Pickles Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="You can call me Betty"]The blokes on here, OTOH, are all young, virile and incredibly attractive.[/quote]You've seen my photo, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="Zero Cool"]Well I did always wonder what it'd be like to be a mail order husband ;)[/quote]Hah, I could tell you something about that, having been a mail order bride myself: Attractive, Nubile, Oriental Brides, Catalogue number 714.As for "matronly", someone in Wales years ago told OH that his wife was very "homely" [:-))] I was less than impressed but OH asssured me that it meant something like "quietly" rather than "flashily" attractive........I was NOT convinced with his explanation or, nowadays, I'd probably say, "je ne suis pas convaincue". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="sweet 17"]I'd probably say, "je ne suis pas convaincue". [/quote]I'd say something similar, only without the "vaincue". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="woolybanana"]Matronly is as matronly is![/quote]Take a look at that avatar. Does that avatar say "matronly" to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Nah, pis sed on shimiyan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 YES! define 'matronly' Wooly!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardengirl Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="idun"]YES! define 'matronly' Wooly!!! [/quote]Yes, please do Wooly! As somebody who is still waiting to feel grown up, I don't see how I could possibly be matronly - although others might think differently! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Collins English Dictionary: definition of matronlyof, characteristic of, or suitable for a matron; staid and dignified in a manner associated with a middle-aged, usually plump, womanorAdj.Cronshaw, hearing her, turned a sheepish eye upon her; she was stout, matronly, and middle-aged; and solemnly kissed his hand to her.Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somersetmatronly - befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman; "her matronly figure"or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="woolybanana"]Collins English Dictionary: definition of matronlyof, characteristic of, or suitable for a matron; staid and dignified in a manner associated with a middle-aged, usually plump, womanorAdj.Cronshaw, hearing her, turned a sheepish eye upon her; she was stout, matronly, and middle-aged; and solemnly kissed his hand to her.Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somersetmatronly - befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman; "her matronly figure"or [/quote]Cop-out!WB, to quote Denis Healey (although the origins of the quote apparently go back a long way before his time) "It is a good thing to follow the first law of holes; if you are in one, stop digging." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Hattie Jacques...back to the topic« Pangloss disait quelquefois à Candide : “Tous les événements sont enchaînés dans le meilleur des mondes possibles ; car enfin si vous n’aviez pas été chassé d’un beau château à grands coups de pied dans le derrière pour l’amour de mademoiselle Cunégonde, si vous n’aviez pas été mis à l’Inquisition, si vous n’aviez pas couru l’Amérique à pied, si vous n’aviez pas donné un bon coup d’épée au baron, si vous n’aviez pas perdu tous vos moutons du bon pays d’Eldorado, vous ne mangeriez pas ici des cédrats confits et des pistaches.– Cela est bien dit, répondit Candide, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin.” »Surely that is the source of the original idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Yeah, see....At 1m77 and 62 Kg....I can't be matronly. Even at 107. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="NormanH"]Hattie Jacques...back to the topic« Pangloss disait quelquefois à Candide : “Tous les événements sont enchaînés dans le meilleur des mondes possibles ; car enfin si vous n’aviez pas été chassé d’un beau château à grands coups de pied dans le derrière pour l’amour de mademoiselle Cunégonde, si vous n’aviez pas été mis à l’Inquisition, si vous n’aviez pas couru l’Amérique à pied, si vous n’aviez pas donné un bon coup d’épée au baron, si vous n’aviez pas perdu tous vos moutons du bon pays d’Eldorado, vous ne mangeriez pas ici des cédrats confits et des pistaches.– Cela est bien dit, répondit Candide, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin.” »Surely that is the source of the original idea?[/quote]Did Hattie Jacques really say that? I have to be honest, I haven't seen "Carry on Candide" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Hattie may well have played Matron, but I think that she was a bit of a wild lady in real life. And matronly sort of feels like someone staid, and I would hate anyone to think that of me, in spite of mes rondeurs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibault Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="You can call me Betty"][quote user="NormanH"]Hattie Jacques...back to the topic« Pangloss disait quelquefois à Candide : “Tous les événements sont enchaînés dans le meilleur des mondes possibles ; car enfin si vous n’aviez pas été chassé d’un beau château à grands coups de pied dans le derrière pour l’amour de mademoiselle Cunégonde, si vous n’aviez pas été mis à l’Inquisition, si vous n’aviez pas couru l’Amérique à pied, si vous n’aviez pas donné un bon coup d’épée au baron, si vous n’aviez pas perdu tous vos moutons du bon pays d’Eldorado, vous ne mangeriez pas ici des cédrats confits et des pistaches.– Cela est bien dit, répondit Candide, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin.” »Surely that is the source of the original idea?[/quote]Did Hattie Jacques really say that? I have to be honest, I haven't seen "Carry on Candide"[/quote]Ooohhhh Matron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalpa Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Definition of "matronly"... ?That would be: Wooly in drag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="Catalpa"]Definition of "matronly"... ?That would be: Wooly in drag.[/quote]I'm glad my keyboard is working, as I was worried, I spluttered so forcefully as I read that. Naughty naughty Catalpa [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Unfortunately I lack the huge bozooms located somewhere just above the waist!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Just be patient Wooly - they'll appear [:D]Or located southwards [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="woolybanana"]Unfortunately I lack the huge bozooms located somewhere just above the waist!![/quote]Oh, moobs will do..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="woolybanana"]Unfortunately I lack the huge bozooms located somewhere just above the waist!![/quote]Finally, we have something in common.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Huge bozooms, well that rules me out of being matronly. I have never had huge bozooms. I'm rather pleased about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 [quote user="You can call me Betty"][quote user="NormanH"]Hattie Jacques...back to the topic« Pangloss disait quelquefois à Candide : “Tous les événements sont enchaînés dans le meilleur des mondes possibles ; car enfin si vous n’aviez pas été chassé d’un beau château à grands coups de pied dans le derrière pour l’amour de mademoiselle Cunégonde, si vous n’aviez pas été mis à l’Inquisition, si vous n’aviez pas couru l’Amérique à pied, si vous n’aviez pas donné un bon coup d’épée au baron, si vous n’aviez pas perdu tous vos moutons du bon pays d’Eldorado, vous ne mangeriez pas ici des cédrats confits et des pistaches.– Cela est bien dit, répondit Candide, mais il faut cultiver notre jardin.” »Surely that is the source of the original idea?[/quote]Did Hattie Jacques really say that? I have to be honest, I haven't seen "Carry on Candide"[/quote]I believe Leonard Bernstein turned it into a musical with about 5 different attempts at a libretto.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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