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> So, I take it I'm the only They Might Be Giants

> fan then?


Not to put to fine a point on it, say I'm the only bee in your bonnet make a little birdhouse in my soul.

The canary in the attic by the light switch, WHO WATCHES OVER YOU, make a little birhouse in your soul.



No you're not Anna, and if huguenot sees this, he'll be smiling too!

Hmmm...I don't remember saying hello either. My first post was this joke:-


This little lad is peddling down the street on his bike in Belfast when he gets hit by a car doing about 60 miles an hour.

An old woman rushes over to him and sees that he's really badly injured.

"An ambulance is on its way my son," she says. "Do you want me to call for a Priest?"

"No thanks Ma'am," says the little boy. "Sex is the last thing on my mind right now!"

my first post was a gripe against bad manners and I never introduced myself, profuse apologies to one and all!

Was a silent observer for a while until the urge overtook my self control, and I'd wake in the wee ( well doesnt everyone of a certain age?) small hours with the register icon flashing in my mind , I fought hard, but eventually gave in to the compulsion which is now the EDF ...

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