Morning again!



I'm sensing a theme with these oldies this week.



My suggestions:



THE RIDDLE by NIK KERSHAW



CONFUSION by ELO



ON THE ROAD AGAIN by WILLIE NELSON



WHERE DID I GO WRONG? by UB40



WILL IT GO ROUND IN CIRCLES? by BILLY PRESTON



ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI by TOM GLAZER



madchick x

Good Morning Again –



Suggestions –



LAND OF CONFUSION - Genesis



FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME - Genesis



CONCRETE & CLAY – Unit 4 + 2



STAY ON THESE ROADS – A HA



ROAD TO HELL – Chris Rea

Hello again everyone



Aubergines are almost as bad as mushrooms!!!



A quick few songs for that road to hell, then work beckons!



UP THE JUNCTION ~ Squeeze



THUNDER ROAD ~ Bruce Springsteen



ROAD TO HELL ~ Chris Rea



HIT THE ROAD JACK ~ Ray Charles

Wrapped around your finger - Police!

Good morning! No knees on display here ;-)



Suggestions for today:



Up The Junction - Squeeze



The Riddle - Nic Kershaw



Road To Hell - Chris Rea



Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs (bit tenuous, but I like it)



Hope the sun is shining where you are. Another scorther here. Is it the weekend yet?



Lunch time!



x

Good morning Simon, team and always cool poppets,



Is there a theme this week? lol



Spag J oldies ...



THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD - THE BEATLES



UP THE JUNCTION - SQUEEZE



STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU - STEALERS WHEEL (fits so many themes!)



YOU SPIN ME ROUND - DEAD OR ALIVE



LAND OF CONFUSION - GENESIS



ROAD TO HELL - CHRIS REA





Happy Thursday!

Jillyx



p.s. Billie, glad we didn't have to shake the blog! ;)

Good Morning All;



I'll join you in the sleep-deprived club, Simon. A combination of heat and a restless twin 2, does not a good night's sleep make.



I've just given the mister a buzz cut, he can't be doing with too much hair when it's hot. Mind you, he looks more and more like big foot with each passing year! ;D



I don't know if I can go as far as shorts either, I may go to cropped trousers, my calves are shamefully unshaven though :-S



Oldie suggestion...



STUCK IN A MOMENT YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF - U2

Morning all



ROAD TO NOWHERE - Talking Heads



ROADBLOCK- Stock Aitken & Waterman (HOIB?)



ROAD RAGE - Catatonia



T x

LIFE IN THE FAST LANE - Eagles



JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL – Carrie Underwood



UP THE JUNCTION - Squeeze



COMING AROUND AGAIN – Carly Simon



COMPLICATED – Avril Lavigne



CONFUSION - ELO



ROAD RAGE - Catatonia

Couple more before I go:



Confusion - ELO



Life Is A Minestrone - 10CC



x

Doh, I was concentrating on the spaghetti.



Take a chance on me - Abba.

ROAD TO NOWHERE - Talking Heads



LIFE IS A MINESTRONE - 10cc

I just dont know what to do with myself - Dusty Springfield.

#6 Jilly Ha! Thank You!





DRIVE - Cars

All the roadrunning - Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris

Morning Simon, team, NYM and overheated bloggers,



Sitting comfortably at my desk in shorts, I feel no shame. But Speech Day would definitely be pushing the boundaries.



So, today started very early just after sunrise and I had a one hour walk-jog along the Thames before the road roar kicked in - just beautiful, and, although not a bird watcher, I saw herons and swans and parakeets. They weren't frightened by my shorts either.



I agree with MCW - seems like the feems this week are all cousins (or second cousins once removed) of each other.



So, here goes with Spaghetti Junction oldies"



LOST! - Coldplay



LOST WEEKEND - Lloyd Cole



LOST IN MUSIC - Sister Sledge



RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM - Maxine Nightingale



WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE - The Animals





And anything else from Mon/Tues/Wed along the lines of roadtonowherehelprescuemecountryroadstakemehome

Hi Simon and everyone



Congrats on all blog menshes last night and a massive thank you for mine Simon. Sorry it caused a bit of confusion to a couple of you. Suppose you could say the hitchhiker walks on by to the next vehicle!



Hope you are and hubby have a great time at the theatre Deebee, is that the Omid Djalili play?



Good luck at the speech day Simon, go on be a radical parent get your legs out!!!



