What's the day today?

[Tall Bird]

In solitary mode she sat, in the midst of couples and families. She glanced around. How times change. Whereas previously there might have been pitying looks at a woman dining alone on Valentine's Day, no-one paid attention to her. Other diners were engrossed in each other or their phones. The table for two next to her was vacant. A tall, dark young stranger later took one of the seats and politely nodded to her before opening his laptop. As he did so he knocked his wine glass over. She caught it. He smiled. She said hello and so it began, a long conversation during which he slid into the seat directly opposite her. Suddenly she realised she would have to run for her train. Which one? The 2035. Ah, me too - we'll run together he said. With minutes to spare, they reached the train. At her coach, he saluted then thanked her for 'brightening my day after a lousy audition' and carried on. Ten minutes later, he appeared in her coach and handed her his email address.

After he has gone she giggles the name. Crikey! If only she were 20 years younger........

Fin

[Hydromet]

Catch 'em young and teach 'em tricks, TB.

[Slasher]

Oh Tall bird...in case you couldn't read my handwriting it was slasherboobery@yahoo.com.

[Tall Bird]

@ Slasher -

As my old auntie didn't say, 'of course you can have the body of a 30 year old darling. You'll just have to buy him one or two drinks first.'

One beau was 15 years my junior; he wanted to settle down but I didn't. Sunday's gallant was a lovely chap but it was definitely a case of just good company, nothing more. He wasn't fazed when I apologised saying 'I guess I should know who you are but I don't.' It's not the first time my limited tv viewing has led to 'celebrity' recognition fail. Only one got really grumpy about that and accused me of being a snob. I couldn't have watched his silly show anyway 'cos I don't have cable tv!

[Hydromet]

50 years ago today since I took the Queen's shilling (well, the GG's 10 cents) and joined the army. Then they sent me home and told me to come back in two days time.

[Slasher]

Tall Bird I remember millions of yonks ago, as an eager beaver DC9 first officer, one of the
deplaning pax (who was an Oz soap star) poked her nose into the cockpit on her way out
and I heard in a bit of a pommy accent "Nice flight guys!" The capt mumbled something
but I turned around, saw her swaying boobs and blonde hair, and smiled, beaming. What
an even hornier looking chick she is in real life!

As it was Valentine's Day....

Racing up the ramp I caught up with her, surrounded by suited blokes who looked important.
I introduced myself to her and was about to give her my card, but no sooner had I finished
when one of the suits said "Excuse us but this lady has a very important engagement." She
smiled and said "My, aren't you an eager handsome young man!" and then blew "mmmwah..
mmmwah" kisses at me in an extremely sensual way. I never got a chance to extricate the
card from my pocket because I'd instantly hardened and it got in the bloody way.

There I was, left standing alone in the middle of the ramp, completely barred up with these
passengers streaming past me. Truly a pitiful sight.

And for a solid six months afterwards me and my dong dreamt what could've ensued... if it
hadn't been for those damn suits!

[probes]

International -

[Rwy in Sight]

Thanks for reminding us Probes and all the best to you and the rest of the wonderful ladies here.

[603DX]

Yes, the same thoughts from me, Rwy in Sight.

Here's an interesting group of 10 British women pioneers in the world of technology, well worthy of recognition in fields which were for too long regarded as the exclusive domain of men.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/international- ... es-1547953

Several of these ladies have deservedly been granted prestigious Fellowships in respected Learned Societies, and I am very proud that my own daughter has been awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists. Well, if a father can't have an occasional boast about his offspring, who else can?

[Rwy in Sight]

Congratulations on your daughter's achievement 603DX. I feel you deserve a pat on back as well for guiding and supporting her.

[500N]

Well done to 603 and your daughter.

[limeygal]

Congratulations to 603DX's daughter (and to proud Dad of course)

[probes]

All the reasons to be proud, 603DX! (must be genetic? )


But let's celebrate - it's [font=Bradley Hand ITC]Barbie's Birthday[/font]! Quite a lady, of course, she's 57 today

On this day in 1959, the first Barbie doll goes on display at the American Toy Fair in New York City.

Eleven inches tall, with a waterfall of blond hair, Barbie was the first mass-produced toy doll in the United States with adult features. The woman behind Barbie was Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel, Inc. with her husband in 1945. After seeing her young daughter ignore her baby dolls to play make-believe with paper dolls of adult women, Handler realized there was an important niche in the market for a toy that allowed little girls to imagine the future.

