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I think there may be an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest collection of rubber bands. Or some otherwise unknown town may have a giant ball of elastic bands as its claim to fame? Or is that just urban legend?

Maybe someone in the UK can get people to collect and send in elastic bands... Make a collection of them for environmental awareness... Or tie it to a charity or other good cause. Better yet, get the Royal Mail to "buy back" the elastic bands to reuse, and donate the proceeds to charity.
 

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I get to go watch daughter in a Christmas concert tonight. I look forward to watching her but not to sitting beside a bunch of strangers[emoji15] All Alone[emoji15] they might bump me[emoji15] or even try to have a random conversation with me during one the interludes[emoji33]
Small talk:

Do you like tortoises?

Do you like dragons?

Do you think a small dragon sitting on top of a large tortoise would make an interesting piece of artwork?

Would you believe that Amazon sent me the wrong item? I was waiting for this one color to come in so I could finish this project...

Do you know how many scutes are on a Sulcata tortoise?

What do I think of the weather? Let me tell you what my tortoise thinks of this weather!

That way...
You'd either make friends, or they'd stop making small talk... ;)

And if you get bumped into, channel your inner Sulcata! :p
 

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Small talk:

Do you like tortoises?

Do you like dragons?

Do you think a small dragon sitting on top of a large tortoise would make an interesting piece of artwork?

Would you believe that Amazon sent me the wrong item? I was waiting for this one color to come in so I could finish this project...

Do you know how many scutes are on a Sulcata tortoise?

What do I think of the weather? Let me tell you what my tortoise thinks of this weather!

That way...
You'd either make friends, or they'd stop making small talk... ;)

And if you get bumped into, channel your inner Sulcata! :p
Someone's been dipping into the sauce?
 

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Small talk:

Do you like tortoises?

Do you like dragons?

Do you think a small dragon sitting on top of a large tortoise would make an interesting piece of artwork?

Would you believe that Amazon sent me the wrong item? I was waiting for this one color to come in so I could finish this project...

Do you know how many scutes are on a Sulcata tortoise?

What do I think of the weather? Let me tell you what my tortoise thinks of this weather!

That way...
You'd either make friends, or they'd stop making small talk... ;)

And if you get bumped into, channel your inner Sulcata! :p
Channel my inner sulcata.... So I get to ram them repeatedly! Lol
Currently I'm sitting in the audience waiting for the show to start... In a corner. So far human contact is a minimum
 

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I'm glad you enjoy! Pinstripe hasn't been feeling all that photogenic lately, but this one is PINSTRIPE from several weeks ago.
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And this one is BOLD from the same time frame.
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Pinstripe shows as much growth between the scutes NOW as Bold did THEN. Bold has grown much more since then... And Bold MAY be turning blond on me! Apparently, there is blond phase of three-striped mud turtles, and Bold has me wondering.

They’re so cute! [emoji7] Has Bold attempted any daring escapes lately? [emoji85][emoji23]
 

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I couldn't decide between herbal tea and regular caffeinated tea, so I opted for a tall cup of "somewhat-caffeinated Irish breakfast peppermint tea." Not bad, actually.
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Some of you might find my cup appropriate... ;)

Beautiful cup. Irish tea? The Leprechaun would approve [emoji6]
 

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Do your posties leave elastic bands everywhere they go?
I have a collection of dozens of them that I have picked up in my street and in the local area that the posties just drop on their rounds, and that's only in the last few months.
Family members say they also pick them up in their areas so it's quite widespread here.
I don't know if they leave a trail in case they get lost, so that they can follow them back to the depot but it's not very environmentally friendly!
I am going to post them back to them when I have enough but I think offenders should do a long stretch in prison!
I agree, Royal Mail's elastic bands are a pain. I am constantly picking them up
 

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I get to go watch daughter in a Christmas concert tonight. I look forward to watching her but not to sitting beside a bunch of strangers[emoji15] All Alone[emoji15] they might bump me[emoji15] or even try to have a random conversation with me during one the interludes[emoji33]
They'll be too busy admiring their own children. I hope it went well :)
 

Kristoff

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Do your posties leave elastic bands everywhere they go?
I have a collection of dozens of them that I have picked up in my street and in the local area that the posties just drop on their rounds, and that's only in the last few months.
Family members say they also pick them up in their areas so it's quite widespread here.
I don't know if they leave a trail in case they get lost, so that they can follow them back to the depot but it's not very environmentally friendly!
I am going to post them back to them when I have enough but I think offenders should do a long stretch in prison!

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If you do it, make it snappy. They’ll bounce back from it anyway. [emoji33][emoji33]
 

Kristoff

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I get to go watch daughter in a Christmas concert tonight. I look forward to watching her but not to sitting beside a bunch of strangers[emoji15] All Alone[emoji15] they might bump me[emoji15] or even try to have a random conversation with me during one the interludes[emoji33]

How barbaric. They must have a private box, do they not?
 

Kristoff

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Small talk:

Do you like tortoises?

Do you like dragons?

Do you think a small dragon sitting on top of a large tortoise would make an interesting piece of artwork?

Would you believe that Amazon sent me the wrong item? I was waiting for this one color to come in so I could finish this project...

Do you know how many scutes are on a Sulcata tortoise?

What do I think of the weather? Let me tell you what my tortoise thinks of this weather!

That way...
You'd either make friends, or they'd stop making small talk... ;)

And if you get bumped into, channel your inner Sulcata! :p

These are brilliant! [emoji23][emoji23]
 

Kristoff

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Channel my inner sulcata.... So I get to ram them repeatedly! Lol
Currently I'm sitting in the audience waiting for the show to start... In a corner. So far human contact is a minimum

You can always retreat into your shell if all else fails. And in the most extreme circumstances, remember to ram their ankles — that’s where it really hurts.
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