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**beergal** · 06-21-2007, 03:56 AM

I think i may still be drunk and im just getting ready to go out again (its 11.50 am here in the UK). Currently celebrating the fact that i qualified as a geography teacher yesterday

. Im feeling a bit gutted at the mo as had to postpone my trip to Africa (heading out easter holidays 08 now) as my school wants me to start work on the 2nd July. I still have a flight booked to Nairobi for the 5th July so its just a case of changing the dates as shitty expedia wont let me change the destination! Flo i had a lovely postcard and letter off of you on Monday so thanks a lot! My housemate is still going to Tanzania on the 16th July so i have handed all of the postcards over to her to take, im uber jealous not to be going with her but c'est la vie when we get older and work priorities take over...maybe this should have went in the only post if your drunk as a skunk but heh

rock on!

**simply_angelic** · 06-21-2007, 05:30 AM

YES! Hahaha your Africa trip is postponed hahaha I'm the only person who's going to be excited about that but now we can have the first TPunk meetup in Southern Africa!! (Hopefullly.....now dont any of our new South African members get all gung-ho and beat me to the punch) So I'll hopefully see you there in '08 Bri!

And congrats on the job that's amazing!!!

**lauren313** · 06-21-2007, 08:23 AM

Congratulations Briley, I'm so happy for you! Now get in there and be the coolest geography teacher EVER!

**omisan** · 06-21-2007, 11:10 AM

Great, that's all we need - more drunk teachers

Congrats!

**ScarlotteDorian** · 06-21-2007, 01:46 PM

that's great bri. congratulations girl!

**benna2** · 06-21-2007, 01:52 PM

Congrats to ya girl! You're going to make a great teacher! Keep those kiddies in line ok!!

**mooloo** · 06-21-2007, 02:22 PM

Congrats! Must be an awesome feeling to be qualified! Sounds like you deserve that drink or 50

**Majestic58** · 06-21-2007, 05:05 PM

Congratulations!!

**beergal** · 06-22-2007, 01:56 PM

Well i am not drunk anymore but seriously trying to hurry up with the packing of my shit (aka as belongings!) im leaving for Essex in less than 12 hours and i'm dead nervous. Just keep thinking to myself why have i left Liverpool, and my friends...then i think of living 30 mins away from London and the chance of getting a whole new bunch of friends and i get kind of excited. I have worked really hard to get here after 4 years of uni and the last year has been solid, the hardest thing i have ever done just hope it all turns out well.

Oh and to top it all off i won an award at university for most creative teacher of 2006-07 i even got a little trophy and everything!

**lauren313** · 06-22-2007, 02:01 PM

Ahhh, you're so good!!!

(Don't forget to pack your white stilettos, eh!)

That joke will never grow old.

**beergal** · 06-23-2007, 03:26 PM

Lauren....I had to get a pair of cream stilletos for a wedding this weeked so i am definately getting on with the essex jokes ha ha.

**lauren313** · 06-24-2007, 12:24 PM

You "had" to get them... sure, sure!!

xanthuos · 06-24-2007, 12:37 PM

So what's the white stiletto joke? Is it a reference to chavs?

**lauren313** · 06-24-2007, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xanthuos

So what's the white stiletto joke? Is it a reference to chavs?

It's more of a reference to Essex girls... see Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_girl

Unfortunately, they're a dying breed. It's hard to spot a true Essex girl amongst all the emos these days.

Also...

Recognising an Essex Girl
The stereotypical dress code of an Essex girl involved a tight-fitting, low-cut top and short skirt, (for those with money or rich boyfriends the skirt would be made of leather) complemented with white stilettos. Instead of tights or stockings, she would wear an ankle chain. She had bleached blonde hair and typically drank strong white cider or cheap wine.
A social creature, the Essex girl was rarely on her own. She would often be part of a group dancing round her handbag at a disco or in one of the cheap tacky wine bars which sprang up in the 1980s and have since closed down or been converted into something else. When they weren't in the discos or bars they could be found strutting along the streets together, loudly discussing who they fancied, or their latest sexual conquest. Another place to find an Essex girl would be in her boyfriend's car (typically a Ford Capri, Cortina or Escort) and not necessarily travelling in it.
Essex girls were not credited for their personalities or conversation skills, and were said to rely instead on their bodies and looks to attract the opposite sex. They would enjoy being the centre of attention and would loudly tell jokes (or make comments, which included crude sexual innuendos) when they had an audience of men.

Anyway, of course Briley is not about to become an Essex girl!!!

**Sijuki** · 06-24-2007, 01:26 PM

Congrats BeerGal! Hope it works out great.

Sorry I didn't that post card to you... Still have to find one.

**beergal** · 06-24-2007, 01:49 PM

Lauren are you trying to say i cant rely on my body and looks ha ha ha ha...i now need to find a bloke with a cortina! My dad had one of those it was red and i remember he reversed in to a ditch once lol

**lauren313** · 06-24-2007, 02:04 PM

Cripes, I'm digging myself into a hole now, eh.

My boyfriend used to have a Ford Escort. Luckily that was before I came on the scene!

**beergal** · 06-24-2007, 03:28 PM

Classy!

xanthuos · 06-24-2007, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lauren313

Recognising an Essex Girl
The stereotypical dress code of an Essex girl involved a tight-fitting, low-cut top and short skirt, (for those with money or rich boyfriends the skirt would be made of leather) complemented with white stilettos. Instead of tights or stockings, she would wear an ankle chain. She had bleached blonde hair and typically drank strong white cider or cheap wine.
A social creature, the Essex girl was rarely on her own. She would often be part of a group dancing round her handbag at a disco or in one of the cheap tacky wine bars which sprang up in the 1980s and have since closed down or been converted into something else. When they weren't in the discos or bars they could be found strutting along the streets together, loudly discussing who they fancied, or their latest sexual conquest. Another place to find an Essex girl would be in her boyfriend's car (typically a Ford Capri, Cortina or Escort) and not necessarily travelling in it.
Essex girls were not credited for their personalities or conversation skills, and were said to rely instead on their bodies and looks to attract the opposite sex. They would enjoy being the centre of attention and would loudly tell jokes (or make comments, which included crude sexual innuendos) when they had an audience of men.

Excellent...so Bri, did you have the ankle chain to go along with those stilettos?

**beergal** · 06-25-2007, 03:29 PM

No not yet Matt but i am working on it ha ha