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Why is it that at the start, marriage is like a deck of cards - all you need are two hearts and a diamond - but by the end you wish you had a bloody club and a spade ?!
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I thought it was 80 members of the Church of Latter Day Saints.Romig1 wrote:I thought an oxy moron was someone who took their acne medication orally instead of rubbing it in?
Oh wait, that's oxymormon.
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There are only 10 types of people in this world: ..............those who understand binary notation, and those who don't!
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......batteries in smoke alarms never run out in the daytime?
Beep bloody beep!
Beep bloody beep!
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Indeed jenni. I'm sure they are programmed to fail at 4am.
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Romig, you're right!!
Likewise fillings always drop out when the dentists are shut.
Likewise fillings always drop out when the dentists are shut.
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Romig1 wrote:Indeed jenni. I'm sure they are programmed to fail at 4am.
.........and that's exactly what happened here this morning. When I got back to bed after taking the battery out to shut the bl**dy thing up, my clock was showing 04:05. Bang on time!!!!!!!
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ours are programmed to die on Christmas Morning at 3.30 am.Romig1 wrote:......batteries in smoke alarms never run out in the daytime?
Beep bl**dy beep!
is the only way to shut them up to remove the battery?
We had to buy a new one a couple of weeks ago cos in trying to hook ours down from the loft hatch to remove the battery I dropped it and killed it!
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Ours are wired up to the mains and have some sort of capacitor-ish that causes it to carry on squalking even AFTER the battery has been removed so I need to trip the Circuit Breaker that feeds it with electricity as well ... the battery is back-up only I therefore assumed.Meg 50 wrote:... is the only way to shut them up to remove the battery ?
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Ours in our last house, was exactly the same - VERY annoying when it started to beep!Manoverboard wrote:Ours are wired up to the mains and have some sort of capacitor-ish that causes it to carry on squalking even AFTER the battery has been removed so I need to trip the Circuit Breaker that feeds it with electricity as well ... the battery is back-up only I therefore assumed.Meg 50 wrote:... is the only way to shut them up to remove the battery ?
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Why is there is a setting on the toaster that burns the toast so black that it sets the smoke alarm off and no-one would eat it anyway?
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Why is it that DK Kev is so unkind to the Giant on this great confection
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. . . . and why is it that our dear Ken never gets his hair cut
Luboo all
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Ours is on the loft hatch too, which overlooks the galleried landing.... one of these nights I'll topple off (in a semi-comatose state) the blanket box I stand on to reach it and end up in a heap downstairs....Wina is looking forward to the insurance payout and a world-cruise!Meg 50 wrote:ours are programmed to die on Christmas Morning at 3.30 am.Romig1 wrote:......batteries in smoke alarms never run out in the daytime?
Beep bl**dy beep!
is the only way to shut them up to remove the battery?
We had to buy a new one a couple of weeks ago cos in trying to hook ours down from the loft hatch to remove the battery I dropped it and killed it!
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Beeeep Beeeep Beeeep
Excuse me my toast is toasted to perfection
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Excuse me my toast is toasted to perfection
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... if you get water on your inkjet printout, the ink washes off, but get the ink on your fingers and it won't come off for love or money
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When you are making scrambled eggs, you can break the shell as roughly as you like, and the yolk always stays intact: - but should you be intent on frying them......!!!
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Why is it that I'm always losing my car keys but my husband never seems to?
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christopher wrote:I like to call people a "burger", some people find it a bit cheesy though
as in 'silly burger' I presume........
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Not so ancient mariner wrote:christopher wrote:I like to call people a "burger", some people find it a bit cheesy though
as in 'silly burger' I presume........
you're just relishing to opportunity to ham it up....
Why is it that my DIL always seems to want to Skype me just after I've started a phone call to my mum?
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Why is it the phone or door bell rings when I'm on the loo.
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gfwgfw wrote:Why is it that I love everybody ?
Because you are a dear gentleman of the old school, sir
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Silver_Shiney wrote:gfwgfw wrote:Why is it that I love everybody ?
Because you are a dear gentleman of the old school, sir
Bleedy Heck . . . I am now having a seriously hot hot flush
Luboo lots
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