JAN_is Forum Posts (3,849)

Toilet humour.

Actually it´s not humourous at all imo.

I teach every day in an International, well known furniture and home decoration company. In the stores there are mini display rooms set up and designed to give customers a good idea of how their living room, kitchen etc would look if they purchased the goods.

Yesterday a customer decided he/she couldn´t walk the few steps to the public toilets directly in front of the store bathroom display and actually used the display toilet!!! Not just for a pee either! And, the toilet seat had been stuck dowm so whoever did it must have spent a minute or two prising the lid up.

Apparently this has happened a few times before. What kind of person would do that I ask myself?

RE: Well Peeps,be seeing you............

Happy Christmas and have a wonderful time. You sure you don´t want to hide your profile whilst you´re away just in case it gets snatched again and dressed as Santa.

RE: Have you ever Accidentally viewed a profile?

I posted a similar thread a long time ago and was ribbed by quite a few people....in a jokey way of course. The reason I was ribbed was because I wrote that I felt exruciatingly embarrassed when I´ve accidentally viewed a profile. Really, I get cold sweats and swear to myself never to log in again!

I don´t look at profiles unless I´m responding to a message, and even then not always if it´s from an obvious scammer or forum player.

RE: Important things I've learnt today

Not to retrieve footballs which have been kicked outside the playing field.

RE: Have u ever been taken to Police Station?

Me too, sometimes I help out with translating for the police.

I was taken there for another reason though way back at the tender age of 13 because I stayed out at an all night party. Don´t know how I thought I´d get away with it with such a strict dad who had friends in the police.

RE: ~How much it taks to stay patient? ~

That sounds rather cold.

I´ve already said that I´m a patient person, but I think it´s part of my character and not something I have to work too hard in achieving. Emotions do interfere with my decisions, that´s normal imo, not anger however, because you cannot make sensible decisions in that state of mind.

Night folks I´m off to bed.

RE: Love letters <3

If a picture speaks a thousand words, a love letter speaks a thousand more . . .

Even in this age of e-mail, faxes, and instant messaging, nothing has ever replaced the power of a love letter. Much the way light displays every color when passed through a prism, love letters express the spectrum of our emotions, offering a colorful glimpse into the soul of the writer, and of the writer’s beloved.

Lowenherz, David H.

RE: ~How much it taks to stay patient? ~

I should have added that I never ever get angry with students. I meant that I do feel angry at times in other situations.

RE: ~How much it taks to stay patient? ~

I´m a patient person, I have to be otherwise I couldn´t do the job of teaching. Of course I get angry sometimes, but I tend to bottle it inside rather than scream or shout.

If I were to have a hissy fit, in work for example, my colleagues would be absolutely gobsmacked.

RE: Love letters <3

Oh you! You´ve just taken all the romance out of it.

RE: Love letters <3

Yes I know, but the greatest pleasure in receiving a handwritten love letter is looking at that unopened envelope with handwriting you recognise, opening it with excitement, unfoldong it, and then reading it line by line whilst it is held in your hand. Then of course keeping it and going back to read it perhaps years later.

RE: Do you believe the IM will be available in a few weeks?

Don´t care, it´s a pain in the neck for many reasons. I had it on for about a week then got rid of it pronto.

RE: Two Word Add-On continued....

foreign object

RE: Love letters <3

Love letters should be written by hand.

RE: For all the Single Parents

I really do not envy you single parents out there in the big bad dating world and count my blessings that I divorced when my two chidren were adults and I was still young enough to forge a new career and life for myself abroad.

I´ve said on a few occasions here that I would not choose to date a man with dependent children, and I know from reading posts here that many more are of the same mindset, both female and male, but I do wish you and other single parents all the luck in the world in finding a partner if that´s what you´re looking for.

RE: missing

Oh yes, he was a gem.

RE: material people in NY

I actually prefer a blend of both so I´ve chosen to live in a small city close enough to the beach and the mountains yet still having the city advantages such as work, shops and accessible social life.

Because it´s a relatively small city I can walk virtually everywhere and the people are generally friendly.

RE: material people in NY

Not only London, all the major cities in the world are exactly the same.

Sadly even those who live in less affluent surroundings still aspire to what they perceive as a better life in the big city. The simple life you mention is becoming less visible and easily attainable today.

RE: missing

Oh no has she gone? What a loss. She wasn´t here too regularly I don´t think but always with a cheery post.

RE: How do you choose your Christmas gifts...?

Yummy!

RE: Thread of the Week Award

This is a good idea though, we could have a regular CS Oscar ceremony for the thread of the week.

"Lactating" wouldn´t get my vote though.

RE: missing

Definitely one on my list too.

RE: What is your favourite cheese?

Feta with sundried tomatoes and rocket leaves....yummy!

I do love a mature English Cheddar with pickles though.

RE: missing

I miss lots of people, or rather their threads and posts. I´m not one to communicate too much in private with CS people so I base my judgement on what people post, and we have had some wonderful, clever, intelligent and thought provoking threads from past members. Some now too of course, but there seems to be a very different membership base now than 5 years ago. Not sure why.

RE: How do you choose your Christmas gifts...?

Streak away.

RE: Alphabet game of Christmas Gifts YOU would like....

Ticket to China. I desperately miss my son who is working there, and I want to see how well he has done in securing his wonderful new job.

RE: A warm Manchester welcome to the Chilean Miners

Yeah G!

It must be so exciting for them though, some of whom, or maybe all I don´t know, had never, previous to the disaster, ventured out of their own country.

I hope they have a great time.

RE: Can I ask all you hunky C/S men a question?

It´s not about abiding by rules Robbie, it´s how one is brought up I suppose in some small way, age, and how comfortable one is if in that situation.

To be honest, and I´m not blowing my own trumpet, I´ve never had to ask a man out nor wanted to.

I do feel for men though having to be the instigator in many ways particularly with the thought of possible rejection in the back of their minds, so perhaps women should be more proactive. Not me though, I prefer to be asked.....sometimes, because it´s just as difficult to say no thanks to someone too you know.

RE: Can I ask all you hunky C/S men a question?

I know your question is for the men venus, but can I say that I would never in a million years ask a man out. I never have, and if that makes me old fashioned then so be it.

However, I do think that in general, women go for the more subtle approach to show interest don´t you think?

RE: Long in the tooth or milk teeth?

Well I´ve been here on and off for a long time and had quite a few CS dates, none of which I particularly enjoyed, for a variety of reasons, so I´m not going to go on any more online dates.

The dates I occasionally have in the real world, or more traditional way have been much more successful and longer lasting fortunately, so CS for me is just a place to pop in and out of solely to participate on the forums. It´s also a means of befriending people in far off places, though I could never call someone a real friend simply because I write to them occasionally as others often do. Very nice people on the face of it of course, but you never really know someone until you meet them. I sometimes think that there are people here who sadly don´t appear to have friends offline so their online friendships become more meaningful and important to them. That´s not such a bad thing if it helps ease loneliness though.

I agree with your last point in so far as many people seem to rely too much on forming a relationship here, usually the newer members, and with the slim chance of that ever happening they could well be scuppering opportunities in the real world.

Having said that, there are one or two who have succeeded online and appear to have formed happy relationships. Whether those relationships stand the test of time who knows, one or two since I´ve been here have already fallen by the wayside.