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Malc

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People's Friend
« on: May 05, 2009, 11:04:39 PM »
A previous thread inspired me to set this one up.
I typed in "People's Friend" into Google and the list page came up exactly thus:

Peoples Friend is a very popular weekly title, With lots of captivating fiction, a dash of crafts, a sprinkling of gardening and of course a good dose of ...

Dose of what? Suggestions please.
I'll kick things off with "vigorous goat probing".

Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2009, 04:09:20 AM »
Mince recipies.
People will come from strange lands to hear me speak my words of wisdom. They will ask me the secret of life and I will tell them. Then maybe I'll finish off with a song. The Nomad

Malc

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2009, 11:25:42 AM »
He comes under "captivating fiction."

Offline Mince

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2009, 12:02:08 PM »
Peepmaster comes under "a sprinking of gardening".

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2009, 12:03:04 PM »
Malc comes under "a crash of dafts".

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2009, 01:10:14 PM »
Peepmaster comes under "a sprinking of gardening".

What's a "sprinking"?

I thought the title of this thread would upset Mince, seeing as he isn't one to anybody. (Now who could be to blame for that?)  ..0
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2009, 01:14:35 PM »
Eww, that's harsh Nige.

 
People will come from strange lands to hear me speak my words of wisdom. They will ask me the secret of life and I will tell them. Then maybe I'll finish off with a song. The Nomad

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2009, 01:54:40 PM »
What's a "sprinking"?

It's like a "sprinkling" except that it makes a sound less like the delicate fall of light particles and more like the heavy thud of a dead body.

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2009, 02:51:35 PM »
Eww, that's harsh Nige.

 

Well, we've all tried to embrace him, Diane, at one time or other. Some people just aren't up for it.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2009, 06:17:44 PM »
Eww, that's harsh Nige.

 

Well, we've all tried to embrace him, Diane, at one time or other. Some people just aren't up for it.

I can't decide whether "embrace" is a misspelling of 'embarrass' or a euphemism for 'throttle'.
I apologise, in advance.

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2009, 06:22:02 PM »
A previous thread inspired me to set this one up.
I typed in "People's Friend" into Google and the list page came up exactly thus:

Peoples Friend is a very popular weekly title, With lots of captivating fiction, a dash of crafts, a sprinkling of gardening and of course a good dose of ...

Dose of what? Suggestions please.
I'll kick things off with "vigorous goat probing".
Wouldn't that be unsuitable for kids?

Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2009, 06:26:14 PM »
Now, People's Fiend might be more appropriate...
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

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Re: People's Friend
« Reply #12 on: May 06, 2009, 11:06:20 PM »
A previous thread inspired me to set this one up.
I typed in "People's Friend" into Google and the list page came up exactly thus:

Peoples Friend is a very popular weekly title, With lots of captivating fiction, a dash of crafts, a sprinkling of gardening and of course a good dose of ...

Dose of what? Suggestions please.
I'll kick things off with "vigorous goat probing".
Wouldn't that be unsuitable for kids?

The four-legged kind or the snotty-nosed two-legged variety?