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40 + yummy mummies with baby tummies and those who've 'popped' - come hither!

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jeanjeannie · 27/01/2009 17:19

Come join our merry (talkative) band of ladies who lunch - feel sick - are getting fatter - sleep deprived or run off their feet with babies! Some of us suffer all of the above - while trying to retain an air of calm and mystery

All we ask is you play nicely, eat cake and indulge in the occasional gossip and moan about our ills....or anything else that we can think of.

We're like grumpy old women....only not so grumpy...

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hedgepig · 10/02/2009 20:06

what on earth does twitter do ??? I have looked and I can not understand it, (adopts generic northern accent) eeeeeee this modern technology I think postcards were the pinnacle of communication and it has been down hill since then.

Ermintrude if you can't focus on the novel the children's poetry is a possibility.

Neddie poor you, how far did it go in??

ermintrude13 · 10/02/2009 20:10

Tee James Martin is straight as they come. And probably a very naughty man. But maybe not such a nice one; the Daily Mirror had this headline: James Martin: Food comes first, then it's cars, my dog and women.
Cute, huh?

Neddie OOOOOwwww. Now you've got double reasons to put your feet up, hope it doesn't throb too much

ermintrude13 · 10/02/2009 20:16

PS don't know if anyone follows Radio 4's Food and Farming awards (though I suspect a few of you do) but when James Martin came on to pass on his Food Personality of the Year award to Hugh F-W, the normally slightly dour and business-like presenter completely lost it and kept tittering and shrieking, clearly so overcome by JM's manly appeal. Almost as good as Jenni Murray interviewing Pierce Brosnan a few years ago. You could hear the hormones crackle; it was so fantastically uncontrollable. I bet Pierce was sitting back in his chair showing his dimples and taking it all in his stride. Sigh.

Tee2072 · 10/02/2009 20:17

hedgepig its like status updates on Facebook. A sentence or two about what you're up to. Or you can put links in. Its fun!

ermintrude I'm not sure I would believe a Daily Mail headline to tell me that James is straight. I still adore him, either way!

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jeanjeannie · 10/02/2009 20:23

Yeeeooowww NEddie! OMG - are you OK? That's awful What an earth were you doing playing outside with horses without your shoes on You take care. Blimey, this country life seems hazardous.

ermintrude those ditties are a masterpiece. I think I'm getting a 'feel' for your literature style....

Now, I'm not saying Monsier Rhodes is 'gay' .....merely that he set off my gaydar....many men do that! Anyway there is a wife a children to take into account ! jw the Scottish chef doesn't sound very Scottish.

hedgepig am laughing at postcard quip Nah I don't understand Twitter either!

mrsB yes FIL sounds like he just came over from Belgrade.. and shout...blimey, he can yell. His favourite phrase is..."the man was a PEASANT, a lying, cheating, PEASANT!" Yep, he's kept in touch with Ms W all this time - and so has MIL - looks like I'll have to do the pics!

PS. I've just made the bestest ever'est' meatballs....e-v-e-r! DP is looking at me in that certain way....the way men do after they've enjoyed a meal

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jeanjeannie · 10/02/2009 20:27

ermintrude hahahahah I heard that - Shelia Dillon I think she's called...OOoo, she went all a quiver!

Tell you who I can't bear (asides from Jenni Murray - sorry Woman's Hour Fans - I know she's a National Treasure!) is Martha Carney - boy she's flakey and twittery. Drives me mad. Has all the gravitas of the Chuckle Brothers......Grrrrrr

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johnworf · 10/02/2009 20:37

neddie damn the key on my laptop that says 'allegedly'. It's obviously not working

Throw your DH's brother's number my way...

jj the chuckle brothers are all time hero's of mine. Especiallly Paul who made it to the front page of the News of the Screws a couple of years ago for having an affair with a kiss and tell woman. Can you imagine doing it with a chuckle brother???? To me...to you...oooh baby.....to me...to you

So the chef we're referring to is Gordon Bennett? Or was it Alf Ramsay? Or their bastard offspring

mrsboogie · 10/02/2009 20:50

yup jw the very same

I think said chef is a bit like a certain American heart throb actor - as in he will shag anything that takes his fancy regardless of sex rather than simply being in the closet IYSWIM (the American being a LOT more discerning as to the quality of said shags) allegedly.

ooh neddie you've made me come over all unnecessary eeek and eeek again.

