tonyXIII

Where is this 'gym' you keep talking about? And what is this 'fitness' you are obsessed with? Is any of this catching? Can I get a jab (pun intended) for it?

Welcome back. (Mind you, my post referred to January 2018 which means you're a year late ☺. Yes, I did go back and check. I am that nerdy!)

Serves you right for buying inferior Swinton merchandise. New Year, same sh*t. Happy New Year.?

Ha! I remember the 50s. Our family GP, Doc Murphy, used to smoke a pipe. The waiting room was bad enough, but stepping into his surgery must have taken a year off my life every time.

You should know better than to let her loose with your platinum credit card! ?

Or frozen stiff? I'll get my coat.

As an erstwhile Man City fan, can I just say how sorry I am for him? On a serious note, the knives came out for him last season, yet they actually finished second to City, iirc. There was not much more he could have done. PS. I lied. I'm not really sorry.?

You hope who got out alive - the people in the car or the ABC reorters?

Totally agree. They've banned tobacco advertising in sport. They've banned alcohol advertising in sport. It's high time gambling advertising went the same way. It's insidious, it's ubiquitous and it is dangerous with addiction now affecting even children.

I know! I know! There's no need to rub it in. ?

A couple of rounds after I heard "Swinton get beaten in the cup?" ?

I should have guessed you'd pick that one out. ?

Current City young star, Phil Foden, is from Stockport, Greater Manchester.

Oh no, he won't! ######! It always does that to me when I don't quote the post I'm responding to. FYI, it was the post saying Biggins was in panto at the Alhambra.

When I was a student (don't you love posts that begin like that?) I was almost permanently hungover and sudden, loud noises would cause me serious discomfort. I support this ban wholeheartedly in sympathy with all students who suffer hangovers.

I don't mind it too much if an ordinary man or woman gets a word or its spelling wrong. My blood boils, however, when the mistake is made by someone who earns his/her living by writing - advertising people and journalists (where were the bloody sub-editors?) in particular.

Given the context, I prefer psychopathic.

What's wrong with that? It's practically word-for-word the PM's next Brexit plan. Sorry. I couldn't help myself.

And in Latin, "sinister" means "left-handed", which is why I posted that. PS. Also in Latin, "dexter" means "right-handed", hence the word "dexterity" and its derivatives. But thanks for the Italian reference.

In fairness to graveyard johnny, who first mentioned "voice enhancing sweets", I used to enjoy the "voice tablets" we got from Morrisons in Scarborough. Callard & Bowsers? Proper, old-fashioned boiled sweets they were. (still are?)

So you can turn over, of course!?

Left-handedness is sinister. NB that looks daft on its own, but was in response to Farmduck's post about left-handedness among twins, which is now on the previous page.

I thought you were concerned about your blood pressure? Chill,dear boy, chill!

"voice enhancing sweets"? Really? What's your phone number? I can do you some fantastic deals on your pension. I can arrange for you to retire on ten times your current salary. These deals are absolutely foolproof and your pension will be safeguarded.

There used to be many stores that would have suited you. Sadly, their clientele have all but died off. This means the likes of you have to suck up the price and go bespoke. The likes of me just grab whatever Lidl has. (Actually, Mrs tonyXIII grabs whatever Lidl has, I just wear it).