. Please carefully consider the care needed before getting a Girlfriend. . ...Every year the local pet pound is inundated with abandoned Girlfriends. Because once the novelty wears off And people realize how much feeding and care they need, They get bored of them. . Sadly, many Girlfriends cannot be re-homed And must 'be put to sleep'. . REMEMBER! A Girlfriend should be for life... Not just for Christmas! . And please remember to spay and neuter your Girlfriends! To avoid rogue feral Girlfriends roaming our neighbourhood and streets. Knocking over bins and making a mess! . SIDE NOTE: Boyfriends are not the same as Girlfriends. They may look similar but Boyfriends are significantly more dangerous! Boyfriends need trained specialists handlers and care facilities and should only be in wildlife parks and zoos! If you see or hear of illegal unlicensed or unregistered breeding or ownership of Boyfriends, then contact the authorities immediately, and contact the Dangerous Animals Cont

. RE: Some galleries who want to charge per submission. . I'm an E6 socio-economic bracket artist. And I get sick of being asked to pay fees just to submit. . Small Fees and commission IF I am selected, I am OK with. But a charge per mere application is Bull Shit. These lot are Not the RCA!! We have no guarantee that you don't just harvest the application money like a Hoover and not even bother to look at the submissions. You are asking for a level of trust that you would need to be a gullible dumb arse to give. . You should know your market and be able to make money from a 405 to 50% commission on sales. . With maybe a 40£ to 50£ handling fee per work to offset expense risks of 'no sale', against some of the running costs. . And these numbers should be MUCH lower if you are Not a top-rated gallery! . If you cannot survive on that model Then maybe you are not competent enough run run a gallery. And you should become an art teacher instead?! . Asking for money per submis