Go and ask Granny!
instead of an Agony Aunt countrytalk has a formidable Granny on hand to help you solve life’s little worries and problems. Just ask her and she’ll fix you up with some advice. Douglas has dog that is causing a divorce.Alison worries about swinging holidays. Granny comments on Richard Dunwoody and the midlife crisis. Simple home remedies can avert a crisis. Clean the toilet with ease. Dog show scrotum ticklers.

 Wedding Jealousy sets in 21.06.10
Dear Granny,
 I’m consumed with jealousy and I feel so ashamed that I can’t handle the situation, which is as follows.
My younger sister, Linda, is getting married in 3 weeks. Linda is tall with long blonde hair. I’m sort of freckled with reddish hair and rather short.
Linda is very clever and has an excellent career as a hospital manager. I seem to have a succession of secretarial jobs but I get asked to leave quite frequently. Linda’s future husband is tall and,tanned. His name is Jose and he’s very exciting. I have, at the moment, a rahter pale slightly overweight boyfriend named Fred.
Linda is going to be wearing a stunning ebony wedding dress. I’m going to be her bridesmaid in a pale greeny/lemony dress. It doesn’t lookthat good on me, my flabby bits hang out in an unbecoming manner.
I’m finding it very hard to be polite and charming, I just want to BE Linda, not the bridesmaid.
Have you any suggestions as to how I can control these un-sisterly feelings?
 Marlene,Ipswich. 21.06.10


 
Dear Marlene,
First of all, go on an instant crash diet. If you know your blood-group you can design the diet accordingly, otherwise just eat less. At the moment, all the other factors are out of your control so you must take charge of your weight. It’ll make you feel better, if you succeed.If you fail, you will obviously feel even worse but life is full of risks.
Whingeing on about Linda won’t help. It is very understandable, but you just have to grin and try to pretend to be crying tears of joy into your boquet. If at all possible, book a short break very soon after the wedding, to get ovber the whole business.
I feel sorry for your boyfriend Fred, if you want a boyfriend you have to think wether he is the right one for you. If not, it is kinder to tell him now, rather than later.He cannot help not being tall and dark. 
I will think a little more about your case whilst smoking one of my bubbling pipes in the hammock this afternoon.
Could you tell me why you loose your jobs?
Yours, Granny . 21/06/10

Adult Entertainment work enquiry:

Dear Maida,
At first I thought this was a simple enquiry and you would be able to be compensated under the age-discrimination Act if not employed.
On reflection, you should first accumulate several very good references. It is also very good to claim you’re a specialist in something like bondage or Australian Massage.
You must also take some flattering photos of your more age-resistant body-parts such as your nipples or ear-lobes. These photos shoudl accompany your application. Also practice speaking in a squeaky girlish voice. Somebody elses body can always be shown on video whilst you do the suggestive chatting.
If all this fails to gain you employment you may well be able to claim discrimination on the grounds of age.

At very worst, you coudl claim to secialize inplaying dead and in doing sexy coffin scenes, this should keep you ni gainful employmnet even after death.
i hope this proves of help. Yours, Granny 21.05.10

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Dear Granny,
 I needa job as my husband of 33 years has left me for a younger model. I went to the Job-centre and looked what is on offer and registered myself as a Job-seeker, which was very complicated as I’m British. It is easier for foreign workers.
There were some caring jobs available but I’m not a very caring person.
My only other qualification seemed to be as an Adult Entertainement Worker on Video Camera. The Job Centre had a whole section of these jobs available, very well paid too.
 I feel that my age, 56, is going to be held against me. What references should I offer?
I believe you may have worked in this sector and would appreciate advice on how to get in on this lucrative business.

Yours
Maida Vale. Oakhampton. 20.05.10

Dear Granny,
I have serious problems with my neighbours. I live in the middle of nowhere. I mean that it is nearly threeequarters of a mile to my nearest neighbours. They don’t like me. I have lived in my immobile caravan for 15 years, milking my goats, with no problems until these new people moved in. They put big security cameras on the lane so that every time I walk past with my trolley of goat’s milk they film me. I never wished to be a film star.
They don’t buy my milk even though they say their teenage daughter is allergic to wheat. I’m sure goats’ milk would be very benficial.
I have tried to speak to the neighbours daughter but she doesn’t seem to speak Cornish.
 I have offered them nettles to make soup with but they are very rude. When I take a short cut across their land, which I have right of access to, they ring the police. The Police don’t come but the man in the pub told me about it. Yours, Indiana, Cornwall. 11.04.10

