Date: 14 Feb 04 Adventures of Gamblegirl: Why are people so rude? To paraphrase a legendary man Kamahal "why are people so rude?" Especially over here. I always thought that the English were polite people, heck aren't they the land of good manners? Well apparently not. I was out and about this weekend, strolling down Convent Garden and just out and about. The amount of rude people that I ran into in one morning was enough to make me grit my tee...

Date 13 Feb 04 Adventures of Gamblegirl: Sad news In sad and hearbreaking news, the most controversial breakup has happened since Bennifer bit the dust, Barbie and Ken have broken up. Reminiscent of Meg and "Go Russell Go" Crowe, an Australian man has played a significant part. Blaine the boggieboard - it's enough to make Barbie's plastic bits melt. So obviously Ken couldn't cut it any more. I mean the poor girl's held out for how long and he ca...

Date: 12 Feb 04 Adventures of Gamblegirl: A Mexican Story This is a joke sent to me by my mum. It's very funny. Stoopid but funny. There are two Mexicans who have been lost in the desert for weeks, and they're at death's door. As they stumble on, hoping for salvation in the form of an oasis or something similar, they suddenly spy, through the heat haze, a tree, off in the distance. As they get closer, they can see that the tree is draped with rash...

Date: 11 Feb 04 Adventures of Gamblegirl: Why are things so difficult?!?! Honestly!!! Grrr. Have to talk about the saga that's going on with my lost specs. It's all fun and games - yeah right!!! First of all have to talk about the eye examination that I had on Sunday: A) Can't believe that in a place like Chester there is an Optologist open let alone a spec shop B) Can't believe that can get replacement glasses in an afternoon, let alone a...

Date: 8 Feb 04 Adventures of Gamblegirl: Chester Straight off let me say that Chester sux and to me it's worth AU$600. After a great day in Liverpool, the Andi and Gamblegirl roadshow hit the freeway and it was off to Chester. Stunningly beautiful. All tudor style houses and just gorgeous. I was in love with Chester. A split level town with a police station that's very difficult to find. I mean how hard should it be to find a "($*"$(%&$(&$(%&...