It's tough being a guy

[Pogle]

hey, watch it.
Stig of the dump is a childrens classic, I thought I would read again it before passing it to the grandkids.
It's great having something in common with them. We have heated discussions about 'the subtle knife' and whether polyjuice potion is actually real

I have to agree with lobster man.
One of the unexpected joys of having a child is that you have a great excuse to re-read all those children's books you'd forgotten about and also catch up on lots that you never read.

PS - I loved the idea of the subtle knife, Its my favorite of the trilogy.

[BrowneIssue]

Go on then I will admit defeat.... "Stig of the Dump" is a classic! and I will start searching my local Charidy Shops for a copy forthwith.....

[Whisper]
Do you think anyone swallowed that??
[/Whisper]

Don't knock it.

As a kid I was a little swot wot read adult's books.

This past ten years the missus has insisted I go back and read the children's classics and I had no idea how much good stuff I missed.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe doesn't make sense unless you read The Chronicles of Narnia from the 1st book in the series. As a series, it is un-put-downable.

By the way, beware of Winnie the Pooh. I nearly pissed myself laughing at all the gags aimed at the adults reading it. It's wasted on kids. Ditto for Paddington.

[BrilloPad]

The grufalo is my favourite children's book. I have event taken the twins to see a play based on the book.....

[HairyArsedBloke]

You can't beat "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

Not to be confused with "The very angry caterpillar"

[Drewster]

WHS, a childrens' classic is still a classic. In fact it's a good test if the book is actually any good if you still enjoy it as an adult despite the simple language.

Go on then I will admit defeat.... "Stig of the Dump" is a classic! and I will start searching my local Charidy Shops for a copy forthwith.....

[Whisper]
Do you think anyone swallowed that??
[/Whisper]

[The Lone Gunman]

The mole who knew it was none of his business.

[Menelaus]

The Tiger Who Came To Tea

[DaveB]

"Spot and the Big Red Ball". Keep coming back to it. A true calssic

[NotAllThere]

You can't beat "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

[d000hg]

hey, watch it.
Stig of the dump is a childrens classic, I thought I would read again it before passing it to the grandkids.
It's great having something in common with them. We have heated discussions about 'the subtle knife' and whether polyjuice potion is actually real

WHS, a childrens' classic is still a classic. In fact it's a good test if the book is actually any good if you still enjoy it as an adult despite the simple language.

I'd nominate 5 Children & It for an afternoon's reading in the sun. On the other hand I can't see the Dark Materials Trilogy being for children; the first book is OK but by the end it's hardly a clear plot (or a good story IMO).

[EternalOptimist]

Are you 12?
Stig of the Dump - FFS You are the pre-pubescent AndyW and I claim my £5

hey, watch it.
Stig of the dump is a childrens classic, I thought I would read again it before passing it to the grandkids.
It's great having something in common with them. We have heated discussions about 'the subtle knife' and whether polyjuice potion is actually real

[Drewster]

...........I had a copy of 'Stig of the Dump' which I reckoned I could read cover to cover in two hours,...........

Are you 12?
Stig of the Dump - FFS You are the pre-pubescent AndyW and I claim my £5

[d000hg]

Wood in the shower, eh?

[EternalOptimist]

It's hard to bear.
I sat out in the garden on Sunday with a few tubes of fozzies and a bowl of pistachio nuts covered in salt pepper and chille flakes.
I had a copy of 'Stig of the Dump' which I reckoned I could read cover to cover in two hours, but what with the beer and chatting to the missus etc etc, it took me four hours.
So I got burned by the sun and I look like a bright red lobster.

Naturally I cant admit to the missus that I fcked up, so I say to her 'nah, doesnt hurt a bit, just a little tan, nothing to worry about.
I had to take a bit of wood into the shower to bite, this morning, to stop me screeching when the red hot needles hit me.

It's hard to bear