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Birthday Stuff

Post 1

kif

I am seventy one today and I have a problem with it. The thing is I do not know how to be seventy one. I know how to be seventeen. That is easy. Have little or no common sensesmiley - silly. Do things without thinking about them firstsmiley - doh. Look at every pretty woman that goes bysmiley - brokenheart. Listen to loud musicsmiley - musicalnote. Eat too muchsmiley - drool, drink too muchsmiley - drunk and make a fool of yourself at partiessmiley - clown. That I can do. Looking at some of my neighbours, being seventy one is. Moaning about 'the youngsters today'(me, I love 'em, especially my grand children). Creeping about the village wearing a flat cap, wooly cardigan and zip half undone,(me I wear mostly black pretty smart gear, pilot sun glassessmiley - bigeyes and quite often a black stetson.smiley - yikes I don't sit on the village bench smoking a pipe and maoning about 'The missus' I take my Boss out as much as I can and spend as much time with her as I can. I don't think I do seventy one very well.
Today has been really good. We didn't wake up until half nine. Woken by the phone going. Our son ringing to sing Happy birthday to me over the phone. That was good. Then my Bro. otherwise known as The Olympian rang and wished me well. Good stuff. did a little bit in the garden after breakfast and then saw the young couple from a few doors down out with their children and a remote control car. So had a little play with them.
The Boss took me out to lunch, I had salmon Bernaissesmiley - drool
Then off to the garden centre to get plants for the tubs baskets and boxes. back home to find all the family waiting with smiley - gifts, cards, and smiley - love andsmiley - cuddles.
I had an e mail asking me if I could get six of my poems ready for the end of May for an anthology of Cornish poetry which is to be publishedsmiley - biggrinsmiley - somersault and I have booked the hall for the boxing club to start in September as the local police have said they will pay for our coaches to be trained. What a very good day.smiley - biggrin


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Post 2

Triquack

Ahoy Mateysmiley - biggrin

Why do you have a problem with all that?

Sure some of todays kids are a pain in the whatsit, but when I think back, I wasn't an smiley - angel and got away with murder (well not quite murder). I think the problem with modern kids is not so much what they do but the arrogant way they go about it, stuffing it up everybody's nose.

I like Dire Straits, Queen, and I happen to think that Pulp's Disco 2000 was a masterpiece. Can't bear the sight of Jagger but love the music of the 'Stones', can't do with Beatles, esp. McCartney, George H. and Ringo were ok guys.

Haven't got a Stetson but do wear a genuine Ozzy version (minus corks) in the gardensmiley - laugh

As far as food and drink go, Winnie Churchill dined on a rich breakfast including Champagne, followed by a Litre of Scotch every day of his adult life and he lived to be 84.

We all have a long way to go to catch this guy.......

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gwr5/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=48371

Many happy returns, live long and prosper as the pointy eared man saidsmiley - laugh, Im sure you will with an attitude like yours and that's what it's all about.smiley - ok

Best wishes, Quack


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Post 3

kif

Hallo Quack
thanks for your good wishes. I wish we lived nearer. Most of the people around here of my age are really OLD and The Boss and I don't relate to them very well. I am sorry you cant't be doing with the Beatles. I have everything they ever did, also all the Wings lps. Love Queen, never got into Dire Straightssmiley - biggrin.
The kids,The Son and I have been talking to about the boxing club, are as you said, very arrogant; but there is a kind of charm about them as it is obvious that underneath they are lost souls. In our village there is little for them to do except hang around the bus stop drinking cans of cheap lager. They actually seem to be looking forward to the discipline belonging to a boxing club will impose on them, and say they can't wait for it to open. When my boys were young there were scouts and cubs, sea cadets and airforce cadets all in the vilage. All gone these many years!
Take care
smiley - cheers
Kif


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Post 4

Triquack

Cheers Kif

Just a thought, I know you keep in touch with UG offsite, are you aware of the recent problem, she wouldn't have been able to e-mail.

If not go to my PS and check out where are y-u-u

Quack.


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Post 5

originalBillyBob

Many Happy Returns, Kif smiley - cakesmiley - bubbly How lucky The Boss is to be married to a seventeen year old smiley - biggrin


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Post 6

kif

I found out this evening Quack. I thought she had been quiet so wandered around hootoo and found out about her trouble. What a bugger for the poor girl. I have sent her an e mail hoping she might pick it up at her daughters place.
Kif


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Post 7

Teuchter

Happy Birthday from me too smiley - bubblysmiley - gift


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Post 8

Shirps

smiley - yikes Real sorry Kif, meant to get in first this morning!!! smiley - grovel

Anyway:
smiley - musicalnote
Hippo Birdie 2 U
" " 2 U
" " 2 U u
" " 2 UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! smiley - musicalnote
(old ones are the best smiley - cheers)

smiley - somersaultsmiley - applause lots of smiley - bubbly and birthday smiley - chocsmiley - cake with forkhandles - no, 21 isn't it?
You're as young as you feel (just respect your body smiley - winkeye) you're more active than me & I'm about 20 years younger smiley - grr
smiley - disco the night away smiley - biggrin

Have a great day - what's left of it !

smiley - dog


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Post 9

kif

Wot a luverly bunch of toffs you all are.
ta ever so smiley - biggrin
goin to me bed for a kip smiley - zzz
Night all


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Post 10

Shirps

Night, night, sleep tight
Don't let the bed bugs bite

smiley - laugh
smiley - magic

smiley - dog


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