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).

laurie I think your no-drinking excuse could be that you need to drive very early am to run around after your brother? ONly a cold-hearted wench (e.g., a BESH type) would ridicule you for that.

jaysus missus. you have sent a shiver down my spine and brought an actual tear to my eye. and i am a hard bastard as you know -

oh such massive congratulations to you laurie

i am so, so, so over the moon for you.

good luck with tonight though mate

they'll probably have you in 5 minutes!

xxxxxx

Yeah i am driving and using my dad being poorly as an excuse tonight (in case he needs me to go home) Not sure what I am going to use as my excuse for falling asleep at 10 pm :D

Hope your bro makes a speedy recovery and its only surface damage lozzer still buzzing for ya! x

Sorry Lorry, I was out earlier & had to dash off my post whilst waiting for the FC to try on jeans. I ws sitting quietly outside the changing rooms in Gant idley playing with my iphone and saw your news - I literally squealed just as the FC came strutting out. He now has jeans that he thinks make me squeal in delight... I haven't corrected him!

But honestly - I know I haven't been on here long but I have stalked you for AGES, and I couldn't be more pleased. It's put a glow on my day. Good things DO happen to good people.

MrsFC does your iPhone have a dictophone app?!

And you're right: good things DO happen to good people. What a lovely thought

Muser, your words are so touching and so wise. I hadn't forgotten what today is and your big heart is just another reason as to why you'll be the best Mum in the world. That which does not kill us makes us stronger - and in your case, makes us even lovelier. Bob is going to be a very lucky baby (is already)

Lozza, your poor bruv has inadvertently given you a v good excuse for not drinking - 'I might need to go see/fetch/help my brother and parents at any min'. Keep checking your mobile to complete the excuse

RockyBalboa, am sad your Dad is unwell, but am sure he'd be happy to be your excuse if he knew Hope it's nothing serious and he'll be better soon

There's going to be a lot of made-up non-specific no-booze antibiotics prescriptions being bullshitted about, over the next few months, aren't there?!

*LOZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAA( OMG OMG OMG

So very, very chuffed for you.

Woop woop!! 2nd of the MADs!!

A popular win, we can conclude . Lorry I would literally be bursting with pride if I were you - not only for the Magick Diff, but this outpouring of affection is all for you, my luvver! I've been having random grins all afternoon - my customers must have thought I was a loon. But as we now know I am a White Witch/soothsayer/WiseWoman (delete as appropriate)

Here are some more predictions:
Drom will have a boy
Cass will have another boy.
You heard it here first.

Oooh, I think Drom and Cass are going to have boys, too! I think VAG is going to have a girl - well, a 25 yr old woman, if she doesn't get a move on

Lorry!!!! Fabulous news lovey! Hooray hooray Hooray! Super-duper!

Don't jig too hard VAG!

Lorry many many congratualations! 3 years is a bloody LONG time! I am delighted for you!!

Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza! Lozza!

Oh LORRY!!!!!

First chance to be online today and hooooooooooraaaaaaaaaaay!!!!

I am so incredibly happy for you :)

muse have been thinking of you. Lots of love.

Sorry I haven't actually caught up with the fred so apologies for missing stuff...will read in full tomorrow.

So, in summary, would I be right in thinking that we are quite pleased for Lozza?

Yeah, y'know, whatever...

Nope I can't be convincingly nonchalant. Am SO hAPPY!

We do seem to like doing this diffment thing in batches don't we???

I am up! Last night I was too crap and weepy to go out for The Boy's birthday but we did this eve and I'm full of bonhomie. Dunno why I'm posting as have nothing to say but am clearlt Very Pissed. Love y'all. Ginsters got to bed. pregnant wimminz should have early nights.

Fuckit. Bed! Beams at world. lozza's fault!

I think it's catching. Anyone want to snog a preggo to get my diffing germs?

Morning hags is it sinking in yet lozzer? How was everyone Saturday night? Sounds like Rie* had a good one.

I ended up staying out until 1.30 am and running everyone home, I am thinking of getting Salads Cabs stenciled down the side of the car. :o Was a good night tho, very funny as usual and boo discovered that two of our other friends are on MN so I am a bit noia at them tracking me/us down. Feel bloody awful about lying to them but I am sure they will understand.

FeyMountaineer you can't get away with just doing a chant for loz and disappearing back to lurksville. Where are you in the 2WOOFL milady?

ah bold fail

Morning! I had to log on to see if it really was me posting that I am diffed. Apparently so

vag as lubberly as it is to see you here will you buggar off & lay a baybee pliz.

I honestly can't thank everyone enough for all your reactions, kind words, good wishes etc etc I didn't have you down as a soppy bunch

Well, I wish I'd read your more sensible reasons for not drinking. I said something about stress of brother bringing on another bout of laberinthitus (sp?) & drinking exaggerated it so had to steer clear. Think I got away with it To be honest I think I just confused the poor buggars too much to question me. (Disclaimer: I have had laberinthitus & I did feel a bit dizzy & sick last night).

rocket how was your eve? Did anyone guess?

rie I'm glad you had a nice night out. I did feel bad steaming in yesterday & not reading everything properly, so missing your troubles on Friday. Sorry about that.

Right, I'm heading off to do my usual Sunday morning task of lying back on the sofa in pj's reading.

Thanks again one & all. BESH's are the best. Oh, & I'm not leaving SO THERE.

Morning loz you sound chipper today as well you should be. Laughing at you blinding everyone with science :o I've never even HEARD of labradoritus, not sure why an allergy to yellow dogs would be exacerbated by alcohol but what ever works

Had a lovely night, was fab to see everyone, a couple have been going through some tough family time recently so everyone was more focussed on supporting them really and also another one of our friends had been in this awfully oppressive relationship which she got out of about a year ago and her and her daughter are like different people and she is very happy with a new man, so that was lovely to see!

I am not sure if anyone guessed, it was fine once we got in a group as its not like anyone would ask. It was a bit awkward at the beginning, one to one with one of them who knows we are TTC, i just launched into a big ramble about all the FC stuff and sidetracked her into telling me about all the people she knows who have won with it. Felt awful although I didn't actually lie.

Also there was one funny incident when we were ordering food as I was insisting that we swap a pork dish for a king prawn version and boo was insisting on chicken and fixing me with a gimlet stare, until I twigged what she was on about. :o i am so dense.

Is that the three PESHreplacements accounted for, then, as foretold in the BESHscriptures?

Is anyone else likely to turn into a FESH in the near future apart from VAG ? It's just we need to keep the MAD on a roll, pliz.

OMG Loz you are diffed!!!111!!! Excellent, still sounds ace the next day

And no, none of you noobPESHes can disembark or the place will be empty. So I've hidden the lifeboats.

Aries hope the hangover isn't too epic

Bessie is booked in for a C section tomorrow but I have started construction on an extension so there will be room for all regardless. Please to don hard hats when visiting the Deli.