Problematic Neighbours. 12.04.10

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Dear Indiana,
Obviously you have every right to drive your goats around without appearing in films. Insist you get paid at once!
You could obviously move but that would be both expensive and disagreeable to the goats. I recommend you convert to Islam right away. If you wear the Burqua it will be impossible to identify you on the films as you stroll across their land. I should make a point of picking their mushrooms and cooking them in a goat’s millk sauce and inviting them for a meal. You will find that if they ring the police again, you will now get all the attention, proper call-outs and sympathy. Your neighbours may face prosecution if they film you in your burqua. If you have some friends, make sure they convert to Islam too, at least for a day, and all stroll down the lane several times. Make sure the camera is pointing at you.
As for wheat allergy, it is remarkable what a pint of goat’s milk a day will do to make it disappear!

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I think if you follow this advice you will have no further problems until new neighbours move in. Possibly unconvert until you see what the next ones are like. Yours , Granny 12.04.10

Dear Granny,
 I wish to conceive a baby. It is very important that it should be a boy.My in-laws want an heir for their property development company. I feel very insufficient in their company but if I could produce this baby boy I feel they would starrt to appreciate me.Fiona. 7/4/10

Dear Fiona,
Something tells me you’r blonde. In order to improve chances of a male conceptus, eat bacon. ‘Bacon for a boy’ is the old saying and protein will improve your chances. Start this before conception and carry on for a minimum of 3 months, regardless of morning sickness. Male pregnancies are easily lost. Cherries are also recommended. Do not eat any oranges or drink orange-juice. Have some gin every evening, that’s what the Royal family do and they produce heir after heir, sometimes of dubious quality, but at least male. If you’re obese, the problem may be to get close enough to acheive pregnancy at all.
I fear your in-laws will not change their attidude except if you produce twin girls. That could tip the balance, but it is hard to assess exactly which way
Yours, Granny.
.07.04.10

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 Dear Granny,
I find it repulsive that I can’t go to a world-famous dog-show without having to see un-dressed competitors running around. And should people tickle scrotums in public?
 Mona, by e-mail, 23.03.10
Dear Mona,
    I agree, the gundog competitor on the right is not well turned out, nor does he look up to a day’s shooting. He would feel the cold. Gundogs should look fit and strong. They should have sleek, shiny coats and very good teeth but have soft mouths.
Scrotums have generally been regarded, by proper people, to be best kept in the private sector. 

 Proper Dog Show Manners.

correct handling

 In a crisis, such as your male companion falling asleep and snoring in the theatre, for example, a very discreet scrotum tickle is acceptable. The effect will wear off however, if this is done too regularily. Yours, Granny.

Sorry Granny, we have changed to a scrotum tickling image, the Editor.

Modern Apologies:

Granny wishes to add that she thinks Archbishops and Popes should have better things to do than apologizing to minors for minor misdemeanours by others.

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Dear Granny,
 Why do people apologize all the time these days?
Yours,
Samantha, Bishop’s Burton. 10.03.10

Dea Samantha,
I often wonder this myself. I think it just makes them feel better about themselves. They already feel pretty good. With an added apology, they can feel totally superb.As men cannot feel guilt anyway, it is hard to believe they feel apologetic.
It certainly helps no-one else. A genuing apology is a very private matter. Rather like these very public propsals that hardly give girl a chance to say ‘NO’.
Yours,
Granny

Why do better class English people have such poor quality loo-paper? 22.02.10

This is the fluorescent loo-roll available for £ 4.99. It will not be seen in better class houses.

Dear Granny,
 I visited a famous English Duke recently. The house was large but absolutley freezing and the Duke was dressed in what appeared to be gardening rags. In the evenings he wore a wornout jacket made of very old velvet. In the very cold and old-fashioned bathroom there was no poper loo-paper. Luckily I had some tissues in my handbag.
Is this normal in England?
Yours,
Susannah Tring 22.02.10

glow int the dark loo roll

Hunting Bottoms. 25/02/10

duke of devonshire at Chatsworth

Yes Susannah, this is totally normal amongst the English Better Classes.
Better class people are hardier than other people because they are brought up in large, freezing houses.. The better class people have their dogs in bed with them, usually under the blankets.They prefer woolen blankets to duvets.
Cashmere loopaper is unheard of, a particularily harsh kind of grease-proof paper is used instead. It has no capacity to absorb fluids whatsoever but is deemed the only suitable kind for the better class bottom.These have lost all feeling during the long days out fox-hunting.The lower the classof a person, the softer his loo-paper.

