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nanaej Mon 02-Jul-12 16:50:02

I am officially a pensioner as today I activated my state pension! Apparently I could have been collecting it since January so a bit of back pay due ...how nice as it softens the blow of admitting I am a certain age on the outside whilst in my head I am about 30!!!

jeni Tue 03-Jul-12 22:37:55

I did get 85% for English Lang lit biology and chemistry though!

And RE.

jeni Tue 03-Jul-12 22:36:10

In the same vein, does anyone remember a poem that started something like
'je suis le tenebrae'

nanaej Tue 03-Jul-12 22:35:11

haha jeni my favourit comment on one of my school reports reads "22%- this is a true reflection of E's ability in Latin" confused

Anagram Tue 03-Jul-12 22:34:02

What, that you only got 23% for Latin? grin
Don't worry, jeni, we won't hold it against you!

jeni Tue 03-Jul-12 22:32:07

I just glad other people know it as well!

jeni Tue 03-Jul-12 22:31:16

grin I got 23% for o level Latin!

Elegran Tue 03-Jul-12 22:30:58

If we want to be pedantic about the poem, it is called "Lament for the makars" not makers.

Elegran Tue 03-Jul-12 22:29:05

Isn't "conturbat" a past tense?

If is the conturbation is in the past, you are presumably dead and beyond being conturbed by it.

jeni Tue 03-Jul-12 22:23:37

I thought it was conturbit but my source says conturbit!?
Anyway it's late. Bed!
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When?

Annobel Tue 03-Jul-12 22:20:22

'conturbat', I think...

jeni Tue 03-Jul-12 22:15:46

Timor gransnetters conturbit me!

Annobel Tue 03-Jul-12 22:13:23

Well, jeni, if you will quote William Dunbar!

jeni Tue 03-Jul-12 21:59:10

Oh dear! What did I unintentionally start?

whenim64 Tue 03-Jul-12 21:42:11

Words fail me!!

Nonu Tue 03-Jul-12 21:14:08

a] I"m not a man and I don"t think I am inferior , but surely one is entitled to one"s opinions without being put down . but I seem to be wrong . gosh

johanna Tue 03-Jul-12 21:13:47

nonu
Please stop taking the piss.

Nonu Tue 03-Jul-12 21:09:07

At the risk of being boring I think men are the superior race, I certainly think that of my husband of forty years , guess some of you can beat that ?

Annobel Tue 03-Jul-12 21:08:21

If you really think men are superior, I wonder what that says about you? Either that you are, in fact, a man, or that you, personally are inferior. Same thing really. hmm

Anagram Tue 03-Jul-12 21:04:16

Nonu must be a man...grin

johanna Tue 03-Jul-12 20:59:58

nonu
Your train of thought is a definite nono

Nonu Tue 03-Jul-12 20:49:43

Well this a first , being called darling on gransnet , I think men ARE SUPERIOR ,

jeni Tue 03-Jul-12 20:42:12

nonu darling. How can you think men are superior? They have a vital bit missing! A portion of a chromosone. They are xy whereas we are xxsmile

Nonu Tue 03-Jul-12 20:36:54

Oooo ANAGRAM do you think I should is that the same one you are on

Anagram Tue 03-Jul-12 20:30:04

Yes, dear. Keep taking the medicine.

Nonu Tue 03-Jul-12 20:24:27

I do think men are much more superior to us , their brains are bigger and they are stronger