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Can I just warn any lurkers out there...........

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jO5 Sat 24-Nov-12 13:34:00

who might be thinking of joining.

You will only be allowed to stay if: you can spell, can type, have a good grasp of English grammar, and preferably have a degree (OU is allowed).

And whatever you do don't show any sign of a slightly smutty sense of humour. That will make the poor gentle-women on here tear their hair, and Gransnet will delete you in case you scare off any potential advertisers. (not there seems to be many at the moment)

POGS Wed 28-Nov-12 21:27:05

Jo5

As the saying goes 'Oh you are naughty, but I like you'. smile

Greatnan Wed 28-Nov-12 22:20:15

I post at least one joke on Just Jokes every day, so it should usually come fairly high on the Active list.

gracesmum Thu 29-Nov-12 10:48:50

I may be being complacent , but we seem to have lost "annoyances" for the time being?

Ana Thu 29-Nov-12 10:52:49

All of them? grin

Anne58 Thu 29-Nov-12 10:53:35

Sshhhh!

gracesmum Thu 29-Nov-12 10:57:55

1,2,3,4,chickens............?grin

jO5 Thu 29-Nov-12 11:17:37

I'm still here. smile

soop Thu 29-Nov-12 11:53:36

Can't help but love you lot. Cannot stop tittering. I do believe we're all everso slightly unhinged [for want of a better word]. grin

Thanks for asking about our friend. He's undergoing all manner of tests. Once the news was known, it appears that offers of assistance have been blocking the phone line. Such support is priceless.

Butty Thu 29-Nov-12 11:56:46

.....and it wouldn't be the same without you J! smile

jO5 Thu 29-Nov-12 11:59:25

smile That's so nice Butty!

soop Thu 29-Nov-12 12:11:00

Ditto Jings smile

Nanadog Thu 29-Nov-12 12:45:40

When my daughter, her DH and her toddler son came back from NZ they lived with us for 3 months while they sorted out accommodation of their own. With them they brought this big plastic, primary colour toy. It was one of those Vtech things where the toddler put balls in the top, or on a rotating arm and they spun around or spiralled down with loud clunks. It plays music, and says stupid things like 3 blue lollipops in an irritating American accent. It was the most annoying thing I'd ever come across. I was so glad when they left that they took it with them.

But then, within a week I was asking them to return it. The grandchildren loved to play with it for long periods and I found it played some tunes I loved, like Big Rock Candy Mountain and I found it had a volume control.

Hi JO grin

soop Thu 29-Nov-12 12:49:59

Off to have a hearing aid fitted. Warned that for the first few days certain sounds may take some getting used to. shock Apparently, when I wee, it will sound like Niagara falls...[naughty titters!] grin

Nanadog Thu 29-Nov-12 13:01:53

What was that soop ???

kittylester Thu 29-Nov-12 14:04:30

soop TMI blush

gracesmum ssshhh! grin

Anne58 Thu 29-Nov-12 14:06:08

soop as long as it doesn't feel like Niagara Falls.......................

crimson Thu 29-Nov-12 16:09:11

soop is in the 'plumbing area department' again...

soop Fri 30-Nov-12 12:52:08

grin ...^you lot^ are such a laff. Have just reported on another thread - 'What should I be doing...' that the aid is in and doing a very good job. I hadn't realised how much I've been missing. When I'm next at the Scottish Gransmeet, be warned, I shall be able to hear even the naughtiest of words.

Anne58 Fri 30-Nov-12 15:28:46

But soop have you had an amplified wee yet?

soop Fri 30-Nov-12 16:00:40

Deafening! phoenix grin

Anne58 Fri 30-Nov-12 16:10:08

shock grin

Ana Fri 30-Nov-12 16:21:27

Self-defeating hearing aid! shock

soop Fri 30-Nov-12 16:25:31

Ha ha...tee hee. I'm hardly aware that the aid is pushed so far into my ear. It's far more comfortable than I imagined. So grateful for the improvement. For something so small, it works wonders. grin

Anne58 Fri 30-Nov-12 16:28:46

There's an awful lot of modern technology in the health sector that we should be grateful for. So glad that you are pleased with it soop

numberplease Fri 30-Nov-12 16:50:19

Wish my husband would wear his!