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claymore
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Meddling GPs

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Don't you just hate 'em.
Mine has said he wants me to do a shitstick test - is there nothing sacred?
Anyway, I'm a lousy shot and cannot get the stick in the line of fire.
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claymore wrote:Don't you just hate 'em.
Mine has said he wants me to do a shitstick test - is there nothing sacred?
Anyway, I'm a lousy shot and cannot get the stick in the line of fire.
Reportedly, I have no first hand experience, several pints of Guiness produces a "scatter gun" effect, it may be worth a try.

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everybody over 50 in Erse-ire has to play Poosticks then post them to some oddball who tells them their fortune.

What will they think of next.
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You could try the famous student mallarky of cling-filming the great white trumpet afore ye start. That would give you plenty of evidence to play with & an opportunity to select any unusual colours for special effects.
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claymore wrote: Anyway, I'm a lousy shot and cannot get the stick in the line of fire.
Perhaps you might ask your crew to assist on the voyage north.
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Shard wrote: Perhaps you might ask your crew to assist on the voyage north.
perhaps you have just turned this voyage into a singlehanded jobbie :mrgreen:
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little boy blue wrote:
Shard wrote: Perhaps you might ask your crew to assist on the voyage north.
perhaps you have just turned this voyage into a singlehanded jobbie :mrgreen:
Best to have crew in case it's a rough passage.
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the old badger syndrome, eh ?
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Shard wrote:Perhaps you might ask your crew to assist on the voyage north.
His Lairdship is an enthusiastic follower of the latest medical technology especially when early detection is of such benefit, so I would expect a lecture-ette and enthralling demonstration ....
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