tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post3496566264833955004..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: A Day with the FamilyIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-17606655528197362572008-09-29T12:19:00.000+01:002008-09-29T12:19:00.000+01:00Iain, you are Alan Partridge (I'm thinking owl san...Iain, you are Alan Partridge (I'm thinking owl sanctuaries in East Anglia): I claim my £10 prize!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-24384577575731868092008-09-29T00:11:00.000+01:002008-09-29T00:11:00.000+01:00Thank God you had lovely weather to celebrate such...Thank God you had lovely weather to celebrate such a lovely family event. And your Mum does look a bit like Widdy as not that Mr Smith suggested. LOL! Your family all seem like lovely people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-31254941016339706732008-09-28T22:40:00.000+01:002008-09-28T22:40:00.000+01:00am I alone in noticing a certain resemblance betwe...am I alone in noticing a certain resemblance between Ma Dale and La Widdicombe? Explains a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91813271006279325412008-09-28T18:33:00.000+01:002008-09-28T18:33:00.000+01:00Well. Who's the hottie at the back? I certainly wa...Well. Who's the hottie at the back? I certainly want her telephone number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59836736106645882092008-09-28T16:48:00.000+01:002008-09-28T16:48:00.000+01:00Bloody hell, the heritage railways will soon be as...Bloody hell, the heritage railways will soon be as expensive as Virgin and First!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70539548107856348012008-09-28T16:46:00.000+01:002008-09-28T16:46:00.000+01:00£11.50 a mile great first western must be run by t...£11.50 a mile great first western must be run by the same people they<BR/>charged me over £100 to go from Bristol to Basingstoke. <BR/><BR/>They told me if I waited for a later train that went by a differant rout and miss my job interview I could go for £20.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-37783014774214220202008-09-28T13:44:00.000+01:002008-09-28T13:44:00.000+01:00"Well, John Prescott tends to have that effect on ...<B>"Well, John Prescott tends to have that effect on children..."</B><BR/><BR/>John, have you seen my left jab?Chucklenutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471510157135517907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-87273748651357341222008-09-28T12:42:00.000+01:002008-09-28T12:42:00.000+01:00@ GazzaSwearing is de rigeur when one is playing R...@ Gazza<BR/><BR/>Swearing is <I>de rigeur</I> when one is playing Racing Demons. So, it all depends on whether you think 9 and 7 year-olds should swear.<BR/><BR/>Some of the local <I>enfants</I> certainly regard it as absolutely necessary - as it seems do their parents.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64833447309093284882008-09-28T12:24:00.000+01:002008-09-28T12:24:00.000+01:00Can someone please provide the rules for Racing De...Can someone please provide the rules for Racing Demons ? Sounds a good card game - and is it appropriate for a 9 and 7 year old (with less swearing)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54207111524517123142008-09-28T11:03:00.000+01:002008-09-28T11:03:00.000+01:00Iain, I'm with your parents on the way they wa...Iain, I'm with your parents on the way they wanted to celebrate this special day.<BR/><BR/>In the last 18mths, we've celebrated our 40th Wedding Anniversary and husband's 70th - we did both with just our closest family and very best friends, because those are the people with whom we have shared so much, and whom we love most in the world.<BR/><BR/>I'll bet yesterday meant a huge amount to Mr&Mrs Dale Senior, because they could concentrate on the people who mean the most to them, rather than be swamped by a big party - sounds as if it was lovely, here's to their Diamond party!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-34560737562942692852008-09-28T10:56:00.000+01:002008-09-28T10:56:00.000+01:00Anon said, "Is that your wife in the blue gingham ...Anon said, "Is that your wife in the blue gingham ? She looks hot to trot "<BR/><BR/>You are new here aren't you?<BR/><BR/><BR/>It sounds as if you all had a great day. It is posts like this that lift this blog above the others.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-76370402571916230572008-09-28T10:31:00.000+01:002008-09-28T10:31:00.000+01:00Glad you had a great day, Iain. Belated congrats t...Glad you had a great day, Iain. Belated congrats to your parents too.Catosayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885445175868379750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-55410169813599749472008-09-28T10:15:00.000+01:002008-09-28T10:15:00.000+01:00Is that your wife in the blue gingham ? She looks ...Is that your wife in the blue gingham ? She looks hot to trot ! <BR/><BR/>Lucky devil !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-60740454029961643222008-09-28T10:13:00.000+01:002008-09-28T10:13:00.000+01:00nice prop on the left there!nice prop on the left there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-23237316543250616672008-09-28T09:45:00.000+01:002008-09-28T09:45:00.000+01:00A shame there aren't more Fat Controllers on the r...A shame there aren't more Fat Controllers on the real railway to scare one or two of our sloppier operators and Network Rail.The Fact Compilerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749384421201300402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-38249844740195428022008-09-28T09:25:00.000+01:002008-09-28T09:25:00.000+01:00I read your blog for the political connections and...I read your blog for the political connections and insight, but this is why I love your blog - proof that there is a human element to at least some political geeks !<BR/><BR/>Glad you enjoyed the day, so now you are perhaps set up for a rather intense week to come.<BR/><BR/>Alan DouglasAlan Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071898364060640779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70918003581090281162008-09-28T09:24:00.000+01:002008-09-28T09:24:00.000+01:00"One of my nieces, though, was a little frightened...<I>"One of my nieces, though, was a little frightened by the Fat Controller!"</I><BR/><BR/>Well, John Prescott tends to have that effect on children...John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.com