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bumblebee123 Fri 17-Nov-17 08:36:41

First of all a big HELLO to all the aged people these pages are intended for. I also wish to apologise for going about like a blindfolded blind man down a coalmine at midnight. I missed all the heart felt feelings about Twitter & FB. but now I'm beginning to understand, I think it is wrong that we should be .................. Excuse me a minute, the phone is ringing. "Hello, might I ask who is calling? OH it's you aunt ... just a minute." It's my Aunt Bertha from Baltimore. "Hello Auntie, R U OK? That's good, and are your bunions still giving you problems? You say they are not so bad since you started going about barefoot, and the other problem aunty, how is that? Oh, no improvement there then, and you find yourself standing around in muddy puddles since you've been going barefoot. Well, Peppa Pig likes to jump up and down in muddy puddles. What was that you said? Oh, give all your love and best wishes to the members of the Grans group and tell the powers that be at Twitter & Facebook to.......... err, Aunty, I can't print that my love. I know what you mean and I guess the members will. ......... You have to go now? OK, talk to you later, BYEEEEEEEE Aunty"
OH, as you can guess, that was my Aunt Bertha from Baltimore. Anyone else got an aunt Bertha in Baltimore?
See y'all later.
Brian.

Teetime Fri 17-Nov-17 09:09:39

Sadly no but I am glad your Aunts bunions are feeling better. smile

Elegran Fri 17-Nov-17 10:13:38

Get her to sign up for GN. We need people with a wide vocabulary like hers, and with her attitude. She'd get lots of discussion and advice about the Other Problem, too.

bumblebee123 Sat 18-Nov-17 15:26:44

Hello, it's me, Bertha. I've sneaked in on Brian's internet connections because I can't email him or anything. They must have had a bad night with the dog. Well I just want to say thank you for those kind words Elegran but I don't think that I would have suitable material for your groups. I'm not a very good conversationalist and soon get tongue tied. However, there was an incident a couple of weeks ago though that happened on our anniversary. I'll try and tell you about it. Like I said, it was our anniversary and hubby and I were trying to celebrate it. Joe, that's hubby well into his seventies, isn't very agile and we had to call the neighbours in to help lift him on me.
"Anything else Joe?" they asked.
"Yes" he replied, "can you come back in a half hour and lift me off please."
"Right on Joe, we'll be back."
Then the pantomime began. He's well built for his age and was about halfway through, it felt like it was a lot more than halfway when suddenly he yelled loudly.
"OH NO" he shouted, "I THINK I'VE GOT THE POOPS".
He was off like a shot for the toilet. I must point out here that the seat was up. He turned sharply to get the right position and at the same time, pulled the seat down. I heard a big scream and ran into the bathroom to investigate. The stupid old sod had trapped his willie, am I allowed to use that word?, between the seat and the toilet.
"Stand up," I told him.
"I can't," he shouted, "Ive got the SH..."
"I know I know," I souted back, "you've got dia, dioarh, the poops.
He urgently needed to extracate himself. Liquid soap I thought and quickly reached for the squeeze bottle and squirted it in the required area. Well, I thought it was liquid soap. It wasn't, it was bleach. His screams were terrible. Well I meant well. Anyway, I reached for the shower pipe and sprayed itl onto his you know what. Eventually I got him onto his feet and I hastily checked for any damage.
His, his err, willie, after being trapped and bleached now looked like an ice cream lollipop. The EMT came, that's paramedic to you, doused him in cream, put him on a trolley and wheeled him outside to the ambulance. As they were wheeling him, I tried to explain what had happened. Both EMT's tried to contol their laughter, but it was futile and they both doubled up with laughter on the ground. This meant that they had lost control of the trolley. We live on a hill and yes, the trolley was off heading srtaight towards the cross roads. The resulting pile up wasn't too bad, but some dilbert shouted at my husband had he not seen that the lights were at red. That was it, Joe was off his trolley and wading into the man who had shouted at him. By the time he had finished, another ambulance was needed. There was police everywhere, lots of dented cars, EMT's one naked man and one naked woman, that was me. If you remember we were .......... AT IT when all this started.
The headlines in the newpaper next day read, COPULATING COUPLE CAUSE CHAOS AT CALVERTON CROSS ROADS..

