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Hi Celadon,

Thank you for putting this post - I am amongst those who had never read it and I think it is Brilliant and so very very true !!!

I was only talking yesterday to a young neighbour who is hoping she's pregnant. The so-called experts frighten them to death these days.

First picture, "those days".

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01318/children-outside_1318572c.jpg

Second picture, "these days".

http://modernrecess.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/funny-kids-playing-outside.jpg

How true Busby.

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A bookseller conducting a market survey asked a woman – "Which book has helped you most in your life?"
The woman replied – "My husband's cheque book !!"

Very true, Busby. and how sad - what a lot of fun the second lot of children are missing!

Good thing she wasn't married to me Celadon, my cheque book isn't worth the paper it's printed on!!

It is sad Elle, even though my children are thoroughly modern, love their electronics, they still did all that old fashioned stuff that we did as kids.
I made sure of it!!!! ;-)

Where I lived before there were children younger than mine.
When the children were playing outside they always had a parent 'on duty' to protect them from 'weirdos'.
The problem was, if there was an argument between any of the children the parent always intervened. The children never had to sort things out for themselves, an important part of growing up don't you think?

Couldn't agree more Rossim.
There were lots of kids playing in our backyard whilst our children grew up. We only stepped in if the kids couldn't come to an amicable agreement themselves.
Even then we didn't lay down the law, we encouraged them to "sort it out" and agree to something between themselves.

BURGER chain McDonald’s has a secret menu that is even more repellant than its official menu, it has been confirmed.

Previously thought to be an urban myth, former McDonald’s manager Tom Logan confirmed the existence of the ‘Black Menu’ for its most depraved customers.

He said: “There’s a tiny hardcore of freaks who know the code phrase, ‘take me down, down, down to meaty town’. After saying that they can choose anything from the so-called Black Menu.

“Nobody knows where the Black Menu comes from, but it is believed to date back to medieval times.

“To make the Black Menu meals you have to go away on a special training course to Stoke on Trent, which last eight years. During that time you will be broken physically and mentally, then rebuilt with a new personality.

“However, afterwards you do get a 38p per hour pay rise.”

The McDonald’s Black Menu:

Large Pointless Burger Stack

“It’s just a dozen Big Macs stacked on top of each other, not sure why really. You only have to take it apart to get them in your mouth.”


Kingfisher In A Bap

“This one takes time to prepare because usually they shoot the kingfisher to order. However they do keep a box of ’50 x Frozen Kingfishers’ in the freezer for emergencies.”

Mince Shake

“Take a ball of mince the size of a fist, season, stick it in a blender with two scoops of fresh dairy ice cream.”

Questionable Chicken Thing

“No more or less rank than other chicken items on the menu.”

Fist O’Chips

“Take a ball of chips the size of a fist, and eat it.”

Lungs McMuffin

“Nobody knows where the lungs come from. From looking at them I would say maybe a monkey.”

Death On the Nile

“This one’s hard to describe. It’s a plastic box full of flies with a surprise at its core.”

The other day my neighbour, who is blonde, came running up to me in the driveway just jumping for joy!

I didn't know why she was jumping for joy. I thought, what the heck, and I starting jumping up and down along with her.

She said, “Sally, I have some really great news!" I said, "Great. Tell me why you're so happy."

She stopped jumping and, breathing heavily from all the jumping up and down, told me that she was pregnant!

I knew that she had been trying for a while so I told her, "That's great! I couldn't be happier for you!"

Then she said, "There's more."

I asked, "What do you mean 'more'?"

She said, "Well, we are not having just one baby. We are going to have twins

Amazed at how she could know so soon after getting pregnant, I asked her how she knew. She said...



(You're going to love this!)





“That was the easy part. I went to ALDI and they actually had a home pregnancy kit in a twin-pack. Both tests came out positive!”