tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post5930043943508543248..comments2023-04-26T03:57:43.775+01:00Comments on The Magpie Files: Sleeping Beautyalice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-83896803429738372722008-12-08T16:29:00.000+00:002008-12-08T16:29:00.000+00:00What martyrs we men are to housework!What martyrs we men are to housework!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-87786463590612787322008-12-03T13:36:00.000+00:002008-12-03T13:36:00.000+00:00Oh my, you have quite cheered up a bad morning Ali...Oh my, you have quite cheered up a bad morning Alice. I have taken notes and intend to employ what I have learned from you the very next time my Technical Advisor attempts bed making.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895985573831346825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-50261768006748209722008-12-02T22:53:00.000+00:002008-12-02T22:53:00.000+00:00Hilarious! Oh Alice you do make me grin. Thanks so...Hilarious! Oh Alice you do make me grin. Thanks so much, its been a beautiful, exasperting, guilt inducing day. I needed that.<BR/><BR/>So good to know I'm not alone, it does have to be right doesn't it?!<BR/>StephxCurlew Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743251099471763243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-63157166197228842902008-12-01T15:46:00.000+00:002008-12-01T15:46:00.000+00:00That reminds me of the time that my husband showed...That reminds me of the time that my husband showed me the correct way to hoover up! (I subsequently showed him where to stick the extendable pipe for sucking up annoying little things...)Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17613273681468961656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-85282902620697534472008-12-01T03:30:00.000+00:002008-12-01T03:30:00.000+00:00Alice, your comment box rules the world. It's a t...Alice, your comment box rules the world. It's a toss-up which was funnier, your post or the 18 comments before mine. And yes, MrM, I'm most interested to learn the outcome of any sub-mattress pea placement...Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932228002267520123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-36195191389105104382008-12-01T02:07:00.000+00:002008-12-01T02:07:00.000+00:00this is awesome. =)this is awesome. =)Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05468422056345875269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-32875268405132608872008-11-30T22:42:00.000+00:002008-11-30T22:42:00.000+00:00Do husbands make beds? Mine has been snoozing on t...Do husbands make beds? Mine has been snoozing on the sofa whilst I put clean linen on the bed and is now sleeping in said bed whilst I read blogs!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-83500569139987921962008-11-30T18:44:00.000+00:002008-11-30T18:44:00.000+00:00Alice you crack me up...I have been on similar cou...Alice you crack me up...I have been on similar courses...if only they would work on husbands...ove the picturesA time to dancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937288812854037401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-44169208534647196832008-11-30T16:05:00.000+00:002008-11-30T16:05:00.000+00:00Very funny twist.When I first started with my comp...Very funny twist.<BR/><BR/>When I first started with my company there was a lot of emphasis on "power words". I used to say them at home and drive my husband crazy.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391821500572006905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-53721999345666435042008-11-30T15:35:00.000+00:002008-11-30T15:35:00.000+00:00Mmmm....just as well I don't have a husband, I dou...Mmmm....just as well I don't have a husband, I doubt they'd keep the required standards. I do like crisp hospital corners!walter and mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654023053222721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-21488476568607804192008-11-30T11:52:00.000+00:002008-11-30T11:52:00.000+00:00Brilliant send up of American Management-Speak and...Brilliant send up of American Management-Speak and with delightful pics. I first met this nonsense in Swaziland over 30 years ago and it doesn't seem to have improved much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-55316347891921019782008-11-30T11:44:00.000+00:002008-11-30T11:44:00.000+00:00The one good thing to come out of all of this is t...The one good thing to come out of all of this is that we have agreed that MrsM is not allowed to go on the assertiveness training course and the rest of the household may not be up to it.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I should have put a pea under the mattress to see if it was noticed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-14755045091730853842008-11-30T11:10:00.000+00:002008-11-30T11:10:00.000+00:00I love that Mr M sniggered.I love that Mr M sniggered.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578720378832806483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-58908970194358672362008-11-30T10:21:00.000+00:002008-11-30T10:21:00.000+00:00What is this husband initiated bedmaking of which ...What is this husband initiated bedmaking of which you speak?dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-42431519528323027452008-11-30T10:17:00.000+00:002008-11-30T10:17:00.000+00:00At the V&A they sent us on endless Performance...At the V&A they sent us on endless Performance Management training courses. If only I'd realized how those skills could be used in the home I might have paid closer attention! K xkristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892467118097087057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-40040397364171863602008-11-30T09:53:00.000+00:002008-11-30T09:53:00.000+00:00Mr Coffee talks like this. All the time.Mr Coffee talks like this. All the time.The Coffee Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686044352290845905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-71599174140029686182008-11-30T09:27:00.000+00:002008-11-30T09:27:00.000+00:00Thank you Alice, this made me giggle.Thank you Alice, this made me giggle.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-39669622311578084752008-11-30T07:50:00.000+00:002008-11-30T07:50:00.000+00:00'make.the.bed.' I know those words should seem fam...'make.the.bed.' I know those words should seem familiar but.....trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13623440501234583451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-14237279835872941302008-11-30T03:49:00.000+00:002008-11-30T03:49:00.000+00:00Oooops - he won't ever want to make it again!Oooops - he won't ever want to make it again!Ali Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671890094425941272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-10244416127595550582008-11-30T01:28:00.000+00:002008-11-30T01:28:00.000+00:00Very amusing story, made me smile, but also struck...Very amusing story, made me smile, but also struck a cord................ making the bed is also a hazard of every day life in our house............... I bet the tutor on your course never dreamt what practical use you'd put your learning to............................. oh, and bravo!do you mind if i knithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515571548024816738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-49712586426851223532008-11-30T00:48:00.000+00:002008-11-30T00:48:00.000+00:00Before I leave the house, when K is left to make t...Before I leave the house, when K is left to make the bed, I gently remind him: MAKE THE BED THE WAY A GIRL WOULD.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-56792813656353147662008-11-30T00:27:00.000+00:002008-11-30T00:27:00.000+00:00If my hubby made the bed, it would be a miracle an...If my hubby made the bed, it would be a miracle and I would be struck dumb with shock.<BR/><BR/>He would probobly notice. At some stage.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723377593068712400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517387823567211648.post-36981896737383052562008-11-30T00:11:00.000+00:002008-11-30T00:11:00.000+00:00And it was going *so well* there...And it was going *so well* there...Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.com