tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175473222024-03-13T13:54:19.379-07:00Laura D McBrydeLaura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.comBlogger906125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-88805229030769108732019-08-04T10:55:00.000-07:002019-08-04T10:55:05.367-07:00A Poem For Bob<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> You used to look so alien</span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Black holes for eyes, a daunted gaze</span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">at all you saw. My heart ablazed.</span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Your soft, white fur, tiny body,</span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Oversized cranium</span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Again, those eyes, which still amaze.</span><br />
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<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> You're my alien baby Bobby.</span><br />
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Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-35231143208370754412019-08-03T00:44:00.000-07:002019-08-03T00:44:41.569-07:00"Gulls"Why is it<br />
you did it?<br />
That streak on<br />
my window.<br />
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I contemplate<br />
"An aim?"<br />
You counter,<br />
with my cat's name.<br />
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By Laura DLaura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-82112513568247391352019-08-02T08:35:00.001-07:002019-08-02T08:35:47.155-07:00A Nursery Rhyme by Laura D<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">*Tick tock* "Marjorie Dock" </span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Who in the hell are you?</span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">I've never hear of you before</span><br />
<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">And put down that bomb.</span><br />
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<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">By Laura D </span><br />
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<span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">First posted on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/lauradmcbryde/status/1157222099284631552">HERE</a></span>Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-34194501301780335282019-07-31T10:22:00.000-07:002019-07-31T10:22:53.384-07:00Coffee Stirrers - A PoemCoffee stirrers, two<br />
Clouding out my worded page<br />
Changing it's hue<br />
It almost looks staged<br />
That stupid cross<br />
Upon mine page.<br />
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By Laura D<br />
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<br />Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-6710112743801660752019-07-29T07:58:00.001-07:002019-07-29T07:58:55.373-07:00A JokeHave you heard the one about the guy with amnesia?<br />
Neither has he.<br />
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Thank you, I'm here all night.<br />
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Literally, here all night. I don't sleep.<br />
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Thank you. Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-82515014135332357492019-06-26T04:42:00.001-07:002019-06-26T04:42:27.815-07:00From The Heart AKA At My Wits End<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
The woodlands were damp
and dark that April night, her eyes reflected magnificently in the
moon's glow. I was neither handsome nor cool. But she was stupid, so
I convinced her I was both handsome and cool. She looked up at me,</div>
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“You must be the
tallest in this whole country!” </div>
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She hadn't seemed to
notice I was sitting atop a tree.</div>
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“Of course I am! Come
sit up here by me, my dear. It's cold down there on the grass, and up
here we can see the whole town, all the houses!”</div>
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She tried. Boy, did she
try. But those stubby legs were getting her nowhere.</div>
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“Come on, I ain't got
all night darlin'!”</div>
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After 45 minutes of
watching her struggle I made my way carefully down in an awkward,
about to lose my footing sort of fashion, like the hero I am.
Rubbing my cheek against hers, I said,</div>
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“Let's take a walk,
baby. There's a house yonder I have my eye on.”</div>
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Now is when I, Laura D,
the editor of this beautiful story must insist on cutting in and then
cutting out what the original author had written next. It was graphic
and unnecessarily silly.</div>
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And now is when I, the CEO of <b>D-LightFilled Publishing<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">®</span></b>,
for legal reasons would like to step in and clarify a few things:</div>
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The author of this
story is one “Stripey the Cat”</div>
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The editor of this
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The CEO of
<b>D-LightFilled Publishing<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">®</span></b>
is that same Laura D McBryde, or maybe it isn't, you don't know.</div>
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Now that's all out of
the way...this story was based on a true one.</div>
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Stripey, one April
night, impregnated Cali the kitten, who then came to live with the
CEO of <b>D-LightFilled Publishing<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">®</span></b>
and gave birth, hence how our whole family is now stupid with cats.