And now for spaghetti junction tuneage:



1. CONCRETE AND CLAY - Unit 4 plus 2

2. ROUND AND ROUND - Jaki Graham

3. ROUND ROUND - Sugar babes

4. BALL OF CONFUSION - Temptations

5. LONG AND WINDING ROAD - The Beatles

6. ROAD TO HELL - Chris Rea

7. LAND OF CONFUSION - Genesis

8. UP THE JUNCTION - Squeeze

9. CONFUSION - ELO

10. SHOW ME THE WAY - Peter Frampton



Laters folks, will escape out of stuffy office at 11.15 as got a meeting at a client at 12!



Take care



Mandy ;)

and a recycled suggestion of mine from earlier this week:



CIRCLES by THE NEW SEEKERS



#7 Great suggestion, Zoe!

Hi Everyone,



You Don’t Know How it Feels by Tom Petty



Road to Nowhere by Ozzy Osbourne



Movin On by Bad Company



Happy sunscreen!

LB,x

BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR - Beatles



DRIVING IN MY CAR - Madness (Ha!)

Rescue Me - Fontella Bass.



Here I go again - The Hollies.

A few more oldie suggestions...



LOST - COLD PLAY



I GET AROUND - THE BEACH BOYS



HIGHWAY TO HELL - AC/DC



CARS - GARY NUMAN

Good morning,



Nice to hear several blog menshes last night. Heard Autumn Gale and Mandy. Also heard Loved the way Simon almost apologised to Katy Mac for not having given her a mensh for a while. That made me smile.



As for today - most major road junctions leave me:



BEWITCHED, BOTHERED AND BEWILDERED sung by Ella Fitzgerald



Got a poorly Big Girl home today.



Have a good day. x

Good morning, again!



Here goes, then...



DIZZY - VIC REEVES AND THE WONDERSTUFF

CONFUSION - THE ZUTONS

FALLS TO CLIMB - REM

THE CIRCLE - OCEAN COLOUR SCENE

2-4-6-8 MOTORWAY - TOM ROBINSON BAND



Off to the coffee machine again...



--

cBzz

Still havent found what I'm looking for - U2

FREEWAY OF LOVE - Aretha Franklin



DON'T STOP - Fleetwood Mac

I'll throw one last suggestion into the melting pot, it didn't make the cut for the lost oldies, and I can't remember who suggested it then. A great song though...



IF YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR A WAY OUT - ODYSSEY

Morning Greetings Ter The Mayo & ALL...



Bingo Star 'ere...



Mayo Man - Yes that is something that VERy annoys me - The way short short are out for blokes presently!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The fashion is ter wear shorts that are long.... Aka nearly trousers but with the cut ter just below the knees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It makes most blokes look like Freddie Star in the german sketch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Yet if yer wear too short shorts.... It's rather camp and 'eading for the otherside.... aka The Winton/ Norton side of things!!!!!!!!!



Which is a shame as ave goot VERY good thigh muscles due to alotta cycling a did from a child and still do noe aged 39 and a 'alf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Ter me a think it could be the likes of Trinny & Suzzana introducing these new fashions!!!!!!!

A mean who decides what is and whats out!!!!!!!!!!

Us blokes are 'aving ter cover up more and more..... And if yer don't it's camp!!!!!!!!!

It's the same with the speedos on the beach!!!!!!!



We are being supressed by feminism gone too far a feel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



My advice Mayo...... Enjoy the 'eat of the monet and go ter do the Drivetime Gig in yer speedos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



'ope this 'elps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning everyone.



Spaghetti Junction is a doddle compared with "The Magic Roundabout" in Swindon. Now there is a confusing meeting of roads.



No suggestions from me.



Might be back later.

Morning All,



'2-4-6- Motorway' Tom Robinson Band



Have a good day everybody

Morning everyone.



The fog is lifting here and it's going to be a beautiful day for our Yr13 "Leavers' Do" later this afternoon. No shorts here either - but I have got a dress which shows my knees for later!



Unfortunately I didn't get the job I interviewed for on Monday - so that was disappointing news this morning :( Ah well, onward and upward!

Breezes in with.....



I took my driving test in Swindon Harry, magic roundabouts, pah! Bit of a different story, trying to drive the hills of 1 in 4 when I got home though!



Storks? Not yet, still on the wish list :)

For an approriate tune 'ow about this >>>



https://youtu.be/h7CBo4uEJxo

Few more...



