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  • B Baconbutty

    GCSE results day. Got a call from my daughter - she's pleased with her results. Now I can get on with the rest of the day. Just because they are nearly grown up doesn't mean you stop worrying lol.

    He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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    Pete OHanlon
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    Sorry - it was thoughtless of me, but I should have added congratulations to your daughter. What are her plans now?

    I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

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    • P Pete OHanlon

      Sorry - it was thoughtless of me, but I should have added congratulations to your daughter. What are her plans now?

      I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

      My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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      Baconbutty
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      Cheers, but your posting does put everything in perspective! she's going onto A-Levels then maybe Uni. As long as she ends up with a job she's happy with (or one that keeps me in a lifestyle that I wish to become accustomed to!) I'll be okay with that.

      He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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      • B Baconbutty

        GCSE results day. Got a call from my daughter - she's pleased with her results. Now I can get on with the rest of the day. Just because they are nearly grown up doesn't mean you stop worrying lol.

        He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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        Gary Wheeler
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        Congratulations to your daughter!

        Baconbutty wrote:

        Just because they are nearly grown up doesn't mean you stop worrying lol.

        Tell me about it. My daughter leaves for her freshman year in college (Ohio University[^], go Bobcats!) in a little over a week and I'm tied in knots.

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        • B Baconbutty

          GCSE results day. Got a call from my daughter - she's pleased with her results. Now I can get on with the rest of the day. Just because they are nearly grown up doesn't mean you stop worrying lol.

          He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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          phannon86
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          Congrats! It only feels like it was 8 minutes ago I got mine, not 8 years :)

          He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

          modified on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:47 AM

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          • CPalliniC CPallini

            Baconbutty wrote:

            Got a call from my daughter - she's pleased with her results.

            I was always pleased with mine (whatever they were...) :rolleyes: BTW: Congratulations to her.

            Baconbutty wrote:

            Just because they are nearly grown up doesn't mean you stop worrying lol.

            However, you have not to get up at night because they're crying... :doh: :)

            If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
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            CPallini wrote:

            However, you have not to get up at night because they're crying...

            Or it would be miserable to wake up in the middle of the night because they are crying :((

            Yusuf May I help you?

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            • P phannon86

              Congrats! It only feels like it was 8 minutes ago I got mine, not 8 years :)

              He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

              modified on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:47 AM

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              Baconbutty
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              32 for me - but that was when they were hard and you had to work for them. Grades A-C were passes, others were FAIL - not like the politically correct no-one fails they still get a GCSE even if they can't spell their own name correctly like these days - BAH HUMBUG!

              He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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              • P Pete OHanlon

                Just talked to somebody whose nephew was killed earlier this month. He was due to get his results today. Very sad.

                I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

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                Lost User
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                Oh jesus thats so sad. Poor guy, and poor parents. It must be the most tragic thing in life.

                Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                • B Baconbutty

                  32 for me - but that was when they were hard and you had to work for them. Grades A-C were passes, others were FAIL - not like the politically correct no-one fails they still get a GCSE even if they can't spell their own name correctly like these days - BAH HUMBUG!

                  He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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                  phannon86
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                  Mine were all A-C (4 of each if I remember right...) so I passed in your eyes :) I agree though, allowing grades all the way down to G is just daft.

                  He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

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                  • B Baconbutty

                    GCSE results day. Got a call from my daughter - she's pleased with her results. Now I can get on with the rest of the day. Just because they are nearly grown up doesn't mean you stop worrying lol.

                    He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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                    I remember when I got mine, 7 olevals, Oxbridge grade though, not the junk they pass off today. Took 11 in all. I was really happy about my History result, I got a C. It was the only one I revised for because I knoew I wasnt that good, but wanted to be better. All the sciences and maths I knew instinctively. Got a U for French though! Which is funny because now I likve in France and speak it 85% fluently. Eng lit and lang I think were a C and D. Geography a C, Art a C. Didnt care much for those though. Anyway, congrats to your daughter, its a stressfulll period over with. (Have to say though isnt it a bit late in the holls to get them? Normally they come through in the first few weeks no?)

