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Old Nov 17th 2006 | 8:24 am
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Originally Posted by printer
Scotsman swearing!! Never surely
Printer get to bed! Otherwise I'll sneak in and have your wife!
And if she's anything like mine she won't notice..
 
Old Nov 17th 2006 | 8:36 am
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Printer get to bed! Otherwise I'll sneak in and have your wife!
And if she's anything like mine she won't notice..
She's out so you'll have to wait till later. She might have a headache when she comes in though!!
 
Old Nov 17th 2006 | 8:43 am
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My condolences to both your wives, If I had to listen to the clakity clak on the keyboard all night long, I'D have a headache too
 
Old Nov 17th 2006 | 8:57 am
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Originally Posted by Daedra
My condolences to both your wives, If I had to listen to the clakity clak on the keyboard all night long, I'D have a headache too
Do you have a slient keyboard then?
 
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Do you have a slient keyboard then?
Voice recognition software... its the future, I've seen it...
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Originally Posted by Morwenna
I was interested to know the real meaning of bint (not a word I have used, personally), so I googled it and arrived at this entertaining web-site.

http://www.worldwidewords.org/index.htm

Just thought I'd share
You liear!!!
 
Old Nov 17th 2006 | 9:06 am
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Are you sure you've actually seen it and not read about it in the mail on Sunday
 
Old Nov 17th 2006 | 9:14 am
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Just thought of a phrase common here on the west coast.... when someone is "stirring the pot".... we call em' sh*t disturbers.

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Old Nov 17th 2006 | 9:28 am
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Originally Posted by NessieOggy
Just thought of a phrase common here on the west coast.... when someone is "stirring the pot".... we call em' sh*t disturbers.

Oggy
Sh*t stirrers in the UK.
But i wouldn't do that as i'm a nice boy
 
Old Nov 17th 2006 | 9:32 am
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Are you sure you've actually seen it and not read about it in the mail on Sunday
Hey! You know it? Do you get it too?! *lol*
 
Old Nov 17th 2006 | 9:33 am
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Originally Posted by NessieOggy
Just thought of a phrase common here on the west coast.... when someone is "stirring the pot".... we call em' sh*t disturbers.

Oggy
Ohh the Eastern version must be "sh*t stirrers" my bruvs were always accused of doing that to one another

EDIT: Guess its not exclusive to Canada or the UK then!, Nessie gets some Karma from me anyway for giving it a go!
 

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