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J Stratford, found the picture of the said smartie tube (the bottom one) which you can show the shop assistant when you go shopping.

Why the sudden interest in buying tubes of smarties?

I'd prefer a cup of tea.

Hi Stratford

You get the very small boxes of smarties in multipacks and are yummy.

Problem is that you eat too many boxes before your craving is fullfilled!

Good morning Socrates and cobber......a mug of hot tea winging itself to you both.

Cobber, You eat Smarties!!!

Love them!

I agree Bluelady, I never eat the boxes either. Good idea for anti-litter, edible boxes!

More tea vicar?

LOL, some nutritionists say the cereal box is nutritionally better for us than certain cereals.

Is that your new job Socrates ,being a vicar so that you can indulge in cream cakes and cups of teas given by your appreciative parishoners?

Morning I don't answer to vicar but I'd love a cuppa ;>)

To the woods, to the woods said the vicar. I am the vicar!

Two sugars in mine please.

Morning all. Mad as normal in here, and if anyone thinks I answer to vicar... then we've got problems.

Bluey, the sudden interest in smarties stems from the sudden interest in someone who is interested in smarties - make sense? ;-)

Of course J Stratford that makes complete sense.....your non-girlfriend who you acquired very recently....or...your three year old child who you never knew you had until recently ;0).

Morning Blue, don't some people have 'interesting' lives :-)

Morning optomistc, LOL. Would you like a pot of tea?

The Chinese curse rears its head once more:

"May you live in interesting times".

Socrates, I am probably going to regret asking you this, but you said I should live dangerously.......please explain why it's a Chinese curse to live in interesting times?

Blue what a lovely idea, one sweetener and milk please.

No problem optomistic.

Bluelady, the Chinese origin is doubtful but oft quoted. The saying is widely thought to be American in origin but based on a Chinese proverb where the context of "interesting" is believed to refer to turbulent or dangerous times. There is a Chinese proverb which loosely translates to "better to be a dog in a peaceful time than be a man in a chaotic period."

If you need any more information I'll ask my old mate Confucious, I'm sure he will have something wise to impart.

Socrates, interesting, interesting and again I say interesting, lol. My husband uses the word interesting when he is being
diplomatic about something of which he is not entirely certain whether he likes it or not and doesn't wish to offend!!!

Now that is interesting!