You seem to be mixing up “cannot” and “may not”.
January 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
You seem to be mixing up “cannot” and “may not”.
A friend of mine had a vasectomy at 19 or 20, but I’ve heard that for whatever reason doctors are more reluctant to sterilise young women than young men.
January 2, 2026 at 3:42 PM
A friend of mine had a vasectomy at 19 or 20, but I’ve heard that for whatever reason doctors are more reluctant to sterilise young women than young men.
I’m sure it was thoroughly washed, but it’s still not a nice association. Especially as the salads in that bowl tended to be the mayonnaise based ones with chunks in.
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I’m sure it was thoroughly washed, but it’s still not a nice association. Especially as the salads in that bowl tended to be the mayonnaise based ones with chunks in.
We also had the Sick Bowl as kids - an ugly 70s yellow melamine thing. I think my mum still has it, but as an adult I haven’t seen it used in her kitchen.
When I was still a kid though? I’m pretty sure she used to serve salads in it at barbecues.
When I was still a kid though? I’m pretty sure she used to serve salads in it at barbecues.
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
We also had the Sick Bowl as kids - an ugly 70s yellow melamine thing. I think my mum still has it, but as an adult I haven’t seen it used in her kitchen.
When I was still a kid though? I’m pretty sure she used to serve salads in it at barbecues.
When I was still a kid though? I’m pretty sure she used to serve salads in it at barbecues.
The correct response.
*My* sister in law, on the other hand, commissioned a lovely picture for me from a real artist:
*My* sister in law, on the other hand, commissioned a lovely picture for me from a real artist:
December 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The correct response.
*My* sister in law, on the other hand, commissioned a lovely picture for me from a real artist:
*My* sister in law, on the other hand, commissioned a lovely picture for me from a real artist:
My weird uncle, an air-traffic controller, did this for decades. Some of the excuses after he retired got very creative.
December 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
My weird uncle, an air-traffic controller, did this for decades. Some of the excuses after he retired got very creative.
If he hadn’t been so drunk, they might have had sex instead of just sleeping 😁
December 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If he hadn’t been so drunk, they might have had sex instead of just sleeping 😁
He’s waiting for the male and female sex tanks (albeit on wheels rather than tracks) to come trundling into view.
December 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
He’s waiting for the male and female sex tanks (albeit on wheels rather than tracks) to come trundling into view.
I know people who’d forget.
December 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I know people who’d forget.
One of my friends is seriously considering building a wooden sleeping pod just big enough to crawl into, slung from the ceiling of his bedroom. Think human bird-box, I guess. So you might not be alone.
December 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
One of my friends is seriously considering building a wooden sleeping pod just big enough to crawl into, slung from the ceiling of his bedroom. Think human bird-box, I guess. So you might not be alone.
How many tins is that the slag-heap from? 😁
December 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
How many tins is that the slag-heap from? 😁
Did you get the question about Scrooge right?
December 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Did you get the question about Scrooge right?
Once upon a time pretty much every account giving you access to the internet, came with a few megabytes of hosting space for you to make your own web page. It was just assumed that having a “home page“ was part of being online.
December 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Once upon a time pretty much every account giving you access to the internet, came with a few megabytes of hosting space for you to make your own web page. It was just assumed that having a “home page“ was part of being online.
Mine have always been in the evening so that the funk as druck feels more seemly, but I really can’t argue with your logic 😁
December 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Mine have always been in the evening so that the funk as druck feels more seemly, but I really can’t argue with your logic 😁
You guys have the office Christmas party at 10am?
December 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
You guys have the office Christmas party at 10am?
My parents do a good turkey, in the barbecue. It’s moist and has a slight smokey taste. I like their turkey, but now you mention it, there are other things that would be even better.
December 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
My parents do a good turkey, in the barbecue. It’s moist and has a slight smokey taste. I like their turkey, but now you mention it, there are other things that would be even better.
Eh; if you’ve only ever heard pievié being said as one word, and never realised it was an initialism…
December 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Eh; if you’ve only ever heard pievié being said as one word, and never realised it was an initialism…
You are not alone. I also saw “movie camera” until quite recently.
December 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
You are not alone. I also saw “movie camera” until quite recently.
Are you Those Lawyers, though, or are those some other lawyers?
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Are you Those Lawyers, though, or are those some other lawyers?
Plus it’s not like even a big fir tree is something you can really climb and sit in the top of. It’s too dense, and most of the branches are too thin.
(Yes, I tried it, but as a kid rather than a 40yo lawyer)
(Yes, I tried it, but as a kid rather than a 40yo lawyer)
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Plus it’s not like even a big fir tree is something you can really climb and sit in the top of. It’s too dense, and most of the branches are too thin.
(Yes, I tried it, but as a kid rather than a 40yo lawyer)
(Yes, I tried it, but as a kid rather than a 40yo lawyer)