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A place to discuss politics and things related to Govts
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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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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers who have taken the Oath, worn the uniform & even loitered in harm's way occasionally.
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Birthdays

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

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Many thanks to you all, that's much appreciated, especially from Mrs Ex-A who has much more important matters to concern her at present (best wishes...
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Photos of Everybody

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What would Jet Blast be without photos.

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Here's one taken the day that Dushan was inducted into the Right Wing...

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After dinner scotch.
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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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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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by admin2 » Tue Mar 01, 2022 10:17 pm

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

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

“You agree not to post any...

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Rant of the Day v2.

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This one was getting a bit big too.

Admin/Alison

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At least it is happening during the parliamentary recess so we will be spared any address to the MPs (Should I say DV, Inshallah or Theo thelontos)...
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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.)

There were four skunks: daddy skunk,...

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Q: What is the difference between a kangaroo and a kangaroot?

A: One is a marsupial and the other is a Geordie stuck in a lift.
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The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI

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Ex-A Thanks for the recipe! :ymsick:
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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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Piece by Neal Sean (who goes on a bit, but usually is pretty reliable. I watch on mute with subtitles!) re. the secret meeting. Basically, Ginge...
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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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Poulenc - Trois Novelettes pour piano
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Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war

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Chaos in Spain

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The Catalan politicians have been in prison since October 2017, no charges brought against them.

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Anti-immigrant rioting in a small town further south for the second day. Can't tell what brought that on. Moslems assaulted on the streets.
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What book are you currently reading?

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Just thought I would try this as a thread. Living in the middle of nowhere with no TV etc we do read a lot. Trouble is Amazon will not deliver here...

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Just finished reading 'Pissants' by Brandon Jack. It's not a book for everybody, as the language, and indeed some of the actions described, will...
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Chaos in France

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Our cleaner's daughter, a very competent and organised teenager, lives in Bordeaux where she is a much-in-demand au pair, running several families...

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It has never ceased to amaze me how the French have managed to hold onto their territories. Britain and The Netherlands gave up their Guianas, but...
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Mecanno being erected at the new museum hangar!

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Chaos in the EU

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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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Thanks PHP. I neglected to mention that the extract you published is better reportage on the subject than we usually see here. Where the author...
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Departed During 2025

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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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Hold it like this Camilla.
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Australia

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Guardian: Sydney stabbing: seven people dead, including attacker shot by police at Bondi Junction shopping centre

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We are going to be seeing jokes and memes about mushrooms for weeks...and then the appeals will start and it will all be back on the front pages...
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Formula One

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Having access to TV channels from half-a-dozen different countries, I can usually find at least one showing the F-1 qualifying. This morning,...

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Never liked him
Ditched his pregnant wife to marry an ex-Spice girl.
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WTF is happening in the UK?

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People I speak to hold normal opinions- but feel unable to express them.
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No doubt his family will be pleased to see more of him........................ :))
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Lucy Letby trial

Last post by Woody « Tue Jul 08, 2025 4:02 pm
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LONDON (Reuters) -British police said they had arrested three members of the senior leadership team at the hospital where Lucy Letby, a nurse...

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As if she’s not got enough problems, Nadine Dories is getting involved with her case and wants to arrange a prison visit.

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