All of this was fine until recently when Mr Stripey rediscovered
where Cali lives and has moved himself and all of his belongings in
(including his....wait, what's the organ that produces farts? Because
he's certainly moved that into the house too).</div>
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IF YOU KNOW THIS GUY
PLEASE CONTACT ME <a href="https://twitter.com/lauradmcbryde">@lauradmcbryde</a> on Twitter or in the comments here.</div>
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Here's his picture. He
had it done by a professional using some money I had set aside for
the icey.</div>
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Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-63551667860433143712019-06-26T03:41:00.002-07:002019-06-26T03:42:32.343-07:00Open Letter to Chris Carter of The X-Files<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-10546302405382147122019-04-15T04:01:00.000-07:002019-04-15T04:01:07.662-07:00"How To Befriend a Clock" by Laura D<u>How To Befriend a Clock</u><br />
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Please take your courage and a sock<br />
This is how we'll befriend a clock<br />
Just don't waste time, go grab it's hands<br />
And punch it in the pituitary gland.<br />
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You may feel ashamed and stare at your feet<br />
But that's what the sock's for.<br />
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<i>By Laura D</i>Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-51274921218062409092018-06-19T02:02:00.000-07:002018-06-19T02:07:03.916-07:00A Poem For My DadI wrote this poem the day after watching my Dad die in hospital.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">BY LAURA D MCBRYDE</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Mere days ago, we sat with you<br />You laughed, we laughed and sighed<br />Now I sit alone, in front of you <br />I feel like I have died. <br /><br />The songs are gone, and jokes are too<br />With you, they were all intertwined<br />Now I sit alone, in front of you<br />And I can't be revived. <br /><br />The lucky ones, who loved with you<br />In vivid colours, blue and white<br />We sit together, in front of you<br />Our Paul Stephen McBryde. </span></span></span><br />
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Lady and the Tramp! Tramp is a lot bigger than he seems in this picture. </div>
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A beautiful Bill Skarsgård desk calendar!<br />(And Cali...but don't count her, she isn't a present)</div>
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A captain's hat. Yep. A captain's hat. Avast ye!!</div>
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Fitzcarraldo on dvd!</div>
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And at long last, I finally get a Dallas mask. Now I can go rob banks and fix drills whenever I damned well please!</div>
<br />Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-66863875898418854802017-01-23T11:10:00.000-08:002017-01-23T11:12:22.280-08:00For Bud "The Morning Stovies"
<b>"THE MORNING STOVIES" </b><br />
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Frost litters the car park<br />
Cold demanding heat<br />
A distant dog "bark bark"<br />
He'll take his morning stovies<br />
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I don't know which part is the Stovie<br />
But he knows<br />
Yes, he knows<br />
Which part is the Stovie<br />
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I don't know Stovie from Stevie <br />
I think it's the mince...or potato<br />
Or does it have mince?!!<br />
Woah<br />
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He'll take those morning Stovies now. <br />
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<i>By Laura D</i>Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-32026108009076834662016-08-07T08:43:00.000-07:002016-08-07T08:44:07.901-07:00The New Lion KingI was recently treated to a live reenactment of The Lion King. Starring Brutus and Arnie!<br />
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Kittens are fun. </div>
Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-78502223487181691062016-08-03T11:46:00.001-07:002016-08-03T11:49:23.324-07:00RIP Minnie<div style="text-align: center;">
<u><b>Minnie the Kitten</b></u></div>
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My little princess fought hard.</div>
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She spent her last moments in my arms, lifting her tiny shaking head and letting out some final, quiet, croaking meows before lowering her head and taking one more breath. ...a few heartbeats later and she was gone.</div>
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I cut up one of my cardigans to create a soft pillow for her to lie on. Covered it in a red satin sheet. And placed it (and her) in a metal box.</div>
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<br />Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-80510089861182403692016-07-25T04:00:00.000-07:002016-07-25T04:00:16.860-07:00"Star Trek Beyond" Review<i>ABSOLUTELY NO SPOILERS EDITION!</i><br />
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This is a movie about spacemen. Things happen with the spacemen. Then the spacemen do things.<br />
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Okay, I'm off to experience bij.Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-9571175954767141532016-07-12T11:16:00.002-07:002016-07-12T11:16:42.369-07:00From the Bud and D Vault: Laura D's Report CardI've been going through many of my notebooks of late. I came across one page that Bud wrote to me and thought I'd share...<br />
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Well done!<br />
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(Then he drew a smiley face and tick)Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-85113350264301364282016-07-12T10:44:00.000-07:002016-07-12T10:44:29.119-07:00If You Point A Camera At Me, I Will End Up Doing Something Weird<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was going to post this last one to Twitter then realized the kittens had self-segregated and were making some sort of socio-political statement. I thought best they shouldn't start a Twitter Storm at just 7 days old.Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-91721595020050256612016-07-01T12:29:00.001-07:002016-07-01T12:29:08.068-07:00The Whole Kitten CaboodleSo we had a little event in the early hours of Monday morning. 1.30am to be specific!<br />
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I was awakened by a punch in the eye from Cali the cat. "Ouch! Get off, you." This was followed by the "lion killing an antelope" move, teeth straight into my throat! I suddenly realize what's happening, it's time for that now basketball sized belly to pop. So I Michael Jordan it the hell out of bed (I don't know enough about basketball to make a proper analogy so just accept that sentence).<br />
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We sit for about 20 minutes together at the top of the stairs, ever wondered what a cat having contractions looks like? Well here you go...<br />
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Much what I imagine a human having contractions looks like, with less susceptability for meme-ing.<br />
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We eventually head downstairs and (I'll spare you all the gory details and pics) yada, yada, yada, 5 kittens!!<br />
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So on my way to pick up some cat litter, I stopped of at the Comet Festival. Oh the excitement! Don't poop your pants.<br />