Americans, from their modern houses in an oil-rich world can’t imagine how costly it is to install heating and maintain a bearable temperature in England’s many better class mansions.The well-bred classes despise any mention of the chill in the air.They put on another slightly odd cardigan, or a jacket dated from their great grandfather’s day, and declare themselves cosy, whilst warming the chilblains by the small fire in the enormous fire-place. Over the generations a selection has taken place for people who can stand this sort ot life.
Some have departed to softer environments where they risk tanning their delicate English Rose complexions.
 Persons from the more middle-classes people in Britain, who desire to SEEM better-classalso live in mortuary temperatures and wear other peoples cast-offs. They think of this as better class than going to Primark and buying a nice new fleece for £2.50. They have never heard of Primark, or pretend that they haven’t.

These would -be better-class people also adopt the better-class habit of double barrel names, such as Annunziata Rees-Mogg which is much classier than being called Myleene Klass. The better class politicians are under pressure to become Nancy Moggs intead, which will is thought them to the voters. If they speak, they loose all the voters immediately.as the non-better classes despise their superior voices. Therefore they camapaign silently for votes.
 Granny. 22.02.10

Dear Granny,
Can you please help me with some advice for this very unfortunate woman?
 I feel it is beyond my scope.Yours sincerely,
Dr,. Ruth

Dear Dr. Ruth,
I understand your hesitancy.Once we get to my age though there is nothing to loose by being forthright. I’m sorry to say I can’t quite make out the correspondent’s signature, for some reason. They don’t really teach handwriting in the schools like they used to in my day.
 It is called the internet revolution and I, personally, find it most useful as I hardly ever have to get out of bed any more, now I have a lap-top.
Yours, Granny.11.02.10

dear dr

Dear Child ,
If your husband still enjoys conjugal relations with you, after 22 years, you have nothing to worry about whatsoever. If you need advise on new positions etc. just look it up on the internet.
Yours, Granny, 11.02.10!!

 Dogs express guilt much better than men.
 T
here has been much publicity lately about men’s inability to feel guilt, which is particularily noteworthy in the 20-35 age bracket. Middle-aged women claim to have escaped from feelings of guilt, although younger women suffer badly from these. It is clear that these findings can give clues as to why modern relationships tend to break up so easily. It seems that women favour and value romance the most, whilst men are incapbale of forgiving sexual transgressions in their partners, whilst managing to commmit these themselves, without feeling guilty.Our Emotional Advisor, Granny, suggest that the men study dogs. Dogs express guilt very well. It has been debated wether they actually understand the concept of guilt clearly but we will leave this question to Elizabeth, in the dog discussionpage, another day.
If men do feel guilty, they usually just walk around and look sullen. They blame somebody else for the problem.

saying very sorry indeedy

 Dogs have a very clear way of expressing that they are sorry. They flatten their ears, look very guilty, wriggle around, wag their tails with very small movements, whilst making themselves very small. They put on a very slight but hopeful smile, whilst avoiding eye contact..
This causes their Misstresses to exclaim ‘Naughty boy!’ and look threateningly at the dog, which will smile more and make cringy, wagging movements with it’s entire body.In no time at all the Misstress will hug the dog and forgive it.
The dog, now forgiven, will rush about jumping for joy. Quite soon it may test the waters and commit the offense again.
 Men, on the other hand, detest uttering the word’Sorry’. They take the arrogant stance of ’never apologise, never explain.’
Women love apologies and explanations and will give these endlessly. if you listen to any human argument between a a man and a woman there is an 80% chance that the woman will end up saying she is sorry. She may not be sorry, but she feels it best to say so.
This seems a very good plan for men too If they would say ‘sorry’ and wriggle around a bit, women could not help but forgive them. The women would then be relieved of their feelings of guilt, as they have forgive the man, which makes them feel superior. The man, who has not really felt any more guilt than the dog did, can have a beer and watch television, with a good mood restored to the household. Looking to the animals can often solve problems.

