2010 quotes

All these new years. I can't keep up. Tony

I need someone to eat me help it. Bro
I'll eat you help it. Laura

I'm going to do us eggs in little otters' swimming hats! Mum

Thank you for the games of settlers with cataah and emergency scrabble. Dad

Everyone needs a colin for the bus journey home. Lizzie (she was right, I was very grateful for my Colin)

A toast, to Alison and Martin.
Eugh, it's 'orrible! Adrian (very loudly)

Ha ha! 'e don't like it either! Adrian

If I were to act my shoe size, I'd have to grow up a bit. Dom

When trying to work out if we'd lost anyone...
I thought 12 was an important number? Jon
Yes, at a certain point today there were 12 of us. John

I wonder why you have Stag do's and Hen do's... Shouldn't it be Stag do's and Doe do's. Oh, that's why!! Dad

My manager: We're going to have a rotating chair for our team meetings...
Samia: I already have a rotating chair (spins round)

His prestidigitation amazed me so much I was disconbobbulated! Dad (very pleased with himself after getting his 2 words of the week into the same sentence...)

Can we have some peas please Louise! Laura and Gav

Can we have some cheese please Louise! Laura and Gav

More food should be eaten off of ironing boards! Mitch

Events 37 - 41: A vast improvement on the service station

So, there's nothing wrong with service stations. They can be very handy at times. And they've meant we could at least see each other a little more regularly than the Cambridge to Hull journey would allow. We've actually managed at least 5 different ones in as many months and have both re-visited Grantham on separate occasions to marvel at where it all began (thankfully things have improved since the awkward silence over costa coffee). I have to give him credit - the lad's seriously upped his game.

An open-air Doves concert... 9/10
(Initiative and consideration demonstrated; an excellent evening. Follow up bonus points for sending me the album for the support act we both loved)

Dinner out at a very nice restaurant in Grasmere... 7/10
(Easy but effective. Very nice shirt)

Late night curry in Hull... 7/10
(Quick thinking when the restaurant of choice was full. Very tasty)

A surprise day trip to Pleasure Island... 8/10
(Very well planned day, thought of everything. Extra points for trip over the Humber Bridge. Not sure how he managed to convince everyone else to stay away so we didn't have to queue, but very nicely done. Shame about the rain.)

Trip to the cinema... 7/10
(No points for originality but it was a good film.)

Spontaneous walk through a field... 6/10
(Thanks for taking me with you! Points knocked off for there not being a bench half way for a rest)

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