Polly, Put the Kettle on.
Mar 26th 2012, 2:19 am
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Polly, Put the Kettle on.
OK... You say to some one...
"put the kettle on love"
(kevin)
Coz you're trying to quilt The1s daughters quilt to be ready to be mailed for birthday by saturday, in 20 minute stints..... Ok.. Managed 25 this morning....
She Does literally do just that... Boils the kettle....
Am I NOT SPEAKING ENGLISH.....????
"Put the kettle on" always used to mean...... Put the kettle on and make your darling mommy dearest a cuppa...
We need to move back to the UK immdediately.. She's loosing her understanding of the mothers tongue
"put the kettle on love"
(kevin)
Coz you're trying to quilt The1s daughters quilt to be ready to be mailed for birthday by saturday, in 20 minute stints..... Ok.. Managed 25 this morning....
She Does literally do just that... Boils the kettle....
Am I NOT SPEAKING ENGLISH.....????
"Put the kettle on" always used to mean...... Put the kettle on and make your darling mommy dearest a cuppa...
We need to move back to the UK immdediately.. She's loosing her understanding of the mothers tongue
Mar 26th 2012, 2:27 am
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Re: Polly, Put the Kettle on.
In our house my dad would say 'Are you making tea T?'. Now clearly I wouldn't be making tea at that moment but it was the cue to go and make some tea. My husband HATES this expression with a passion...so I use it whenever possible 
Mar 26th 2012, 2:30 am
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Re: Polly, Put the Kettle on.
But Yes... I understand that ... Completely.... Its one of those questions that doesnt need an answer...
Like "Gorgeous, are you going to put that knife back in the draw and stop threatening to stab yer younger brother with it?"
Rhetorical ?
Mar 26th 2012, 2:52 am
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Re: Polly, Put the Kettle on.
Nah, it just winds him up...but he still makes me tea 
Mar 26th 2012, 4:04 am
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Mar 26th 2012, 4:14 am
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Re: Polly, Put the Kettle on.
My favourite saying that I use on my husband (which he hates) is "If you make coffee do you think I would have one?"
Mar 26th 2012, 4:22 am
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Re: Polly, Put the Kettle on.
" dont know dear, and right now I have more important things on my mind, like clipping my toenails, what I want to know is if a butterfly flaps its wings in the middle of an empty forrest of fallen trees ... Would eddie007 try and start a thread about it?"
HE usually just says
"is it time for coffee?"
To which I answer yes or no... Dependent on howmlong he has been doing housework for... i'm not a COMPLETE slave driver you know!
Mar 26th 2012, 9:53 am
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Re: Polly, Put the Kettle on.
I normally say to the kids what letter comes after "S".So when they sat "T" ,I then say that would be lovely,two sugars please.
Mar 26th 2012, 9:58 am
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Re: Polly, Put the Kettle on.
A girl once offered me a coffee back at her flat after a night out,how shocked was i when i went there and discovered she didn't have a kettle
Mar 26th 2012, 10:17 am
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Mar 26th 2012, 10:20 am
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