I hear that the most exciting part of the 24 hour a day coverage happens at 10:00 AM (GMT)when the cheese is turned, but as that is 3:00 AM here I will miss it. :'(
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Post by: Elizabeth on February 14, 2007, 08:02:42 AM
Now that's a cheesy valentine! ;D
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Post by: Fyodor on February 14, 2007, 10:05:57 AM
Talking of valentines, just my luck - the postie for my hamlet's on a strictly no valentine delivery work-to-rule.
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Post by: Diamond Lil on February 15, 2007, 11:19:35 AM
To save the planet and my postie the trudge to the 2nd floor, I made it well known that I would prefer a tree to be planted instead of being overwhelmed by tacky greetings cards yesterday. Today I have a warm glow just knowing an embryo forest has my name on it 8)
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Post by: Diamond Lil on February 15, 2007, 11:21:44 AM
... just a thought in amongst all this warm stuff...where's my picture thingy?
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Post by: Colin on February 15, 2007, 01:22:41 PM
Where's everyone's picture thingy's?
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Post by: Colin on February 15, 2007, 01:23:11 PM
... just a thought in amongst all this warm stuff...where's my picture thingy?
Did you have an avatar on the old board? If you tell me what avatar you want, I'll sort it out for you.
"Picture thingy" sounds so much better than "Avatar".
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Post by: Roger Kettle on February 15, 2007, 06:36:56 PM
I believe the crooner, Neil Diamond, featured in Lil's avatar. What that man can do with three chords!
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Post by: Diamond Lil on February 16, 2007, 07:37:08 AM
Dear Mince
My picture was indeed that of Neil Diamond. Disregard that last comment - the lad has always been jealous of Mr D's looks/chord wizardry/thick head of hair/chance to ride a Harley Davidson across Montana at 63
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Post by: Diane CBPFC on February 19, 2007, 02:56:50 PM
Has anyone seen the cheese turn? Would it be worth it for me to stay up till 3:00AM to view the turning of the cheese? ;D
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 19, 2007, 11:31:34 PM
Sorry, Diane, but according to my filofax, I have events that take priority over cheese-turning booked for 10am for at east the next 12 days, but as soon as I can schedule for it, I'll let you know. We can only hope for a cancellation.
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Post by: Diane CBPFC on February 23, 2007, 02:55:54 AM
I was up till 4:15 last night as my dog was having puppies so I thought I would take that rare opportunity to watch the cheese turn ? now, a puppy was born at exactly one minute to three so I had to leave the computer for a few minutes ? but I swear nothing happened ? the label was still in the exact same place.
I feel that I, and millions like me, have been hoodwinked by the cheese-makers.
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Post by: The Peepmaster on February 23, 2007, 09:07:54 AM
Did you allow for the time-difference?
Congratulations on your new arrivals, by the way. There's nothing to compare to being greeted by a bundle of tiny energetic puppies squeaking and falling over each other every morning. (A fond memory from my childhood).
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 23, 2007, 09:19:42 AM
Unlucky, Diane - you chose the cheese-turner's day off (you don't expect these guys to work 24/7 do you?).
I suggest you try again tonight.
I too love puppies - what make are they?
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Post by: Diane CBPFC on February 23, 2007, 04:03:34 PM
I raise and sell Westie puppies - this was a huge litter of seven.
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Post by: Roger Kettle on February 23, 2007, 07:55:50 PM
Diane, you mentioned on another thread that the meaning of life was 42. The post where you included the picture of your new-born pups was.....your forty second!!!!! I gulped 23 times!
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Post by: Malc on February 24, 2007, 04:50:59 AM
Cute puppies. How many would you need to make a coat?
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Post by: Diane CBPFC on February 24, 2007, 08:16:03 AM
Good grief Roger that is spooky! I wonder if Mince has the technology to find and re-post your 23rd post?
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Malc ? that would entirely depend on what size the wicked bastard was now wouldn?t it?
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 24, 2007, 10:29:39 AM
Malc ? that would entirely depend on what size the wicked bastard was now wouldn?t it?
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Malc on February 24, 2007, 10:58:42 AM
I'm a medium.
Hah ha ha ha ha - OUCH!
That was my wife. She likes to strike a happy medium.
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Post by: Diamond Lil on February 25, 2007, 11:39:27 AM
Diane, can't you be like other people and give up chocolate for Lent...I guess with 7 pups you've decided you can give up on sleeping ::) By the way, congratulations to Westie Mum
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Post by: Diamond Lil on February 25, 2007, 11:41:03 AM
p.s. still no picture thingy?? :o
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Post by: Mince on February 25, 2007, 12:27:28 PM
Is that okay?
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 25, 2007, 01:05:21 PM
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Post by: Mince on February 25, 2007, 01:07:27 PM
We did say that "Ve haf over vays to make you feel uncomvortable . . ."
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 25, 2007, 03:37:58 PM
'Uncomvortable' doesn't begin to cover it!
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Post by: Diamond Lil on February 26, 2007, 02:02:48 AM
Thank you Mince but even I had forgotten the days when he had quite so much hair. Sorry to have ruined your Sunday, Tarquin and I'll be even sorrier when my brother sees it....
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Post by: Mince on February 26, 2007, 11:44:51 AM
Lil, maybe you could use this as your signature. I'm sure Tarquin would approve.
