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 Well I’m officially one year older today
	Well I’m officially one year older todayYou know how they say you remember exactly what you were doing on a certain day when X happened, share yours with the rest of us………..
Alt: Cakes I have to provide cakes I’m going down the route of coffee and walnut cakes, suggest some other cake flavour suitable for a mainly male environment.
Alt:alt: I have not yet felt a need to buy a sports car, have an affair, or dress like Dozer when is the Mid-life crisis supposed to kick in?
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 7:47, 215 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
 The day that Elvis Presley died......
	The day that Elvis Presley died......my brother was in hospital having his appendix removed after it had ruptured, I remember being clearly jealous that he got an “Eagle Eyed Action Man”, I had a right face on me and sat there wishing my appendix ruptured so I could get one too.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 7:55, Reply)
 By an odd coincidence
	By an odd coincidenceI was thinking last night that I have been alive for longer than Elvis has been dead, and it depressed me somewhat as I always think of him as having happened ages ago. It means I am getting old.
alt alt Midlife crisis should start around 36... I mean what are the chances of you living beyond 72?
Oh and happy birthday HH
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:00, Reply)
 Being pedantic...
	Being pedantic...if we assume that 72 would be an average age to reach then midlife can only be 36,
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:06, Reply)
 the day september 11, 2001,
	the day september 11, 2001, I was in Kakadu national park, hiking with my family. I remember it being stinking hot, and hiding in the pool all day...
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:00, Reply)
 I was in Newquay at the time
	I was in Newquay at the timeWent in this Mexican bar and couldn't a find soul in the main bar, in this back room was about 15 people huddled around the TV, as I looked at the TV the 2nd plane hit.
Also good morning Poppet
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:08, Reply)
 Yup. I think the genius behind it is a lot closer to home, though.
	Yup. I think the genius behind it is a lot closer to home, though.Despite the 4:29am post, their first one was during the afternoon but they deleted it - it was funnier than this one, they should have left it up.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:21, Reply)
 I naturally assumed it was an Aussie
	I naturally assumed it was an AussieOne the time it was posted, two it lacked funnies
No offence Poppet
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:24, Reply)
 OHHHHHHhhhh MAN HE'S TOTALLY TROLLING YOU
	OHHHHHHhhhh MAN HE'S TOTALLY TROLLING YOUI bet you feel really small and silly now, doncha?
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:33, Reply)
 The day Diana died, I woke up feeling fairly miserable, as my Nan had died the day before.
	The day Diana died, I woke up feeling fairly miserable, as my Nan had died the day before.So whilst we sat, listening to all the simpering fuckwits going on about her on the radio, I couldn't help but think "Who really gives a shit?"
Also, I remember on September 11th 2001, I was at school, on my way from History to Textiles, when a lad who had been giving me shit put me up against a wall. I returned the favour, only pushed him back quite a lot harder, leading to him falling out of the open window (ground floor, low windows in the corridor). I walked off absolutely cracking up, and was in an excellent mood until I got home, and walked in to see my Dad watching TV. As this was a rare thing, it piqued my interest, and I sat and watched it with him. Bit fucking mental.
Alt: Nothing wrong with chocolate cake.
AltAlt: When you look as old as Monty.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:22, Reply)
 This is true
	This is true3(?) of the Aunties have beaten cancer already though, so I'm not sure whether they have more or less time than the others.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:37, Reply)
 Alt: this 'you have to get cakes and shit on your own birthday' bollocks is fucked up.
	Alt: this 'you have to get cakes and shit on your own birthday' bollocks is fucked up.You won't catch me doing that - fuck that, buy me a cake if you insist, otherwise suck my dick you wankers.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:23, Reply)
 it was my birthday last week and I did a cheeseboard
	it was my birthday last week and I did a cheeseboardIt was very well received.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:42, Reply)
 So my choices are to buy you cake or suck your dick?
	So my choices are to buy you cake or suck your dick?That sounds good to me, I mean, if I was the one giving that choice. I don't want to buy you cake or suck your dicks, but if everyone else could buy me cake or suck my dick, then that would be wicked.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:25, Reply)
 Alt: it makes sense though
	Alt: it makes sense thoughWould you rather get far too many cakes once a year, or the odd slice of cake every month/week/few days (depending on office size)?
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:20, Reply)
 I remember the day Moaty got shot, as it was my wedding day
	I remember the day Moaty got shot, as it was my wedding dayAlt: meat cakes or pies as they are otherwise known
Altalt: I'd get a sports car now if I had the money
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:39, Reply)
 You would spend 16 hours at the petrol station wondering why the air hose....
