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Dressinggown
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by Dressinggown » Sun Mar 23, 2025 9:47 pm
After significant weight loss using a highly controversial dieting programme I decided to treat myself to a day out as the forecast was for a sunny afternoon. 4 motorways later I arrived in the Riviera of the North, Blackpool.
Went onto the beach and there was no sign of deck chairs, donkeys, or human habitation.
Still, I put down my towel and caught some rays.
I was hoping to meet up with some cycling buddies on the Ghost Train but the Pleasure Beach was closed.
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chipbutty
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by chipbutty » Sun Mar 23, 2025 11:30 pm
Not sure how to put a GIF on here, but if I did it would involve tumbleweed

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ClaretCliff
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by ClaretCliff » Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:36 am
I don’t know how to tell you this, but I think you’ve got three legs. Have you come from the Isle of Man?
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Bosscat
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by Bosscat » Mon Mar 24, 2025 9:00 am
chipbutty wrote: ↑Sun Mar 23, 2025 11:30 pm
Not sure how to put a GIF on here, but if I did it would involve tumbleweed

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dougcollins
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by dougcollins » Mon Mar 24, 2025 9:36 am
ClaretCliff wrote: ↑Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:36 am
I don’t know how to tell you this, but I think you’ve got three legs. Have you come from the Isle of Man?
Somethings gone horribly wrong with the morphology of that skeleton.
Trust me, I'm a doctor.
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Andreshotboots
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by Andreshotboots » Mon Mar 24, 2025 9:43 am
Somebody has also moved Bakckpool tower into the middle of the Irish Sea

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Dressinggown
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by Dressinggown » Mon Mar 24, 2025 3:24 pm
Yes, the radical programme was in it's infancy and not approved by any medical authorities.
My online consultant advised that there could be some side effects including altered perception and lack of spacial awareness.
He also warned that I could possibly gain an additional limb.
Still, all is not lost. I can take more stable photos as my legs now act as a tripod and I can jump higher than I used to do.
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dsr
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by dsr » Mon Mar 24, 2025 5:19 pm
1. Surely it's against site rules to post pictures of naked sunbathers?
2. Assuming that all your soft tissue has been dieted away, the sunglasses seem a bit pointless.
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Dressinggown
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by Dressinggown » Mon Mar 24, 2025 6:09 pm
In response to point 1: I would have assumed that the mods would have taken the post down if it was in contravention of the rules.
Point 2: Despite my eyeballs being reduced to the size of a dried pea there is a certain etiquette to be observed on European beaches. Hence, the sunglasses.