judgeypants would actually saw me in half . (Either that or I would get into some ghastly competitive homespun wedding anecdotery about how I crafted my own dress from cobwebs, fashioned my shoes from andiscarded pair of kid gloves, the wedding cake was found in an a dustbin round the back of Waitrose, and we had a honeymoon polishing the cutlery in a farmhouse just outside Solihull. And then I would have No Friends.)

Pliz to tell me more about Vietnamese food? Is it more Chinesey or Thaiiy?

We have just had a new Chinese open up nearby, it is very nice and I am hopeful that it will bring Chinese back into my life as all our local ones were shite. We have several good Indians, and a good Thai even if their idea of mild is my idea of crazy hot (and I can take my food spicy, oh yes my BESHes) but no good Chinese. Until maybe now. Although they do have pictures of various dishes on the menu, all well and good except the picture illustrating Lemon Chicken is a raw chicken breast on a plate with half a lemon! I am hoping that is not a true likeness....

Bundles salty and cass into a big pile of limbs. Ta me loverlys. You missed my massive bout of POAS mentalist action this avo. I was a bit of a twat I think. :o

Going to a wedding in a few weeks time with same thing - they already live together and have everything except pots of cash for a honeymoon. They have categorically stated they don't expect gifts or money but if people would like to give toward their honeymoon that would be lovely. I think ts totally acceptable in this day and age, FGS get with the times. I love travel and would much rather give them some of that than a poxy loo roll holder (last wedding list gift we bought as a piss take)

Loads of my friends have done this and think is absolutely fine. They've all lived together for at least 5 years so don't really need stuff and I like thinking I contributed to a really special experience.

But I'm not married, and never have been so what do I know, eh?!

Sorry 'bout the BFN, HB. I feel responsible for encouraging you with all my ovaltine and baybee winning talk. Will now STFU on the subject. I'm a sod for encouraging other people to menkul. Tis a very bad habit.

Vietnamese food is closer to Thai than Chinese, Cass, but WAY nicer. Lots of fresh green herbs - particularly mint and coriander, lots of lime & chili. It feels healthier than Chinesey goodness but not as hot as Thai. It is the yummest.

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Vietnamese is like a mixture of Chinese and Thai. Highlights of tonight included squid in garlic & chilli, green papaya salad, tilapia baked in banana leaves, and smoked tofu with morning glory. NO, not a great big gigantic throbbing erection that's too good to waste: 'tis apparently a water-vegetable.

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No pliz LGG wasn't your fault at all. I wasn't menkulling too badly, it's just I'm technically 3 days late (if ovaltine is not the proper droid) and I am going to join the gym tomorrow and enjoy painful saunas, so thought I'd give it a quick check...