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Take care with those poles: 24/01/10

Granny, who is very upset that the mid-life crisis has been Officially removed from Britain says she feels obliged to remind the now so liberated mid-life crisis free middle-aged ladies to restrain themselves from too much pole-dancing.
It can make the insides of your thighs very sore, she says.
Well, Granny knows best, as usual.

in the tractor workshop

Tractor Distractions:

Dear Granny,
  Three years ago, my partner, Simon, and I moved to a cottage in the country. I was so happy. We have 3 acres and I now keep 2 goats and some chickens. All went well until Simon decided that we needed a tractor.
Very quickly he became obsessed by tractors. Our tractor is quite old and not very glamorous but he spends hours on fixing it. Now he wants to get an even older one and go to vintage rallies with it. I find tractors very boring and vintage rallies horrendously so.
Our life together has deteriorated and he goes out several ningts a week now, to a tractor work-shop, he says..
can I trust him?
Yours Minnie, Newton Abbot. 14.01.10

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Dear Minnie,
 I expect Simon is somewhere between 40-50 years old? This is a problematic age for men. It is also possible that Simon was not as enthralled as you are with chickens and goats. Tractors are more manly.In principle there is nothing to worry about.
Your best bet is to make sure though. Get yourself a camouflage suit, also known as a ghillie-suit, and creep up to the the tractor work-shop and peer in. If you only see men tinkering with tractors and drinking beer, all is well. If you see scenes like the one in the photo you may have cause for worry. In such cases you have to develop some instant knowledge of the innards of the machinery and go WITH him to the works-shop. Every time. This is a high price to pay to ensure trust..
The other alternative is to turn a blind eye and collect the eggs. Hopefully he will tire of the tractors. If not, you may have to develop some other outside interests of your own. Bee-keeping can be most rewarding. This will also let you get more use out of the ghillie-suit.
Best of luck,
Granny

 Cleaning the loo is particularily hateful. Granny is delighted to pass on the following tip to help minimize house-work:

The gun, seen in the photo is not recommended by Granny. She would choose a smaller pistol...

Instructions for cleaning the toilet:
1. Lift the lid on the toilet and fill it with 1/8 cup of animal shampoo.
2. Take the cat in your arms and stroke it gently while slowly moving in the direction of the toilet.
3. At a suitable moment, throw the cat into the toilet bowl and close the lid quickly and either stand or sit on the lid.
4. The cat will now start the cleaning process and will generate plenty of foam. Do not be concerned about the loud noises coming from the toilet; your cat is enjoying himself.
5. After several minutes flush the toilet to start the "Power-wash" pre-wash and then flush again for the main wash cycle.
6. Ask someone to open the front door and ensure that no-one is between the toilet and the front door.
7. Get off the toilet seat and from a safe distance open the toilet lid quickly. The cat will dry off naturally due to the high speed he will be moving from the toilet to the front door
8. The toilet and the cat are now both clean.
With best wishes,
The Dog

wet cat

The Christmas crisis: What to give. Here are some suggestions from Granny. 16/12/09

Granny is delighted to announce she has thought of the absolutley ideal X-mas present. It will suit everybody except children too small to have a Wendy house.For anybody who has any sort o dwelling, here we are: A superb door-knocker.
This should not be given to people who feel strongly about the Virgin Mary, she is knowledgable enough already, granny says, as an afterthought
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the perfect present

Further Ideas for X-mas Presents. 08/12/09

In the more moderate bracket we reckommend you think about the male obsession...Men like soemthing flattering, or something that is very obviously a joke. A packet of Viagra could be a bit risky. And NEVER say the christmas tree he got is bit small, that is a terrible insult to all males.Any critiscism whatsoever of the tree will get christmas off to a bad start instantly.

Men do like to drive large machines. If you cannot get him a tractor, perhaps a day driving on muddy slopes at a 4x4 centre can be arranged? Outings are more memorable than presents in hard times. If there are any minor incidents, just never bring that up afterwards..

suitable xmas presents

As I suggest below, your partner may like a small surprise in his stocking or his bed, depending on his preferences. These bears should not be put into your mother-in-law’s stocking.Well written clear labels prevent many misunderstandings.

