Christmas Blues

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Mrs Jack not impressed with her Christmas card! 

Share you 2024 experiences. 

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  1. Anonymous30 December 2024 at 19:33

    Ha ha, very good!
    Mrs Dilo, on the other hand, would have been suitably impresed by her husband's frugality.

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  2. ParkinsonsCM30 December 2024 at 21:32

    Personally I played safe, cleared out her Amazon wishlist.

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    1. 雲水30 December 2024 at 22:43

      I need to get married.

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    2. ParkinsonsCM31 December 2024 at 03:19

      Indeed, I have long thought that the firm guiding hand of a masterful husband would be a proper cure for your fancy and unladylike behaviour.

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    3. 雲水31 December 2024 at 08:39

      The wild rivers cannot be tamed! You should have known me in uni 😂

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    4. ParkinsonsCM31 December 2024 at 11:56

      Hmmm 🤔 clearly finding an appropriate and commanding husband for you, needs to be treated with urgency.

      This is what happens when the fair sex gets access to education beyond their needs.

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    5. Lain31 December 2024 at 17:55

      One is not averse to a firm and guiding hand... 😊

      I suppose our education should stop in the kitchen ... does Mrs. Clive know this? 🧐

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  3. ParkinsonsCM1 January 2025 at 00:36

    She's a very good cook

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  4. Anonymous3 January 2025 at 15:07


    Cressida's French grandmother said that if you are a good French cook you will never be without a husband.

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