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becky sharp
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I heard on the radio the other day that Tony Benn proposed to his wife on a park bench, just nine days after meeting her....nothing unusually romantic in that perhaps but later he bought the bench from Oxford Council and installed it in the garden of their house....now that is romantic....to me, anyhow....
They were together for over 50 years until her death.
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Perhaps that explains in his early career when he was in the House of Lords as Lord Stansfield he sat on the Labour benches rather than being a Cross Bencher 
I can hear people saying now 'Arrest that man for old jokes  )
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becky sharp
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| ruddlescat wrote: | Perhaps that explains in his early career when he was in the House of Lords as Lord Stansfield he sat on the Labour benches rather than being a Cross Bencher
I can here people saying now 'Arrest that man for old jokes ) |
Not me.....never  |
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becky sharp
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| Why is that writing in my last post larger than normal I wonder? |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:13 pm Post subject: |
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It's probably the shock at hearing such a wonderful joke Becky
Or there again maybe not 
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becky sharp
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| ruddlescat wrote: | It's probably the shock at hearing such a wonderful joke Becky
Or there again maybe not |
That'll be it ruddles... ..I'll ignore what you followed it up with...  |
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ruddlescat
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Only joking Becky
I can get very silly when it's past my bedtime
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becky sharp
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:21 pm Post subject: |
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| ruddlescat wrote: | Only joking Becky
I can get very silly when it's past my bedtime |
I know ..so was I...  |
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BDG
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| ruddlescat wrote: | Only joking Becky
I can get very silly when it's past my bedtime |
Can't we all? 
Nice story about TB, although he was a pain in my Dad's side....long story and I'll save it for another day and yes it does involve "cross something" not benches but cars!
Night all, sweet dreams x |
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| becky sharp wrote: | | ruddlescat wrote: | Perhaps that explains in his early career when he was in the House of Lords as Lord Stansfield he sat on the Labour benches rather than being a Cross Bencher
I can here people saying now 'Arrest that man for old jokes ) |
Not me.....never |
| becky sharp wrote: | | Why is that writing in my last post larger than normal I wonder? |
and 'hear' changed to 'here', she's winding you up ruddles!
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Do you really think so John?
That's what I thought as well
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becky sharp
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| ruddlescat wrote: | Do you really think so John?
That's what I thought as well |
The very thought.. |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:37 pm Post subject: Re: How romantic! |
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| becky sharp wrote: | I heard on the radio the other day that Tony Benn proposed to his wife on a park bench, just nine days after meeting her....nothing unusually romantic in that perhaps but later he bought the bench from Oxford Council and installed it in the garden of their house....now that is romantic....to me, anyhow....
They were together for over 50 years until her death. |
I think it's sweet, and I have always thought TB to be a man of principle unlike another man with the same initials
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