The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
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In the '50s in Scotland you also had to be a "bona fide" traveller to be served a drink. And you had to sign the "bona fide travellers register" which had interesting entries such as "Athens Greece to Athens Missouri"**, and in one that I read "from the cradle to the grave". Oh what fun we had we bloody presbyterians!
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** I don't know if there is an Athens in Missouri , maybe Naples Italy to Naples Florida might have been a better example
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** I don't know if there is an Athens in Missouri , maybe Naples Italy to Naples Florida might have been a better example
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Morning folks. Sunny. Thatching continues. Mess continues. They have put up plastic sheeting inside this time so inside is not too bad. Trying to repair flower beds they have wrecked. They are finishing out the back today which is just over a path but then they start in the garden again for the rest. They will probably get shouted at.
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G’day
17°c, The soothsayer is going for 20°c.
Dome at present.
Friday once again.
The Right arm thrombosis has re-appeared. Summat wrong methinks.
Am at the doc on Monday, no earlier appointment.
SM is off to the doc soon, the antibiotic is not defeating the pseudomonas.
Me to the Chinese junk shop for light bulbs and a dustpan and brush.
17°c, The soothsayer is going for 20°c.
Dome at present.
Friday once again.
The Right arm thrombosis has re-appeared. Summat wrong methinks.
Am at the doc on Monday, no earlier appointment.
SM is off to the doc soon, the antibiotic is not defeating the pseudomonas.
Me to the Chinese junk shop for light bulbs and a dustpan and brush.
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Can you buy a full-size Junk?
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Quite possibly, they have everything else.
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Various weather apps stating that the Royal Borough will be having light rain today, mark 1 eyeball say it’s p****ing down, then again the Windsor Horse Show is happening this week and traditionally that’s the wettest week of the season.
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There's an Athens in Georgia, but it's nothing like the real thing:Rossian pos[attachment=0 wrote:ATHENS Ga.jpg[/attachment]t_id=390262 time=1714719344 user_id=182]
In the '50s in Scotland you also had to be a "bona fide" traveller to be served a drink. And you had to sign the "bona fide travellers register" which had interesting entries such as "Athens Greece to Athens Missouri"**, and in one that I read "from the cradle to the grave". Oh what fun we had we bloody presbyterians!
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** I don't know if there is an Athens in Missouri , maybe Naples Italy to Naples Florida might have been a better example
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Boris Johnson’s photo id was deemed unacceptable
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Of course, if he had gone in to vote without any underwear on, he would have been instantly recognisable to any female staff.
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I see Boris's sloping shoulders have such an angle on them now that his torso almost looks like a stick!
Although obviously that's not his fault either.
Although obviously that's not his fault either.
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Lawmakers in Indiana excelled themselves!Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 11:16 pmMy cousin and his then girlfriend drifted into a bar in Ireland on a Sunday.
The bar keeper drifted over and announced "I'm sorry, I can't serve you now, it's Holy Hour"
"Not a problem", they said, understanding.
A few minutes later, polishing a glass, he drifted back "Would ye like a drink while yer waiting?"
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Mild and dry. No need for winter clothing on Nightwalk.
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Good morning all, foggy day here with more rain forecast. Currently 13C, forecast max 18C.
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Fog came in here this morning, lifting now; very chilly earlier at 2°C, switched on heaters in dining-room and hall as well as heat-pump in living room.
Now 7.5°C going for 12°C.
Not heard as many shotgun blasts as in past years on the first day of shootin' season.
Now 7.5°C going for 12°C.
Not heard as many shotgun blasts as in past years on the first day of shootin' season.
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In the North Island, pheasant hunting season generally begins on the first weekend of May and generally lasts until mid-August.
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It is the day before Easter here. I had to drive to the office yesterday and a post is prepared on the rant thread about traffic lights used to create traffic jams. Managed to do the weekly food shopping for my parents and spend some time with them.
About to pick up my weekly household stuff too - I didn't have a list ready yesterday.
About to pick up my weekly household stuff too - I didn't have a list ready yesterday.
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G’day
20°c, The soothsayer is going for 22°c.
Dome at present.
Heading for a week in the low 20s
The Right arm thrombosis has re-appeared. Summat wrong methinks.
Thrombosid fuerte has not started to reduce it as yet.
20°c, The soothsayer is going for 22°c.
Dome at present.
Heading for a week in the low 20s
The Right arm thrombosis has re-appeared. Summat wrong methinks.
Thrombosid fuerte has not started to reduce it as yet.
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^ Get better soon, Wodrick and SM.
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Afternoon folks. Has been a warm day. Had a power cut. Don't understand why. Battery 100% but inverter says battery low. Started the genny and it seems to have sorted itself out. Genny now off and all stable.
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