Search Sort Posts:  Oldest to newest Newest to oldest

23/05/2008, 18:09 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 3,445 Re: Balanced Forum It's ages and ages since I last went to a ball, does one still wait until after the Queen has been toasted before smoking?  And wouldn't it be quicker nowadays to microwave her (sorry ). Cathy Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.    Report

23/05/2008, 18:09 Cathy Joined on 07/03/2006 Mostly near Bordeaux; Sometimes near Bristol Posts 1,964 Re: Balanced Forum  Gluestick wrote: Dropping Mrs Gluey at the railway station, I have increasingly noticed, lately, how scruffy  most commuters have become: particularly young women. For a moment, reading your thread Gluey, I thought I was reading the Henry Root letters.  Cathy ----- Your children won't remember you ironing their pyjamas but they will remember you reading them a bedside story.    Report

23/05/2008, 18:10 Cendrillon Joined on 19/10/2007 S.E. England & S.W.France Posts 440 Re: Balanced Forum "Dropping Mrs Gluey at the railway station, I have increasingly noticed, lately, how scruffy  most commuters have become: particularly young women. Trainers don't look the part with a suit!" Gluestick Perhaps these young women are keeping fit by walking from home to station then on to the office where they probably change into some smart high heeled shoes. Cendrillon    Report

23/05/2008, 18:14 Russethouse Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 10,092 Re: Balanced Forum After the London terrorism in 2007 one friend told me that her commuter daughter always wore trainers in case she had to walk along rail or underground track, quickly. www.quimperclub.org 99    Report

23/05/2008, 18:15 Cendrillon Joined on 19/10/2007 S.E. England & S.W.France Posts 440 Re: Balanced Forum "It's ages and ages since I last went to a ball, does one still wait until after the Queen has been toasted before smoking? " Cat In this day and age if you wanted an after dinner cigarette you would have to nip outside. Cendrillon    Report

23/05/2008, 18:15 Cendrillon Joined on 19/10/2007 S.E. England & S.W.France Posts 440 Re: Balanced Forum double post! deleted Cendrillon    Report

23/05/2008, 18:35 powerdesal Joined on 07/01/2006 ex-Sharjah U.A.E Posts 2,203 Re: Balanced Forum  Cathy wrote:  Gluestick wrote: Dropping Mrs Gluey at the railway station, I have increasingly noticed, lately, how scruffy  most commuters have become: particularly young women. For a moment, reading your thread Gluey, I thought I was reading the Henry Root letters.  How do you know that "Gluestick" isn't really William Donaldson ? Steve Back in the UAE (Fujeirah Emirate) + 50 (in France) ...........................................................................    Report

23/05/2008, 19:28 Gluestick Joined on 22/03/2006 UK and Nord Pas de Calais Posts 2,343 Re: Balanced Forum  Cat wrote: It's ages and ages since I last went to a ball, does one still wait until after the Queen has been toasted before smoking?  And wouldn't it be quicker nowadays to microwave her (sorry ). I think she's toasted herself, Cathy, after allowing Hello! to take the pics and write the article about her grandson's recent wedding............................ And yes: protocol does call for no smoking until after the toast to HM The Queen has been proposed and drunk. But since people are not allowed to smoke in enclosed commercial premises anymore................ That's yet another longstanding tradition consigned to the dustbin of NuLab.   "Yes, but that apart, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?" Gluestick    Report

23/05/2008, 19:30 Cathy Joined on 07/03/2006 Mostly near Bordeaux; Sometimes near Bristol Posts 1,964 Re: Balanced Forum  powerdesal wrote:  Cathy wrote:  Gluestick wrote: Dropping Mrs Gluey at the railway station, I have increasingly noticed, lately, how scruffy  most commuters have become: particularly young women. For a moment, reading your thread Gluey, I thought I was reading the Henry Root letters.  How do you know that "Gluestick" isn't really William Donaldson ? 'Cos Willie is no longer - he has expired - he has gone to the great library in the sky - he is a dead Willie Sad but true.  Read what Craig Brown had to say: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/07/09/do0906.xml Cathy ----- Your children won't remember you ironing their pyjamas but they will remember you reading them a bedside story.    Report

Page 14 of 25 (224 items) « First ... < 12 13 14 15 16 > ... Last »

France Forum » General Discuss... » The Complete Fr... » Balanced Forum

(Quick links) Forums Home |- Search Forums |- Active Topics |- Unanswered Posts User Options |- Sign In |- Join this community |- Forgot Password About This Forum (READ ONLY) |- About This Forum Moving |- Finding/Owning French Property |- Making the Move From Outside the EU |- Long-Term Letting |- Employment Vacancies in France Legal and Finance |- French Legal Issues |- French Finance Building and Renovation |- House Renovations |-- Working with Wood Living |- Earning a Living |- Driving |- French Education |- Pets |- Animal Welfare, Rescue & Protection |- French Satellite TV, French Internet and Telephone |- Health |-- Changes to Healthcare Entitlement, CPAM, CMU and Cartes Vitales |- Swimming Pools in France Owning/Running a Business |- French Artisans |- Gite Owners |- Hotel and Restaurant Owners |- B&B/Chambres d'Hôtes Owners Leisure and Pastimes |- Gardening |- Sport, Leisure and Pastimes |- Shopping |- French Antiques, Arts & Crafts |- Photography |- Motorcycling in France |- Books and Literature |- Getting Married in France |- Pregnancy and Birth French Culture |- French Food and Wine |- French Culture |- French Language |-- French Language FAQs and Useful Links |- Wildlife/Nature/Environment |- French History Travelling to/from France |- Travelling to/from France |- Latest Good Value Deals to/from France Holidays |- Holidays General Discussion |- The Complete France Post Bag |- The Lighter Side |- Other Topics |- Forum Technical Support |- Useful Links About France/French Living Regions |- HOTEL SEARCH |- Central |- North East |- North West |- Paris Ile de France |- South East |- South West |- East |- West |- Corsica and DOM-TOMs