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Brangelina · 22/01/2009 21:51

Aka le Patatine

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francagoestohollywood · 03/02/2009 21:57

lol yes

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 21:58

I mean, I read something someone's posted, and it's rude, or ignorant, or inflammatory, or whatever: and I briefly mull over the possibility of posting a chippy response (using my genius wit, of course ). But then I realise that I will be getting into an argument with a screen-name, who will in turn fight with my screen-name - not me. Why bother?

I think there will be some topics I won't be able to leave alone (e.g. rich people decrying paying taxes and getting all superior: that gets my lefty goat, so I won't be able to let those ones go), but otherwise?...

Boh.

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 22:02

I like the fact that you are now posting about poo on another thread!

francagoestohollywood · 03/02/2009 22:03

Lol yes. I can't resist the tax threads. Or the bashing of working mothers. And of course those about bidets

francagoestohollywood · 03/02/2009 22:04

Call it multi tasking

(I have a 6 yr old son. Poo is very present in this house, I'm afraid )

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 22:06

You're right.

Bidets: that's a shit-hot topic.

Ho ho ho.

Ahem.

Am still mystified as to why the British think that wiping their bums with paper is ample & hygienic; while rinsing all the poo-residue away is somehow unclean and forrin, like.

Anyone knows from reading George Orwell that the British are fetid and smelly. And I'm one, so I'm allowed to say that.

Though I am not smelly.

I think.

francagoestohollywood · 03/02/2009 22:08

It depends really Penthe. Have you got a bidet?

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 22:10

No.

Oh god.

I'm stinky.

I want one though. Is aspiration enough?

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 22:11

Remember: we have FIL's portable bidet, if the situation should get desperate...

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 22:13

I have also been known to use the sink. I do wash it afterwards.

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 22:14

I can't believe I am posting this on here.

About poo.

Sigh.

I need to find another hobby or something.

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 22:14

It looks like I am individually trying to get this thread to 1000 posts.

Am Billy-no-mates.

SunflowerNeedsSunshine · 03/02/2009 22:15

Penthe, I do the same, read threads,, think of writing a post about the un-necessary free insults, and then think why?, there's enough going on in RL to worry about what people will say/think about me.... and then I know I'd probably woundn't be able to let it go... and that's why I couldn't post on tha bidet thread... but you lot are nice and funny, at least you MN-alter-egos are

francagoestohollywood · 03/02/2009 22:16

Oh no, don't worry you are safe here. We often talk about poo on here. Italians really enjoy talking about it, apparently.

I need to go to bed now. Buonanotte a tutte. Penthe, get thee the portable bidet!

SunflowerNeedsSunshine · 03/02/2009 22:17

no, penthe, I'm still here... plastic bowl in the bath for me, pre-bidet that is..

francagoestohollywood · 03/02/2009 22:17

lol sunflower at not wanting to be controversial on the bidet thread . You are lovely. 'notte!

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 22:18

Ha - fooled you.

In reality I am a 54 year old, overweight trucker called Alan.

That makes the poo revelations even more alarming.

SunflowerNeedsSunshine · 03/02/2009 22:20

imagining Alan washing his derriere in a sink

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 22:20

Night night, everyone.

francagoestohollywood · 03/02/2009 22:20

you're a 54 trucker... with a portable bidet? I'm Italian, I'm not easily shocked. You can stay

Penthesileia · 03/02/2009 22:21

Sunflower!

Ok, really night night now!

francagoestohollywood · 03/02/2009 22:21

lol sunflower!

SunflowerNeedsSunshine · 03/02/2009 22:29

aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrggggggggg, sounds like DD is in no mood for sleep....

notte in case I don't come back

PippiCalzelunghe · 04/02/2009 08:43

see I had a life yesterday!! went for a nice drink in civilized angel. funny how here in suburbialand there was still loads of snow. had to take 50cm of snow off the car etc. felt like a character in Fargo. got there and it was as if nothing had happen. ahhh the city!!! mind you I was quite happy to go back to my country bumpkin abode tbh.

anyway books: I have read one Hustvedt's book (about the two kids) and left me quite empty tbh. not convinced. not wanting to sound nasty but looks like a bad copy of her DH imho.
read that Roth's one about the dying man and thought ! and the 'married to a communist' which was okay. apparently what I read are not his best. I've had bellow in the to be read pile for about 4 years. (today carpentery is coming to fit libreria - yuppie after 1.5 years all my books can come back in the house from the garage!!!! )
re: baby's book The baby in the mirror had really good reviews.
let me read the thread again about books...

on my current to be read list there is: sophie's choice, to reread le affinita' elettive, la certosa do parma e il gattopardo, simone signoret's addio volodia, finish de debouvoire's , obama's book, and god knows what else as that pile is upstairs.

going on public transport yesterday meant that I read 1/3 of RR. very good. and it rings so many bells. not too heartwrenching yet either.

dd still ill so no nursery. I am showered and dressed though - per la cronaca !

franca thanks for arrosto - must try. must think of what joint to get - not familiar with english names of pieces of meat. so I know of brange, who else is a veggie in here? I'm glad you are still enjoying my recipes hot, haven't done the lamb for ages actually.

wow long post.

PippiCalzelunghe · 04/02/2009 08:48

must write those suggestions down. I have a little agendina/rubrica where I write down all the book I must read alphabetically and then cross them when I do. This is the only anal thing I do. how do you do it? having said that I have no idea where such thing is now and 99% are still unread, prob bought but unread.

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