Over the Seasonal Holidays

[Snoopy]

We have had news reports of road deaths, stabbings, what looks like the start of genocide in Kenya, assasination (Pakistan), suicide bombers (all over the place), potential for aceleration into bankruptcy of the UK, the USDollar becoming even more devalued, threats from Russia about our fuel supplies, a lot of bollocks from Gordon Brown about how much good he is planning to do us (perhaps he is planning to dismantle all the harm he has done over the past 10 years) and Wenchy has moved even nearer the magic age of 30.

Has anyone got any good news?

[Barman]

We have had news reports of road deaths, stabbings, what looks like the start of genocide in Kenya, assasination (Pakistan), suicide bombers (all over the place), potential for aceleration into bankruptcy of the UK, the USDollar becoming even more devalued, threats from Russia about our fuel supplies, a lot of bollocks from Gordon Brown about how much good he is planning to do us (perhaps he is planning to dismantle all the harm he has done over the past 10 years) and Wenchy has moved even nearer the magic age of 30.

Has anyone got any good news?

[Uncle Mort]

None here.

[Darwins Selection]

Has anyone got any good news?

I found £20 in my old trousers. 

[Snoopy]

Has anyone got any good news?

I found £20 in my old trousers. 

[Miss Demeanour]

A neighbour came round last night and gave me money- £30 no less - on the basis that I would spend all of this at the local Chinese takeaway 
Apparently the current owner is trying to sell and the prospective buyer is there in the next few weeks to review the business. As this is January the owner is concerned it will be a bit slow and is actually paying people to come in and order food. This is likely to be going on for a few weeks so my shopping bill should hopefully be reduced although there isn't much of the menu that fits in well with any diet plan   

[Snoopy]

A neighbour came round last night and gave me money- £30 no less - on the basis that I would spend all of this at the local Chinese takeaway 
Apparently the current owner is trying to sell and the prospective buyer is there in the next few weeks to review the business. As this is January the owner is concerned it will be a bit slow and is actually paying people to come in and order food. This is likely to be going on for a few weeks so my shopping bill should hopefully be reduced although there isn't much of the menu that fits in well with any diet plan   

Bugger the diet ~ jog to and from the takeaway. 

[Darwins Selection]

A neighbour came round last night and gave me money- £30 no less - on the basis that I would spend all of this at the local Chinese takeaway 
Apparently the current owner is trying to sell and the prospective buyer is there in the next few weeks to review the business. As this is January the owner is concerned it will be a bit slow and is actually paying people to come in and order food. This is likely to be going on for a few weeks so my shopping bill should hopefully be reduced although there isn't much of the menu that fits in well with any diet plan   

You will wake up on your knees in a Shanghai opium den. 

[Miss Demeanour]

You will wake up on your knees in a Shanghai opium den. 

At least I will have been well fed 

[Nick]

A neighbour came round last night and gave me money- £30 no less - on the basis that I would spend all of this at the local Chinese takeaway 
Apparently the current owner is trying to sell and the prospective buyer is there in the next few weeks to review the business. As this is January the owner is concerned it will be a bit slow and is actually paying people to come in and order food. This is likely to be going on for a few weeks so my shopping bill should hopefully be reduced although there isn't much of the menu that fits in well with any diet plan   

Blimey

[Sour Puss]

Has anyone got any good news?

We had a bit of excitement in the close on New Years day. The lady just across the road had taken the "Baby" (about 3 or 4) to her sisters for New Year and her husband was supposed to pick them up at 10h00 in the morning. He did not turn up, so she made her way home about 11h15 or so and burst into the house to confront him for oversleeping and found him slumped in his chair.  She came running out screaming that he was dead, shortly afterwards 2 ambulances arrived, but they were unable to revive him, so both went away again. The police arrived and stayed for a while and they did not move him till late afternoon.  I doubt that he was my age, it does make you think though. 

[Nick]

Eeek. I am starting to think that my days are numbered. Mrs Nick is taking me off to update our wills on Monday. Does she know someting, or is she planning something. I well know that I am worth a lot more dead than alive

[Snoopy]

Has anyone got any good news?

We had a bit of excitement in the close on New Years day. The lady just across the road had taken the "Baby" (about 3 or 4) to her sisters for New Year and her husband was supposed to pick them up at 10h00 in the morning. He did not turn up, so she made her way home about 11h15 or so and burst into the house to confront him for oversleeping and found him slumped in his chair.  She came running out screaming that he was dead, shortly afterwards 2 ambulances arrived, but they were unable to revive him, so both went away again. The police arrived and stayed for a while and they did not move him till late afternoon.  I doubt that he was my age, it does make you think though. 

  Not a young man then.

[Snoopy]

Not at all ~ sudden death syndrome can strike even the young but I gather from the oft spoken of Grandchildren that the writer is not in the first flush of youth.

http://www.c-r-y.org.uk/sudden_death_syndrome.htm refers

[Nick]

Not at all what?