Today I'm happy about......

[Bruce Rioja]

And so it continues. I'm going to blush in a minute. This in an email from a girl in Wisconsin that I've been doing some work with (and apparently flirt with )

Instead I was connected to Bruce Rioja who has been really awesome

[thebish]

so your name really IS Bruce Rioja???

[Bruce Rioja]

so your name really IS Bruce Rioja???

That's the really awesome Bruce Rioja, to you.

[Montreal Wanderer]

Not sure why but it appears to be Be Nice to Bruce Day.

Up to now, my mate's Mrs has called me "An absolute star", girl from the travel agents who sorts all my travel shite out called me "Way too nice", and favourite colleague has told me that she "Lurves" me.

I could get used to this.

And you lot can all go feck yourselves

But Brucie Baby, we love you too!

What fecking page is THAT on!!!!!?????

Page 3: "Hidden smilies".

[boltonboris]

You can only get them from the secret admin forum

[TANGODANCER]

Can you all stop shouting? Just got my new hearing aids and the difference is amazing. Even the sound of typing this seems loud. It'll be the first time I've heard birds sing for years.

[clapton is god]

^ Must start mythering my doc along those lines. Have lost 70 decibels in right ear and now have tinnitus in left ear.

[TANGODANCER]

^ Must start mythering my doc along those lines. Have lost 70 decibels in right ear and now have tinnitus in left ear.

Get in there man. Mine were worse than bad and a neighbour persuaded me to go visit the doc and get a referal. Audiology people were absolutely ace and as I said, the difference is unbelievable.

[Dujon]

Onya, TANGO! I'm ever so pleased for you that you finally got them and that they work for you. Bloody good aren't they? Perhaps now your good wife will not have to put up with 'pardon?' and 'what was that, love' or 'eigh?' ever again.

[Worthy4England]

Sush - he can hear we're talking about him now...

[TANGODANCER]

Onya, TANGO! I'm ever so pleased for you that you finally got them and that they work for you. Bloody good aren't they? Perhaps now your good wife will not have to put up with 'pardon?' and 'what was that, love' or 'eigh?' ever again.

Early days yet Dujon. Still got the L plates on about the right settings etc, but I'll get it sorted. Have to keep telling the wife to stop shouting..

[TANGODANCER]

This, because it gave me a good laugh.

Apparently, a Romanian, in court in Nelson with two others, nicked 600 quid's worth of gear from Morrisons. In court he claimed he was a shepherd. When asked why he was wearing a suit he claimed he had left his sheperd's clothes at home.

[Little Green Man]

My gran's 100 today. Lovely day, only slightly marred by a telegram from Iain Duncan-Smith.

[Montreal Wanderer]

My gran's 100 today. Lovely day, only slightly marred by a telegram from Iain Duncan-Smith.

Congrats to her on a good innings. Doesn't the Queen send telegrams anymore?

[boltonboris]

My gran's 100 today. Lovely day, only slightly marred by a telegram from Iain Duncan-Smith.

Congrats to her on a good innings. Doesn't the Queen send telegrams anymore?

No Peter Mandelson handed the reigns over to Iain

[bobo the clown]

My gran's 100 today. Lovely day, only slightly marred by a telegram from Iain Duncan-Smith.

Congrats to her on a good innings. Doesn't the Queen send telegrams anymore?

No Peter Mandelson handed the reigns over to Iain

... and someone has to request it. The Give. doesn't sit there running it's fingers through birthday lists.

Congrats LGM's Gran.

[Prufrock]

My grandparents got one off the queen for their diamond wedding last year. Guess it's who you know...

[Montreal Wanderer]

My gran's 100 today. Lovely day, only slightly marred by a telegram from Iain Duncan-Smith.

Congrats to her on a good innings. Doesn't the Queen send telegrams anymore?

No Peter Mandelson handed the reigns over to Iain

... and someone has to request it. The Give. doesn't sit there running it's fingers through birthday lists.

Congrats LGM's Gran.

According to her website she still does it. Though it seems, as Bobo suggests, one should send a reminder to the Anniversaries Office.

[Little Green Man]

I thought we'd have to request one but the DWP sent a letter and then had someone come out to check her birth certificate and that she was still alive and kicking.

Ta for the wishes. Got her doing the dishes now while we swig the rest of the fizz.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

My gran's 100 today. Lovely day, only slightly marred by a telegram from Iain Duncan-Smith.

Congrats to Gran Mine (hopefully) achieves the same number in less than 12 months.