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Thinking of you @Giveintowin , hope the happy memories outway the sad today

Here are some of the images we have printed on the smoke packets here in Aus:

A-Z with be plunged into a state of saddness today with its topic of "Sad Songs" .... depending on how you interpret the word sad that is. Rested

Change of theme .... Sad Songs.... sad for whatever reason you can justify.... S was had I had two to choose from but I may get the other up later... "Strange Fruit" - Billie Holiday ... probably one of the greatest protest songs every written.... but so sad and poignant from the very first note Nina Simone does a decent cover but noone ever sang it like Lady Day.... this song was actually banned for a while.

(thinks fluffy has a different meaning way up north..... )

Good morning my fellow travelers on the NOPE train. Here's hoping we are all hail and hearty. So what's happening around the world today... well its World Missing Orangutan Mother's Day... which scarred me for a bit cos I'm the mum of a ranga and if were going missing maybe I should be worried... but then I took a chill pill and realised they meant the real rangas and that decimation on their populations by the palm oil industry. So they we are all aware. ... so then I popped over to the American daily even calendar and it is gold.... because (and @Boo is gunna love this) it is their National Shrimp Day .... nope, not the day they celebrate short people but the day they celebrate the deliciousness that is the prawn! For those not enamoured with the yumminess of little shellfish please note it is also the American National Clean Up Your Room day... what a great lead in for Mother's day (for the non-Brits).... will be pretending it is so in Aus too and telling the little ranga this morning if the room isn't cleaned her ranga mum might go missing. Here's a fun fact.... no Aussie ever chucked a shrimp on the barbie, let alone another shrimp but we would have been known to chuck some prawns on the barbie.... Hoges just told ya that cos we didn't want yas to have to translate too many words. Your welcome. OK so on to the important thing... its time for the pledge: NOPE NOT TODAY, NOT TOMORROW, NOT EVER, FOREVER! Topic of the day: Sad Songs ....

cos it would not if something smelled fishy. If you saw something coming why didn't you just stop it?

Salad bowl

This goes out to all the Chicky babes... Specially @lml & @TravellingSunny ... We are women, we are strong, we are invincible and we can do anything.... You have got this quit thing covered ladies.

phew... that's fine then cos I were thongs... and we don't have Wal-mart... so I'm sweet as. Hmmm is there a Birkenstock Gizehs exemption to that theory?? ... surely $90+ thongs are acceptable to the Lord of the Shoe????

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( . ) ( . ) - naughty naughty

I still had over a 100 nrt gums in my place and at work for 2 months after I stopped chewing them, just in case.... nothing wrong with being smart about this. As Sazzy said, going back on the patches is not failure... the only failure is putting a smoke in your mouth, lighting it and drawing back.... just don't smoke, one day at a time, thats your focus. Look forward and lets do this one day at a time. Because you know you can nail one day... you've already done more than a week.... all those 24 hours are adding up....

You have this lml... you are an adict but your in some pretty impressive company cos we all are. And we have all quit... oh, your in that club too... and some of us are nicotine free... soon to join us - YOU..... You are stronger than any crave, you have this and we are all here for the hairy time, day or night cos we are global so every time zone is covered. lml is woman here her roar !

First month babe and ya nailed it... You have got this.... keep up your great work and do something spesh to celebrate your first month of freedom... even if it felt more like hell... that's the worst part done and dusted (or was my worst part).

Right now here's ya frickin Jo post ... not ya Jo impersonating Reci post which I waited until 12:15am UK time to post.... YOU FRICKIN RIPPEROONIE... wot a great frickin quit you got goin. 4 months.... 4 months in a house with smokers and vapers and not only have you held your quit you've hauled my frickin arse of the ledge, Oh I dunno wots the count.. oh wait its too frickin many to count cos every frickin time, every time you know, and you get those slippy senses happening and have to 'listen' to me melt down in pms and make me calm the farm.. and I know I'm not the only frickin one. You are an inspiration Shaney boy! and the best thing to come out of England since the convicts So in celebration of your stellar achievement and impeccable quit its time to play ya theme song:

True ... Gun likes to eat bikes, and gardens, and down pipes and Sarge will eat anything except apples.. apples he chews up and spits out... but he really loves chewing through cords... Shaddow will eat anything that is actually edible. TNP thinks its insane that I go on walks with dogs 4 times a day.

CONGRATULATIONS @Sslip !!! ... Now I did some checking, and yes, there's no need to go to the third umpire its definately a 4... even Billy says so: so as my friend Billy gives your quit his signature thumbs up (the one reserved for when your not out) I can confirm that you have smashed it to the boundary and the score is Sslips not out for 4! You have done a an excellent job of meeting all the triggers head on and holding onto your quit. Along the way you have earned the respect and appreciation of most here for all the support you give to everyone weather its being the first to notice someone's having a bad day and checking in with them or keeping someone else's craves at bay with endless, hysterical hours of games your contributions are really valued. Make sure you do something special and significant today to celebrate and acknowledge your achievements.

perspective

Jumper (like every school kid ever) .... oh jumper is pullover? whindcheater? um... jumper. (fluffy I was going to say cos some veejayjays have teeth but you hadn't lost our inhibitions yet)

@Sslip clearly you don't know many butchers. heritage ?

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