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Agony Aunt
By Popular Request - Modded by the Girls of Ops-Normal.
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Where Are They Now
Lost forever.
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Absent Friends

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Alison - I thought this would be a suitable place to keep absent friends' memories alive - somewhere we could visit to just, well, remember. You may...

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What happened to Alison ?
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Birthdays

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Congrats to Pinky! :ymparty:
How do/did you celebrate?

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Many thanks bob2s for the wishes which are on time since I read them before my first coffee.
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Photos of Everybody

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What would Jet Blast be without photos.

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Sadly life is too short. If someone wants a specific smiley send me the image and I'll see what I can do.
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HM Queen Elizabeth

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At this time, with our Queen probably breathing her last few breaths on this Earth, do you REALLY think that now is the time to continue being rude...

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Imagine Tony Bliar as President!
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On the plus side, it appears he wanted to exile Wimbledon football club to Belfast.
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The SICK Joke Thread

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This now resides in the 'Members only' section, 'General members only stuff'.

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Well it happened.

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For many of our UK residents and ex-pats BREXIT is probably one of the most momentous events to have taken place in decades. I suspect there will be...

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IIRC in the USA the most highly recommended treatment for COVID was a bleach enema.

The nations of Niue has a population of about 1,650, do you...
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Rules for this forum

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This is how it is to be for now in this forum:

All members signed up and agreed to the following when they joined:

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The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI

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Good morning all, clear blue sky, currently 15, forecast max 21C.
OFSO, a Lebanese restaurant is one of the things we're missing here, as well as a...
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Friday Jokes

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To kick off, here's one that had 'em rolling in the aisles (although I admit it was my Kindergarten aisles.)

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Ah yes - the Good Old Days!

Perhaps if you're nervous with a case of the 'trots'. :-o
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Caption Competition......

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Dragonfly WG722 of 705 Squadron RNAS Culdrose on 24 May 1961. The aircraft suffered a transmission failure, autorotated into a...

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Sailing is overrated.
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Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war

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Chaos in Cuba

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But, but, but didn't Fidel promise a bag of rice and two chickens to every family every month?

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I feel so wounded!
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Departed During 2024

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First one in for this year, it seems. Niklaus Wirth compiled his last on 1st January.

Known for his work on various programming languages.

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Geoff Capes.
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Chaos in USA

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About 3,000 deaths recorded after 9/11 and look where that took us?

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Trump will pull the rabbit out of the hat! I am sure of it!
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Darwin Awards

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Man tries to kill a spider on his gas tank with a LIGHTER and sets a fill-up station on fire

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Kentucky state senator dies weeks after plunging into an empty swimming pool on a mower
Sen. Johnnie Turner died Tuesday evening after his...
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What Song Is Your Current Soundtrack?

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Often, the day starts with a song in our head or the events will suddenly cue up music that seems the perfect soundtrack. Share yours here.

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Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood Summer Wine
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Chaos in Scotland.

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Fish senior now faces 14 charges, 13 of which are sexual in nature. In the meantime, he has, after being expelled from the SNP,...

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UK GPs Work-to-Rule, AKA Collective Action

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I would have thought that by now this would have caused some comment. For those who haven't heard about it, a large proportion of GP surgeries in the...

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Last time I got a GP appointment I put it on EBay

Only kidding...

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The Full English

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What's your experience?
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This might be a bit controversial, but the best time to have a Full English Breakfast is after a week of night shifts before a weekend off, along...
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Rant of the Day v2.

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Admin/Alison

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Thanks OFSO, that's a possibility I'll consider. Found the Sennheiser service bot and submitted my query in detail, so I hope they can sort it.
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Stupid Is As Stupid Does

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Florida man calls 911, requests for meth to be tested for authenticity, police say #-o L-) :ymdevil:

SPRING HILL, Fla. (Gray News) – Police in...
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

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Admin, I know that you closed down the Markle bashing thread but we think under current circumstances the situation should be able to be debated here...

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I do hope we don't get diverted to Lisbon.

The Ancient Mariner

There are much worse places to be diverted to, Rossian...
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I thought I should make something today...

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by John Hill » Thu Oct 17, 2024 4:36 am

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We have a couple of MS Flight Simulator set ups at our museum where unsupervised visitors (i.e. children) can have a play. Unfortunately the usual...

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Well the excitement was premature! Those little thumb sticks have a dead zone in the central position. I have ordered some Hall effect units which...

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The Queen's Flight, I have the proofs!

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by John Hill » Thu Oct 17, 2024 7:05 pm

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There was someone else in the picture but I think the young women at the photo shop did a great job! The aircraft model has arrived too.

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Well done. The cabin supervisor in the photo was Ron. I will not give his second name. He went on to start a catering business and used that photo as...

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Chaos in Germany

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Man drives truck into open-air cafe in Munster today killing two and injuring twenty. Shoots himself. Police tell public not to jump to conclusions...

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Years ago a fire station not far from us burned down when a petrol tanker rolled and went into it, then caught fire. It was never rebuilt; the sold...
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