THEME FROM MAHOGANY (DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO) - DIANA ROSS



WHICH WAY TO TURN - BRYAN FERRY



WHICH WAY ARE YOU GOING - JIM CROCE

^^^^

Another month's supply of exclamation marks gone, now :P



--

cBzz

PS ALL - A see Chris Evans' wife Tash is due ter give birth soon ter their second son!!!!!!!!!

Got me thinking about names.... So in reply ter CLP's blog in which 'e mentions 'e 'opes all 'appens in good time for the little one (and the big one) ter enjoy this weekend's Monbaco GP.... A wrote this:



Evening Greetings Ter CLP, Tash, Noah, The One About Ter Drop & ALL Blog Operatatives...



Bingo Star 'ere...



Soz ave noot blogged for a while but ave been upter me neck in it rebuilding me bathroom and bedroom number 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



CLP - WHATTA COINCIDENCE yer next arrival is due ter arrive at the same time of my favourite and the greatest GP of any GP season.... The Monaco GP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A fully agree it will be most nice if 'e arrives before the race starts.... BUT if 'e does not.... look at it this way.... Either way the dude is going ter 'ave subsequent birthdee's falling on the EXACT same dee as the Monaco GP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Which brings me ter names: >>> Surely yer should name 'im after the Monaco GP.... Maybe one of the corners......

The first corner: 'Sainte Devote' - Notta good name.... more it's yersen and Tash who will devoted to 'im like saints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok next corner - 'Beau Rivage' - Noot good.... Sure ter provoke bullying at school!!!!!!

Ok next corner of the Manco race circuit.... or if yer french.... curcwuit - 'Massenet - Noot good also!!!!!

Next corner - 'Casino'.... The most famous bit perhaps of the gig.... But could lead ter a gambling addiction.... Next....

'Mirabeau' - Could be mistook for Malibu and lead ter an achohol addiction.... Also noot good.... Next...

'Loews'.... Next....

'Portier'..... A think this is going nowhere.... Abit like the racing cars going around in circles..... Fast forward ter the last corner 'La Rascasse'..... Ok could be appropriate if 'e turns out ter be a 'andful aka a 'La Rascal!!!!!!!'



But again noot good..... Then it 'it me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Where is the Monaco GP...... Monte Carlo..... 'ow about calling 'im 'CARLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'



Or Carlos bit like Carlos Sainz one of the greatest world champion rally drivers..... Either way Carlo Evans or Carlos Evans..... Sure ter look good both at school and in later years with the ladies...... AND a VERy good name when 'e inherits all those Ferraris!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Glad ter 'elp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UP UP & AWAY - The Johnny Mann Singers or The Fifth Dimension



GO WHERE YOU WANNA GO - Mamas & Papas





Billie - re yesterday's peanuts questions. Times are tough, but not that tough! (Since you ask, dinner was mackerel baked in foil with lime and onion, which sounds horrible but tastes lovely, with oven baked potato cubes, home made salsa with fresh coriander, and salad. Outside. With wine. Lots of it.)

#27 'Twas me, Zoe. It is a good song, fingers crossed that you are lucky with it this time!



#32 I'd rather not see a stork! ;-) (not after Mr Evans talk about 'The Baby Race' on his Breakfast show this morning.)



I did see them once when holidaying in what was then, Yugoslavia. Huge great nests of sticks and twigs perched on telegraph poles. Like huge but better built pigeons nests.

#35 CBuzz. Could you drop off a form to request more in the stationery cupboard.



Oh, and in this weather I've moved onto frapuccinos. One p? Two ps's? Who cares.

PS ALL - On the subject of roads.... And 'aving been a truck driver for 15 years, driven for 21 years..... Ave been ter nearly everywhere in the UK - Spagetti junction easy.... Agree Swindon roundabouts MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Am trying ter think of a place where a often get lost..... There's noot many but one way systems in towns are often very annoying and easy ter get get lost - Am thinking central Manchester.... But worse of all central London!!!!!!!!

Miss yer turn and it could take 30 minutes ter get back ter yer turn due to jammed up traffic and so many one way sreets AND restrictions such as width etc - London a place where the tube or a bicycle is ALWAYS best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



PPPS Liverpool of which is me 'ome city - Recently they purposely put in difficult one way systems all in th eaid of trying ter keep cars out of the city/ use public transport!!!!!!!!!

