Houston, We have a problem....

rathbone · Post by **rathbone** » 26 Apr 2006, 15:47

Or.... the gentle art of understatement.

Having just got back from the Eye Clinic after having the last of the grit removed from my right eyeball, I have had the opportunity to reflect on the socially acceptable fib.

Firstly, despite the bus company's adverts saying there is a bus to the hospital every fifteen minutes, I waited thirty five.

My appointment was for 9:20 a.m. "The Doctor will see you now" came at five past 11.

"This might sting a little" was the biggest understatement of the day, closely followed by "This procedure might cause you a little discomfort."

Now in full grumpy old man mode I began to detect gross understatement everywhere, from Charles Clark on foreign prisoners to the optimistic gardener on UK Bright Ideas.

Nominations, please, for your favourite understatement of the day.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 26 Apr 2006, 16:20

"Rathbone's had a bad day"??

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 26 Apr 2006, 16:50

rathbone wrote:
Nominations, please, for your favourite understatement of the day.

...my dentist once said to me, when my x-rays showed up nothing untoward.... "Thank goodness for that...I thought you might have had a wee touch of cancer"...aaaarrrrgggghhh

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 26 Apr 2006, 19:21

"The baby just popped out ......."

sunnyporty · Post by **sunnyporty** » 28 Apr 2006, 16:58

'' i dont know what your moaning about ....you women and your PMT

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 28 Apr 2006, 17:00

sunnyporty wrote:'' i dont know what your moaning about ....you women and your PMT

You too old for PMT now then?

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 29 Apr 2006, 10:01

sunnyporty wrote:'' i dont know what your moaning about ....you women and your PMT

Definitely a very risky thing to say to me ....well one week in four anyway

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 29 Apr 2006, 17:33

Why does it take a woman with PMT 8 hours to cook a chicken?

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 29 Apr 2006, 18:42

Epykat wrote:Why does it take a woman with PMT 8 hours to cook a chicken?

I dunno.... Why does it take a woman with PMT 8 hours to cook a chicken?

...not sure if you wanted to be asked or not...but way too scared to ignore you just in case

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 29 Apr 2006, 21:37

Rathbone is less than impressed

being such a clever fellow that he is

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 30 Apr 2006, 16:59

foxy wrote:
Epykat wrote:Why does it take a woman with PMT 8 hours to cook a chicken?
I dunno.... Why does it take a woman with PMT 8 hours to cook a chicken?

COZ IT DOES......

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