No football! I plan to laugh at everyone else's misfortunes and go shopping.

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

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-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Eat, drink and be merry!

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Excuse me, but I thought that we had a convention replacing words that could cause distress to some members of the BBS population with typographical symbols?

That's sh*pping please Dougal.

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Getting over the incredibly $h!te day I have had. It started with a hangover and went down hill from there. And I have a feeling it's going to get worse as I stayed out all night (at a friends) and my girlfriend is probably going to be less than happy to see me.

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Ice skating :-(( My daughter is 14 tomorrow. Having 9 friends from lunchtime Saturday, ice skating, sleepover ...HELP!!!

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Out for a meal with my girlfriend as she returns from a 3 day school trip (She's a teacher not a pupil!!) and will need some decent food and drink I imagine.

Saturday, weather permitting, clean very dirty car and go and play golf against girlfriend's Dad (A strategic loss!) playing with my recently purchased new golf clubs (Excuse for losing!). Saturday night, chinese meal.

Sunday back home and chilling, hoping to see a 5-5 game on telly then down to the pub Sunday night to say bye-bye weekend and hello new week!

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

First weekend in months where I've got NOTHING planned and god am I looking forward to it! no girlfriend, no mates, no seeing the kids, I'm just gonna veg and maybe buy some clothes....

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Going to an Australia day party at (you guessed it ) some Australians mates house in Clapham ( aka Little Sydney ) . Saturday day - nowt , a common thread on here , Saturday night planning me leaving party .. Sunday play golf .. mind you the weeks and weekends are moulding into one at the minute :-))

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Pretending to be an Aussie now Sting? ;)

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Football taught by Matt Busby for me I'm afraid Douggie........ :-)

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

A whole weekend watching 30 year old videos!?

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Lanky Red, I've got a feeling you lot will get turned over by West Ham. Dunno why - just a feeling.

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Still pretending to be a mackem Gav ; - )

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Saturday: Not sure yet. Some form of getting out of the apartment and exploring the area. Depends on what my friend and I decide. If I'm home in time Saturday afternoon, I'll be watching a US men's friendly. CAn't remember who we're playing, but it's footy and it's on tv so I'll watch. ;-) If I'm not home in time, I'll tape it to watch later. Or watch my 4hrs-of-Robson-Green-thank-you-PBS! video (Reckless sequel and Touching Evil 3). Or both.

Sunday: laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning, etc. Watch the Superbowl in the evening after the EPL highlights show. Apparently they're showing highlights of some cup competition(??).

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Furniture assembly. Nearly killed myself moving my multigym the other week and now have to tart the dining room up. Not my cup of tea at all. Probably get my ears lowered as well. All interspersed with "Waaaaaaaagggghhhhhhh!!!!!"

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

You'll want to keep your 'waaagh'ing to a low roar, Softie. Don't want to go waking young Robert. ;-)

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Oi Kerry Packer......SHUT IT ;)

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

I'll spend Saturday learning to rollerblade using my Christmas present, unless it's not raining. And on Sunday I'll be subjected to the usual bodily violence from 15 large hairy frenchmen. No special evening events, although tonight I've got my wine degustation club to go to.

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Male only Burns Supper tonight, very formal ,no going to the bar for nips, bottles only on the table, while I am in this mode can someone on here ITK perhaps? email, fax , call those two absolute talentless duo Bagel and Skinner Normanton who took great pride in mocking the Queen on their show midweek for not crossing arms during Auld Lang Syne at the Millenium Dome last year. You dimwits, she was the only one correct, cross arms only at start of second verse >> "And here`s my hand !!!!Not a royalist , if they are the alternative, we are doomed, should fax ITV myself, Angry Geordie from Aberdeen.

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Spent Australia day down in Fremantle eating top-notch seafood and downing a few fine wines. Tomorrow night we've got a Geordie tribal gathering at our place so I've spent the night preparing the nosh. Will probably consume heaps of beer and nostalgia in pro rata proportions.

Sunday will be a family bike ride and picnic in South Perth followed by a loaf in the backyard hammock.

Mmmmmmmm.......Naaa....Hammock sun morn with papers and see what happens after that!!!

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

i just got in from a mate's 30th birthday bash in Auckland and am having truble typing i'm so qwrecked. it's a good friday night, believe me...! ;))

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

To the fridge Min....get on a roll!!

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

been hiro. i went to the fridge but eh fridge was bare....bah!

beaten to the beer....mind, it is 4:20am.....

not very KIWI of me, but have a good OZ day, MATE.......! ;))

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Don't encourage him Hiro.....he's had his ONE pint for the weekend and he's stotting......give him another one and he'll be doing his Kung Fu kick trick again ;)

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

ooo - ya! that hurt Gav....

; - ))

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

I'm only jealous Min :)) sitting here at work whilst there's people around the work who've been giving it the big un on a friday night :)) mind you, I suppose I've got mine to look forward to yet :))

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

exacltly...er..whatever....

you've got all that ahead of you and i've got......a hangover ahead of me....

see, i mentioned getting those chewsee tickets to you on time and i forgot it's only fridday there and the game's on wednesday......durr....more beer please nurse....

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Sat. Golf then oot with the lads to Jesmond for the 1st time in years. Sun My Borthday its all been shrouded insecrecy so I ve no Idea Mon Off work YAHOOO so prob Golf again....

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Recovering from a stressful day chez clarky's.

It all started like a normal day - early morning visit (god, was it ever a cold morning) to the swimming baths to exercise my bad shoulder - got to get back on the golf course by Easter, to start learning to play all over again!.
Had my breakfast and was deeing a bit o sorfing, like (yes, this was after my swim) - knock on the door. Whee's that at this time of day?
Opens the door and it's a poliss! "Sorry to bother you sir, and don't want to worry you unduly, but your neighbour has uncovered an unexploded WWII shell in the garden next door!!!!!! I suggest you stay indoors - preferably on the South side of the house - just in case, you understand".

Turns out the next door neighbour's dog had died through the night, and the wife decides she doesn't want the precious pooch cremated. So, bizarrely, they decide to bury it in the garden. Bill gets his spade out, and ...... yes, you can guess the rest.
Turns out it's an unexploded 22in air-defence shell. Apparently, there was an Air Defence unit located on the land during the War.

My wife get's back from shopping to find Police tape stretched across both drives to keep a gaggle of interested passers -by at bay - naturally wondering what the hell is going on - "oh my God, has he finally flipped?".

The PC explains that he has to wait for a Senior Officer to come and confirm it actually is a bomb before they can call out the Bomb Squad! 'Er who must be obeyed' and the bereft bereaved neighbour are nattering, as they do, and get a good bollicking (snigger, snigger!) from PC49 - "you're not supposed to be outside ladies. You could be in danger".

Ninety rather nervous minutes later the Bomb Squad arrive - presumably from Catterick - march into the garden pick up the offending artillery like a well-aged turd, dump it in the back of the armoured truck, climb in and bog off - all within about 90 seconds.

What an anti- climax, or was it? On second thoughts, perhaps not.

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

I always said digging in the garden was a dangerous thing. Now hedge-cutting - that's a different matter. Did you ever hear of anybody who found an unexploded WWII bomb ot shell cutting their hedge? I rest my case.

Hope everything has calmed down in the Clarky household Clarky. You deserve a good drink tonight!

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

The only way they'll turn us over is on Warwick Road.....they're bringing about 10,000.

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2001

Just read your posting about the unexploded bomb Clarky - blimey!!! It`s never dull round your place is it!!!!(:o)

-- Anonymous, January 28, 2001

7500 according to SAF on SKY this morning.

-- Anonymous, January 28, 2001