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cailin maith replied

17 June 2009, 13:54
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

Hmmm, perhaps I should buy that for you...

I just don't like mornings!
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Churchill replied

17 June 2009, 13:52
Originally posted by cailin maith View Post

My Mam bought that for my Da too

Tshirt and a fridge magnet...

Hmmm, perhaps I should buy that for you...
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cailin maith replied

17 June 2009, 13:50
Originally posted by Numpty View Post

Two years ago Mrs Numpty bought a sweat shirt. It says:

My Mam bought that for my Da too

Tshirt and a fridge magnet...
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Numpty replied

17 June 2009, 13:48
Two years ago Mrs Numpty bought a sweat shirt. It says:

Some mornings I wake up grumpy.

But usually I just let him sleep.
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Doggy Styles replied

17 June 2009, 13:03
sod 'em.
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Cyberman replied

17 June 2009, 10:34
My birds started at 3.50am this morning. Just as well I don't have to get up for work anymore !! :smug
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Menelaus replied

17 June 2009, 10:30
Originally posted by TonyEnglish View Post

When my son was little he obviously didn't get the whole day night thing for a long time due to his blindness. His gran told him that he should only get up when he hears the birds. Fine in the winter but in the summer we were woken by him at 4:30 too many time.

We have a load of birds that sit in the tree outside our house and tulip on my car. I don't notice any on the road when the car is not there, only ever on the car. lately it looks like somebody has been squeezing them to ensure the max tulipload gets dumped (literally) onto my car. When I find the bird I'm going to nail it to a plank and tulip on it.

I think that'd be one of the good things about being able to fly - crapping on pigeons.
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Amiga500 replied

17 June 2009, 10:29
Originally posted by Menelaus View Post

Didn't get to sleep until 1am this morning (working on a bit of code) and really, really p'd off at it. Forgotten that I'd set the MSE algorithm to run over night came down this morning and the thing was *still* running.

Sat (sorry, stood) on train this morning to clientco, muttering to self.

Yeah, happens to me all the time, I left the MSE algorithm running just the other day - you can imagine my surprise when I got home...
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BoredBloke replied

17 June 2009, 10:28
When my son was little he obviously didn't get the whole day night thing for a long time due to his blindness. His gran told him that he should only get up when he hears the birds. Fine in the winter but in the summer we were woken by him at 4:30 too many time.

We have a load of birds that sit in the tree outside our house and sh1t on my car. I don't notice any on the road when the car is not there, only ever on the car. lately it looks like somebody has been squeezing them to ensure the max sh1tload gets dumped (literally) onto my car. When I find the bird I'm going to nail it to a plank and sh1t on it.
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Mich the Tester replied

17 June 2009, 09:01
Originally posted by zara_backdog View Post

I have to put up with a load of ducks and geese most mornings,

Roast the goose, pan fry the duck breasts, confit the legs and make a paté with the rest.

Problem solved by the wonder that is CUK.
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suityou01 replied

17 June 2009, 08:36
Originally posted by zara_backdog View Post

I have to put up with a load of ducks and geese most mornings, which then sets the dogs barking, this then wakes the kids up......bloody summer mornings - role on the winter mornings......

This is the grumpy old man thread. Get orf our land.

HTH
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Mich the Tester replied

17 June 2009, 08:29
Originally posted by Menelaus View Post

Didn't get to sleep until 1am this morning (working on a bit of code) and really, really p'd off at it.

Neither did I. I sat watching Jonathan Milller's History of Disbelief on Google video. Jolly good stuff, but I should really have gone to bed.
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Menelaus replied

17 June 2009, 08:25
Didn't get to sleep until 1am this morning (working on a bit of code) and really, really p'd off at it. Forgotten that I'd set the MSE algorithm to run over night came down this morning and the thing was *still* running.

Sat (sorry, stood) on train this morning to clientco, muttering to self.
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Mich the Tester replied

17 June 2009, 08:22
I have three large trees in front of my house, two of which have grown to form a natural arch over the drive, and two large trees behind the house. These trees form a veritable concert hall for the splendid symphony of birdsong that is the dawn chorus. The finest and most enjoyable alarm clock in the world, its only minor drawback is the huge pile of birdtulip to be found on the car in the morning.
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Drewster replied

17 June 2009, 07:48
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

The permies at ClientCo think I am a grumpy old git .....

The permies at ClientCo think I am a grumpy old git .....
The Cons at ClientCo think I am a grumpy old git .....
My Family think I am a grumpy old git .....
The Girl in the Sandwich shop.........
The Ticket Collector at the Station......
The bloke I passed in the Street this Morning.......

Fortunately I am not cursed with low self esteem and I know I am a happy go lucky little ray of sunshine!
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