I might drop by again one day.

Elegran Sat 18-Nov-17 16:12:27

If that is you tonguetied, Bertha, then Brian and his missis must use earplugs when you visit in a chatty mood. Have you ever dropped in on the argy-bargy cafe, BTW? That is your spiritual home. Don't let Brian have its address, he is far too inventive, he'd turn them envy and piss them off.

Cherrytree59 Sat 18-Nov-17 16:13:26

Aged!!!!! shock

Galen Sat 18-Nov-17 16:22:00

Different!

Chewbacca Sat 18-Nov-17 21:46:58

I don't know what to say really? confused

MawBroon Sat 18-Nov-17 21:49:14

Somewhat confused apart from my inner pedant recoiling from the thread title
Your point is?

Elegran Sun 19-Nov-17 11:14:20

I think the point (if any) of the title is that the answer to the question is, "Her is Him". The point of the post as Bertha is probably so that if challenged Brian can deny all responsibility for the contents and avoid the ban that has followed similar but less crude posts from men in the past.

No point him claiming that he didn't send the post - GN is full of ex-teachers who can recognise an individual's style when someone else copies their homework.

ninathenana Sun 19-Nov-17 13:17:32

It takes all sorts, I suppose smile

ginny Sun 19-Nov-17 14:40:22

Exactly Elegran.

lemongrove Sun 19-Nov-17 14:52:06

Hmmm hmm

Jalima1108 Sun 19-Nov-17 14:52:39

confused
but then I haven't had any wine yet today

Elegran Sun 19-Nov-17 16:15:40

I think Brian must have been on the winewinewine watching the sports channel yesterday afternoon (no emoticon for a pint).

Jalima1108 Sun 19-Nov-17 18:20:49

Just had a very dry sherry but I am still confused

MissAdventure Sun 19-Nov-17 18:29:03

I always enjoyed Jackanory. wink

mcem Sun 19-Nov-17 18:58:47

Sad when elderly gentlemen take centre stage in a feeble attempt to be highly entertaining with salacious, nudge-nudge humour!
Patronising and laddish posts tend not to be greeted with wild enthusiasm by intelligent women.

Bluegal Sun 19-Nov-17 19:03:34

Sorry? Don't understand what all this is about? Once again feeling a dumb blonde! Bumblebee, my apologies...

Jalima1108 Sun 19-Nov-17 19:33:08

I had a glass of red wine just to see if I could understand it all a bit better but have given in now.

I really can't drink any more this evening in an attempt to understand.

Elegran Sun 19-Nov-17 20:32:33

It is quite simple. Jalima. Bumblebee123 (hereinafter referred to as B) and Mrs B (Honeybee) used to post alternately from neighbouring computers (or maybe B had two computers and posted as B from one and Mrs B from the other, but of course that is against the rules and B is surely too law-abiding to do that) but we haven't heard from Mrs B for quite a while. B posted on Friday afternoon but was interrupted by a phone call from his forthright and alliterative Auntie Bertha from Baltimore (Auntie B) which he relayed to us. After a few replies from other posters, Auntie B sent us a detailed account of an embarrassing experience, though her embarrassment seems to have been minor and shortlived.

MissAdventure Sun 19-Nov-17 20:33:49

A swarm of 'B's?

Elegran Sun 19-Nov-17 20:34:48

Due no doubt to their shared genetic profile, all these Bs have an identical prose style

lemongrove Sun 19-Nov-17 20:35:10

Elegran grin

annsixty Sun 19-Nov-17 21:17:54

Rather tasteless and totally unnecessary.
Aunt Bertha can definitely stay on the other side of the pond.