The Retirement Thread

[monkers]

I can only think 'blur', but I'm not yet fully convinced.

Yeh, it's Tony Blair in dialect.

 

[ColinJ]

Yeh, it's Tony Blair in dialect.

Yes - I liked that - a Scouser homophone!

 

[ColinJ]

Classic gave the answer - did you see?

Yes - he got in there before I could get my mind onto higher things!

 

[ColinJ]

There was one that I solved in the Metro today. I realised that I had never heard of the word involved in the answer, despite it being something very common...

'Liquor found by abstainer hidden in tree trunk' (6)

Spoiler

bo-tt-le.

How had I never heard of the word for a tree trunk before?

 

[monkers]

@ColinJ
Miners take note as students take time to see nudist (8)

 

[monkers]

There was one that I solved in the Metro today. I realised that I had never heard of the word involved in the answer, despite it being something very common...

'Liquor found by abstainer hidden in tree trunk' (6)

Spoiler

bo-tt-le.

How had I never heard of the word for a tree trunk before?

There was one that I solved in the Metro today. I realised that I had never heard of the word involved in the answer, despite it being something very common...

'Liquor found by abstainer hidden in tree trunk' (6)

Spoiler

bo-tt-le.

How had I never heard of the word for a tree trunk before?

Just worked it out and found you'd already given the answer.

Solved mine yet?

 

[Juan Kog]

Mrs P dropped a freezer drawer the other day. I've ordered a new one £66 including delivery.............I've stopped her pocket money until it's paid off!

POCKET MONEY You give Mrs P pocket money . Well I hope you keep that quiet ,If Mrs JK finds out about pocket money .you know who I’m coming after

 

[ColinJ]

Solved mine yet?

I have been away from the computer for a few minutes. I'll be back with the answer... about 5 minutes after Classic has given it!

 

[monkers]

POCKET MONEY You give Mrs P pocket money . Well I hope you keep that quiet ,If Mrs JK finds out about pocket money .you know who I’m coming after

She'll be JK Rowling in it.

 

[Dave7]

POCKET MONEY You give Mrs P pocket money . Well I hope you keep that quiet ,If Mrs JK finds out about pocket money .you know who I’m coming after

Wives should NEVER be given pocket money.
They should earn it

 

[welsh dragon]

Wives should NEVER be given pocket money.
They should earn it

Husbands should never be given any money as they always waste it on rubbish. And junk. I gave Mr WD £5.00 once. Big mistake.

 

[PaulSB]

Wives should NEVER be given pocket money.
They should earn it

Oooooooo..........think you're heading into dangerous waters Dave

 

[GM]

Spooky! I got personalised ones for the family a couple of years ago. Mrs Tenkay's Jar said "ROS"

That is spooky!.... Mrs GM used to spell her's with a S, for some strange reason she's started spelling her's with a Z.

Good taste for a present, unlike the contents!

 

[classic33]

Well, another dribbly faucet night and the pipes did not freeze. -27C Sat night and that will be the test. Had my 3 cheesy egg and Marmite toast breakfast today and horrors! There is only 1/2 inch of Marmite left in the 600 gram tub.
It will get up to -7C this afternoon so a ride will be in order. The only part of me that really gets cold is my face, and I've learned my Covid mask takes care of that.
Oldwheels, you taught me a new word....reading your post I thought perhaps pinhead oats were the favorite breakfast of the microcephalic or maybe oat grains that were really tiny, but it is neither.

And you only opened that tub on Sunday.

 

[numbnuts]

No news from screenman@ it's been 8 days since we last heard from him, hope he's OK