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Post by: Diamond Lil on February 26, 2007, 08:44:32 PM
Thank you so much, Mince - just what I needed after a crappy Monday. Is it OK to have that as my signature if it's going to annoy so many people? ::)
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 26, 2007, 08:51:42 PM
That's not hair - that's Brillo.
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Post by: Mince on February 26, 2007, 09:13:09 PM
Diamond Lil, your wish is my command. Now, about Roger's most embarrassing childhood moments . . .
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Post by: Diamond Lil on February 27, 2007, 06:59:51 PM
I did suggest some years ago that when the lad went on holiday would have been a good time for me to take questions on just that very topic...then the "blood is thicker than etc etc" kicked in and I resisited. The subject of money changing hands, however, was never broached and it is well known to have anti-coagulant properties..... 8)
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Post by: Mince on February 27, 2007, 07:02:33 PM
Doesn't the signature count for something?
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 27, 2007, 08:22:04 PM
Can we at least take out the third one from the left please? It's deeply disturbing.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 27, 2007, 08:22:58 PM
Actually, no - they ALL are. :o
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Post by: Diamond Lil on February 27, 2007, 08:35:54 PM
Funny you should mention the third photo from the left, Tarquin, as I have a grainy picture of my brother celebrating his 21st, looking remarkably similar...now, back to the filthy lucre....and no, Mince, a signature doesn't even come close in deciding the stakes...sorry ;D
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 27, 2007, 08:48:17 PM
I take it that's a no to my very reasonable request then.
Which leaves me with little alternative but to fight fire with fire...
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Post by: Mince on February 27, 2007, 09:13:24 PM
Diamond Lil, spill the beans and I'll change your signature back.
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Post by: Roger Kettle on February 27, 2007, 10:16:33 PM
GILBERT! MYHERO!!!!
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Post by: Tom on February 28, 2007, 02:35:46 AM
someone... something... warped...
The first words that appeared to me whilst I read the last few posts...
Where's the cheese???
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Post by: Malc on February 28, 2007, 10:04:52 AM
In that last picture, Gilbert looked like he was halfway into an Albert Steptoe morph.
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Post by: Roger Kettle on February 28, 2007, 02:01:05 PM
I still say "Nothing Rhymed" is one of THE great pop songs.
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Post by: The Peepmaster on February 28, 2007, 02:47:23 PM
I love that song, Roger. I got up on stage and sang it to one of my birds at a Xmas do shortly after arriving on this island. There were tears in people's eyes...
Here it is again (Gilbert, not me):
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Post by: Mince on February 28, 2007, 03:01:30 PM
I clicked on the YouTube link.
I didn't like it on first hearing, but having listened to it now several times I must admit that it really does grate on you.
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Post by: The Peepmaster on February 28, 2007, 03:06:52 PM
I tried to embed the video, but it didn't work. I got the cose from YouTube but can't figure out the tags to use from those offered.
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Post by: Mince on February 28, 2007, 03:08:52 PM
I edited your post, Peepmaster. Have a look at what I pasted. See if that makes sense.
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Post by: Mince on February 28, 2007, 03:09:54 PM
You have to manually type in {HTML} and {/HTML} (using square brackets, not curly ones). And you have to choose the "Embed" code from YouTube.
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Post by: The Peepmaster on February 28, 2007, 04:13:37 PM
You mean like this:
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Post by: Mince on February 28, 2007, 04:18:07 PM
I worry about you sometimes.
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Post by: Diane CBPFC on February 28, 2007, 06:05:56 PM
Sorry to take the subject of Gilbert and Neil and cheese but I have a very cute picture to post of the pups 5 and 6 days old (depending on which side of midnight they were born).
Sorry to take the subject of Gilbert and Neil and cheese but I have a very cute picture to post of the pups 5 and 6 days old (depending on which side of midnight they were born).
Wonderful, Diane. Have they been introduced to cats yet?
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Post by: Roger Kettle on February 28, 2007, 07:03:15 PM
Great photo, Diane, and great Gilbert nostalgia, Nige. Now there's a sentence that's dificult to say quickly.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on February 28, 2007, 11:57:53 PM
What's the postage on a Westie pup to the UK, Diane? I want one.
Gilbert is a genius. Looking at that video again, he must have written 'Nothing Rhymed' when he was about ten. There has only been one man since who, I believe, could hold a candle to his poetic excellence.
And I think we now all now know who that is, don't we, Mr Johnson?
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Post by: The Peepmaster on March 01, 2007, 12:48:25 AM
What's the postage on a Westie pup to the UK, Diane? I want one.
Gilbert is a genius. Looking at that video again, he must have written 'Nothing Rhymed' when he was about ten. There has only been one man since who, I believe, could hold a candle to his poetic excellence.
And I think we now all now know who that is, don't we, Mr Johnson?
Who can you possibly mean....?
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on March 01, 2007, 01:57:21 AM
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Post by: Malc on March 01, 2007, 03:15:44 AM
cold potato.....cold potato.
My writing was once described as "ivor cutler-ish" by an editor who didn't mean it as a compliment. I'm constantly surprised and delighted at the oblique and abstract humour that comes out of Scotland. I certainly miss it over here in Oz. I just wish newspapers would use more of the street-level genius that's there and avoid the Glasgow Herald pretentiousness.
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Post by: Mince on March 01, 2007, 02:55:15 PM
I just want to say that I've been bloody whistling and humming "Nothing Rhymed" all bloody day and I bloody hate you.
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Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on March 01, 2007, 04:49:52 PM