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^ She purdy but where is da boobage ? :negative:
Women can have a lot of good assets without being top-heavy. It can be a pain being top-heavy. I always used to get snide comments because of it & was never seen seriously by some men though I had a nice figure & nice hair as well as a nice voice & I was someone you could talk to about almost anything. Now I'm older I don't get snide comments about my appearance anymore & people approach me to have interesting conversations about Charlotte Bronte or William Wordsworth instead which I'm pleased about. Someone did try having a conversation about chess with me though but I've never played.
 

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Women can have a lot of good assets without being top-heavy. It can be a pain being top-heavy. I always used to get snide comments because of it & was never seen seriously by some men though I had a nice figure & nice hair as well as a nice voice & I was someone you could talk to about almost anything. Now I'm older I don't get snide comments about my appearance anymore & people approach me to have interesting conversations about Charlotte Bronte or William Wordsworth instead which I'm pleased about. Someone did try having a conversation about chess with me though but I've never played.

Darth is a big chess fan. Was that you, Darth, ya charmer ? :D
 
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Darth is a big chess fan. Was that you, Darth, ya charmer ? :D
I never learnt because I was always busy reading & singing. I learnt a lot about the game by talking to the chess fan after I explained that I never learnt to play as I was always too busy reading & we spoke about Charlotte Bronte. We really got on & made friends. I don't think so as I'm British. Lol. :0)
 

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Lol maybe I've crossed paths with you @Horsa. Please describe the most handsome, sophisticated and friendly man you've ever met...it's got to be me :clap:
Lol. I'm afraid I'm not in dreamy, imaginative mode now or else I'd be busy writing short stories. If I wanted to participate in chess related word-play in this case I guess you'd paint yourself as the white knight (in shining armour) or white king & unfortunately because I'm a lady I couldn't be a white knight (which I'd love because they're shaped like horses which I think are the most beautiful animals on earth) so would have to be the white queen instead. I guess I'll have to wait for my imagination to start working again to give you the description but it is 23:20 over here. Lol.
 
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Women can have a lot of good assets without being top-heavy. It can be a pain being top-heavy. I always used to get snide comments because of it & was never seen seriously by some men though I had a nice figure & nice hair as well as a nice voice & I was someone you could talk to about almost anything. Now I'm older I don't get snide comments about my appearance anymore & people approach me to have interesting conversations about Charlotte Bronte or William Wordsworth instead which I'm pleased about. Someone did try having a conversation about chess with me though but I've never played.

I have opposite problem. Women come to me for my mind. I tell them, I have a body too. :p
 
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^ She purdy but where is da boobage ? :negative:
Thanks @Front242 for teaching me English slang (I found out what you mean in Urban Dictionary, no worries). Your lesson actually remind me my very first English lesson few years back in my uni years:
- Who is this man?
- This is Mr John Smith.
- And who is this woman?
- This is Barbara, Mr Smith's wife.
- And who is that girl?
- That is Susan, Smiths' daughter. Rather pretty, isn't she?
- Oh yes, very pretty!
delivered with a very posh British accent by my teacher who was educated in UK. I liked especially the sounding of the emphasised statement.
Said very first English lesson touched pretty much the same subject as you're touching in your slang lesson, but as opposed to your slang, it excited far more healthy imagination IMO, despite very limited vocabulary.
Fast forward till now, my English quite decent (although not perfect), I accept your description of Tsonga's wedding photo (thanks), but prefer to replace it with my own description, because the picture fills me not only with excitement about Noura's body but also with happiness for Tsonga & I wish him well:

Pretty poundage of Noura's love bursts and spills through her delicate skin
Lucky Jo soaks the pride and back to work he wants to be and very keen
Jo recharges his batteries by touching Noura's angel hand
If he's back on court, 'fraid opponents tank their heads in the sand!
The smile Noura's supplying is just electrifying
So sparks and thunderous aces out of Jo's racquet will be flying!
 
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I have opposite problem. Women come to me for my mind. I tell them, I have a body too. :p
I don't have that problem now. It's a shame they couldn't even notice my nice voice except for when I was got up on stage to sing with singers or behind organs to sing for organists or up on karaoke. Since I needed spectacles all the time instead of just for reading, writing & typing people aren't even mentioning my appearance unless I look smart as in I don a suit. I don't wear ugly ones either. I wear spectacles with gold-coloured frames which make me look sophisticated. Lol. I try to see people as a whole. It's a shame more people don't do this.
 
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Thanks @Front242 for teaching me English slang (I found out what you mean in Urban Dictionary, no worries). Your lesson actually remind me my very first English lesson few years back in my uni years:
- Who is this man?
- This is Mr John Smith.
- And who is this woman?
- This is Barbara, Mr Smith's wife.
- And who is that girl?
- That is Susan, Smiths' daughter. Rather pretty, isn't she?
- Oh yes, very pretty!
delivered with a very posh British accent by my teacher who was educated in UK. I liked especially the sounding of the emphasised statement.
Said very first English lesson touched pretty much the same subject as you're touching in your slang lesson, but as opposed to your slang, it excited far more healthy imagination IMO, despite very limited vocabulary.
Fast forward till now, my English quite decent (although not perfect), I accept your description of Tsonga's wedding photo (thanks), but prefer to replace it with my own description, because the picture fills me not only with excitement about Noura's body but also with happiness for Tsonga & I wish him well:

Pretty poundage of Noura's love bursts and spills through her delicate skin
Lucky Jo soaks the pride and back to work he wants to be and very keen
Jo recharges his batteries by touching Noura's angel hand
If he's back on court, 'fraid opponents tank their heads in the sand!
The smile Noura's supplying is just electrifying
So sparks and thunderous aces out of Jo's racquet will be flying!
I'm very sorry for interrupting your conversation but had to say I love your poetic creation.
 

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I'm very sorry for interrupting your conversation but had to say I love your poetic creation.
Thanks. I appreciate your like because I know you're the best judge on this site for such creation.
I think the first line is the best, although I hesitated a bit with it, as it can have somewhat vulgar meaning in Front's slang. But I left it as ambiguous as is, so that anyone can read it as they want.
 

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Thanks. I appreciate your like because I know you're the best judge on this site for such creation.
I think the first line is the best, although I hesitated a bit with it, as it can have somewhat vulgar meaning in Front's slang. But I left it as ambiguous as is, so that anyone can read it as they want.
You're welcome. There are a few people on here who appreciate poetry but I'm the only 1 here now who exhibits my poetry here at times. I like to inspire & encourage other people to have a go too though.

Even the most unambiguous sentences can be mis-read at times but I sometimes talk ambiguously myself to see how different people see things differently.
 

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Little known Patricio Heras, a 29-year-old Argentine has been found guilty of match-fixing. Punishment to be given at a later date.
 

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Interview with Jon Wertheim, author of "Strokes of Genius" and Sports illustrated's Tennis go-to man.

All about Fedal 2008 Wimbledon final.

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Sir Andy'll play Beejing Open 2018
 

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I noticed last week that Dan Evans was playing in the Vancouver challenger so he now begins the slow road back from his cocaine ban. Imo he has the most exciting and watchable game of any UK player. That 5 set match at the USO against Wawrinka was very good but he bottled it in the end.
 

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a predictable news, Lendl's new Sasha's coach