They've blocked roads, created one way systems, bus lanes and traffic lights on red for a long time..... All for no reason except ter make the car drivers life a misery and try and force us not te rcome into the city!!!!!!!!!

These new road layouts in Liverppol 'ave created more congestion - MAD country we live in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1



RANT over!

#31 Autumn Gale, Sorry to hear that. I'm a big believer in fate - something bigger and better is just around a corner somewhere.x

'Jamming' Bob Marley

#39 / #35 - better make that a double order ;)



I feel a headache coming on .....

Why, oh why, did my windows decide to go down but not up on days like these. £ to a pinch if I leave them open my car will disappear or the weather with change for the worst & it will start raining; think I'll just bake for a few days . . . .



On the tune ideas,



Squeeze - Up the Junction



Theme from The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (Speghetti Western!)



Ray Charles - Hit the Road Jack



Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Road Trippin



AC/DC - Highway to Hell



Beatles - Drive my Car.



Need another cup of tea after all that thinking.



Slip, Slop, Slap everyone X

That's the washing pegged out! What a life of non-stop glamour and excitement I lead... ;-)



Autumn Gale - Commiserations over you not getting the job :( Hopefully an even better opportunity awaits somewhere.



Madchick - Aww, I've already had a couple of menshes this week, so I mustn't be greedy. You should get the credit though, as it was your suggestion of it for the Lost oldies that made me think of it for today's theme :)



I'm suffering with my allergies in this hot weather :( I was itching like billio all day yesterday, I think I need stronger medication *phones doctor*

ooh ooh ooh





CONCRETE JUNGLE - THE SPECIALS

Morning one and all.....................lovely lovely start to the day here.........but has Bingo Star left me any dots to finish my oldie suggestions!?!?!.................







ROUND AND ROUND - NEW ORDER





ROAD RAGE - CATATONIA





THUNDER ROAD - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN





CROSSROADS - CREAM





2 4 6 8 MOTORWAY - TOM ROBINSON BAND





UP THE JUNCTION - SQUEEZE





Dougal x......................doesn't the sun make you feel chirpy......................

#16 JBG If I had more time I was going to go back to Mon - Weds blogs and recycle

the songs that didn't make it. Maybe the Nosiy one is suffering in the heat ;-)



Only got to #16. Will catch up properly after a meeting. Not one I'm looking forward to :-(



x

'Middle Of The Road' Pretenders

Hello - really quick poop in. Meant to be digging but have stopped for a quick coffee break. Spaghetti junction? Really bad memory for me, which would be perfectly encapsulated in:



COMING AROUND AGAIN - Carly Simon



This is because when I was little, my mum and I had been to visit my godmother, got lost, spent what seemed like hours going around and around and backwards and forwards on a really high up road (spaghetti junction) and then my mum got so flustered, she crashed into the back of the car in front. The police came. Very exciting for a seven year old, but with hindsight, not for my mum!



Will have a think whilst I'm in the flowerbed....



Also like Jilly's Squeeze suggestion and will second, third and fourth Harry's Swindon Magic Roundabout comment. Very tempting to shut your eyes, put your food on the accelerator and hope that you come out the other side unscathed.



Shorts? I'm wearing them today but only because I'm in the garden. Still suffering from lack of suncream at the torch relay on Tuesday. My three worder for today would be: ATTRACTIVE T-SHIRT TAN



Hmm, long and rambling. Sorry

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD - BEATLES





CROSSTOWN TRAFFIC - JIMI HENDRIX





CARS - GARY NUMAN





FAST CAR - TRACY CHAPMAN







Dougal x...............................................................................................................................

Haven't been on/around Spaghetti Junction for such a long time but how about :



I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M BOUND by Tom Paxton



Alan

CONCRETE AND CLAY - UNIT 4+2



WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE - THE ANIMALS



SEPARATED BY MOTORWAYS - LONG BLONDES







Dougal x.........................................................................................

Fuelled by an extra-shot semi-skimmed frappucino. Yes, really.



