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shysal Mon 18-May-15 08:10:14

My FIL reported that some neighbours had driven off to Glastonbury in a hired Doberman!

absent Mon 18-May-15 07:11:25

I am pretty sure that I have already mentioned the occasion when I wandered into the kitchen one morning and asked Mr absent, "Do we have any Viagra?".

He blanched and asked why.

"Oh, the usual reason," I replied. "It's not working, it must be blocked. You'll have to take off the shower head and soak it."

A huge sigh of relief followed. "Yes," he said calmly, "There's Viacal in the cupboard under the sink."

Katek Sun 17-May-15 23:15:02

My old neighbour used to use Domestless down the loo.

louisamay Sun 17-May-15 23:08:36

My sisters late MIL once reported that she'd stayed with friends for the weekend and she was going to 'retaliate' - reciprocate we think she meant - by inviting them to stay with her in the near future.
She also liked to go on 'all exclusive' holidays.

Bellanonna Sun 17-May-15 22:34:44

Those posts are really funny.
45 years ago, wedding shopping with my mother, while I was trying a dress on I heard her tell the assistant that my bridesmaid wanted a Dutch cap!

merlotgran Sun 17-May-15 22:15:27

My mother frequently asked her hairdresser for a 'blow job' and my aunt (her elder sister) referred to the menopause as the 'monoplus' confused

Grannyknot Sun 17-May-15 21:49:42

Actually I'm still blush at the memory.

Grannyknot Sun 17-May-15 21:43:16

Lol. When we hadn't been here in the UK long, I told a colleague who had invited me for lunch, that I was sorry I had to blow him - found out later after much hilarity in the open plan office that the expression is "blow you off".

Eloethan Sun 17-May-15 21:05:26

The other thread where somebody's grandma called the Dulux Dog the Durex Dog reminded me of something my mum did.

Some years ago when mum came to stay for a week, I took her to have her hair done and the hairdresser put serum on her hair to give it some shine. |Mum was pleased with the result.

When I visited her a couple of weeks later, she said she'd been to Boots to get a tube of "that semen".

"The young man gave me a very funny look", Mum said, "He didn't undersstand what I wanted but we managed to sort it out eventually".