Barbie’s appearance was modeled on a doll named Lilli, based on a German comic strip character. Originally marketed as a racy gag gift to adult men in tobacco shops, the Lilli doll later became extremely popular with children. Mattel bought the rights to Lilli and made its own version, which Handler named after her daughter, Barbara. With its sponsorship of the “Mickey Mouse Club” TV program in 1955, Mattel became the first toy company to broadcast commercials to children. They used this medium to promote their new toy, and by 1961, the enormous consumer demand for the doll led Mattel to release a boyfriend for Barbie. Handler named him Ken, after her son. Barbie’s best friend, Midge, came out in 1963; her little sister, Skipper, debuted the following year.

And well, hasn't she changed?







http://www.boredpanda.com/faces-barbie-evolution-1959-2015/

[dubbleyew eight]

it is estimated that there have been over a thousand million barbie dolls made and sold in the world.

...and people worry about robots

[Ex-Ascot]

Slasher, we were slip crew in Washington DC to pick up the Belize schedule onto BZN. On board were the forces entertainment people whatever you call them. I watched them coming aboard and there was this absolutely stunning dancer, singer, stripper, I don't know. I said to the cabin supervisor, 'get that girl on the flight deck for take off'. Helped her strap in wearing my Tom Cruise shades and smile making sure the straps were well smoothed down. I said, 'have you ever been on the flight deck of an aircraft before?' She said in a very bored voice, 'Yes out of Brize Norton, into Washington, out of Washington, into Belize, out of Belize, again into Washington and now again out of Washington'. I was shocked, my fellow captains were clearly a bunch of mucky b@stards and not concentrating on the job 'in hand'. She was also on the flight deck into BZN as that was the only procedure she had not seen so I thought it only fair that she should get the full set.

[limeygal]

A Botox Barbie should be along shortly then?

[Slasher]

Slasher, we were slip crew in...

Yep, thats life Ex-A.

But let's celebrate - it's Barbie's Birthday!

Barbie! Barbie! Barbie! That's all we hear! What about poor bloody Ken???

Ken's been trying to shag her the past 50 frigging years, taken her out to
countless expensive dinners and picnics, bought her tons of bloody costly
new clothes for those fancy ballroom dances the poor bastard hasn't ever
been invited to, he's put up with that crazy bitch she hangs out with, and
in the end what did he get? Nothin'! Da nada! Zilch! Not even a grope!

Far as I'm concerned even JI Joe wouldn't stand a chance of getting into
her pants...and we all know Joe doesn't take any sh!t.

I ask...no I DEMAND poor Ken gets some recognition for all the crap he's
taken from that "Rachel Green" type. And he's a real nice guy - patient
handsome, and could've had Raggedy Anne any time he wanted to, but
no...he hung in there for decades for the girl of his dreams - putting
up with her bullsh!t Twiggy phase in '68, tended and looked after her in
'79 when someone left her on the beach and got sunburnt to a crisp, in
'94 when he thought he had a chance but didn't, and in 2011 when she
had identity issues as to what race she belonged to.

Ken's a man's man. Let him be celebrated!

Um.... I think that all sounded a bit gay didn't it.

[rgbrock1]

Slasher, we were slip crew in...

Yep, thats life Ex-A.

But let's celebrate - it's Barbie's Birthday!

Barbie! Barbie! Barbie! That's all we hear! What about poor bloody Ken???

Ken's been trying to shag her the past 50 frigging years, taken her out to
countless expensive dinners and picnics, bought her tons of bloody costly
new clothes for those fancy ballroom dances the poor bastard hasn't ever
been invited to, he's put up with that crazy bitch she hangs out with, and
in the end what did he get? Nothin'! Da nada! Zilch! Not even a grope!

Far as I'm concerned even JI Joe wouldn't stand a chance of getting into
her pants...and we all know Joe doesn't take any sh!t.

I ask...no I DEMAND poor Ken gets some recognition for all the crap he's
taken from that "Rachel Green" type. And he's a real nice guy - patient
handsome, and could've had Raggedy Anne any time he wanted to, but
no...he hung in there for decades for the girl of his dreams.

Um....that all sounded a bit gay didn't it.

Sorry to bust your bubble Slasher but Ken - of Barbie and Ken fame - is now officially gay.

[Slasher]

Ken's a poof?

That would explain the sham wedding....all glitter and show but afterwards
no "Ken & Barbie Bedroom Set", no "Ken & Barbie Taking a Shower Together
set, etc etc.

And all the time Barbie was really roughing it with Ben!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pybj6QdOLVw

[rgbrock1]

Ken is also a Negro now, Slasher. We have all sorts of Kens now. (So as to practice the "art" of being politically correct.)
We have a gay Ken, a Negro Ken, an Asian Ken, a trans-sexual Ken, etc.

I'm going to buy me one of those new-fangled Ken's. And then I'm going to take a couple of my old G.I. Joe's and waterboard Ken.