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Watch out for those spikey conkers! April, 2010

Theme Thursday and I'm surrounded by Lego Duplo.

I'm trying to be funny, but all of my best material is a little BLUE for this audience.

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Megan said…
Wow that picture wow wowie wow!
Brian Miller said…
it is a wicked blue sky...
Roddy said…
If you got into a blue with the kids you would be feeling blue. First of July. Only two more months of the winter blues to go.
Betsy Brock said…
Don't be blue! :)
Monkey Man said…
It's more challengin to work clean than to work blue. Well done. My Theme Thursday is HERE .
Baino said…
Ah you should have gone 'blue' and sorted the men from the boys. At least you can see duplo when you're walking about in bare feet!
what a lovely blue sky in the background.
Kris McCracken said…
Megan, I am glad you liked it.

Brian Miller, as in ‘bad’?

Roddy, they win.

Betsy, never!

Monkey Man, blue generally means cheap laughs.

Baino, oh the enjoyment I get from Henry carrying on about the pain of stepping on Duplo!

Jingle, a nice patch of blue.
PattiKen said…
Pretty prickly post there!
Kris McCracken said…
PattiKen, conkers from hell.
Roddy said…
In my day "blue" meant and still does, fight, or off colour, sullen or dour.
Kris McCracken said…
J Bar, the acid must be kicking in!

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