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Well actually Lynda, I think you're a bit of a shirker - you mean you're not doing anything about world peace today? :-0

(Awaits an RR by the shirker race)

I am in awe of you Linda - not just a good tennis player, but all round good egg hiding her light under a very small bushell :-D

I told you, NS really did put this thread up to get a laugh, she more or less has said so now.

I was going to call her a pickle, but thought she may report me for racism to Pickle people the world over, so I won't do that.

Can't stop I'm off to have tea with The Queen, serve a banquet for 400 tonight, got some mates coming over, then I have to go and save the world, my work is never done ;-)

I am truly an inspiration to Mankind...not bragging or anything, just saying :-D

no need really for you to rush back - just carry on stirring your cakes
take some "me" time for yourself :-)

Wakey, wakey, rise and shine. Wish I could stay and chat but the cup cakes are winking at me in my kitchen and I've got to get my act together - hope after all the effort we raise some money.

This thread has turned out a real funny read :-D :-D - will have to wait until later before can respond to any of it. Toodle pip for now

:-D :-D

Errols words are definitely out of the mouths of Baaaa's :-D

Oh ---what wonderful words of wisdom.


and I always thought the saying was "out of the mouth of babes"

I aint not no never saying nuffink

However..so it comes to pass and if so then sue be it

;-)@Renes

Roy

Now where did I see this written ------------


""" he takes umbridge at the strangest things even when it is a generalisation ""



pot and kettle spring to mind .....................................

My grandfather's brother in Ireland was a tinker - lovely man :-)

EDIT@ 11:15
I take offence at someone taking offence at being called a tinker (tongue firmly in cheek)

But, tinkers did provide a useful service - from Free Dictionary

tin·ker (tngkr) n.

1. A traveling mender of metal household utensils.
2. Chiefly British A member of any of various traditionally itinerant groups of people living especially in Scotland and Ireland; a traveler.
3. One who enjoys experimenting with and repairing machine parts.
4. A clumsy repairer or worker; a meddler.

Joy has put up a thread on names for children - interesting and funny

I just knew you were a little tinker - could tell by looking at your last avatar - written all over your little face :-D :-D

I was the person accused of being racist for using the very well known term about organ grinders and monkeys.

And I was always called a little tinker when a kid if I was naughty or cheeky. Far worse if very bad!!!!

:-D

good innit :-D :-D

NS knows exactly what I meant, after all she a good London gal, so she says.

If you actually READ my post NS, it says "I think NS is a bit of a tinker" a bit of a Gypsy? you either are or aren't a Gypsy, and what is wrong with saying Gypsy non pc my arm, my Great Great Grandfather was a Gypsy, lovely bloke. Report me to the powers that be for racism if you wish NS, they'll have a good laugh like I have.

It's Friday night,. GR aren't here for the weekend and NS can say things that will stay here until Monday, I'll assume she likes to be "seen"

Haven't had this much of a laugh on here in ages :-D :-D

I have a friend who's surname is Tinker - a highly respected doctor in this area

often Ann, along with 'little monkey','scamp', 'little rascal', 'scallywag' etc etc. EDIT oh and 'pumpkin' ....

and how often have any of us referred to a small child as a little tinker - not nasty in any way at all - and endearing term in my book

NanaSue in YOUR world someone is a "racist" for using the VERY old expression "talking to the organ grinder and not the monkey" ( QV...nothing to do with race) so your world is rather strange !

especially as you refer to this board on another thread thus

"I take the boards to be light hearted especially in the chat room. Once it is gone it is gone - I don't remember or careless about most of it. I don't need to clutter my brain with mindless information. "