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"Fun fair" is a bit of a stretch, though I'm sure they were having fun in the beer tent. ...which is fair enough. I guess it is a fun fair then. <br />
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One of the rides, or a ghost house maybe. Anyway I was very fond of the pirate flags atop so I took it's picture.<br />
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A giant Mickey Mouse inflatable slide! Mickey always seems to show up at these things. You'd think he'd be too much of a big shot, but there he is, sitting up on high, looking down on all, like the fat cat he is. ...Or big cheese, if you will.<br />
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Kid with a super cool Hello Kitty balloon!! I was so jealous I went on a mission to, per chance, purchase one of my own. Turns out it was out of my price range: £3.50. Eff off! I don't have that kind of money! So for £1 I got the toughest, roughest, baddest mofo glitter tattoo they had.<br />
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That's right, a disembodied My Little Pony head. You just try not to have that haunt your dreams!!<br />
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And then it rained, no, THUNDERSTORMED on my walk home.<br />
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But we can't end a blogpost on such a note, so here is a very pretty, if soaked rose in my garden.Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-2930143985446672672016-06-26T12:37:00.000-07:002016-06-26T12:37:18.142-07:00What Once Was...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-11057016333636862522016-06-22T07:29:00.000-07:002016-06-22T07:29:04.175-07:00Random Things I Find Interesting - Food Edition...or RTIFI! hmm, maybe not, that's hard to say and sounds too much like Rafiki. Onto the bullet points!<br />
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Look at those little scamps!</div>
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Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-17819401050489816222016-06-16T14:23:00.001-07:002016-06-16T14:25:39.170-07:00The Bonkers Brexit BulletinI'm sure we've all been receiving these EU in/out leaflets in the post. Yesterday my brother and I recieved one each from the same group. And yet they were different. We were targeted in very different manners. I thought I'd share it with you all. (Keeping in mind we live at the same address and are basically the same age, the only variant is male/female)<br />
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Here's the leaflet my brother got:<br />
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(Address is above, I've cut that out.</div>
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Don't need this "Marty Lewis" comin' to ma hoose seekin' revenge)</div>
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Inside.</div>
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A collection of quotes from experts and celebrity types.</div>
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Some good, positive reasons to stay in the EU.</div>
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Again, lovely and positive.</div>
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Now onto what they sent me...</div>
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AAAAAAAARGH!! MY FUTURE IS AT STAKE!</div>
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Unless they meant steak...my future is steak? That'd be okay with me.</div>
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Also notice how they've printed my name in big letters.</div>
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LAURA</div>
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To really get my attention. This leaflet is just for me! Yay!</div>
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BUT MY FUTURE IS STEAK!! AAAAARGH!</div>
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BIG SCARY LETTERS</div>
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Freaky weirdo face. </div>
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Farage is gonna speak for me, nooooo!</div>
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He's gonna be Ursula and steal my voice :(</div>
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....and that's it.</div>
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No other info for me. No quotes. No nothin'.</div>
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Far be it for me to insinuate that this is sexist, what with the facts and reasoned arguments for my brother and the scare tactics and negative campaigning for me. For all I know they are just well aware of who I am, anxiety disorder et al. and are taking advantage of that. (Like how I used et al there? Am posh noo)</div>
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Anyway, full disclosure: I'm voting to remain. And not because of these leaflets, though my hamster thanks the group for the extra bedding.</div>
Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-20768566156469428722016-06-13T12:39:00.000-07:002016-06-13T12:39:41.736-07:00Random Things I Find Interesting<ul>
<li>The high percentage of smokers that are ALWAYS in the big brother house. It's way higher than the general public. What's going on there?! Maybe so they can punish them by taking away the cigarettes? Who the fork knows.</li>
<li>When a protestor interrupts a Donald Trump rally, he routinely says "They're professional agitators". Mr Trump, I think YOU'RE the professional agitator. </li>
<li>Black Jelly Babies. They are the tastiest! Like I've always said, once you go black jelly baby you don't go back jelly baby.</li>
<li>Hayfeves. That's my cool new word for hayfever. Aw man av got the hayfeves. Full blast. (Full blast is also my cool new phrase.)</li>
<li>If they had let me join the army when I first applied I'd be a Lieutenant Colonel by now. Lieutenant Colonel Laura D. ...sounds good to me!<span class="st" data-hveid="52"><em></em> </span> </li>
<li>The best part of that "Ring My Bell" song is how it goes on and on about the bell. You can ring my bell. Ring my bell. My bell. Ring my bell.</li>
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Feeling cool as Fred Astaire</div>
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This new top hat I'll wear</div>
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Like the call from a bugle</div>
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There's a birthday wish from Google</div>
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Breakfast: hyper inducing,</div>
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Let's eat that giant cupcake</div>
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Then some trick shots and no mistake </div>
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It's like drinking satin,</div>
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Then we'll sing like Princess Jasmine</div>
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Cause it's practically perfect in every way</div>
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Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17547322.post-77132882227984778342016-05-08T05:48:00.000-07:002016-05-08T05:48:44.017-07:00Who Did I Vote For?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I didn't appreciate the choices given so I voted for a write in candidate...<br />
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Yes, Trump would've been a funnier write in but I just couldn't bring myself to do that.Laura Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573014538184542226noreply@blogger.com0