	You would spend 16 hours at the petrol station wondering why the air hose....Isn't filling the petrol tank
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:42, Reply)
 Then go in the garage and try to buy a much longer air hose for no good reason.
	Then go in the garage and try to buy a much longer air hose for no good reason. (, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:47, Reply)
 On the other hand me and the rest of the rugby team can fill your mum up in no time at all
	On the other hand me and the rest of the rugby team can fill your mum up in no time at all(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:50, Reply)
 monts
	montsThat quirk will just be that emvee replied to it but he has you on 2.0. Nothing to do with comedy accounts.
Happy birthday Harters.
The morning that Diana died was the morning after some DnB clubnight in Aberdeen. Think I was still up and caning it.
If you ever want a full Pat Bateman style breakdown of that day's sartorial choices just gaz me bbz.
Did you have a listen to that BPB tune?
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:41, Reply)
 I've seen it now.
	I've seen it now.It's still him. No one else is as upset on the internet as him.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:45, Reply)
 Also, for my birthday in two weeks, I have a gf lemon and almond meal merangue cake
	Also, for my birthday in two weeks, I have a gf lemon and almond meal merangue cakeand a non-gf chocolate cake for everyone who isn't gf.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:44, Reply)
 why?
	why?it's a protein that gets activated by water and heat where Glutenin and Gliadin bond together. it's what makes your pastry all flaky or your bread all soft.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:52, Reply)
 Nah it's like saturated fats, made up by companies trying to control us
	Nah it's like saturated fats, made up by companies trying to control us(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:54, Reply)
 my birthday is only 3 days after yours mate, I'm sure we'll be close enough.
	my birthday is only 3 days after yours mate, I'm sure we'll be close enough.(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:58, Reply)
 I only have three memories:
	I only have three memories:Getting a key cut, waiting in line for a movie and talking to you right now.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:47, Reply)
 On the day that John Fashanu and Kevin LLoyd died
	On the day that John Fashanu and Kevin LLoyd diedI was having a drug and alcohol induced paranoia attack in a toilet on a train out of Amsterdam brought on by the fact that John Fashanu and Kevin Lloyd had died.
I'm classy as fuck, me.
Edit: Yup, I meant Justin, sorry.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:53, Reply)
 On 9/11 I was visiting a friend in hospital - he'd been flown back from Spain with diabetic complications
	On 9/11 I was visiting a friend in hospital - he'd been flown back from Spain with diabetic complicationsAlt: As suggested above, get meat pies with a few fairy cakes for the ladies.
Altalt: Mine hasn't kicked in yet and I'm considerably older than you. However, I had sports cars and did dangerous sports etc in my twenties so I feel no urge now I'm in my fifties.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:54, Reply)
 Alt alt: I've been having my mid-life crisis since my early twenties.
	Alt alt: I've been having my mid-life crisis since my early twenties.I expect it will pass in a few years.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 8:58, Reply)
 I have never really been into drugs..........
	I have never really been into drugs..........But I was tripping my nuts off at a party in November 1989, when the Berlin Wall thing was being ripped down.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:26, Reply)
 I remember the morning Diana died
	I remember the morning Diana diedMy friends had been to visit me, and we'd watched Conspiracy Theory and then all crashed in my room. When we switched the TV on in the morning, we couldn't get the sound to work at all, so we knew something bad had happened and it involved the royal family, but had no idea what.
I was teaching the day of 9/11, so I didn't hear anything about it until after school. As soon as I got home I went straight to news 24 and watched the aftermath.
Alt alt: I'm still waiting for mine. I reckon I'm well overdue by now.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:09, Reply)
 I'll never forget where I was during the Market Rasen earthquake of 2008.
	I'll never forget where I was during the Market Rasen earthquake of 2008.I was in London, and spoke to my sister that evening, who had noticed that the light in the living room swayed a little bit.
Terrifying.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:21, Reply)
 The Great Melbourne Earthquake of 2012.
	The Great Melbourne Earthquake of 2012.I was in Geelong. WE WILL REBUILD!
