MEN!!!!

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Mac Feather — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:26:32 GMT

sometimes he just does things, its extremely sporadic. i could wait another 5 months again before he will wash up even a cup!!!!!!!! i think im still in shock!

mind you it could be that hes buttering me up coz its lambing starts next week..............

i finish vet nurse job on thurs 9th, start lambing fri 10th....................must be off my nutt!

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loobylou — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:05:06 GMT

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Washing up Heather??? and without being asked??? hell I need to re train Gary........ he does bugger all unless asked, and usually I have to get to the nagging stage before he does anything, then he accuses me of Nagging!!!!!

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Thats exactly what I have to live with! More positive reinforcement needed!

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:19:35 GMT

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Mac Feather — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:35:23 GMT

Well im having a wee smile coz my bloke is currently washing up! He sometimes just does thoughtful things out of the blue, better go n heap on the positive praising in the hope he might get to enjoy washing up n do it more often!

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Saskia Quinn — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:58:02 GMT

hehe lol!!

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Fleabee99 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:24:02 GMT

not sure what that mean saskia but it sounds like something i wouldnt turn down!!

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Saskia Quinn — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:22:17 GMT

aw Richard, come on back and give us a while of your craic!!!! From the little ol Irish girl

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Fleabee99 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:20:35 GMT

just wanted to say richard, very brave to come back and apologuise like that i think i speak for all of us when i say we are glad we may have been wrong about you and this is all down to some smilies!! lol very proud, hope you come back to read this will prolly pm you with it anyways

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:50:43 GMT

Hi Richard, I am glad you came back on. But sad you will not come anymore. I wanted to hear so much more about darting those Hippos.

Your job certainly does not come across as mundane thtas for sure.

Hopefully you will have a wee sneaky peek back on and come join us again

If you are up for a Drink, we can direct you to the online Pub, it's called the Vetnurse Arms, it's a thread on here and where some of us... how shall I say That like a tipple have been known to frequent.

BTW ST is my initials and RVN, well thats self explanatory>>>> I think?

Sandra

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Richard — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:43:18 GMT

O and sorry for the lousy lay-out. I am messing up everything today, I'm afraid. Have a great weekend, Richard

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Richard — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:36:03 GMT

I wasn’t sure if I should respond and I’m still not sure, but I’m doing it anyway. Will be my last one though. I do want to decorate with smileys, but heck .... somehow I can't figure it out anymore. Would this be due to that little piece of chromosome I am lacking..... Well, I'll try it the old fashioned way with semicolons and dashes. :) Caro, if you read this, would you like your biltong dry or extra dry (like we take it in the field)? I wonder what’s “within reason” for you … ;) ;). I prefer bobotie btw. It’s been a long time since I was in Zimbabwe (is that politically correct?).:) O Saskia …… Irish, eh? Well that explains a lot ……;) No, I was not in a bad mood, but I have to admit that I was a bit sad. You see, I joined this thread for a few laughs with you girls and absolutely not to annoy you. But I did read your follow ups and knew that you realised that I was joking. However, I replied with the reply button which doesn’t allow me to review or to place smileys and I really can't figure it out anymore. When I pressed on post it was all there in all its glory. On rereading it, it looked much more dramatic than I intended, but then I thought “hah, that will teach you!”....:) :) I think it worked, didn’t it? No hard feelings? :) STRVN, (strange name btw; how do you pronounce that?) I got your message and thanks that at least you enjoyed our little picking game.:) I felt the same way and that’s the way it should be, but if there is even only one person who seriously takes offence at my cheeky remarks the game is over for me. My intention was to bring some fun and get some back, nothing else. You’re probably right by saying that you women have a better understanding of the male species. Biologically this is not such a smart thing to say though (male species?), but alas, I forgive you …;) At least for me, I would say that you probably have a better understanding of the female “species” too, because I feel that I made a complete mess of this thread, didn’t I? :) Sarah, I will keep it brief, because whatever I say won’t change your opinion about me. But I was deeply shocked by how you portrayed me. You were very fast with your judgement, but you have no idea how wide off the mark you are. I do make mistakes, a lot of them, but the last thing you would ever count against me is disrespect for women. And how can you say that I am looking down on vet nurses in England? Guess what, I married one and ..... she’s English too (I know, you can easily use this against me ;) ). I am well aware of the fact that we don’t know each other and you can’t see my expression when I ventilate my propositions. That’s exactly the reason why I insert all those smiling faces. On no account would I ever want you to think that I am seriously trying to insult you. All the girls in this thread recognised that (I hope), unfortunately you didn’t. You know, Sarah, what shocked me most is that I obviously upset you so much. In my philosophy, hurting or offending someone is a personal failure. That’s why I took this very personally. Maybe I scratched a wound not healed yet, I don’t know. Anyway, I don’t blame you anything, Sarah. No hard feelings. That’s it, girls. Again, I am sorry for messing up a thread that was supposed to be fun. I think I better stay away from forums in the future. Hamba kahle (be well) and a smile :) Richard.

