Fresh out of ideas, I offer two re-posts from January 2011.
I silenced a teenager.
Spud came in from school and as usual didn’t listen to a thing I said (okay, it was all orders; but that’s not the point, is it?). I followed him into the lounge and started that forced-out panting pregnant women do.
Spud: What are you doing?
Mum: Wasting my breath.
Spud: Why?
Mum: Thought I might as well carry on what I started, because I wasted it telling you to turn the hall light off.
Spud: … … …
A small victory, but I’ll take them where I can get them.
The Hub silenced me
Hub: I’ll have to pop up to the shops; I need some Aeros.
Me: Aeros?
Hub: Yes, Aeros.
Me: Why do you need Aeros?
Hub: For the fish.
Me: You can’t feed chocolate to the fish!
Hub: Not Aeros, you wally. Air. Hose.
The Laughing Housewife 
I hadn’t seen these before – great!
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Aeros. Haha. 🙂
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Hee hee! The air hose one reminds me of the Two Ronnies sketch about the four candles…
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I shall use that one on Jock! He never listens.
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Good ones, both of them!
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one point for Tilly
one point for Hub
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I truly believe that on the day we say our ‘I do’s’ a switch in the ear drum begins turning towards the off position in our husbands, as the years go by, that little switch turns a little more to the off position until alas they conquer the “What, what , what did you say” or the blank faced “didn’t hear at all tune out” expression!!!
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I think you might be right 🙂
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Comedy of errors! Aeros, air hose, hee, hee.
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I am laughing hysterically…
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haha. I can tell your family gets a barrel of laughs every day all because of you! What fun!
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Not just me – they are all comedians 🙂
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I hadn’t heard of Aeros before but I’m going to go out on a limb and say they probably don’t hold a candle to Maltesers….would that be accurate?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_%28chocolate%29
less chocolate than a normal bar of chocolate, because of all the holes. No crunch either….
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An acceptable alternative when the mouth is sore from sucking Maltesers.
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“…that forced-out panting pregnant women do.” How clever — wish I’d known that ploy when it would have been useful! Now that my boys are in their 40’s, I doubt it would have much effect! 🙂
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Save it for the grandkids 🙂
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Cool – Your repost was new to me – Happy New Year!
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And to you!
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You would probably be wasting your breath but tell Spud I love this photo. He has a very nice smile.
I see your hearing is going too. Dianne
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hehe! Three smileys for that one, Dianne!
😀 😀 😀
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I like your response to Spud! I could use that one with my husband. He wouldn’t hear me say it, but I’d feel better!
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Aeros! Love it and giggled out loud too!
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Aeros. Air Hose. That puts you in the same league as the two Ronnies!
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Ha. Serves you right for living where they drop the “h”! 😉
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There are no aitches in ‘Mancester’, as I’m always telling Te Ub 🙂
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giggles. 🙂
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LOL. And my new goal in 2013 is to call someone a “wally”. can’t wait!
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Let me know when you do; and what their reaction was 🙂
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I haven’t had those in ages… Aeros that is.. As for Spud… well. 😆
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This … is a great one !!!!!
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These are both so funny!! I will have to try the first with my kids! Happy New Year!
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I love Aero & would make special trip to the shops for it. But of course not as good as Maltesers.
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