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ever hopeful

Dear Granny,
My husband expects me to do all the housework and shopping. I have a fulltime job.
When he comes in,he looks around the house in a most terribly critical manner.
 Is this normal, nowadays.
I thought husbannds should pull their weight around the house .Mine cannot mend a plug, even.Am I too demanding?
 Georgina, Minhampton 21/10/09

Granny replies: Yes Georgina. Even today you have to accept that very few men do much around the house. They are not very capable, quite simply. If you accept this you will get on better. Let him go out and hunt. There will be no real problem until you earn more than he does...Find an electrician for the plugs, preferably a goodlooking Polish one.
Yours, Granny 21/10/09

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dunwoody fails to waltz

 3/10/09  Richard Dunwoody Dances away:

The previously well regarded super-hero Richard Dunwoody, has apparently been thrown out Strictly Come Dancing, the television dancing competition, at a very early stage. It appears Richard’s ability to waltz is nowhere near his ability to walk long distances. Well, dancing should not be regarded as an endurance test, it is normally more of a human mating ritual. Granny comments:

As I said earlier, Richard Dunwoody is just busy making life difficult for himself. It is a type of Mid-life crisis. As if walking to the North Pole, or walking a1000 miles up and down Newmarket High Street in an attention-seeking manner were not difficult enough, the previous top-class jockey decided to enter a Dancing Competiton on Television. This has proved a step to many and we hope Richard will now sit out a few dances on the side-lines and perhaps afterward decide on something more worthy of a champion’s efforts.

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Richard, please, we all prefer to think of you in action like this! It would be more becoming if you now went out to build some wind-mills in Africa or something like that, please. I will make no further comments on this unfortunate example of a mid-life mis-adventure.
Granny 3/10/09

 AMAZING SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES
1. IF YOU'RE CHOKING ON AN ICE CUBE, SIMPLY POUR A CUP OF BOILING WATER DOWN YOUR THROAT. PRESTO! THE BLOCKAGE WILL INSTANTLY REMOVE ITSELF.

2. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP.

3. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK.

4. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR VEINS. REMEMBER TO USE A TIMER.

5. A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON.

6. IF YOU HAVE A BAD COUGH, TAKE A LARGE DOSE OF LAXATIVES. THEN YOU'LL BE AFRAID TO COUGH.

7. REMEMBER - EVERYONE SEEMS NORMAL UNTIL YOU GET TO KNOW THEM.

8. IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

Granny helps with Man-hunting.12/09/09

Granny,
I want some proper love.. I don’t want to do all this selecting. I just can’t seem to find anybody. It is all so sad. Ramona, 12/09/09

Dear Ramona,
You must stop feeling sad and approach the matter in a positive and selective way. And remember teeth. if you have to compromise, just never compromise on teeth. It is one of the most important features for selection. Good teeth are both attractive, denote health and wealth and save a fortune in the long run.
You could start your search amongst dentists, of course, this is a very recommended profession. Do not approach as a patient, however but try to get a job as a dental secretary or similar. Yours, Granny.

Thank you Granny, that is an idea, at least. My dentist is quite nice, now you mention it but I have always felt so incapacitated, lying there with my mouth wide open. Yours, Ramona

Good Ramona, you are using your head now. Approach him somewhere else, with your mouth closed!

Granny 12.09.09

Dear Ramona,
I have had a litlle powernap now. Your question about men is interesting and I have given the matter some thought.
 What has gone wrong is the modern expectation of combining good looks with being suitable in all other ways.
What you must do, Ramona, is approach the Man-hunt more practically.
First decide your prioities:
 Is the man just for , shall we say, Happy Hacking? In that case looks are paramount as obviously, you want to be seen out with a handsome hack of show-type.
    Are you thinking of long or short-term men? If short-term you have to see if they will be easy to pass on, or if they will become tiresomely devoted to you and clingy. Those sorts are hard to find another home for.

 If you’re thinking of long-term maler companions you must insist they are properly vetted by a competent Independent Advisor.
If you’re not careful, you could end up with a sub-standard specimen that soon requires lots of assistance, expensive operations, a special diet and so forth. This is best avoided by selecting only sound men with good hearts and reasonable joints. If you are of breeding age it is wise to also assess the potetial grand-parents as well as your own parents. If everybody on both sides are going deaf, the chances of any potential offspring hearing well in their old age, are not good. You may not be interested in your unborn offsprings old age, you just want a baby.. This is a very poor method of selection.
Go and study their short-comings and think about how it will affect you later in life.
You should also think about the men’s earning ability rather than just about their looks. In the long run, a steady, hard-working cob may prove longer-lasting than a flashy hackney-type.
 I hope these suggestions may be of some help to you, Ramona. If your search becomes more concentrated it will go better. Once you have settled on the type and age you are looking for, then we shall see if we can try to help with suggestions on how to find one for you.
Youurs, Granny.