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Fleabee99 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:57:26 GMT

lol yeh in some cases its true caro!

but it is also true that this may have got out of hand maybe we should all just agree that whether it was joking or seriously maybe we all said things that were personal and hope that we think about it a bit more in future before we offend!

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:51:55 GMT

Lot of men have breasts, admittedly they are usually on steroids,

Richard please send some tong for me decent variety from Africa. I will eat any game meat (well within reason)

Ladies me thinks you are perhaps taking things a bit to extremes, Richard was trying to have a joke. Let's face l spend all the time hitting everyone on the head with the fact l am a Rhodesian and better than anyone else either Saffa or Brit.

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Fleabee99 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:43:44 GMT

reading all that through again i know it seems abit harsh but richard if you were a sincerly nice person then people wouldnt be complaining about you all over this thread so if im wrong then i do apologuise as i have no problems with men friends/relationhipwise, i just dont come on here on a night (like others may do) to be told im less than someone else because i have breasts but im ok for other purposes because i have breasts

frankly its insulting....

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Fleabee99 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:27:27 GMT

right just had a read of this thread and i would just like to say firstly, richard altho you believe you portray yourself as a nice person with all your smilies you are still making horrid comments that many women will find offensive, and my guess is you know this and are just doing this because you think you can get away with it because your sat at a computer screen and you are obviously one of them men that does believe a womens place in at home with the kids (which is irritating) shown with the comments about us women having to get off the sofa and put down our crisps? are you for real... i seriously believe you start every sentence with btw im a vn in africa with the big strong animals, which isnt an attractive trate

what is a shame is that you are a vn so are of the same "breed" as us women as you want to help animals but eventho you say you trained in britian this wasnt the first thing we was told, instead you deemed it proper to throw it in all our faces that you now work in africa with wild animals which i will admit is a dream job but you then proceeded to say its a mans job!! so basically you just broadcast that you think your better than everyone else on here, personally i couldnt give crap because ive been with a man very similar to your manners and suffice to say it didnt last long as he was more in love with himself, and dont come across saying i must obviously hate men as i dont ive been with a lovely man for 4 years and i am still very happy, the difference between them was the one im with now doesnt see women as inferior which you obviously do eventho you work in a predominately female job (ever thought of that?), however others on here may actually take your words offensively and this is why you should be careful, not as a threat just because you might actually be upsetting someone which neither gender should be proud of as obviously these forums are sometimes used for members with problems and its people like you who dont help just make them feel worse

the fact is you are not helping anyone so maybe in future you should stear clear of forums such as this or start one about women!

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Saskia Quinn — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:48:01 GMT

Thanks Strvn

Yes Richard, as STRVN said, I am Irish. I am guessing you were in a bad mood already before you posted this thread

However, if you care to re-read my post, I was infact making light of your reply as I did realise you were joking

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:44:02 GMT

[quote user="Richard"]Oh, are we playing this game, Saskia ? This is sooooo typical for you English girls (fyi I studied in England). First you reply in a bitchy way that you feel so annoyed by me and then, after I sincerely apologised, you’re laughing in my face. Oh, what a fun! My impression was that this was a thread with a wink and that’s the reason I jumped in. There’s too much misery in this world already, isn’t it? But now I start thinking that you girls are dead serious about your disrespect for men. How frustrated can you get? Did you sink so deep and are you so blinded by desperation that you even don’t recognise the sincerity when a man says sorry? South Africa is a melting crucible of a lot of different cultures with quite some Buddhistic influences. According to Buddha you cannot hurt a person more than refusing a gift from the heart. An apology is a gift from the heart and saying that I didn’t mean it at all is a major offense in my country, Saskia. Also, we have a proverb saying “so die waard, so vertou hy se gast”, which means something like “the host trusts his guests like he can be trusted himself”. Just let this sink in a bit ….. I really don’t know what’s wrong with you girls. Are you so numbed by lack of respect you apparently receive from your English husbands? Are you so deep-rootedly frustrated? Well, come to Africa for some therapy. Lots of men here who do respect women. You would have to swap your lazy sofa for a land-rover, of course, and eat canned meat instead of potato chips. But then again, you would be so unhappy without your beauty case, wouldn’t you? And that “extra half chromosome” won’t help you at all …… Wake up girls, xx Richard.

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Hi Richard, Firstly Saskia is Irish not English, and secondly she was making light of your remark, because she realised that you were joking, she wasn't taking the piss out of you, she was laughing along with you.

Now this bit is said firmly with tongue in cheek....... it seems we Women actually do have a better understanding of the male species now does'nt it??

I hope you do come back on and read this, as us girls were just beginning to enjoy the fun side you brought to the thread.

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Richard — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:24:14 GMT

Oh, are we playing this game, Saskia ? This is sooooo typical for you English girls (fyi I studied in England). First you reply in a bitchy way that you feel so annoyed by me and then, after I sincerely apologised, you’re laughing in my face. Oh, what a fun! My impression was that this was a thread with a wink and that’s the reason I jumped in. There’s too much misery in this world already, isn’t it? But now I start thinking that you girls are dead serious about your disrespect for men. How frustrated can you get? Did you sink so deep and are you so blinded by desperation that you even don’t recognise the sincerity when a man says sorry? South Africa is a melting crucible of a lot of different cultures with quite some Buddhistic influences. According to Buddha you cannot hurt a person more than refusing a gift from the heart. An apology is a gift from the heart and saying that I didn’t mean it at all is a major offense in my country, Saskia. Also, we have a proverb saying “so die waard, so vertou hy se gast”, which means something like “the host trusts his guests like he can be trusted himself”. Just let this sink in a bit ….. I really don’t know what’s wrong with you girls. Are you so numbed by lack of respect you apparently receive from your English husbands? Are you so deep-rootedly frustrated? Well, come to Africa for some therapy. Lots of men here who do respect women. You would have to swap your lazy sofa for a land-rover, of course, and eat canned meat instead of potato chips. But then again, you would be so unhappy without your beauty case, wouldn’t you? And that “extra half chromosome” won’t help you at all …… Wake up girls, xx Richard.

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Caro Laithwaite VN — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:45:27 GMT

I tend to have several books on the go often one in the loo, one by the bed, one on the settee, and one for my bag in case l am headed anyplace l may get a chance to read. Glad to hear there is others like me

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Mac Feather — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:56:35 GMT

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Feminist books? Good grief Fruity thats not mad thats insanity. We have a books thread going if you want some good reading material

[/quote] I have too many books on the go- thats just 2 much multi-tasking for me!

Fruity!!!!!!! Hahahahah! thats made me chuckle!

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Saskia Quinn — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:59:37 GMT

hehahahe lol!!

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Fleabee99 — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:51:31 GMT

saskia just hit him with her extra half chromosome, well if we ladies apparently dont need them then i guess god gave them to us for that purpose - a weapon against men

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:45:28 GMT

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aye, your not a bit sorry at all, tell the truth hehehehahaha

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Lol poor Richard, his forst forum telling off, and from a mere women too

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Saskia Quinn — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:36:04 GMT

aye, your not a bit sorry at all, tell the truth hehehehahaha

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Richard — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:32:18 GMT

I am very sorry I annoyed you, Saskia. I just love to make jokes now and then and it was never my intention to annoy anyone. Have a good one anyway. Richard.