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SHEDS

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(Forget Marriage Guidance Counselling)

 

There’s summat that a husband like me dreads

That they ought to warn a bloke of when he weds;

That’s the sound of Our Gert’s call

And her ominous footfall;

That’s why the Great Almighty gave us sheds.

 

Before my sheds I’d guarantee fine well

I’d get caught doing nowt and I’d cop hell;

I tried mirrors round the yard and

Tripwires in the garden

And even asked her if she’d wear a bell.

 

If you want to make your marriage work and thrive

Then you’ll need a bob-hole into which you dive,

Ideally one or two

With a panoramic view -

To keep her guessing I have just the five!

 

My latest shed it is my joy and pride

And it is by far the best in which to hide

Without windows in the walls

I can snot and scratch my balls

But best of all I bolt it from inside.

 

So if they wind you up to seeing red

(Who hasn’t ever planned their missus dead?)

If you feel that you could choke her

Or crack her with the poker

Just get to B & Q and buy a shed.

◄ ALWAYS THINKING

FALERNIAN WINE ►

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John Coopey

Thu 31st Mar 2016 11:38

NO ROOM FOR A SHED???!!! What infamy is this, Lancs?

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John Coopey

Wed 30th Mar 2016 18:17

I don't get this, Graham. Pubs are places for men to get together to talk man stuff. Sheds are caves for whittling wood in on your own.

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Graham Sherwood

Wed 30th Mar 2016 16:46

John you'll be joining this lot then?

www.menssheds.org.uk

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John Coopey

Tue 29th Mar 2016 23:39

Wise words, MC. I take my breakfast out to my shed and stay outside in the garden all day until tea-time. Our Gert stays indoors doing, well, Christ knows what. If she needs me I've rigged up a fishing line from the front door to a bell in my shed. Being apart is a recipe for harmony in the home.
Ray - I don't have any railway signs in there as yet but I do have some home comforts like a coffee machine, library, CD player, Christmas tree - you know, manstuff.
And the bit about the internal bolt is entirely true.

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raypool

Tue 29th Mar 2016 20:30

The trouble with sheds is that people are always taking the piss out of them; but for me they're reet grand (and this is from one from darn sarf!!

Highly amusing and colloquial . I hope you have a few railway signs in there too John.

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 29th Mar 2016 17:03

Aha...my sister tells me she's gifted a new shed for hubby
- wise woman!
"Young married men may love their beds;
Their older kind give thanks for sheds!"

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John Coopey

Mon 28th Mar 2016 23:29

It's important to give them a hard time like this once in a while, Harry.

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Harry O'Neill

Mon 28th Mar 2016 23:06


When they`re like that you need the sanctuary.


I used to feel a lot better if I slammed the shed door as I went in (It was at the end of the garden, so I was still pretty safe)

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