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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation May 9, 2005
Mother's coming to visit tomorrow. Apart from picking up some Linux CDs from Bob I've spent the whole day drinking to try to forget about it. 
I'm off to bed; I'm recording "Alias" on the DVD writer.
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woofti aka groovy gravy Posted May 9, 2005
Aww, Peet! 
Does this mean it's your birthday tomorrow?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted May 10, 2005
Yup.
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redpeckhamthegreatpompomwithnobson Posted May 10, 2005
Happy birthday Peet, if that's possible. 
Good luck with your mum 
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Auntie Prue Posted May 10, 2005
Happy Birthday Peet.
Best of luck in surviving the visit from Mother 
.
My adult children manage to survive visits from me, so there is every hope for you 
Seriously though, I hope it isn't quite as bad as you anticipate.
Meanwhile, time to tuck into a slice of birthday 
Hugs
Auntie Prue
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cookiepuss Posted May 10, 2005
Happy Birthday Peet from your cyber twin - (it's my birthday tomorrow too.)
I hope it's a good one in spite of impending visit.
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woofti aka groovy gravy Posted May 10, 2005
It's 10 past 4 in the afternoon and here I am with my afternoon 
wondering how you're getting on with "the mother". Let us know, won't you? I hope it didn't spoil your birthday too much.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted May 10, 2005
Thanks, everybody!
I did my utmost best to be pleasant; in three-and-a-quarter hours in her company I only told her to shut up three times.
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DruglessBrain Posted May 10, 2005
Peet peet peet...
Is this your "the answer to..." birthday?
Douglas
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted May 10, 2005
Nope, that was last year. 
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sue_green Posted May 10, 2005
Well, happy birthday anyhow.
I remember your 20th birthday. You had a wee party in the Candlelit Lounge at RGIT Student Union. The food was mostly green, IIRC, and you had boxes of Mars Bars to give away - the altruism of this gesture truly staggered me, but I was still relatively recently out of The Broch in those days, and any form of altruism was still a novelty. All the usual suspects were present.
Douglas
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted May 10, 2005
It was "ball bearing and axle grease sandwiches". 
(Peanut butter with a few drops of blue food colouring stirred through and a bag of little silver sugar-ball cake decorations mixed in!)
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Bonsie Posted May 10, 2005
Happy Birthday Peet! 
If I had known more in advance I could have got you something from your Amazon list (because you've given such helpful computer advice in the last few months). However, the lack of recent additions might mean that you've already got those things and simply haven't updated it ... given time I might have been able to winkle that out of you.
So all I can do is wish you
MANY HAPPY RETURNS
Bonsie
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted May 10, 2005
Awww, thanks, Bonsie - it's the thought that counts! 
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martine_s Posted May 11, 2005
Happy birthday Peet, sorry for being late. I hope you got as many rams as you wished.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted May 11, 2005
Aww, thanks, Martine!
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- 2: woofti aka groovy gravy (May 9, 2005)
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- 4: redpeckhamthegreatpompomwithnobson (May 10, 2005)
- 5: Auntie Prue (May 10, 2005)
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- 7: woofti aka groovy gravy (May 10, 2005)
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- 10: DruglessBrain (May 10, 2005)
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- 12: sue_green (May 10, 2005)
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