German lovers – aged six and five – try to elope to Africa (Awe)

The Guardian ^ | January 5, 2009 | Kate Connolly

[Ben Hecks]

I had to ask when I heard an Aussie refer to a “lilo” - learned it was an air mattress. (lie, low)

[robomatik]

my first kiss was in the second grade with allison claybon.

i was riding a cloud for weeks. (aah! to be young again).

[TRY ONE]

“aged six and five – try to elope to Africa..”

Me Tarzan, you Jane.....you want ice cream!

[SC Swamp Fox]

Asked why they failed to let their parents know, the children said they thought they would not be gone for long.

lol.

[Titan Magroyne]

“First love, Micheal Avardo (second grade) man I still remember how cute he was. I knocked him to the ground because he wouldn’t give me a kiss (the first time), gave him a black eye the second time. Then I gave up. Oh, well.”

*guffaw* Can’t imagine WHY he resisted your girlish charms!

Whenever I had a crush, I was stunned silent & terrified to be caught looking at the target of my attraction lest I be noticed and mocked. Truly a painfully shy kid. Loved being a tomboy and playing with boys though, lots more fun than staying indoors, doing girly things.

Cute little kids, glad all turned out well for their elopement.

[patton]

I am probably going to regret admitting this, but I met my wife in Donny Workman’s driveway when I was seven. She was five.

She was better on a pogo stick than I was.

There is some controversey over if we met before that.

[patton]

We met again, when she was 14, and I was 16.

On the stairs, in my parent’s house. She was so quiet - she had nothing to say. There ought to be a truth in advertising law.

[patton]

Then we met again, when I was a young paratrooper in the army, and she was a clerk in the local drug store.

The ladies of the drug store told her, “Go get thart soldier!”

[sionnsar]

Its not every day one marries one's childhood sweetheart!

I worked for a while for a couple that did. It was more than sad when it fell apart, a few decades later....

[patton]

And again, when I got home from Europe.

My brother threw a party, and invited us both, telling neither. We got married.

[Snurple]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww now that is cute.

[patton]

And again, twenty years later, when we remembered why we got married.

I love you, wife. ;)

[giotto]

What were these kids going to do for money? They obviously had enough to take the train to Hanover. Christmas money? Allowance? You do have to admire their initiative.

I can't wait for the movie, in which the kids actually get to Africa, where they have many excellent adventures.

[Snurple]

The wife and myself have been together since we were 16....long time, shes been my best friend for as long as I can remember.

[patton]

So you get it. Good.

Hard road, but well woth it.

[Snurple]

Yes it is, more than worth it.

[patton]

Yes it is, even if I can’t spell worth a darn. LOl.

[Snurple]

Lol!

[Brucifer]

They’re cute little suckers, but they need to spend a few weeks over the summer break studying geography.

[patton]

An old pic: