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On Jul 15, 10:09 pm, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
John Rumm wrote:
ARWadsworth wrote:

My girlfriend wants me to pick up some playpit sand this week for
her
son's sandpit. Why?
What is wrong with builders sand for a sandpit? A quick look on
google
suggests that playpit sand is washed, dust free and will not stain
clothes but as he is 4 years old and guaranteed to come in with
dirty
stained clothes even if he has not been in the sandpit what's the
point?

In these parts, sharp sand is a better replacement for playpit sand
than
builders. It behaves more like beach sand and does not have as much
yellow clay in it.

Instead it has lots of lovely sharp edges that will cut the little
*******'s hands to ribbons.

He might not be married to the child's mother but that doesn't mean
the child was born out of wedlock.

But he was born out of wedlock. ISTR a news item that said in 2005 more
children were born out of wedlock than in wedlock, the first year that
this
had happened.

Adam-

OK, so was my first child. I would still be upset if someone called
him a little *******, even if it's technically correct.

MBQ

I assumed the implication that the child is a ******* was not a dig at a
lack of wedlock. It was a way to describe having to go to B&Q for a child.
My Grandad can be "an annoying old *******" when he phones to say he is
having trouble with the TV remote etc and he was born in wedlock. The
Natural Philosopher used the words "little *******". That is more like a
term of endearment.

Adam