MorganBoink

Dramatis Personae

Morgan Caileigh Bennett (aged one month), Julie Bennett, Fiona Swan, David Reid, Martin Bryant, Martin Bucknall, Nuala Fahey, Dan Glover, Steve Way, Cath Way, Jill Russell, Wendy Taylor, Nick Leverton

The Boink

Morgan Caileigh Bennett is the first (well, as far as we know) Uk.Singles baby, born 30th December 1996. On Saturday, 1st February 1997, we gathered to meet her for the first time at Pizza Express on Bow Street, in Covent Garden. We sincerely hope though this will be the first of many boinks for her ...

Wendy: Morgan is a total babe and I'm only sorry we'll see so little of her.

Dan Glover: I'm sure she will be bigger by the next time...

Wendy: She has a strong grip and bite and knows what she wants and when.

David Reid: And she was extremely well behaved, even if she did throw up on my seat in the pub.
Dan Glover: But really well behaved, especially with all those strange - chose your definition - people around.
Nick Leverton: I still want to know what it was about my finger that was different from everyone else's.
- David Reid: We all want to know where your finger's been.

Wendy: It was nice to see Julie, and finally get to hear all the details, albeit piecemeal. Well done Julie. You must get a web site for all the baby photos.

Nick Leverton: Yep. You could keep a diary, make her the first Web baby.
Dan Glover: Yes, I'm glad I managed to get there in the end and pleased to see that both Julie and Morgan are getting along fine.

Wendy: Glad Steve and Cath made it and that Cath was able to keep down her lunch.

David Reid: I'm not sure she entirely appreciated Wendy and Julie comparing notes on labour and childbirth though.

Wendy: They took us to the Freemasons via Lush where I bought a couple of bombs.

Dan Glover: Oh, that's what was in those suspicious looking plain white plastic bags then...
Nick Leverton: I hope the 13 rabbits breed again shortly though ...

Wendy: Didn't see any wonky handshaking going on, but there was a cute waitress with hair as short as The Corporal's. I watched her watching Dan Glover before approaching our table on the pretext of asking for a chocolate (thanks Nick).

Dan Glover: Strangely there were quite a few left, but I expect they won't last now the lid's off.
- Wendy: He said something about saving some for Mary Kemp.
Martin Bryant: i was concerned for her and her future -ferret was fancing her like mad until i stoked her hair and found out about her 18 hole doc martens
actually find my self still worried etc -will she make 21
- Wendy: For all those worried viewers, the stroking did not precipitate the discovery and Martin's concern does not relate to Ferret's fancying. Indeed, if Ferret stopped fancying her after discovering those, there is something seriously wrong. Kay knows, I was almost tempted myself.
Nick Leverton: I do wonder what she and a customer were doing in the doorway of a room labelled "Private", holding between them a large galvanised metal bucket full of ice.
- Martin Bryant: I thought he might have been the boss ,i ha that expression from a brief chat with him while you where discussing bath salts
  - Nick Leverton: We weren't discussing bath salts, we were getting fizzical.

Wendy: She obviously had taste, though Dan struggled to get a word in edgewise, between her and the two Martins, who were both in good form, especially the one who was up past his bed time.

Dan Glover: I'm sure she was only interested in the chocolates though, or perhaps she wanted a hair transplant?
- Wendy: Nonsense, given the evidence of her forthright nature and the fact that she gave the sweet away, I'm sure you're wrong. She certainly didn't need more hair. The absence of it complimented her dainty little features and those cute little ears.
Nick Leverton: I was more surprised by the other waiter who refused a choccie. I haven't yet checked up on Dan's T-shirt. I'll try to remember to do so, just in case he gets nabbed at the checkout.

Wendy: Nuala made it for dessert and deserves a special commendation for coming along despite being voiceless. We lost her to a bookstore on the way to the pub though.

Nick Leverton: She would have made a good model for "I have no voice and I must scream".

Wendy: Jill arrived just in time to head to the pub and proved she knows the difference between an exceptional and a run of the mill screw.

David Reid: Ah, but it wasn't just a screw it was a nipple as I pointed out (I know about these things).
Nick Leverton: I've never seen a gold plated nipple before though.
Dan Glover: And she makes good coffee and has the most gorgeous persian kitty.

Wendy: David Reid was there operating both video cameras, though not simultaneously.

Nick Leverton: They were both right-hand-drive cameras. You'd have thought the American one would have been left-hand.
David Reid: Now if someone were to produce a left handed camera I would have a go. Julies camera is better than mine (the procedure for switching it on doesn't involve hitting it), I would have swapped when she wasn't looking but it's also NTSC so it wouldn't have been much good to me.

Wendy: Thanks for organising it Fiona, especially as I know you've had a lot on this past week. I'll never forget the way Julie's ears picked up when you mentioned s e x.

Dan Glover: Either this one also passed me by or it was before I arrived.
- Wendy: Or your ears aren't tuned to hear it whispered at 50 paces.

Dan Glover: But Fiona is a self-confessed professional at these things...however nothing happens unless someone takes the initiative. Thanks indeed.
Nick Leverton: Heartily seconded. Thanks ...
Steve Way: I second that, and add that Morgan is a total babe, just like her mother.... I was glad we made it - it was good to see everyone - especially to meet Fiona, and to see Matin on top form. I still can't decide if husky suits Nuala.....

Wendy

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