Dear Granny,
 I have such major problems with finding a reliable man. How do people do it? I have tried the Internet chat-rooms, I have tried finding new friends out beating, I have even tried the pubs. How did people do it in your time, please, Granny?
Ramona, 2-9-09

Dear Ramona,
The key thing is not to stress. Also, reliable men don’t really exist, it is not in their nature. If they are reliable, they are boring and unattractive. Sensible females have to choose.
Just now, dear, I choose my bed. My gin bottle is empty.
Goodnight.
Granny

Dear Granny,
You seem prety healthy. How old are you? What do you think about the bath-debate on News and Gossip? And are tomatoes bad for you?
Lisa, 18, Newquay.26/08/09

Dear Lisa,
I regard myself as god for my age but these things are very relative to your life-style. Compared to a 22-yearold man I’m in a very poor state of health.
I have 3 gin and tonics every evening. I never put tomato in my gin, and I never have Bloody Marys.. I eat a lot of peanuts which I regard as good for teeth. I wash with soap and water and never have showers. Old people smell but I hope I’m not that old yet.
Yours Granny,26-08-09

granny on the go

Dear Granny,
can you explain how women show off then, if men use cars and machines as body extensions?
Amanda,
17/08/09

lady godiva ancient

 My Dear Amanda
You have to understand that we females are just more beautiful so we understand to display ourselves well. The men usually have potbellies , skinny arms, white bodies and other small- comings. This makes them feel disadvantaged when compared with their blond dream-girls who whizz by at the canter on wonderful horses, which they manage with female tact and skill.
The men, who often lack animal skills, instead navigate well by map and understand how to make metal objects such as gear-boxes and cars. They also like shiny and polished things, just like mag-pies. It is a matter of having been the hunters and needing only to see striking moving objects. Shiny cars are a prime example of this desire for fast, flashy objects.
Females developed a good eye for decoration and art in the meantime, as well as the time to have more beautiful bodies and more advice from their friends. This made females more cunning but also, in some ways quite simple. Like other animals, they want to select a good mate so, the male with the shiny, well maintained car may well win the affection of a blond horse-keeper.
This is modern life, just the same as in pre-historic times...
Yours sincerely Granny 17.08.09

 

female parking

Dear Granny,
 My husband makes such a fuss about the smallest parking error I make. I just bent the bonnet a tiny bit and his world has fallen in. What am I to do, I just don’t understand what it is about men and cars.
Justine, 11/08/09

Granny replies:
Justine, I have had to think for two days about what to say. Judging by the picture your parking skills ar not that good. On the other hand, your husband’s first concern should be whether YOU are ok, not whether the car has a little bend in the bumper perhaps.
 The thing to understand is that men become very personal about cars. They are like an extesion of their male bodies. To us females, cars are just lumps of metal. To males they are almost like a dress or a good pair of shoes are to us.If your husband chucked your best shoes out of the window, you would feel agrieved. Well, he feels like that about this boring lump of engineering. Personally, I can only distinguish between cars of different colours but many men use cars to impress females with. Therefore it hurts when the female fails to look after this body extension.
Best thing will be if you can afford some little old car (banger, is the term, I think), for yourself so that you don’t have to drive the same vehicle. This will calm the situation down. I should worry a bit as to whether your husband is more concerned about the car than about the driver though. If he offers to emplouy a chauffeur for you he really cares. In that case accept the offer at once. Please keep us informed about your progress .I think there are courses in parking.
Granny 13/08/09

Granny,
Can you explain why busts turn inside out when you do parachuting?The Editor, 11/08/09

Granny Replies:
No dear, I cannot. I have never parachuted and I don’t intend to. My bosom is turned the right way round. It will stay so, with a bit of luck.. I could tell you why male equipment hangs out. It is a force called gravity. And male pride. These combine well although the result is not always attractive.
I’m old and resting now. I have had a far more interesting question about male behaviour which I will answer tomorrow. I need a nap and space to think.
Granny 11/08/09
 

happy fliers

The countrytalk secretary has come up with the answer, it is due to air-pressure. Why the male equpment does not turn inside out is not currently known.Perhaps it is too small.