I am impressed with anyone who keeps in touch with people from Uni - I can't remember most of the names of the people I went with - and its only fifteen years since I graduated!

tee James Martin is definitely as straight as they come

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jeanjeannie · 10/02/2009 21:03

Oh I'm so fancying Ric in Holby Never fancied him before particularly.....MMmmmm

Oh mrsB sounds like you've been on the 'Sleb Twaddle' boards. I've popped in occasionally - not sure how they're getting away with it! So - is the US celeb you refer to....small with a tall OH and little DD?

I've seen some incredible pics in my time on tabloids - stuff that you can't believe aren't printed! Good lawyers appear to be priceless

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mrsboogie · 10/02/2009 21:14

I can't remember where I heard it jj but haven't been on sleb twaddle boards for aaages. Have heard it loads though. Ehm no it's not him - this one is more of a conventional ladies man and also a confirmed bachelor funnily enough...very very georgeous he is though. ahem.

hedgepig · 10/02/2009 21:15

was he on ER (a long time ago??)

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jeanjeannie · 10/02/2009 21:19

Oh yes....silly me - hedgepig is indeed correct! Would love to tell you how I know - but I'd have to kill you....all

Let's just say ...."stunt" girlfriends/wives are always a give-a-way

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mrsboogie · 10/02/2009 21:23

aye, we're all on the same hymn sheet now no idea whether the girlies get any too or if its just the boys.

johnworf · 10/02/2009 21:25

Anyone see the 'get your child in a school of choice' program on C4 tonight? Think it's more of a southern problem.

Not more outings! Is this the other bastard child of George Formby and Rosemary Clooney?????

Tee2072 · 10/02/2009 21:26

Okay, then someone send James my way? Okay?

I'm not up for much more than a good meal, but still...

And totally not surprised about the American handsome actor. Saw that one a mile away!

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jeanjeannie · 10/02/2009 21:30

tee hahahah James Martin could serve the meal....and dessert....

JW well, did the program tell you HOW you get them in?

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mrsboogie · 10/02/2009 21:43

totally agree re James Martin tee I'll fight ya for him

hedgepig · 10/02/2009 21:48

You girls like James Martin really! not my cup of tea at all, now our actor friend from the hospital drama welll that is another story.

JJ you get them in by sneaking them in the back door and stealing another kids coat and insisting your kid is the real Jenny Smith and this other child is an impostor

johnworf · 10/02/2009 22:44

jj apparently you resort to 'underhand tricks' i.e. move/rent in the area, pull strings (?) didn't mention bribery but I guess it's in there too.

ladymac · 10/02/2009 22:46

Most doctors from ER do it for me especially the one previously mentioned. And yes, I had heard that about him too, I think it's one of the worst kept secrets in Hollywood. I'd still have a go on him

I agree with hedgepig, James Martin does nothing for me. I think he has a touch of Edmonton's Dysphasia. See below for explanation. Didn't we 'do' celebrity chefs a while ago?

Edmonton's Dysphasia (ED) is a medical condition whereby a man looks like a lesbian woman. Ricky Gervais has a particularly nasty case of ED. Once you know that ED actually exists, it is amazing how many men you spot with this condition.

ladymac · 10/02/2009 22:59

My son invented Edmonton's Dysphasia just in case I had any of you reaching for your medical encyclopaedias

ermintrude thanks, I followed your stir fry tip and very good is was too. I had rice mirin which I hope is the same as rice wine. I used it anyway and it all tasted good. Didn't have any sherry in the cupboard.

No problem with the salmon rationing though as DH's friend doesn't eat fish! For God's sake. I can't abide fussy eaters. And he had no good gossip tonight. The best he could come up with is that a certain spinner of discs - in the afternoon - has a son who's a drug dealer. Pathetic. Still, at least I got my 2 pieces of salmon

ladymac · 10/02/2009 23:01

Forgot to say Nedddie - ouch! Hope you're okay x

mrsboogie · 10/02/2009 23:26

ladymac he so does not!

oooh you've just reminded me - my all time favourite ER doc- Carter

/swoon

johnworf · 11/02/2009 07:52

mrsb In ER I like the bald, speccy one. Not sure if his onscreen or off screen surname is Green.

Can't we have shaggable politicians next time? We've done actors and chefs!

Tee2072 · 11/02/2009 08:08

Well, I find Obama very shaggable. But I think part of this is the totally sweet pictures they keep showing of him and Mrs Obama. He just seems like a very affectionate guy. With a great rear end!! (oh, was that suppose to be ?)

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