WE CLOSE OUR EYES - Go West



I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN - Dusty Springfield



TWIST AND SHOUT - Beatles



OVER UNDER SIDEWAYS DOWN - The Yardbirds



That's quite enough, m'Lord

Its the same theme as yesterday isn't it?! I'll not suggest Chasing Cars again...instead:



HERE YOU COME AGAIN - Dolly Parton

MAGIC ROUNDABOUT - Jasper Carrott

ROUND & ROUND - Spandau Ballet

OVER UNDER SIDEWAYS DOWN - The Yardbirds

FOREVER LOST - The Magic Numbers

Morning all



Men are shorts can be a disturbing sight. Our IT guy carries it off but he has the whole surfer dude thing going in and wears them 9 months of the year. I have a bit of a phobia about men in short sleeved shirts; I think they look odd, rolled up sleeves much better.



Jane Garvey tweeted that there was a picture of Bruce Forsyth in shorts in the Telegraph; I’ve not bothered going to look.



#37 John mackerel is the king of fish. I like it pan fried with risotto and stir fry.





King of the Road – The Proclaimers



Stuck – Magazine



Exit Music (For a Film) – Radiohead



Big Exit – PJ Harvey



Freedom Road – The Divine Comedy



Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac



I Like The Way This Is Going – Eels



No Other Way – Paolo Nutini



Going Nowhere – The Cure



It Overtakes Me – The Flaming Lips



M5 – The Fall (I know but there isn’t a M6 song)

Ha! Thought this subject might be on the blog so I put this on batch mode riding in:



CONVOY - LAURIE LINGO & THE DIPSTICKS



'Spaghetti Junction was coming up

So we were bound to lose a few

And sure enough the fork lift truck

Disappeared heading up towards Crewe'



I may have breathed in too much heady May blossom when that popped into my head.

Is there a way of editing posts for typos? If not, apologies for all past and future typos

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY - Blur





#54/55 Rostron-P. Typical, people wait all year for a Yardbirds suggestion, and then two come along at once!



#56 Wendy - welcome, by the way! I don't think I've said hello yet. Agree with you, but had to read that a few times, as I thought a John Mackerel may be a cousin of a John Dory!



*reassesses wardrobe choice of shorts AND short-sleeve shirt in mirror*

Couldn't believe it myself JBG! And we must have been typing the suggestion at the same time.

#59 hi John, yes a comma in there might have been helpful!



I have weird ideas about most things and rarely can be accused of sartorial elegance so I am sure your shirt & short combo is stunning

Good Afternoon Each!



'Up Around The Bend' by Creedence Clearwater Revival



'Here, There, And Everywhere' by Emmylou Harris



fingets crossed

Good afternoon Poppeteers



*halo sparkles*



What a lovely boss I have.



Knobbly knees at Speech Day Simon? I hope all goes well for Mini Mayo's speech.



BEND ME SHAPE ME - AMEN CORNER





ENDLESS CORNERS - STILL CORNER

Happy Thursdays all round and hello Simon, Driveteam and Constructors ..



Late on parade - so have just caught up on yesterday's late blog entries - and how can I do this without looking as though I'm trying to take the credit for *everything* ... sigh ... like a troublesome attention-seeking child. LOL



Was waiting for Paul of Sheffield to say something but, like me, probably couldn't remember the exact details. Following Chickster's lead I had a look back.

21st March 2011 produced an excellent chatty blog [we had B&B and Toots as regulars back then] with all sorts of issues covered ... Paul decided to anagramatisize our blog names which was very funny. Who could forget 'Erotic Tat' !

Then I posted this ..



230.

At 16:04 21st Mar 2011, Katy Mac wrote:



Noisy Ammo - the Dude



Acerbic Peke - Mrs Chuckle



Abysmal Salon - Traffic Lass



Hmm Its Tat - Sporty Chap



Bagel Dinner - Nigel Barden



Wendy - so that's how it began. Then on Royal Wedding Day we all converted to our posh royal guests names - and Simon put Lord in front of his and Lord Ammo was coined.

:^)

#58 Don't worry about the typos, Wendy. There is no way to change them after you have posted and you'll find that we are very laissez-faire when it comes to such errors, unless of course they are amusing and/or we have our pendantic (sic) hats on, then you might get a little good natured teasing ;)



In fact, several of our blogpoppet's typos have now become an intrinsic part of language in the blog as #62 PoS demonstrates and you will come to notice if you poop by regularly ;)



It really is another scorcher today. I think Pimms o'clock is in order at 5.05 and it isn't even Friday!