Granny,
What do you think about Richard Dunwoody and this Mongolian Derby? And walking 1000 miles in the same street? He used to be such a hero of mine, what has happened?
The Editor 27/07/09

Granny replies:
 When you reach your mid-forties you often have a mid-life crisis. This can be worse in cases, such as Richard Dunwoody, who had to retire from race-riding after some 672 falls. These may of course have affected him. Even without brain-damage, many people become unmotivated, following early success and worship from thousands of fans. Mr. Dunwoody obviously falls into this category.    The adrenalin kick from race-ricing is also very hard to replace, just look at Lester Piggot returning to the saddle late in life.
Other people, such as Richard, who does not seem to have a partner or children yet, look for further adventures, to replace that kick.

This does not make them mad. It is a little hard to get excited about somebody trundling up and down the Highstreet for 1000 miles without sleep, I have to agree on that. It is possible that Mr. Dunwoody sleeps very badly and walks the house at night in any case.
If Mr. Dunwoody was suddenly struck by poverty I suspect we would see a fantastic return to normality and some sort of career. As it is, he fills in his time creating difficulties for himself to overcome.
For those of us that saw him ride at his best it is something of a let down but that is our problem and not Mr. Dunwoodys.
Personally, I expect Mr. Dunwoody’s bottom, be it hetro-sexual or not, to come through the Mongolian ordeal with flying colours.
The ponies are very tough, probably beyond the imagination of Vet Net Vets, even if these certainly existed.
Yours sincerely, Granny 27/07/09

dunwoody smart
polomatches

 P.S. It is probably a similar thing that strikes these people that take their clothing off at sporting events. They need to feel important. At least Mr. Dunwoody walks around fully clothed to the North Pole and in the High Street. These days you have to be glad for small mercies.
Granny.

Springer Spaniel divorce case?

Dear Granny,
 I have a difficult problem on the Dog Discussion Page, It is about a destructive Springer Spaniel but I really feel the couple are having more of a relationship problem than a dog-problem so I thought I would pass this one to you, Granny. It seems to me that Douglas wants the dog, and the dog-walks ,but his wife is fed up with children and the dog as well, and gets annoyed when Douglas comes home from work and disappears again on a dog-walk. You can look for yourself on the Dog Discussion Page. I just don’t know what to say.
Elizabeth

 22.07.09 Granny replies: TAKE A YEAR OFF
 Divorce should be avoided if at all possible for the sake of the children and the dog. Many couples fail to ensure good care of the pets after divorce. Sometimes they BLAME the PET for the divorce. We may be heading for one of those situations in this case.
The best solution would be for Douglas to stay home from work for a YEAR and take care of the house, the dog and the children. His wife can go out and earn the money for this year. This will solve the dog-crisis and maybe the marriage too.  It would lead to better understanding all round.
If this is not possible due to the difficulties for middle-aged women in finding good jobs, then consider engaging adog-granny to walk the dog or SEND YOUR WIFE to TRAINING CLASSES with the dog. This should ideally be gun-dog training classes ffor a Spaniel, so that she can use up some of her energy. Your wife will also benefit from making new friends.
Yours sincerly, Granny.

Swinging Holidays?

Dear Granny,
 I feel very worried after hearing a news item about holiday-makers. They were staying in a nice hotel.When they were seated at dinner, they kept having messages from unknown couples, asking them to join them for drink later. In the couple’s bedrooms. It turned out that they were staying in a hotel which also had a booking for a group of swingers.
What is the correct procedure in these sort of difficulties, if one doesn’t wish to give offense? We are going on holiday shortly.
Regards , Alison . July 25th -09. 

Shanghai tea house

 26/07/09 Granny Replies:
 You don’t mention your age Alison. If youngish, wear very middleage cardigans and frumpy dresses. Make sure your husband wears a T-shirt with I Love N.Y. on it or similar. You should have no further problems. If the group of Swingers is of your own age-group you should take agood look at them and decide what you want to do. Your only problem would be if your husband wants to go swinging and you don’t. In that case I advise turning a blind eye and book your holidays through Saga in the future. Avoid Amsterdam and Red Light Districts.
Yours sincerely, Granny