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Moozillion

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Sorry, but I understand what is wrong.
Adam said: "Neigh" to me.
Isn`t that the sound a horse makes ?
But I am no horse but I owned two for many years and I love horses.

So I say "pardon" again.
The word "neigh" is pronounced the same as the word "nay"- and "nay" means "NO." So that makes an opportunity for some puns!:)
 

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Yes, I was there in the 80's, too !
As a man i had a bit more freedom, though the religious police would bother me occasionally. Generally, i also enjoyed it and had the same experiences in restaurants.
The hardest part for me was that i enjoy the company of women and that's pretty difficult in Saudia, to become friends with or really get to know the local women.
Did you see people get beat by the religious police? If they saw someone with bare legs, they would hit them with sticks.

Some of the food we got was wonderful. For some reason, the milk tasted better. Maybe it wasn't pasteurized or homogenized. The veal was fantastic. You couldn't buy powdered gelatin because the Saudis thought the powder looked like drugs, so I had to get some from someone who smuggled some in so I could make a lemon chiffon pie. That pie was the most heavenly thing I have ever made! Our guests asked for seconds, and we wanted to say no so we wouldn't have to share it.

Even though alcohol wasn't sold, plenty of people made their own. They sold white grape juice that people bought by the truckload to make wine.
 

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Yes! :)
I had been looking for a good recipe for peppermint cookies, and finally found one I really like!!! :)
Hubby is going to take them to his physical therapy appointment tomorrow morning to get them out of the house, or else we'll eat them all!!!:D
Yuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn't that just a sneaky way of hubby getting all the cookies to himself ?;)
 

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Did you see people get beat by the religious police? If they saw someone with bare legs, they would hit them with sticks.

Some of the food we got was wonderful. For some reason, the milk tasted better. Maybe it wasn't pasteurized or homogenized. The veal was fantastic. You couldn't buy powdered gelatin because the Saudis thought the powder looked like drugs, so I had to get some from someone who smuggled some in so I could make a lemon chiffon pie. That pie was the most heavenly thing I have ever made! Our guests asked for seconds, and we wanted to say no so we wouldn't have to share it.

Even though alcohol wasn't sold, plenty of people made their own. They sold white grape juice that people bought by the truckload to make wine.
I saw a couple of brutal attacks by the religious police, but only the two.
Yes, the milk here is good, too, better than the UK, it is pasteurized but tastes nicer, somehow.
Saudi veal and also bacon veal were most excellent.
I saw and was offered alcohol a few times but never drank any the whole time I was there. Too scared, I guess! :rolleyes:
 

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Sorry, but I understand what is wrong.
Adam said: "Neigh" to me.
Isn`t that the sound a horse makes ?
But I am no horse but I owned two for many years and I love horses.

So I say "pardon" again.
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It's never funny if you have to explain it, but there's a commercial on TV where the actor says, "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV." Oh well. . .
 

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good mornooning my pritties :p

thank tort it's monday!!! 100ltrs of water i have taken down the stairs already today, who needs the gym ;) it's a rainy day again, makes my job easier:D

hope ya'll had a belter of a weekend and are ready to take on the world...

LETS GO BE AWESOME!!!

OOOOORRRAHHH!! \m/\m/
 

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good mornooning my pritties :p

thank tort it's monday!!! 100ltrs of water i have taken down the stairs already today, who needs the gym ;) it's a rainy day again, makes my job easier:D

hope ya'll had a belter of a weekend and are ready to take on the world...

LETS GO BE AWESOME!!!

OOOOORRRAHHH!! \m/\m/
Good morning, John!
I took daughter to school this morning, and that also felt like 100lt of water. :eek: Whoever came up with the idea that kids should start school at the age of 5? :mad:
 

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Good morning all!

First job of the day is to get one of our cars in for its annual service and MOT

In the UK, every car over 3 years old must pass an annual safety test as set by the Ministry Of Transport... hence MOT. The ministry is now called the Department of Transport, but the MOT name has stayed.
 

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Good morning all!

First job of the day is to get one of our cars in for its annual service and MOT

In the UK, every car over 3 years old must pass an annual safety test as set by the Ministry Of Transport... hence MOT. The ministry is now called the Department of Transport, but the MOT name has stayed.
Every two years in California, our cars have to have a smog check.
 

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good mornooning my pritties :p

thank tort it's monday!!! 100ltrs of water i have taken down the stairs already today, who needs the gym ;) it's a rainy day again, makes my job easier:D

hope ya'll had a belter of a weekend and are ready to take on the world...

LETS GO BE AWESOME!!!

OOOOORRRAHHH!! \m/\m/

Good morning John. Take on the world and stopp the rain. Here it stopped today and the sun is out again. Looks like a nice day today.

Alles Gute für dich ( all the best for you )
 

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Good morning, John!
I took daughter to school this morning, and that also felt like 100lt of water. :eek: Whoever came up with the idea that kids should start school at the age of 5? :mad:

Good morning Lena. In Denmark you will have often rain ...;):)
5 years old by school start ? That is very young I think. The childhood is short enough, the early school start makes it still shorter.
My school time began luckily at the age of 7. :)
 
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