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Posted on August 8, 2019 by beth

another of roald’s perfectly created words.

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Carol Anne on August 8, 2019 at 5:12 am said:

I love that! 😀

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 7:31 am said:
  
  )))
  
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renegade4god on August 8, 2019 at 5:22 am said:

i suppose this could apply to someone named ‘bob’ as well?

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 7:31 am said:
  
  absolutely !
  
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evilsquirrel13 on August 8, 2019 at 5:30 am said:

Aw, I love Thursdays! I am biased though since it’s part of my weekend…

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 7:32 am said:
  
  and why not have it last as long as you can? 4 day weekends are the best –
  
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merrildsmith on August 8, 2019 at 6:21 am said:

“This must be Thursday,’ said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. ‘I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”
–Douglas Adams, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe” 🙂

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 7:32 am said:
  
  great quote –
  
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  - merrildsmith on August 8, 2019 at 7:55 am said:
    
    🙂
    
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Wendy on August 8, 2019 at 8:04 am said:

I think we should change Thursday officially to Bobstickle.

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 9:13 am said:
  
  I’m in!
  
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Sadje on August 8, 2019 at 8:52 am said:

Good one!

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 9:14 am said:
  
  )))
  
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Maggie on August 8, 2019 at 9:07 am said:

Perfect!

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 9:14 am said:
  
  It works!
  
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Jim Stewart on August 8, 2019 at 9:50 am said:

Yeah, but how does Bob feel about it?

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alexraphael on August 8, 2019 at 10:09 am said:

Ha!

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  ))
  
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johnrieber on August 8, 2019 at 11:55 am said:

HA! I never heard this before but now it’s planted in my Thursday forever!

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  Great!
  
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Jim Borden on August 8, 2019 at 12:13 pm said:

great word, and great example of it in use!

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 4:36 pm said:
  
  Dahl was creatively brilliant
  
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roughwighting on August 8, 2019 at 3:51 pm said:

Actually, Monday is a bobsticle as well. 🙂

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 4:36 pm said:
  
  It sure is!
  
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  - roughwighting on August 9, 2019 at 7:25 am said:
    
    🙂
    
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Chocoviv on August 8, 2019 at 4:39 pm said:

Love it!

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 4:43 pm said:
  
  Thanks!
  
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  - Chocoviv on August 8, 2019 at 4:53 pm said:
    
    You’re welcome 😇
    
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David Redpath on August 8, 2019 at 9:16 pm said:

My bobsticle often gets in the way😎

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 10:24 pm said:
  
  it can be awkward
  
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Chatter Master on August 8, 2019 at 10:05 pm said:

Bobsticles banned here!!!

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- beth on August 8, 2019 at 10:24 pm said:
  
  hahahahaha
  
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Peter Wells aka Countingducks on August 9, 2019 at 6:26 am said:

It sounds a little like an obscure kind of skiing accident !!

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- beth on August 9, 2019 at 6:39 am said:
  
  it does, and a tough one to recover from, no doubt -)
  
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markbialczak on August 9, 2019 at 7:39 am said:

Weave your way through it I guess, Beth.

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- beth on August 9, 2019 at 7:57 am said:
  
  do the best you can )
  
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AunieSauce on August 9, 2019 at 4:45 pm said:

I love this. Your blog has a lot of fun tidbits! Visiting from Coach Daddy 😉

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- beth on August 9, 2019 at 5:24 pm said:
  
  thanks, aunie. and he’s great, isn’t he?
  
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