"Very poor humour thread"?
So, you're a critic, now are you?
Good Morning Sunday 14th June 2026
Is my daughter insensitive - or am I oversensitive
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Hello all, extra good wishes to you all.
Well, the newspaper (only once a week) needed to be collected from the village shop, so Mr P asked what else we needed. There were things that he had been unable to get from his supermarket trip, so I jotted them down, in clear, large print, giving additional verbal instructions suggestions.
(The village shop now has a "non browsing" policy, and have set up a counter in the doorway. Shoppers are encouraged to arrive with a written list, which they give to the staff member.)
His first attempt was aborted, he was 
to see the queue stretching 200 metres back down to the village square!
He came home, but said he would go back in an hour or so.
So, we had a light lunch (cheese on toast) and off he went.
I was planning to make creamed cabbage to go with the chicken hot pot for Sunday, so my list included a small green cabbage, and some cream.
I had actually said to himself "Don't get a white cabbage, it won't work, and if they don't have green cabbage, we won't need the cream, and we can just use the extra broccoli that you bought that we didn't need yesterday. He looked at me and nodded, as if to say "Roger! Willco!" and off he went.
The bit regarding "If no lettuce, get mushrooms, we will have to have steak, chips & mushrooms instead of our usual steak, salad & jp's" (Not as healthy, but needs must 
) seemed to have been taken on board.
However I'm now the less than proud owner of a very large white cabbage, and a large pot of cream 
.
I will list the white cabbage on the village FB page, there must be someone with a large family who can use it! (Can be left in a bag on our doorstep for collection) and I suppose I could make creamed broccoli!
Before anyone castigates me (big word for a Saturday) I really do appreciate the fact that Mr P does get the shopping, this post is meant to be a bit of lighthearted stuff!
Just a thought, has anyone ever seen a post from Grandma1943, or MrsGrandad1943?
Does she exist? If so, is she actually allowed access to GN, or even the internet?
Phoenix, thank you so much for starting this thread, it has cheered me up no end! 
Misandry is undoubtedly a terrible crime
It's here on GN a lot of the time
We are fortunate to have a Misandry Official
Although some think he spouts a load of piffle
He diligently examines every thread
Often it makes him him really see red
"It doesn't look good" he's prone to exclaim!
"The men it seems get all the blame"
"When they go out to shop to do their best
Whilst you're on your buts having a rest
If you think your husband's efforts are lacking
Then get up off you're a***e and give him some backing"
It really isn't good to have a man wag his finger
Although the rude responses make me linger
Grandad you are fixated on something that hardly exists
But on and on you relentlessly persist
"Let it Go" like the song you should make that a must
Chillax with some wine before you combust 
That thought had crossed my mind, Phoenix.
I have another theory, but I'll hold it for now.
Oh that’s brilliant TerriBull!
"Tonight's the night" the clocks change.....
Who needs Saturday night TV?
Terribull
May7 it would need to be some high quality weed to lighten up Grandad.
It could be just what he needs though.
If MrsGrandad has any sense she’ll have recorded herself making non commits noises of agreement on a loop and will pass the WhatsApp time reading a good book and enjoying break from the endless lectures on health and safety legislation.
TerriBull that’s fantastic - you have a real talent
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