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24th December 2013, 07:08 PM
#1
Down Under.
Our shipmates Down Under are already into their Christmas Day and will be awakening in a couple of hours to get the show on the road.Nice warm weather whilst we have these gales and weather warnings and realy wrap up warm weather,Would Christmas be Christmas without the old traditional cold weather and snow or would you rather be throwing another prawn on the barbie.
Regards.
Jim.B.
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24th December 2013, 07:14 PM
#2
Re: Down Under.
Remember after a Christmas meal and few drinks, lying on the beach in Durban with the hot sun beating down on us. Magic.
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24th December 2013, 08:19 PM
#3
Re: Down Under.
Jim its raining and not very warm we might even get a white Christmas but who cares plenty to eat and drink ALL THE BEST and to all you very good people on this site that goes too
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24th December 2013, 08:27 PM
#4
Re: Down Under.
Lou,have your lads given you any room yet to put some food in the fridge???
Regards.Jim.B.
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24th December 2013, 08:28 PM
#5
Re: Down Under.
DOWN UNDER ?
Between the ages of 18 - 21 a woman is like Africa or Australia. She is half discovered, half wild and naturally beautiful with bushland around the fertile deltas.
Between the ages of 21 - 30 a woman is like America or Japan. Completely discovered, very well developed and open to trade especially with countries with cash or cars.
Between the ages of 30 - 35 she is like India or Spain. Very hot, relaxed and convinced of its own beauty.
Between the ages of 35 - 40 a woman is like France or Argentina. She may have been half destroyed during the war but can still be a warm and desirable place to visit.
Between the ages of 40 - 50 she is like Yugoslavia or Iraq. She lost the war and is haunted by past mistakes. Massive reconstruction is now necessary.
Between the ages of 50 - 60 she is like Russia or Canada. Very wide, quiet and the borders are practically unpatrolled but the frigid climate keeps people away.
Between the ages of 60 - 70 a woman is like England or Mongolia. With a glorious and all conquering past but alas no future.
After 70 they become Albania or Afghanistan. Everyone knows where it is, but no one wants to go there.
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24th December 2013, 08:36 PM
#6
Re: Down Under.
Keith should you have said HA HA after that????
Regards.
Jim.B
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24th December 2013, 09:21 PM
#7
Re: Down Under.
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24th December 2013, 09:27 PM
#8
Re: Down Under.
9.30 here. Midnight is peace on earth.
Humour has it's place but seriously there is so much more important:
EG: Pimms o'clock ?
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24th December 2013, 09:28 PM
#9
Re: Down Under.
Keith,I have'nt quite got the hang of this HA HA yet so I'm not quite sure when it should be used please enlighten me.
Regards.
Jim.b.
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24th December 2013, 09:55 PM
#10
Re: Down Under.
Will try, I have only tlll midnight, then thIS panto turns me into a pumpkin Ha Ha! not certain why I get the blame, the real culprit is behind you: HA HA ?
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