This and Paulies question on highlights are absolute show stoppers.
First time I met Paulie was at a work party ran by my Wife's (and his Girlfriend's) company... One of the first things I said to him was; "Your Paulie from CharltonLife arent you", his response was "Yeah you know me cos of that thread dont you?
Your wife was his girlfriend?!?
DAMNIT!!... When I wrote that I tried my hardest to ensure no one could nik pick!!
This and Paulies question on highlights are absolute show stoppers.
First time I met Paulie was at a work party ran by my Wife's company (same company that his Girlfriend works for)... One of the first things I said to him was; "Your Paulie from CharltonLife arent you", his response was "Yeah you know me cos of that thread dont you?
Was it the highlights in his hair that gave it away?
Still my favourite thread in charlton life history
I remember reading it as work at the time and the range of emotions this thread had me feeling... firstly just shock - "what. on. earth. was that all about", then pure denial that it could be real, then finding it hilarious and then genuine concern and sadness for all involved... and then funny again.
Was thinking about it all day. Definitely my favourite thread as well. A real "welcome to the internet" moment.
Really enjoyed all the alternatives to "Watt to Watch" this summer too.
This and Paulies question on highlights are absolute show stoppers.
First time I met Paulie was at a work party ran by my Wife's company (same company that his Girlfriend works for)... One of the first things I said to him was; "Your Paulie from CharltonLife arent you", his response was "Yeah you know me cos of that thread dont you?
You say that her mum told you that she "intended" to open a hairdresser in Lytham St.Annes, so there's a chance she didn't and ended up working somewhere similar instead. I think the only sensible thing to do here is collate a list of every business in Lytham St.Annes and then create a chart with hairdressers in the middle and then related businesses nearest the centre (beauty salon) with the unrelated on the edge of the chart (butchers).
Then plot a route aroundLytham St.Annes taking in every single business starting from the centre until you reach the outside. You may want to do this over a weekend. Tell your wife you're meeting your old mate Bill in while at Blackpool.
Then if you still can't find her, do the same exercise in neighbouring towns. This of course may take you across the whole country so consider taking a loan from the bank and recruiting a team of people to scout the country for you without raising your wife's suspicions. If you do get found out you at least have the excuse you're helping the country's unemployment figures with your professional stalking team.
Finally you should post her name on here because for all you know she remembers your love of Charlton and comes on CL every day hoping to see a post from you. This could be the first CL divorce/wedding, AFKA will need to get a hat!
Also do a drawing of her (in crayon if you like) and print it out and post it around Lytham St.Annes on every lamp post until someone recognises themselves.
When you look at it as I have describe above you'll see it's all really quite simple etcs.
I'm on Page 4 of this masterpiece - my initial thoughts
1. 'Young' Adrian references the fact he is the same age as Bobby Charlton in 2012 so is roughly 75
2. He has a phone number of the estranged woman's MOTHER! If the pair were roughly the same age this means the mother is realistically in the 95-100 year old ball park.
3. Who the bloody hell opens a hairdresser at 75+ years old!?
4. I just can't wait to keep reading!
5. I have now been on toilet at work for about 15 mins....
There are some posters on here who have disappeared over the years - one or two in dubious circumstances - who were 'last active' on CL in the last 24 hours. Intriguing.
I've never understood the funny side of this sincere (but probably naive) story. I suppose Elfsborg was right when he told me it was because of the generation gap. I have, since, followed the advice of giving up on my nostalgia and have never looked back. I would have appreciated the thread being deleted by the mods because some of you keep bringing this topic up. I feel I'm being riled at, which reminds me of the sad times when I was bullied at school as a kid. Bringing this story up again this time has really upset me. I've been on Charlton Life for nearly ten years. I might be crap at posting but I need my daily fix to be in touch with those who share my passion for Charlton Athletic. It would be a real shame if I had to give up CL because of the fear of getting upset again which would also do no good for my high blood pressure condition. During all those years, many of you have often made me laugh. I'm happy I was able to give you something in return. I really love you all, but please forget me, at least for a while. Long live CAFC.
@adrian youre a good egg and a good sport. This thread has generated a great chuckle over many years due to its original randomness and the story built from the responses, and you’ve never bit.
We are all capable of cringing / regretting posts from bygone years. I do the same when someone bumps threads from 2007 for example. No one should unwittingly be the target of sustained humour unless they are comfortable with it or give as good as they get. As you’re not, we’ll reluctantly close this thread. Thanks for the memories!
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Soz for the late reply
Was thinking about it all day. Definitely my favourite thread as well. A real "welcome to the internet" moment.
Really enjoyed all the alternatives to "Watt to Watch" this summer too.
1. 'Young' Adrian references the fact he is the same age as Bobby Charlton in 2012 so is roughly 75
2. He has a phone number of the estranged woman's MOTHER! If the pair were roughly the same age this means the mother is realistically in the 95-100 year old ball park.
3. Who the bloody hell opens a hairdresser at 75+ years old!?
4. I just can't wait to keep reading!
5. I have now been on toilet at work for about 15 mins....
What about it @adrian ??
Maybe they both did it?
Intriguing.
I suppose Elfsborg was right when he told me it was because of the generation gap.
I have, since, followed the advice of giving up on my nostalgia and have never looked back.
I would have appreciated the thread being deleted by the mods because some of you keep
bringing this topic up. I feel I'm being riled at, which reminds me of the sad times when
I was bullied at school as a kid.
Bringing this story up again this time has really upset me.
I've been on Charlton Life for nearly ten years. I might be crap at posting but I need my
daily fix to be in touch with those who share my passion for Charlton Athletic.
It would be a real shame if I had to give up CL because of the fear of getting upset again
which would also do no good for my high blood pressure condition.
During all those years, many of you have often made me laugh. I'm happy I was able to give
you something in return.
I really love you all, but please forget me, at least for a while.
Long live CAFC.
We are all capable of cringing / regretting posts from bygone years. I do the same when someone bumps threads from 2007 for example. No one should unwittingly be the target of sustained humour unless they are comfortable with it or give as good as they get. As you’re not, we’ll reluctantly close this thread. Thanks for the memories!