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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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that would have made mebarbara mary. and mary rhymes with my surname, as my grandma found out when she got married.
if my great-aunts had been my grandmothers, if you know what i mean, i would have been nora edith doris.
i win (or lose, depending on how you look at it)
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rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 16:02,
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Nora's a nice name. Doris makes me worry though! :PI've gotten used to my names.
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also - make a tequila sunrise - they're delicious.1 shot tequila
fill with orange juice
slowly add grenadine to the mix by pouring it against the glass wall so it filters to the bottom!
nom the deliciousness.
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agreedbut.... i have no tequila, no orange juice, and no grenadine....
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rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 16:09,
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How strangeMy maternal grandmother's name was Barbara Mary. She was a ferret-smuggler, too. There must have been a small, localised fashion.
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Kroney, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 16:10,
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no, two separate grandmothers!one barbara. one mary.
mary was a quarter french so she was originally mary therese ridout, which was quite posh-sounding really. marriage ruined that.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 19 Nov 2010, 16:14,
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She must have been appalledwhen she got to The North.
A young, French sophisticate arrives in the grim North to marry, full of hope for her new life. Only to find out he's a navvie.
Edit: Oh, a quarter French. Still, it's a good theme for one of those Channel 5 TV films.
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