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[Nick]

 

[Snoopy]

I have been educating small boys.
Half an hour of mental 'rithmetic followed by spellings followed by general knowledge. Whilst one does mental maths on 'puter the other does half an hour music practice then they swap round. If I don't supervise they skive off.
SWWLTBO is now working with them creating a history time line. Later they are going to make butter as a science project.

This arfty I am back in mortar board and gown so we'll be doing summat practical like as SWWLTBO is running a poetry workshop in Rhyl library

I may take them, on their bikes, to the park ~ now that I too can go on my new scooter.
We will do "Nature Study" there

[Uncle Mort]

I have been educating small boys.
Half an hour of mental 'rithmetic followed by spellings followed by general knowledge. Whilst one does mental maths on 'puter the other does half an hour music practice then they swap round. If I don't supervise they skive off.
SWWLTBO is now working with them creating a history time line. Later they are going to make butter as a science project.

This arfty I am back in mortar board and gown so we'll be doing summat practical like as SWWLTBO is running a poetry workshop in Rhyl library

I may take them, on their bikes, to the park ~ now that I too can go on my new scooter.
We will do "Nature Study" there

Good man 

"Nature Study" for you will be oogling the yummy mummys. yes?

[Snoopy]

I have been educating small boys.
Half an hour of mental 'rithmetic followed by spellings followed by general knowledge. Whilst one does mental maths on 'puter the other does half an hour music practice then they swap round. If I don't supervise they skive off.
SWWLTBO is now working with them creating a history time line. Later they are going to make butter as a science project.

This arfty I am back in mortar board and gown so we'll be doing summat practical like as SWWLTBO is running a poetry workshop in Rhyl library

I may take them, on their bikes, to the park ~ now that I too can go on my new scooter.
We will do "Nature Study" there

Good man 

"Nature Study" for you will be oogling the yummy mummys. yes?

Well I already know the difference between an Oak and an Ash tree 

Besides ~ as Growler so rightly says ..... "A man needs a hobby"

[GROWLER]

Talking of hobbies, I've just recently found out, and mentioned my approval today to MM,   that the lad she went out with for  a bike ride a few weeks ago, is an ardent steam train buff, at the age of just 16!
He apparently went especially on his own to see some random steam engine that was passing through Chester staion last Sunday.

I've told MM that she is more than welcome to invite him for tea with my FULL approval.  
She seems fairly dis-interested though very sadly for me.
 Nice looking lad too from the piccies I've seen from the Proms they all went on a couple of weeks ago.
Not at all geeky with bottle bottoms and regulation note book and pencil, wearing a beige anorak.

[Snoopy]

Growler
Your first mistake was in "approving" him ~ she will now have no interest in him at all EVER!


Only ever "approve" boys you would hate to see her with 

Express deep reservations about any you would think suitable  and she will instantly love them

Best to keep out of the way and out of sight ..... she will settle on someone in the end no matter what you say or do.

[GROWLER]

Growler
Your first mistake was in "approving" him ~ she will now have no interest in him at all EVER!


Only ever "approve" boys you would hate to see her with 

Express deep reservations about any you would think suitable  and she will instantly love them

Best to keep out of the way and out of sight ..... she will settle on someone in the end no matter what you say or do.

Point taken Snoops.

All new to me this latest phase.
I really thought she woulfd be pleased that I was showing great keeness. He's obviously quite a stable lad imo, and nice area he lives in too.
Apparently he was talking about the old railway line that used to run along the Wirral Country Park foot and cycle path that they were riding along.
Wish I'd gone along with them now too to chat with him. Love steam engines I do.
I really am disappointed.

Bloody wimmin ey? No taste.

[GROWLER]

I really wish I'd found a wumman many years ago, that didn't mind getting her hands dirty, and took great delight in coming home stinking of oil, coal dust and steam.
I look enviously at blokes whose female partners are as obviously keen on their spouses hobbies as they are.
 Such a rarity sadly.

No, you can keep your fancy frocks and muticoloured finger nails.
Do absolutely nowt for me, as impressive as they may look to some. Each to their own.

Old boiler suits grubby mitts and oil stained face on a pretty wumman is just fine in my book....as long as she scrubs up nice for certain special  occasions like.

Does Mrs M. approve of your mechanical adventures Moany?
Does anyones missus in here in fact?

[Miss Demeanour]

I think sharing an interest in something is good but you also need to have your own pleasures and activities that do not involve your other half .

But then whadda i know 

[GROWLER]

I think sharing an interest in something is good but you also need to have your own pleasures and activities that do not involve your other half .

But then whadda i know 

Oh yes, totally agree with that, but WHY do most wimmin seem to gain great pleasure in knocking us blokes down regarding  our love of  mechanical tinkering, great oiliness, desire to discuss these items with great passion and pride and desire to make things look nice and show them off?
BM has seemingly now fallen into this cess pit of wummanly dis-approval now too.

[Nick]

you also need to have your own pleasures and activities that do not involve your other half .

[Snoopy]

What are little boys made of?
Snips and snails, and puppy dogs tails
That's what little boys are made of !"
What are little girls made of?
"Sugar and spice and all things nice
That's what little girls are made of!"

This little poem is said to date back at least 300 years.

It is in the nature of things that Mothers try to bring their daughters up to be nice, clean, pretty and polite. It has it's origins in the need to get daughters married off quickly as they were of no use in earning money for the household. Boys were brought up to be rough and tough and do "manly" things from the word go. This was to enable them to help their fathers in feeding the rest of the family.

Little has changed in that regard.

My two boys still rate girls as either "OK I s'pose" or "Yuck ~ She's a Kissy Girl"

The THW spent years saying how horrid boys were until the past couple of years ~ now she likes them well enough (so long as they aren't her brothers) BUT hates the things they want to do (other than the nooky bit obviously ~ that she seems all too keen on)

[Miss Demeanour]

Oh yes, totally agree with that, but WHY do most wimmin seem to gain great pleasure in knocking us blokes down regarding  our love of  mechanical tinkering, great oiliness, desire to discuss these items with great passion and pride and desire to make things look nice and show them off?
BM has seemingly now fallen into this cess pit of wummanly dis-approval now too.

You lot just need to know how to manage your wimmin ...incentivise them and they will show you all the interest a man could possibly ever need 

[GROWLER]

you also need to have your own pleasures and activities that do not involve your other half .

Down to the gutter we go again ey?
TRYING to have a sensible conversation here.

[GROWLER]

Oh yes, totally agree with that, but WHY do most wimmin seem to gain great pleasure in knocking us blokes down regarding  our love of  mechanical tinkering, great oiliness, desire to discuss these items with great passion and pride and desire to make things look nice and show them off?
BM has seemingly now fallen into this cess pit of wummanly dis-approval now too.

You lot just need to know how to manage your wimmin ...incentivise them and they will show you all the interest a man could possibly ever need  

I do try. Chain her to the bloody sink and hoover.

No interest whatsoever in my mechanical exploits, in fact venement dis-approval in the main.