A friend of mine used to have 'a woman that does'. Always thought that was such a good phrase.

a woman that does what?

The housework !

How disgusting!

Isn't a maid or a butler usually multi-purpose?

Who's rich enough to get their butler to only clean? Would he sit around while you cook or walk the dog?

Note: Do not make a pun or remark about cooking dogs...



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Those who forget the pasta are doomed to reheat it.

butlers don't clean, they just butle.

If you get a buler that cleans, what you actually have is a manservant.

Got One!

But its taken me a long time to train him.

One of my old schoolfriends made a very advatageous marriage and has a nanny, a houskeeper, a cook and a gardener who looks like the diet coke man. And two of the kids go to boarding school. So Kaz, the secret is, marry someone twice your age with more money than sense. It helps if you are rather lacking in discrimination (eeew wrinkly sex). But, I'm guessing her collecion of designer shoes makes up for it. Probably. I hope.

I could definitely use a housekeeper, and probably a cook.

A cook would be good. I didn't have to bother last night as I invited myself round to Ed and Krissy's to share their tea - they don't mind as we're used to eating together informally, and they often cook for their lodger as well. I got some of Ed's Amaretto and Kaluha ice-cream for dessert !

MissP, there's always the diet coke man...

Can't stand diet coke

Isn't there a rule against using the word "d**t" in this fforum?

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"God rot Botchkamos Istochnik"!

Not sure Simon, but judging by some of the postings I've seen there should be a rule against using coke!

I am a Butler, but in a completely different way.

And I don't have a job. At the moment. Though I'd like one.

And we should have long service awards for the Fforum!!!



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There's a hole in my creativity bucket and it's all leaked out.

hey Ptolly, thats ok for you with all that natural 'boyish' exuberance but what about those of us who need artificial stimulants!? never snorted coke though, the bubbles just make me sneeze.

I can't understand people who snort coke. I find the bubbles really sting your nose, and then you sneeze. There's nothing worse than trying to remove the bogies floating around in the glass afterwards...

*pause*

Ah, I see, apparently there's another type of coke?



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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

Yes, you burn it in a fire to avoid smoke.

I wonder how they fit that up their nose... No wonder Ivor the Engine's driver always looked so happy...



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This is the work of an Italian narco-anarchic collective. Don't bother insulting them, they can't read English anyway.

I don't know about Ivor the Engine's driver running on coke (making him, presumably, a stoned train driver?) but Crystal Tipps was certainly my heroin!

Groan, but good groan.