tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post4712679849926582243..comments2023-04-26T03:57:43.775+01:00Comments on The Magpie Files: A Cautionary Tale.alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-76512733644832286682007-12-20T09:43:00.000+00:002007-12-20T09:43:00.000+00:00Ha ha ha ha ha ha *snort* ha ha ha!!Nearly shot co...Ha ha ha ha ha ha *snort* ha ha ha!!<BR/>Nearly shot coffee out my nose reading that!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-11394720453633481952007-12-18T16:25:00.000+00:002007-12-18T16:25:00.000+00:00I tend to write letters when we've had semi awful ...I tend to write letters when we've had semi awful tragedies that I have distanced myself enough from that I can say something silly about it. I hope your in laws weren't offended by your letter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957439866764235491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-84924030918158010532007-12-18T09:41:00.000+00:002007-12-18T09:41:00.000+00:00oh dear! your letter sounded very funny...oh dear! your letter sounded very funny...tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908739057086813722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-37683987969468492282007-12-18T07:31:00.000+00:002007-12-18T07:31:00.000+00:00Oh my goodness. I can see why you would feel awkwa...Oh my goodness. I can see why you would feel awkward but as Ali says, it was still a funny letter! And are you sure the other one was really true with not the slightest embellishment?!dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-21170321964917635232007-12-18T05:56:00.000+00:002007-12-18T05:56:00.000+00:00The tale does not get more cautionary than that.The tale does not get more cautionary than that.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-70440572705884999702007-12-18T00:50:00.000+00:002007-12-18T00:50:00.000+00:00...which is why we never mention Youngest's prison......which is why we never mention Youngest's prison term in ours.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-4253155666164612352007-12-18T00:06:00.000+00:002007-12-18T00:06:00.000+00:00Oh no! That story is painful - you poor things.Oh no! That story is painful - you poor things.Florence Knapp (Flossie Teacakes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09024138702384185444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-58746453451293210022007-12-17T23:42:00.000+00:002007-12-17T23:42:00.000+00:00I love a good cautionary tale when it comes to Chr...I love a good cautionary tale when it comes to Christmas letters! <BR/><BR/>Who knows? Someone is possibly spoofing mine right at this moment, including all the mundane details of family life. Familiar and run-of-the-mill for one person is another person's fantasy (or another person's China, as the case may be).Fairlie - www.feetonforeignlands.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145612102935177016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-15640452434905472982007-12-17T23:32:00.000+00:002007-12-17T23:32:00.000+00:00Oooops. Of all the ways to get caught out, that is...Oooops. Of all the ways to get caught out, that is pretty good. Did the actual visitors to China receive a copy of your letter too? THAT would have been hard to live down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-71302190019093831502007-12-17T23:27:00.000+00:002007-12-17T23:27:00.000+00:00But I still think yours was funny. Probably the Ch...But I still think yours was funny. Probably the China missionary lot would too.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723377593068712400noreply@blogger.com