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Originally posted by Nizmo

oh its sad drunk a whole bottle of wine i feel nothing - my mums drunken a whole bottle the phone starts ringing on TV she goes "dont ansewer that" ---- "oh its the TV phone" she's shocking haha

Midweek binge drinking is so sad Niz.

Should have called us and we could have come round to help. Then it's called a party.:)

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Ken

Originally posted by Kyles

Some personal rasons and my back. Was in a wheel char for a month and after that i couldnt sit anylonger than 15 min with out pain leaning over thoes desks with uncomfortable chairs and couldnt do without pain killers so i was away with the fairys all the time. Thought i may as well work on my parents winery

yea.. our school doesnt have wheel chair acces either..

Originally posted by Nizmo

kyles my parents kicked me outta school - day i was suppose to go pick up my year 11 books they told me i wasnt going back - geez did i throw a tanty :)

really.. my parent wont let me quit school..

Originally posted by skyzerr33

well sexy i've offered u as kens seat warmer seeing u wanted to go with him anyways

as long as i get to take the gtr for a run

you just wanted to use me to make a deal with ken so you can drive the gtr didnt you???

cheaky buggar. Now boys.. you can share!

Originally posted by Kyles

you just wanted to use me to make a deal with ken so you can drive the gtr didnt you???  

cheaky buggar. Now boys.. you can share!

Ok , I'm first

* what are we talking about *

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Ken

Oh my mums had a bad day - she messaged me at work so i said bring home a couple of bottles of wine we'll get pissed and laugh about it - so we did :) thing is alcohol knocks my mum out and she's currently ansewering me in very dodgy grunts - but me im the energizer bunny - i just keep going haha ive finished my bottle borderline sober tipsy haha oh well least i should be bright for work in the morning.

Originally posted by Nizmo

Oh my mums had a bad day - she messaged me at work so i said bring home a couple of bottles of wine we'll get pissed and laugh about it - so we did :) thing is alcohol knocks my mum out and she's currently ansewering me in very dodgy grunts - but me im the energizer bunny - i just keep going haha ive finished my bottle borderline sober tipsy haha oh well least i should be bright for work in the morning.

what else is goin on?

Originally posted by Nizmo

Oh my mums had a bad day - she messaged me at work so i said bring home a couple of bottles of wine we'll get pissed and laugh about it - so we did :) thing is alcohol knocks my mum out and she's currently ansewering me in very dodgy grunts - but me im the energizer bunny - i just keep going haha ive finished my bottle borderline sober tipsy haha oh well least i should be bright for work in the morning.

So thats where the batteries go?

Cheers

Ken

yeah didnt want to kick school - but i look at it this way - started work when i was 15 - my mate hung in there til year 12 - shes just started working as a junior doing mail - well at least i got crappy work like that over and done with when i was 15 if i was 19 i would find it really degrading. What im trying to say is i got a headstart in the real world - i dont have the concentration for uni.

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