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Urmstongran Mon 21-Nov-22 13:31:52

😁

Every time I look at my phone during the night and ‘second guess’ what time it might be I think of Maw as years ago she did a thread on the topic. Whenever I eat a crumpet I think of EllanVannin! And at this time of year I always think of grandMattie who explained why my Christmas candle bridge could stay up until early February and it pleased me because I love it’s comforting soft light and my mum bought it for me.

Do any of you associate actions or things with any of our posters? (Or is it just me? 🤣)

Iam64 Mon 21-Nov-22 13:34:15

Urmston- when I read praise of Brexit (or Trump) I often think of you 😉

Urmstongran Mon 21-Nov-22 13:39:26

Ha! 😁

GrannyGravy13 Mon 21-Nov-22 13:43:53

Whenever I am cooking from scratch or doing housework I think of Urmstongran #lazygran

Definitely EV when I see/eat crumpets

Friday mornings I still look for gillybob’s Friday Girl

Zoejory Mon 21-Nov-22 13:48:05

Every time I see a knitted bear or snowman ⛄️ I think of Witzend and wish I could knit

merlotgran Mon 21-Nov-22 13:52:27

Hearing, Soz, instead of sorry, reminds me of jingl and any mention of gammon at Christmas makes me think of phoenix.

Redhead56 Mon 21-Nov-22 13:54:19

Crumpets remembering E V ate a lot of them. Every time I cook gammon I am reminded of Phoenix.

paddyann54 Mon 21-Nov-22 14:19:47

When I cross the Queensferry Crossing Bridge I think of Aveline...though she wasn't Aveline then.She argued the toss about the bridge being a disaster,that it wasn't opened or that the approach roads were dreadful or somesuch nonsense and I had to post the evidence of the late Queen opening it weeks before.
Seems anti SNP is a real thing for some when they want to ignore what is the longest 3 span bridge in the world and attracts visitors every day.Sorry Aveline ,SNP are still winning votes and will keep on doing it for a while yet.

Jaxjacky Mon 21-Nov-22 14:20:04

Definitely EV for crumpets; red wine and slightly dodgy jokes Rufus.

GrannyGravy13 Mon 21-Nov-22 14:21:13

Definitely Phoenix when cooking a gammon.

Oopsadaisy1 Mon 21-Nov-22 14:56:26

Whenever ‘A Place in the Sun’ is on I think of Urms in her Malaga home and wish we had done the same thing years ago.

However I’m not jealous. Much.

downtoearth Mon 21-Nov-22 15:04:11

Definitely phoenix and the gammon this time of year.

Oreo Mon 21-Nov-22 15:28:13

Paddyann54 and Iam64
Ever stop to think this is a lighthearted thread not a mean girl one?

Oreo Mon 21-Nov-22 15:29:13

Zoejory

Every time I see a knitted bear or snowman ⛄️ I think of Witzend and wish I could knit

Yup, me too, her creations are marvellous.

Callistemon21 Mon 21-Nov-22 15:39:41

merlotgran

Hearing, Soz, instead of sorry, reminds me of jingl and any mention of gammon at Christmas makes me think of phoenix.

Yes, I thought of phoenix when we discussed the Christmas gammon yesterday.
But then, I often think of her.

Jings for Soz and various reasons

Witzend if anyone mentions the word Nativity wink

Lemongrove when we need some fun, frivolity and the Admiral

Rufus and dodgy jokes, with his daily updates from Down Under

Juliet27 Mon 21-Nov-22 15:51:31

When I read the name EllanVannin I think ‘where is she?’

FannyCornforth Mon 21-Nov-22 16:23:22

Oreo

Paddyann54 and Iam64
Ever stop to think this is a lighthearted thread not a mean girl one?

Iam64 is as far from a ‘mean girl’ as you can get. I’m sure she was just ribbing Urms.
I know that it’s sometimes difficult to believe on here, but it is possible to have opposing views and still get on.

Re the op, I’ve got loads that I’m sure will come to me, but to start with:

Rufus - whenever The Oldie magazine comes through my letterbox (he recommended it to me. It’s brilliant, and where he got most of his better jokes from)

Lucca - whenever I see a zip up fleece featuring a wolf howling at the moon (I know that they have a special place in her heart)

Riverwalk - my fantastic bath machine that she recommended (and The Durrells🐴)

TerriBull Mon 21-Nov-22 16:52:11

Grandad number something or other aka as "The Misandry Officer" Specialist subjects HGVs, keeping gutters free of leaves and misandry as displayed on GN.

Cherrytree59 Mon 21-Nov-22 16:58:35

Anniebach (and David,)
When I hear a Welsh voice or watch the Welsh singing at the rugby.🏉

When I see the first daffodil,
I know like me, Annie loves daffodil and the end of winter. daffodil

Oreo Mon 21-Nov-22 17:15:46

paddyann54

When I cross the Queensferry Crossing Bridge I think of Aveline...though she wasn't Aveline then.She argued the toss about the bridge being a disaster,that it wasn't opened or that the approach roads were dreadful or somesuch nonsense and I had to post the evidence of the late Queen opening it weeks before.
Seems anti SNP is a real thing for some when they want to ignore what is the longest 3 span bridge in the world and attracts visitors every day.Sorry Aveline ,SNP are still winning votes and will keep on doing it for a while yet.

Is this ribbing too FannyCornforth ?
I think not.
But thank you for being the thread monitor hmm

Oreo Mon 21-Nov-22 17:17:18

Just a bit tired of posters on light hearted threads going over to the dark side, I mean just why?

Oreo Mon 21-Nov-22 17:19:12

In case that’s not clear FannyCornforth if this thread is used as an excuse to have a pop at posters either still on here or those who have left it’s a poor do.

kittylester Mon 21-Nov-22 17:29:57

For goodness sake. I'm thread monitor now.

Stop it.

Lots of things remind me our phoenix. Some silly like the gammon and the curse and some very, very sad.

Something reminded me of Greatnan the other day. Sadly, I didn't really get to know her but she scared me in the very early days.

I miss jings and our Friday girl.

Yammy Mon 21-Nov-22 17:32:55

Most of these people left before I joined some of them sound characters I wish I had read their posts.
To me, Fanny tries to sort us all out but in a light-hearted way she's helpful.
Georges Grannie reminds me of one of the happiest periods of my life and I know I can joke with her.
Sago a touch of luxury that I used to enjoy myself.
Not forgetting GSM the voice of the law.

Callistemon21 Mon 21-Nov-22 17:33:04

kittylester

For goodness sake. I'm thread monitor now.

Stop it.

Lots of things remind me our phoenix. Some silly like the gammon and the curse and some very, very sad.

Something reminded me of Greatnan the other day. Sadly, I didn't really get to know her but she scared me in the very early days.

I miss jings and our Friday girl.

kittylester I hope someone will find the gammon thread before Christmas.
Please 🙂

We've decided on gammon for Christmas Eve dinner and I need the recipe.