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                      I remember when I got mine, 7 olevals, Oxbridge grade though, not the junk they pass off today. Took 11 in all. I was really happy about my History result, I got a C. It was the only one I revised for because I knoew I wasnt that good, but wanted to be better. All the sciences and maths I knew instinctively. Got a U for French though! Which is funny because now I likve in France and speak it 85% fluently. Eng lit and lang I think were a C and D. Geography a C, Art a C. Didnt care much for those though. Anyway, congrats to your daughter, its a stressfulll period over with. (Have to say though isnt it a bit late in the holls to get them? Normally they come through in the first few weeks no?)

                      Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                      fat_boy wrote:

                      85% fluently

                      You probably meant 87,3%, n'est-ce-pas ?

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                      • B Baconbutty

                        GCSE results day. Got a call from my daughter - she's pleased with her results. Now I can get on with the rest of the day. Just because they are nearly grown up doesn't mean you stop worrying lol.

                        He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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                        Rage
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                        From the post above, this seems to be some kind of school exam, so congrats to your daughter !

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                        • CPalliniC CPallini

                          Baconbutty wrote:

                          Got a call from my daughter - she's pleased with her results.

                          I was always pleased with mine (whatever they were...) :rolleyes: BTW: Congratulations to her.

                          Baconbutty wrote:

                          Just because they are nearly grown up doesn't mean you stop worrying lol.

                          However, you have not to get up at night because they're crying... :doh: :)

                          If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                          This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                          [My articles]

                          modified on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 6:28 AM

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                          CPallini wrote:

                          However, you have not to get up at night because they're crying...

                          No just because they are drunk and can't drive home ;P

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                            Oh jesus thats so sad. Poor guy, and poor parents. It must be the most tragic thing in life.

                            Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                            Pete OHanlon
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                            It is. The worst part was that the son had stormed out of the house and gone to stay with his natural father shortly beforehand. He was killed when a North Sea Ferry ran over the fishing boat he'd gone out in (his natural father was a fisherman). The Ferry black box has proved that it was off course, and didn't take avoiding action until after impact - it sailed straight through 20 fishing boats.

                            I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

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                            • P Pete OHanlon

                              It is. The worst part was that the son had stormed out of the house and gone to stay with his natural father shortly beforehand. He was killed when a North Sea Ferry ran over the fishing boat he'd gone out in (his natural father was a fisherman). The Ferry black box has proved that it was off course, and didn't take avoiding action until after impact - it sailed straight through 20 fishing boats.

                              I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

                              My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                              Was this recently? I didnt hear anything in the news about it. Its a horrific enough incident to cause mass outrage in the UK being sea faring nation. This kind of behaviour by the ferry skipper would be enough to have him hanged!

                              Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                                I remember when I got mine, 7 olevals, Oxbridge grade though, not the junk they pass off today. Took 11 in all. I was really happy about my History result, I got a C. It was the only one I revised for because I knoew I wasnt that good, but wanted to be better. All the sciences and maths I knew instinctively. Got a U for French though! Which is funny because now I likve in France and speak it 85% fluently. Eng lit and lang I think were a C and D. Geography a C, Art a C. Didnt care much for those though. Anyway, congrats to your daughter, its a stressfulll period over with. (Have to say though isnt it a bit late in the holls to get them? Normally they come through in the first few weeks no?)

                                Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                                Baconbutty
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                                Nope all out today across the country.

                                He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar!

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                                • L Lost User

                                  Was this recently? I didnt hear anything in the news about it. Its a horrific enough incident to cause mass outrage in the UK being sea faring nation. This kind of behaviour by the ferry skipper would be enough to have him hanged!

                                  Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                                  Lost User
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                                  I assume it is this[^]

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                                  • L Lost User

                                    Was this recently? I didnt hear anything in the news about it. Its a horrific enough incident to cause mass outrage in the UK being sea faring nation. This kind of behaviour by the ferry skipper would be enough to have him hanged!

                                    Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                                    Pete OHanlon
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                                    Yes. Part of the details can be found here[^]. There's a bit more detail here[^].

                                    I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

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                                    • T Tom Deketelaere

                                      CPallini wrote:

                                      However, you have not to get up at night because they're crying...

                                      No just because they are drunk and can't drive home ;P

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                                      Tom Deketelaere wrote:

                                      CPallini wrote: However, you have not to get up at night because they're crying... No just because they are drunk and can't drive home Poke tongue

                                      Better that than being woke up because they were drunk and thought they could drive home. :rose:

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