Jx

WE CAN WORK IT OUT - THE BEATLES



ENDLESS TOWN - SWEETLIGHTS



BROWN GIRL IN THE RING - BONEY M



LET'S TWIST AGAIN - CHUBBY CHECKER

#64 Apologies, Katy. Credit where credit's due. I really thought it was B&B who thunked it up :0)

Oh yes - the Oldies Theme - here is my list from yesterday and Tuesday:



BABY DRIVER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL



DRIVER'S SEAT - SNIFF N THE TEARS



LONG WAY FROM HOME - WHITESNAKE



TRAVELLING LIGHT - CLIFF RICHARD



PASSENGER - IGGY POP



RUNNING DOWN A DREAM - TOM PETTY



EYE IN THE SKY - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT



HITCHIN A RIDE - GREEN DAY



AN END HAS A START - EDITORS



UP AROUND THE BEND - CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL



HIDE AND SEEK - HOWARD JONES



WHEREVER YOU ARE - NEIL FINN



FIND THE RIVER - REM



:^)

I've just thought of a punny one for today - which is very unusual for me.



EL CONDOR PASTA - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL



Thanks for the explanation about Lord Ammo, Katy. I joined the blog in July last year so never really knew the reason for the name.



Catch you later



Shona x

#67

Hey - no problem Harry - it's hardly surprising given the nature of *that* particular blog. Worth a look I'd say ..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/simonmayo/2011/03/squeeze_that_middle.shtml



:^D

#64 I had forgotten about 'Erotic Tat' Katy - may have to do a name change, that wil really ensure I don't get a mention!

#70 Katy, I've just had a quick look and I've come over all nostalgic.



We sure covered some topics back then :0)



*raises a glass to absent friends*

And here's the missing 'l' - must have floated aaway in the fragrant breeze!



#65 We're going to try the A*di alternative tomorrow - it's half the price and supposed to taste the same!

#70 etc Thanks Katy (and apologies for confusing you with PoS and B&B), I knew the anagrams had been before the Royal Wedding but didn't get time to look back. Work just keeps getting in the way ;-). Although my meeting went much better than I expected and my halo is shining brightly alongside Shona's. I did have a read of the 28th April blog and I'm not there :-(. I may have been on holiday and may indeed be the pal Deebee referred to in one of her posts. Memory failure Part II.



*goes off to reminisce at blog days gone by*



x

It's very tentative but how about



LETS FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE - FRANK SINATRA



on the basis of the first line ...

Afternoon All



Had a good meeting this morning. I could tell you some interesting tales about employment law... and I'm now back at my desk (briefly). I did manage to tweet the following earlier:



ROAD TO HELL by Chris Rea



YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND by Dead or Alive



UP THE JUNCTION by Squeeze



although I won't actually get to hear the show today.



#56 Wendy, I'm with you on men in shorts - especially if they have thin, pale legs. And the sandals and socks combo is never a good look either. I don't mind short sleeves - my curious aversion is armpits, so I can't stand seeing men wearing vests. Apologies to all our male bloggers...



;o)



Hugs to Julia40 for your poorly lass, and to Autumn_Gale for not getting the job.



~X~

#70 Katy - Gosh, talk about the ghosts of blogs past! I have rarely revisited any old blogs, but some of them do make for very interesting reading.



Maybe we could go all aristocratic, or firmly remain one of the great unwashed, for the upcoming Jubilee?



#56 Wendy - I don't mind men wearing shorts, or short-sleeved shirts, or indeed vests (Deebee) for that matter. Better that, than those chaps who have no compunction about letting it all hang out (on the top half I mean!) Now if the chap has washboard abs, that's one thing, but most fellows who discard their shirts seem to be more like Homer Simpson!



#76 Deebee - I agree that some armpits can be off-putting, especially those that look like they have overused feather dusters stored under there... :O

#64. You mean it WASN'T me? I thought I'd come up with it whilst smearing marmalade on me pins. ;0)

Good afternoon all - late today - busy doing nothing! Weather is glorious but bit too hot for me. I'm not a hot weather gal - fair skin and red head, I resemble a lobster if I stay out too long in the midday sun. Not that I'm complaining - it's lovely to feel warm and not have to be bundled up in layers of clothes - if I can find a bit of shade and a breeze I'm ok.



Very late but



UP AROUND THE BEND - CCR

worth a shot.



Happy days all.

JW

Men and shorts - mmm. Ok as long as not accompanied by sandals and socks. Our postman often wears shorts and it's not an unpleasant sight in the mornings.