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:26, Reply)
 i remember where i was when i saw the most pathetic thing in the world
	i remember where i was when i saw the most pathetic thing in the worldit was on qotw about 2 mins ago. someone is actually wasting their life right there.
alt: coffee sucks arse. go with lemon drizzle. best of all teh cakes.
altalt: i have a sports car. but i only own a turquoise t-shirt for the gym and one turquoise bra, so i don't think i am dressing like dozer.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:25, Reply)
 I can still remember where I was that day those oil miners destroyed that asteroid that was going to ruin the earth
	I can still remember where I was that day those oil miners destroyed that asteroid that was going to ruin the earth(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:30, Reply)
 I remember where I was when I saw a stupid irishman. It was about half an hour ago on the telly:
	I remember where I was when I saw a stupid irishman. It was about half an hour ago on the telly:www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/support-for-irish-drinkdrive-permits-is-spreading-16264897.html
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:38, Reply)
 You should have seen the blok actually on the telly, he looked like he was about three quarters cut and kept leaning sideways
	You should have seen the blok actually on the telly, he looked like he was about three quarters cut and kept leaning sideways(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:46, Reply)
 This fuckwit
	This fuckwitwww.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=Danny+Healy-Rae&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41248874,d.d2k&biw=1440&bih=710&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=xrH_UMPpOoaWhQessYDwAQ
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:48, Reply)
 see, i don't want it to be emvee
	see, i don't want it to be emveepart of me secretly hopes for another bertdown. always good fun.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:03, Reply)
 Seems sensible really, I mean three pints ent that much and what will they actually hit if they do crash a sheep?
	Seems sensible really, I mean three pints ent that much and what will they actually hit if they do crash a sheep?(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:47, Reply)
 my brother was at uni in ireland and staying with a mate in the middle of nowhere
	my brother was at uni in ireland and staying with a mate in the middle of nowherethey were driving back to her parents' farm in the dark and they were approaching a 4 way crossroad. to his horror and terror, she suddenly switched off the headlights and shot across it in the dark. when he had finished shitting himself, he asked what the shuddering fuck she was playing at. she explained that it was much easier to see oncoming headlights at the other 3 roads if she switched hers off.
he was UNconvinced, but could at least see a bit of logic. until she added: "everybody does it."
unbelievable.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:49, Reply)
 my brother said that when he pointed out the gaping hole in her logic
	my brother said that when he pointed out the gaping hole in her logicshe and her parents were genuinely amazed. the mind boggles.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:52, Reply)
 er....but
	er....butif everybody does it, doesn't that mean you have up to 4 cars racing towards a crossroads with no lights on thinking nothing's coming. ...?
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:58, Reply)
 I've seen "Wolf Creek" no way I'd walk back from the pub in the dark
	I've seen "Wolf Creek" no way I'd walk back from the pub in the dark(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:59, Reply)
 I saw  him interviewed on the news this morning too
	I saw  him interviewed on the news this morning tooif he wasn't drunk he was having some sort of stroke
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:02, Reply)
 Morning HH,
	Morning HH, I remember being upset the morning Diana died as there were no early morning cartoons.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:40, Reply)
 No real plans as of yet.
	No real plans as of yet.I'm a right miserable cunt on B-days, I'll probs go out for a meal over the weekend.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:48, Reply)
 I was overjoyed as Sunderland had beaten Bradford 4-0 the night before her funeral
	I was overjoyed as Sunderland had beaten Bradford 4-0 the night before her funeraland got a punch off my then girlfriend for smiling all through the coverage
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:45, Reply)
 It was ridiculous
	It was ridiculousThe big tree on the main road in town was turned into a bloody shrine, candles and all sorts - none of those who did it had ever even met her. Might as well have put up one to Vera Duckworth, she was on the telly too.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:50, Reply)
 When I went to Paris I did have a look at the tunnel
	When I went to Paris I did have a look at the tunnelHenri Paul - shite driver
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:59, Reply)
 Happy bidet HH
	Happy bidet HHThe morning that Princess Of Our Hartz died I was lying in bed, having just woken up with a stinking hangover. I turned the radio on, heard nothing but funereal music and immediately assumed that I had died from alcohol poisoning and this was some kind of hideous after-life experience. Imagine my relief when I realised that some dozy droopy-drawered bint had popped her clogs instead.
Alt: Anything with chocolate is acceptable.
AltAlt: Dozer isn't having a midlife crisis, he's having a sexual-orientation crisis. Totally different game altogether. I used to have a Vauxhall Cavalier. Nothing remotely fancy, but my son was only 3 at the time and thought it was a sports car because it had a sunroof. so it's all about perceptions. Or something.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:42, Reply)
 Was Diana that well remembered?
	Was Diana that well remembered?I can remember driving to Cornwall on the day of her funeral, and thinking how clear the roads were and also falling over the wall at Jamaica Inn whilst stepping back to take a photo
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:46, Reply)
 Aye it was a nightmare.
