I'm gonna learn how to knit... I can knit them warm scarves!

*lol* you're already pondering about bondage?

I think it's the lack of expectations. Nobody's trying to impress a member of the opposite sex so you tend to be more honest. How is everyone? I was going to ask if anyone had watched Dispatches about Burma, but I don't think anyone here is based in the UK at the moment!

I know some *nasty* gays as well.
I get along with gay men so well, I'm usually so much at ease with them, you don't have to impress them, but they will say you look fabulous at times you really need to hear it.

Where was that Karen? I know it happens here sometimes. This programme was about the military regime oppressing it's own people and how investment arrives through Britain.

Sorry, I know this isn't really the topic around here, but I have an auntie related story - my (5 month old) niece gurgled down the phone to me this evening [wub] one nice thing in an otherwise terrible day. Funny how babies can do that []

OK, you can get back to your 'other' auntie (or anti-auntie) stories now. [] I'm off to bed to try not to cough too much. []

*lol* you're already pondering about bondage?

Enough with the warm scarves and food packages!  Bondage!  Now THAT'S more like it!

Enough with the warm scarves and food packages!  Bondage!  Now THAT'S more like it!

I guess even the food is rather an evil thing.... Femke made the guys addicted to stroopwaffels, only to abuse them later probably...who knows to what.... 

I could say so much right now, but I'm going to keep my mouth shut and keep my dignity... *ahem* [A]

WHY?  Honey, in case you haven't noticed, this thread ain't anything ABOUT "dignity"!!!

You know better than that!!! [ph34r]

And in fact I did speak to Jamie last night - with nothing but lascivious affection, of course.  None of this "warm-family-feeling" stuff for me, thank you very much!  And I'm happy to say that the little adorable one seems to have my number, all right.  He came out the stage door holding a stuffed plastic bag, and was greeted by a couple of young girls telling him how much they like him, etc., in reply to which he thanked them, and then held out the bag, asking, "Do you want to do my washing, then?"  "I'll do it!," I replied, only to get a rather suggestive leer out of the lad - not 100% sure what he was thinking, or what he thought I was thinking (although I guess I have some idea), but whatever it was, I sure was glad he was thinking it!!! [lol]

(Credit where it's due, Jazzieone also volunteered for laundry duty, and did me one better by offering to also deliver it to DC!)

You are quite correct about that!!!  Our little jazz hobbit (relative of YOURS?) looked yummy the last night and on Friday...I STILL have fantasies of folding him up and putting him in my pocket!

(Do I care to moderate my comments now that I've now met Jamie's Dad, who asked, and recognized, my forum name ("You're MMK?  I know you...")?  Hmmm....NAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!  He's a big boy, and if he reads this thread - which I think he probably does! - he gets what he gets from us spicy old broads and others!  (Yes, even "spicy old broad" is preferable to "Auntie"!)

As long as you promise to behave like an adult, like the rest of us, you can join in.

I only have a few good years left...but, I'm sure you'd make them the best.

Enough with the warm scarves and food packages!  Bondage!  Now THAT'S more like it!

I am an [A]. The stroops were a bribe, yes, but apart from that, I only have the best of intentions with the boys in the band... As I said, keeping my diginity here... muahahahahahahahahahahaha

Can't seem to quote Brinky directly at the moment - don't know why, some damn technical thing...

We were speaking of office temptations some posts back, were we not?  Well, at least my (totally improbable) office temptation was thoroughly knocked out by his first Jamie concert!  []  And so was his girlfriend.  []  Damn it.

I have a theory about that, and I truly don't know if it's sexist / politically incorrect or not, but here goes.  In my experience, gay men are often more sensitive to others' emotions and considerate of others' feelings than straight men - speaking very generally and allowing for the occasional exception, of course.  With more and more of the mind-body connection being discovered all the time, wouldn't be surprised if there's a genetic basis for this.

Here's a little example of what I see as the general obtuseness of straight men to others' sensibilities.  A few years ago, I was standing outside the building where I then worked having a smoke, and I was joined by a man who worked at another company with whom I often shared a smoking break.  We were chatting, and he asked me whether another woman who worked in my company was married.  I told him she was, and asked why he had asked.  He replied, "Well, she's the best-looking woman in your office, and I was wondering if she was available!"  I saw red, I can tell you; I snapped back, "Well, no, actually I am the best-looking woman in my office, but yes, she's married!"

I found that every single woman to whom I told that story dropped her jaw and stared at me in horror, saying, "No!  He said THAT...?????"  They understood why I'd gotten a little ticked off and answered as I did.  BUT every straight man save one whom I told looked at me in puzzlement, and said things like, "I guess he really did think she was the best-looking woman," or "So why would that bother you?" 

Idiots.

I also told the story to a gay male friend - who stared in shock and said, "Oh, no, he said THAT????"

There you have it.  Different planets - or stratospheres, as Jamie might have it.

My "gay friend" story: When my son was 7-9 he had a very young and attractive teacher. He had a kind of boyish charm but was very straight as a teacher. The kids loved him as well as most of the mothers. He was so kind with the mothers, we had so much fun, I'm sure half of them were in love with him. Well I was trying to get closer contact as well [ph34r] and I think I was the first one who figured out that he is 100% gay - a fact that had to be kept as a secret - he was teaching little boys! [rolleyes]. When he left the school I tried to keep a sort of friendship, but it turned out that he is not very reliable. I think he had new pupils and their mothers to look after. In a way he's a pretender, using his charm to be good friend with the mothers as long as it's useful for him.[]

she might pump in a few more years into you...who knows...[rolleyes]

is he sex-talking you out of the forum at least?

It turned out that it was the laptop he wanted.... not me!!! *PMSL*

I might have to resign my membership with the
aunties, I felt no particular lust for Jamie seeing him live, just
general pleasure at watching such a talented guy do his work onstage. I
hope that doesn't mean that part of my brain needs resucitating or
something.[ph34r]

[lol] [lol] That's so typical men!! [lol] My favourite-boy and I had decided to talk yesterday evening. He told me he would call but about 9.30 pm I called him to see if he had forgotten it. He's mother answerd and told me the little fellow wasn't home; he had got a new laptop and gone over to his best mate. I reached him by his friend's phone (his own phone was out of battery......) and was told they got reeealllly important things to do; find some wallpapers to the laptop. And yes, he had completly forgotten he would call. Boys, boys, boys... [rolleyes] [lol]

...also, I spoke to old-flirty-dirty-30Something yesterday, it seems all that drooling over her computer has rendered it technichally f%*&£d, so she's off to buy a Lap-Top. Will see her tomorrow for some girlie chat, a spot of shopping, and the possibility of two ladeez  sipping afternoon tea, or maybe something a little more [][D][wacko]