Evidence that Fran can actually go quiet

This is me.





Sorry for my silence.  I will re-emerge at some point.  That point is probably called 'half-term holiday'.

Just for now, here's a question for you.  Wouldn't it be funny if someone ACTUALLY fell asleep while in the middle of asking her readers a ques .............

Comments

  1. Steve4/10/11 13:02

    Red Bull. Strong coffee. Sugar.

    None of these things are as effective a cocaine.

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  2. Anna May4/10/11 13:54

    Turn over - you're snoring!

    Anna May x

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  3. SmitoniusAndSonata4/10/11 14:42

    I'd wake up quickly , if I were you . Something's about to drop in your mouth .

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  4. fishducky4/10/11 14:46

    SSSHHHHH!! Let her sleep.

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  5. Crayon4/10/11 14:50

    Sneaked over here to take a break from writing speech critiques. I see you're in the same state! I'm about to go mad...

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  6. Alan Burnett4/10/11 22:25

    It is evidence that Fran can even be amusing when she is threatening to go quiet. Roll on half-term says I.

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  7. Thinking5/10/11 12:24

    hmmm....

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  8. Frances Garrood5/10/11 12:58

    Yes.

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  9. Fran Hill5/10/11 14:28

    What? What? What? Blimey, is that the time? Big Yawn. Stretch.

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  10. Anne6/10/11 00:26

    Hi! Just started blogging and say yours. Funny, great laugh for the day.

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  11. kimberly6/10/11 13:32

    Zzzzzz

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  12. Bluestocking Mum6/10/11 14:09

    Just dropped by for a fix of Fran as I slowly emerge + stick my head above parapet.

    You never disappoint. + ditto that person - roll on half term ;)

    xx

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  13. Diana Studer7/10/11 14:09

    Aw, even the coffee mug is laughing at you ;~)

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  14. Pam 8/10/11 11:54

    Trying to comment...

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  15. Pam 8/10/11 11:55

    Oh, wow, it worked!! How exciting. Haven't been able to comment for days and now I can't remember what I was going to say.

    Sorry you're so busy. I remember it well.

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  16. BadPenny10/10/11 03:54

    Power nap...

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  17. hausfrau10/10/11 04:12

    Thank God half-term is coming up fast!

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  18. stephen Hayes11/10/11 11:39

    Just stopped by your blog and I like what I see. I appreciate your desire to entertain people and make them laugh. Sometimes I think laughter is the best thing there is---my wife tells me this when we're making love. I'll be checking back for more doses of your humor.

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  19. Fran Hill11/10/11 12:33

    Thanks for all your comments, dear readers, and for your patience. I am sure I will soon be back, writing about dead frogs and wrapping babies in cat fur and having your lips injected, and all the other delicate subjects I deal with regularly.

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