	Aye it was a nightmare. I think most people couldn't have given 2 shits TBH, but seemed to be drowned out by the weeping and wailing of the nation's grief-mongers.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:50, Reply)
 I'd been out smashing it
	I'd been out smashing itand had a few people back at mine afterwards, and had TV on mute, playing records. This mangled up car kept on appearing on-screen so we put the sound up to see if it was anyone interesting. Turned out it wasn't, so the tunes went back on again.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:53, Reply)
 I saw the sea of polythene that was left outside st James palace
	I saw the sea of polythene that was left outside st James palaceIt was embarrassing
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:56, Reply)
 I was in that London on September 11th 2001 and working near Clapham Junction
	I was in that London on September 11th 2001 and working near Clapham JunctionHeard rumours about it and then the entire internet ground to a halt. Was staying in Richmond that night and was listening to the planes flying over when suddenly there was a massive BANG! Totally shit myself and peeked out the window to find two cars wrapped round each other and the whole hotel shouting profanities at them for scaring the crap out of us all
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:44, Reply)
 Sportscow.
	Sportscow.I'm annoyed. it deleted my post.
I was whining about my mother denying that she'd paid a bill, when I had the receipt to show her that she had, with the correct transaction number, date and everything on it. She's breaking my brain. :(
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:48, Reply)
 I think she's getting Alzheimers, I genuinely do.
	I think she's getting Alzheimers, I genuinely do.She's not remembering things that she would normally remember..
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:02, Reply)
 07/07
	07/07i was cross at being ejected from the tube two stops before i wanted to get off and all the buses being so rammed that i had a long walk to work in high heels. had i been about 2 trains earlier, though, i'd have had a LOT more to complain about. well, or nothing at all.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:47, Reply)
 do you realise how stupid it is to say "if I had been 2 trains earlier"
	do you realise how stupid it is to say "if I had been 2 trains earlier" I was in London that day, if only I'd been on the other side of London doing something different I might have died too.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 9:56, Reply)
 closer than me maybe, but considering the population density of London, a lot of people were a lot closer.
	closer than me maybe, but considering the population density of London, a lot of people were a lot closer. (, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:01, Reply)
 that's a little bit of a facile argument
	that's a little bit of a facile argumentyes ok a miss is as good as a mile, and i'm not saying i nearly died. but when it comes to a taste of how terrifying it must have been, there's a difference between someone in texas saying, god imagine if i'd chosen that time to travel to london and visit my friend at kings cross - and being rammed in a rather panicky station of people all trying to get out with police yelling at you!
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:01, Reply)
 Rory didn't even invite me
	Rory didn't even invite meHe just snuck in one day when I was out.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:14, Reply)
 definitely
	definitelyif nobody else has done anything about it in the next month or so, i will organise something for april/may.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:23, Reply)
 no
	noas i would have to go in my old gym t-shirt. but for everyone else, yeah sure why not, as gilgamesh once said
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:30, Reply)
 see, this is why I have no desire to have children.
	see, this is why I have no desire to have children. At the moment I'm trying to decide what car to get in the summer, probably a little soft top porsche, or an old mgb or something. Maybe even an old sl Mercedes.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:05, Reply)
 mgb gt, soft top. beautiful.
	mgb gt, soft top. beautiful. My only worry is I might be too tall to fit.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:14, Reply)
 it's more getting my legs under the steering wheel that I might struggle with.
	it's more getting my legs under the steering wheel that I might struggle with. (, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:22, Reply)
 to be fair
	to be fairi'm only 5'6 and even my legs get a bit cramped in my car. and it's longer than an mgbgt. but if you were only doing short journeys in it...
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:24, Reply)
 yeah, I'm 6'2"
	yeah, I'm 6'2"Gonna struggle with most old sporty cars. Got stuck on an Austin Healey Frog eye sprite once. Took 3 people to sort of drag me out over the back.
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:30, Reply)
 I love old 911s
	I love old 911sAnyway your still young, plenty of time later to think about kids
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:07, Reply)
 I tried on both my suits this morning and neither fit properly cos I've lost so much weight
	I tried on both my suits this morning and neither fit properly cos I've lost so much weightBut I'm not dieting or excercising...I think it might be bowel cancer
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:04, Reply)
 You're Probably just using a fork to eat your soup......
	You're Probably just using a fork to eat your soup......and have not realised yet
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:11, Reply)
 Tee Hee Eee
	Tee Hee Eeewww.ebay.co.uk/itm/For-Sale-12-x-8-Igloo-on-The-Stray-In-Harrogate-/271142681345?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3f215cfb01
(, Wed 23 Jan 2013, 10:07, Reply)
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