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Is there an independant site where I can find a summary of the agendas of the 3 major parties?
OR IN THE WORDS OF OUR HEALTH MINISTER LET THEM SMOKE AS IT IS THEIR ONLY PLEASURE.But if they can afford to smoke 40 a day then they really cannot be poor.40 a day is like £8.00 per day which is £50.00 per week which is £2600.00 per...
Not a big fan of the honours system, but it's good to see that at last the country's finest (and most underacheiving) footy team is getting some recognition. The Greatest Hammer Of Them All was never awarded the knighthood he so richly deserved, so...
Steven Gerrard had pasta and fish for lunch. And he doesn't sleep well the night before a big match! Essential stuff indeed.Feck me I feel a long three weeks ahead.
Following on from the HDTV thread, and the poor quality programming around at the moment.What do you all consider worth the effort?My vote goes to some of the very brave comedy that the beeb is showing. Nighty Night really did push the boat out.Tony
The First Division is to be called 'The Championship' from next season.League chairman Sir Brian Mawhinney said: "The Championship' is a term steeped in the history of the League. "Reclaiming it for our leading clubs will place a new enhanced emphasis...
Is this for real? Will be allowed this system at last?http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds14675.htmlTony
after buying an electrical item,i got home to discover that it wouldn't fit in the place that i hoped it would,so i boxed it back up and took it back,bearing in mind i have spent nearly £2000 in the past with them,i explained the situation and...
Well, my daughter is growing up fast and has taken to bicycling as her favourite way to get about. Fine, except it has been years since I sold my old Peugeot racer and the years have meant that replacement with a similar machine is not really on the...
I used to ride quite a bit but haven't done so for several years, so I thought with the weather being generally nice I might get a bike and try and get back into things.Mostly talking town/paths and light stuff like canal paths and the local woods.....
anyone use one of these things?pro's cons etc. and some thoughts on papers particularly good matt/semi/gloss ones. running costs??blah blah
I can understand what is going on here, but banning him? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new.../06/03/ixportal.html Tony
Just voted this afternoon, I filled in my three returns, did my duty and started thinking about what I had done. I was not worried about my selection but the idea of voting for a party and no a person seemed a bit wrong to me. I'm not too...
Risk taking or a scam (looks like show photos): http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayI...Item&item=3729464857 If its genuine I hope he gets a good price, he's more balls than me starting it at £120 with no reserve [This message was edited by Bosh on Wed 09 June 2004 at 14:27.]
This is something that I would not normally propose but at this one time. Would you all spare a moments thought For all those, of all nationalities that didn't make it,so that we could. oldie.
My desktop toolbar has moved to side. How do I get the bloody thing back to the bottom?OS:-Win XP home edition.I know this is pretty basic but for the life of me I can't remember howto do it.TIAHoward
One for all you legal brains out there...We're trying to get a contract sorted out for a lease on a shop that we own. The present tenant has already signed two five-year leases in the past (both based on the same contract) but has now indicated that...
I've been trying to find a posting I read a few weeks ago, but without success.It was about someone getting revenge on an ebay scammer. He'd mocked up an apple laptop with a ring-binder file and keys from an old keyboard. it hinged on the fact that...
A true story from the Word Perfect Helpline"Ridge Hall computer assistance; may I help you?""Yes, well, I'm having trouble with Word Perfect.""What sort of trouble?.""Well I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away"."Went...
I have no intention of becoming one but was reading in a rag today (the mail, sorry but it was free) that there are 100s of 1000s of ebay traders that do it full time.Whats the shimmy on this? How do they pay tax, NI etc?I notice one guy who sells...
Some of the finest double entendres on British TV & Radio : MICHAEL Buerk watching Phillipa Forrester cuddle up to a male astronomer for warmth during BBC1's UK eclipse coverage remarked: "They seem cold out there, they're rubbing each other and he's only come in his shorts. "Ken Brown commentating on golfer Nick Faldo and his caddie Fanny Sunnesonlining-up shots at the Scottish Open: "Some weeks Nick likes to use Fanny, other weeks he prefers to do it by himself. "MIKE Hallett discussing...
Further to the recent axe topic, has any one ever played a guitar that was so good it justified it's ridiculous price.Examples vintage Fender's, Gibson, Martin etc,or exotica like Flet's, Hausers in the Classical field.Very interested to hear your ...
PIZZA PARLOUR REQUEST One long night while investigating a San Diego psychiatric hospital for medical insurance fraud, dozens of FBI agents had worked up an appetite. So an agent called a nearby Pizza Parlour for delivery. What follows is the...
When you occasionally have a really bad day, and you just need to take it out on someone, don't take it out on someone you know, take it out on someone you don't know. I was sitting at my desk when I remembered a phone call I'd forgotten to make. I...