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Teetime Mon 28-Sept-15 08:45:36

-here goes how to describe the indescribable
6ft 12st 7lbs - athletic build aged 69
lovely bum
lovely manners
plays a very straight bat
bowler (soon to be coach if he passes exams today)
golfer
likes good food but takes nothing into the body that has no business being there
penchant for mad brunettes (Kate Bush, Chrissie Hind- me)
bearded old hippy
politically very astute and informed
GOS - if you like Monty Python and satire generally (I do)
music lover- classical, jazz and blues, modern indie
splenectomised (that's how we met he was a patient)
totally reliable
hairy generally
nature has been very kind - if you know what I mean wink

PRINTMISS Mon 28-Sept-15 08:35:53

5'8" and shrinking
Wispy white hair almost covering an increasing bald patch.
A healthy weight
Tends to stoop when walking, prefers the car
Really kind, but not thoughtful
Loves all sport,
Can't see to read, but enjoys the talking newspaper and books
Mows the lawn, but never finished the edges,
ALWAYS leaves just one item to be wiped up
Will always help when asked, sometimes offers.
Has lots of friends, people seem to like him
He is not for sale, or to be given away, he has been my best friend for 70 years, and I would miss him, and worry in case he was unhappy.

shadowfax07 Mon 28-Sept-15 00:10:23

6' 0"
Greying hair, balding rapidly
Is proficient with the vacuum cleaner, washing machine, dishwasher and iron.
Does housework but has issues with failing eyesight grin.
Will mow lawn, but not do any other sort of gardening.
Enjoys cooking, and makes very good curries.
Hates shopping.
Doesn't read books.
Very good at DIY, especially electrics (his apprenticeship was as an electrician).
Snores like a pig.
Very generous.
Capable of making me cry with laughter.
Has a brain that works the same way as mine, so that we can frequently be thinking the same thing.

Hmm, think I'll keep him, even if he does irritate the wotsits out of me every so often!

hildajenniJ Sun 27-Sept-15 21:17:50

6' 2"
Grey hair balding rapidly.
Heavier than he used to be (probably my fault)
Very good gardener
Can wash, tumble dry, do dishes (I taught him to use appliances)
Will do housework (unwillingly)
Does not do ironing
Does do all the shopping and very well too
Has tendency to overspend
Would give you his last farthing.

apricot Sun 27-Sept-15 20:16:15

Your husbands all sound like sweeties.
I discarded mine long ago and another woman, who must be an angel, or mad, took him over. She's very welcome to him, I only wish I could have put him on e bay years earlier.

ninathenana Sun 27-Sept-15 18:51:38

phoenix grin your first line.
May I add...
Kind and generous
Definitely not for sale, he's one in a million.
loopyloo I did ask but she hasn't replied. I know it's not birthday or anniversary time so it's not that smile

merlotgran Sun 27-Sept-15 18:02:21

grin shysal

shysal Sun 27-Sept-15 17:59:36

5ft 7in
Receding grey hair, combed forward to hide the fact, but revealing bald spot
Sticky out ears
Turned out feet
Walks like a penguin
Suffers from verbal diarrhoea
Doesn't listen
Lazy
Unappreciative
Snores
Picks feet
Useless at decorating, gardening or DIY, all thumbs
Never reads instructions
Grumpy
Untidy around the house
Drives at 20 mph

Sorry folks, appealing as he may sound, he is not up for grabs as I sold him on a number of years ago, when retirement was looming! grin

tanith Sun 27-Sept-15 17:38:45

5'8"
10st having lost 2st in the last 3mths due to worry and surgery but on the mend now.
Full head of grey/silver hair
Kindest person I've ever known.
a joker
GC things he's wonderful
Can identify singer/band and year of any record he hears.
Knows lots of useless facts
Doesn't ever read books
Can cook if needed to
Will do housework
Loves shopping food or otherwise
Loves pound shops
Loves Bowls and Snooker
Hates water (no swimming)
Won't fly EVER!!
Scared of dogs

Definately not for sale , he's my best friend.

Anne58 Sun 27-Sept-15 17:31:01

6' 2" not as used as I'd like him to be! blush
Pewter coloured hair
Bit of a BSA (beer storage area) but a delectable derriere
Cooks, mainly chilli & spag boll in vast quantities
Oven cleaner par excellence
A gentleman, of whom all my female friends are very fond hmm
Reads a lot
Is only home at weekends sad
My rock.

Luckygirl Sun 27-Sept-15 17:27:11

lovely

Luckygirl Sun 27-Sept-15 17:26:45

5'8"
Weighs under 8 stone!
Does the housework - honestly: hoovering (well Roomba), washing up, laundry.
Definitely NOT a cook
Never shops
Romantic
Extremely witty with very quirky sense of humour (e.g. when stroking my long hair whispered romantically "What a love waterfall of dead keratinous material!")
Knows loads about things I know nothing about - science, astro-physics, quantum stuff, Windows 10.
Musical - plays violin
Politically naive
Rather poorly - Parkinsons and AF
Can't imagine anyone would buy him, so I'll stick with him!

kittylester Sun 27-Sept-15 16:52:46

5'9"
Slim
White wavy hair - plenty of it[s*d him]
Bespectacled
Unproven cook grin
Unproven cleaner but has had good training
Good at DIY
Willing to nip to the shops but nothing more taxing
Drives
Usually in the study [no idea what he does in there!]
Patient but unwilling to tolerate fools [or Idiots grin]
Kind
Usually thoughtful
Loyal
Jazz lover
Enjoys reading

What a good thread this should turn out to be Nina.

loopylou Sun 27-Sept-15 16:52:38

It's why she wants to give him away that intrigues me....

Mine?
67
Wearing thin around the edges
Procrastinator par excellance
Doesn't cook or do gardening or housework but does do all the washing up as refuses to have a dishwasher
Open to DIY if bribed or in the mood hmm
Usually found faffing around on computer or nose in a book (Michael Connelly at present)
DGS think he's the bee's knees grin

Not for sale, nor free to good home because I can't be bothered to try training another!

(Love him!)

Grannyknot Sun 27-Sept-15 16:48:24

5' 10"
Slightly overweight
Very good at any sport
Loves doing the most difficult Sudoku
Clever at doing cryptic crosswords
Gardener
DIY maestro and perfectionist
Has a lovely tenor singing voice
Reads a lot.

Quite lovable too.

ninathenana Sun 27-Sept-15 16:39:23

husband free to good home
(My friend posted this on FB, I don't know what hers had done but she described his selling points, I thought it would be interesting to see how you describe yours or SO grin )
5' 10"
Slightly overweight
Grey hair, bald on top
Wears glasses
Bites his nails angry
Good cook
Cleans like a man (no corners)
Good at DIY
Willing to shop
Likes gardening
Doesn't drive
Can usually be found either 'pottering' in the shed or with his nose in a book. Preferably Lee Childs.