>>>I need an excuse to stop my Mum from staying over tonight.
>>>
>>>Any ideas?

>>< rof,l > Well, gee, Kev... I'm kinda stumped here. Did you tell her about the drunken orgy you're planning on having?
>
>I don't think she'll buy that.
>
>>Is one night all that bad?
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>One night?? this has been every weekend since June!! It's only now I'm getting fed up.
>
>Kev

How about "Mum, you need to go home. I need my life back"? (Call me naive.)