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the tiger who came to tea

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codswallop · 12/07/2004 21:52

evry time I read htat i wonder

  1. has ht emother tripped out and gone mad?
  2. is she too idle to cook?
  3. is she an old alcy who dramnk all the beer herself?
  4. Is it a total fabrication to justify going out for tea?
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mrsflowerpot · 12/07/2004 21:54

she does have a suspiciously serene smile on her face the whole time. drugs, I say.

And if it is all true, what kind of nutcase lets a tiger in anyway?

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codswallop · 12/07/2004 21:55

and one who plays a trumpet?
I like th picture when she cuddles him

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tamum · 12/07/2004 21:56

And she takes her dd out to a cafe wearing a nightie

She can't have drunk the beer, it was daddy's you silly, ladies don't drink beer

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codswallop · 12/07/2004 21:57

also orange juice.. then?

wht a nouveau lot hey were

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tamum · 12/07/2004 21:59

Ahem. Even in my childhood (pre-TTWCTT) we had orange juice, I'll thank you not to be so cheeky young coddy.

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mrsflowerpot · 12/07/2004 21:59

ds has no concept who 'the boy from the grocers' is or could be. They should update it to be the man from Tescos online.

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katierocket · 12/07/2004 22:00

OH I LOVE this book. But I know what you mean, "daddy" seems nonplussed doesn't he. Definitely a case of magic mushrooms in the tea buns methinks.

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codswallop · 12/07/2004 22:00

did you? ,y mum must have been tight then

I remmber it becoming a staple food itn eh early 80s

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katierocket · 12/07/2004 22:01

LOL Mrs Flowerpot - it's like something out of a hovis ad isn't it.

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codswallop · 12/07/2004 22:01

yes elll we only have her word for it httas hes daddy

glad they eat crap food at the cafe though!

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codswallop · 12/07/2004 22:02

do youthink he coughs up for the meal

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katierocket · 12/07/2004 22:02

wish we had a cafe like that near us. It's all lattes and sun blush tomatoes these days.

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tamum · 12/07/2004 22:03

Actually it was frozen orange juice in little tubs that had to be diluted with water. I loved it anyway.

Actually I always love reading the bit when they go to the cafe "and all the cars had their lights on" or whatever; it sounds so cosy.

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codswallop · 12/07/2004 22:03

ooh yes - ot sounds all wintery - or like July att he mo!

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tamum · 12/07/2004 22:03

Actually actually actually

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codswallop · 12/07/2004 22:04

OR I HAVE GOT IT

THE "tiger" is actually her paramour and she lblames a tiger for the fact that they have gorges themselves on food

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katierocket · 12/07/2004 22:04

tamum I remember those my mum used to get them. And i remember when yogurt was a very posh thing to get (my mum was obviously WAY ahead of her time). But there was only one kind - Ski yog in strawberry flavour.

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codswallop · 12/07/2004 22:05

ooh my granny had those

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katierocket · 12/07/2004 22:05

I think DS is always dissapointed that the tiger never comes back.

I think you might be on to something there cod

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tamum · 12/07/2004 22:06

Ooh yes, we only got Ski yogurts when we visited my granny, they were much too avant-garde for my mum.

Excellent theory about the mum having an affair with the tiger, would explain a lot

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codswallop · 12/07/2004 22:07

he is a rather posh tiger

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katierocket · 12/07/2004 22:07

beastiality?! now you've gone and ruined it for me

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tamum · 12/07/2004 22:08

He is posh isn't he, he's got lovely manners.

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katierocket · 12/07/2004 22:09

sophie hasn't though - she stands on the chairs for gods sake.

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