;0)



JW

#78. Nope, it seems I was Mitztaken.

#71 72 74 77 78

Perhaps we should call it Blogstalgia

:^)



#80 and further back ..

And I'm now about to proclaim my unbiased and nauseatingly worthy opinion on men and their apparel ...

... I don't mind what men wear - or don't wear - so long as they have a kind nature and great sense of humour.



Oh yes - they must also cover their bits. I don't care to see the angle of the dangle.



Hehehehehe



B^D

#77 Zoe, it's worse than that. I even have an aversion to smoothly depilated ladies' underarms. Don't ask me why... I'm seeking therapy for it...



;o)



#78 #81 Someday, somebody's going to have to explain that to me. But maybe not here and not now...



~X~

#77 Zoe, I can feel myself becoming more and more French the closer we get ............... in fact I think the change is almost complete :0)

#83 Deebs - think Blackadder ... Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry etc. [comedy heroes of mine]

I suppose it's just a daft way of exclaiming "Well I never ..."



Well - something my something with something and call me something - if it's not ....!



Mine is based on something my brother used to say - only he didn't smear his shins with marmalade and he also called himself something else that I can't remember now.



:^D

#82 Katy - Despite my earlier criticism of some men's apparel, I am all for folk being comfortable, whatever that entails. Mind you, when you've had the misfortune to be pressed against some fellow's sweaty beer belly on public transport, or other confined spaces, you might not be quite so forgiving! *Ick*



#83 Deebee - Oh dear, this time of year must be a nightmare for you then, it's armpits as far as the eye can see! :O



#84 Harry Le Vivaneau - Vive La Revolution, indeed! ;-)

#82 With regard to angling dangling etc., a word of warning Katy.. do not watch Bingo's recommended video clip #33 which is a little ditty called Sexy and I Know It by a group named something which the wombles won't let me post but is an common acronym these days of laughing your ass (sic) off with an added F. It's an eye-opener for sure 8-S

#82 LOL!! Yes of course - I would think that goes without saying (or maybe in some cases it does need to be said...). Comfort and decency are the most important factors...



;o)



#85 Ah okay - got it...



#86 I have learned to avert my eyes...



I'm slipping away now - got to get home, walk and feed the dogpoppet (he won't get much of the first, unfortunately) change, and be on a train for the Big Smoke at quarter to 5. Enjoy the rest of your day!



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#87 Jilly - I must confess to quite liking that LM*AO song, it's funny and catchy :D



There are some good parodies of it too, I like these two...



'I'm Elmo and I know It' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWF86D_UNxc



He-Man version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu97XDIbyAE

#86 Oh I would always try and avoid the sweaty type, Zoe.

;^)



#87 Hmmm - Jilly. Of course - I had to look. Can't fathom why Bingo would post that link ..

:^o

#89 - Zoe did you see them on Sport Relief this year dancing in their pants! Like them or loathe them.............................they always make me chuckle.................

#82 Katy, I've just finished ready that blog and I'm starting to feel guilty as well as nostaligic.



I always used to say 'cheerio' at about 4.40 and that was Julia39/40's cue to put the dinner on. I'm wondering if Mister Julia 39/40 (38/39 actually) or her poor children have eaten since I stopped doing it? ;0)

#89/90/91 - the video made me laugh out loud when I watched it, especially the wiggle wiggle wiggle bit! I can't say I love the song but it made me smile and it is good to know that there are still some people who don't take themselves too seriously :D

*looks all innocent and carries on typing*



Whoopee, I've found a machine with a hidden screen this afternoon :)



#All previous posts - you all make me laugh!

Look what happens - I eventually find a a chance to blog and you all run away and hide.

Has Shona gone yet? ;0))))))

I didn't get beyond the first sentence of Bingo's post. Did you mean to post it on the CLP blog?

#93 Oh Jilly that video really made me laugh, too. Like Katy, I just had to have a peek.

The wiggle, wiggle bit is indeed the highlight! Lol

#96.......is it safe to come out yet?

From earlier, sorry you didn't get the job AG. Let's hope there's something bigger & better out there for you.



Shona, I hope you're not plugged in anywhere near water. Any hope of getting back into your office soon?



Reading the blog from last year was quite taxing. Got very confused as to who was who. Still trying to work out who I was at that time. Did amuse myself reading a post & agreeing wholeheartedly with it only to realise it was one of mine. I guess that's a good thing ;-)

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