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All you need is love - The Beatles

SteveT Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My full name is SteveT'panda, by 'eck, from > Yorkshire way, and if you think that 35 is too old > to have a full litter of baby pandas I'll have you > know I sired my last litter at 44 'appen and she > has just passed her eleven plus, at the tender age > of 18. > Now if that there, aint a success story I'd like > to know what was. > Any more of this 'ere faint hearted 'can't do it I > 'ave an 'eadache' nonsense and I'll expect you > round 'ere at your most fertile part of the decade > and we shall soon eradicate all these 'academic > ideas' wi' a seein' to we'll never forget. > > An if that aint the best offer a critter as 'ad t' > this side o' a full moon, I'll eat my bamboo > by'eck if I won't. Lol, now I am scared ;-). *scampers off to hide in the chinese mountains* Seriously, I didn't mean 35 is too old anyway, but ruling out single parenthood as an option (for me) there is that minor detail of needing to find the right guy first and wanting to be able to enjoy some time together before thinking about having a family. And I have my reasons for not wanting to be a parent (nothing sinister just personal).

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lol, I think some of that would put me off more! I'm sure it's great for some people, just don't think it's for me. And being single and the wrong side of 35 it's largely academic anyway.

Not sure what my biggest fear would be now.... really don't like snakes though, menacing looking things. I used to be terrified of the idea of being trapped in a burning building when I was a kid - had repeated nightmares about it, my poor parents used to have to get up to me most nights when I was a toddler, god knows how they put up with me. Actually having children might be my biggest fear, but at least I can do something to avoid that one!!

I think some degree of sex discrimination exists - but I don't think it really explains all of the gap between average pay for men and women. Lots of women choose to put their career on hold and make motherhood their first priority, and if you do that it's inevitable that you will miss out on some promotional opportunities. Not convinced that is necessarily a bad thing to be honest - beyond a certain point more money won't actually make you happier, and if it means more responsibility and so less time with family, then the promotion may make you less happy. As a single woman, I have to admit, I look at the partners where I work and think the sacrifices they have to make for work don't seem worth the money. There are a lot more male partners than female - but I don't think that is evidence of discrimination, just in general more men are willing to make more sacrifices for their career. (Obviously a bit of a generalisation - I know some men do take on more of childcare and that some women are very ambitious, but I think the generalisation isn't without some grounds.)

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Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim

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The Sound Of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

Golden Touch - Razorlight

A woman decides to have a facelift for her 50th birthday. She spends $15,000 and feels pretty good about the results. On her way home, she stops at a news stand to buy a newspaper. Before leaving, she says to the clerk, 'I hope you don't mind my asking, but how old do you think I am?' 'About 32,' is the reply. 'Nope! I'm exactly 50,' the woman says happily. A little while later she goes into McDonald's and asks the counter girl the very same question. The girl replies, 'I'd guess about 29.' The woman replies with a big smile, 'Nope, I'm 50.' Now she's feeling really good about herself. She stops in a drug store on her way down the street. She goes up to the counter to get some mints and asks the clerk this burning question. The clerk responds, 'Oh, I'd say 30.' Again she proudly responds, 'I'm 50, but thank you!' While waiting for the bus to go home, she asks an old man waiting next to her the same question. He replies,'I'm 78 and my eyesight is going. Although, when I was young, there was a sure-fire way to tell how old a woman was. It sounds very forward, but it requires you to let me put my hands under your bra. Then, and only then can I tell you EXACTLY how old you are.' They wait in silence on the empty street until her curiosity gets the best of her. She finally blurts out, 'What the hell, go ahead.' He slips both of his hands under her blouse and begins to feel around very slowly and carefully. He bounces and weighs each breast and he gently pinches each nipple. He pushes her breasts together and rubs them against each other. After a couple of minutes of this, she says, 'Okay, okay...How old am I?' He completes one last squeeze of her breasts, removes his hands, and says, 'Madam, you are 50.' Stunned and amazed, the woman says, 'That was incredible, how could you tell?' The old man says, 'Promise you won't get mad?' 'I promise I won't,' she says. 'I was behind you in McDonald's.'

well, the folk watching the men's final are certainly getting their money's worth.... wonder if we will even have a winner tonight?