I would just like to say

Stanleysteamer said:

"In British superstition Magpies are natures fortune tellers, who hasn’t hear the old rhyme which attributes a different outcome to the number of magpies spotted, traditionally it began “One for sorrow, two for mirth, three for a funeral, four for a birth”, this has been adapted with time and now we more commonly say “two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy” and this goes up to ten ending with the rather more cryptic “ten for a bird you must not miss”.

A single magpie is a portent of bad luck but this can be offset by asking the bird “Morning Mr Magpie – how’s your lady wife today?” which is rather fitting as once paired magpies mate for life. Alternatively it’s possible to ward off ill fortune by imitating the bird, vigorous arm flapping is said to achieve the desired result. "

Good thing you didn't see just one!!!

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DanClarke said:

So, the nasty woman that played around on my son while they were married and is now "with child" by her new partner didn't drop them off at the agreed time on Weds (couldn't get her sorry self out of bed) and today she didn't pick her kids up as agreed by 2:30, she just left us hanging and arrived at 4PM. Not only that, she didn't even get out of her car just sat there while her kids toted all their stuff out to the car and then got in. Not a "thanks for having them", or a "sorry I am late", just nothing. My wife is wiped out and I am similarly stressed out with it all. Getting a bit fed up of this sort of nonsense.

I think there is a reason you don't have kids in your 70's (unless you are a billionaire or a film star).

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Dippypud said:

At Dads a few days back I counted 12, noisy buggers had a cat trapped under a car ... I expect it was 'payback' for something the cat had done earlier ...

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Stanleysteamer said:

That'll be a sight 2 K9s being walked by C3PO and R2D2!!!

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Stanleysteamer said:

I know what a burn is me old Scotty mate!!
But do you know what one is called in Wiltshire?

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kevstar said:

& getting hunted down by Buck Rodgers & Twiki

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kevstar said:

Errr the Avon..

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kevstar said:

She could hold Hold my Twiki

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Stanleysteamer said:

Seeing as how there are "afon"s all over the country......
"'Avon' in Old English (and welsh) means 'River'. For that reason, there are around 9 River Avons in the UK, with 5 in England, 1 in wales and 3 in Scotland."

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Stanleysteamer said:

Seeing as how there are "afon"s all over the country......
"'Avon' in Old English (and welsh) means 'River'. For that reason, there are around 9 River Avons in the UK, with 5 in England, 1 in wales and 3 in Scotland."

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WhiskyLassie said:

Same with Tarbets

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Def90man said:

Who doesn’t like a bit of Colonel Wilma Deering


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kevstar said:

So Avon it is then.

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Stanleysteamer said:

Sure, there is a part of the Avon in Wilts, in places like Bradford on Avon.

But the answer is "leat". We are still talking about streams/becks/burns/bournes/leats/rills/gills etc aren't we? Not rivers?

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WhiskyLassie said:

Local freeads put her number up saying free gardening services to help those in need.

Or anon voicemails playing gold digger down the phone

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kevstar said:

So not a natural burn/stream, I thought a leat was man made thingy bob a job.

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Stanleysteamer said:

Sure, there is a part of the Avon in Wilts, in places like Bradford on Avon.

But the answer is "leat". We are still talking about streams/becks/burns/bournes/leats/rills/gills etc aren't we? Not rivers?

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