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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Wild Swims |
| Malc |
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Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 21:36
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| 1) Long Timber Woods 2) Long Timber Woods 3) Piles Copse 4) Piles Copse [/quote] 5) Piles Copse Hmm, bit of a disaster this one, not the swim mind, the swim was wonderful, if a little cold. I managed 500m, which is probably where the issue lay, my arms were stiff, and I was probably in the water to... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hive (Central Heating) |
| Warhead |
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Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2024 13:55
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Replies: 119
Views: 18207
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| We just received an email from Hive Home ..... Hi Mrs Warhead, Have you seen your savings start to stack up since you started using Hive Heating Plus? By being smarter with your heating, you've not only racked up savings, but also lowered your carbon footprint! Your free trial is coming to an end, ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hive (Central Heating) |
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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:33
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Replies: 119
Views: 18207
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| We just received an email from Hive Home ..... Hi Mrs Warhead, Have you seen your savings start to stack up since you started using Hive Heating Plus? By being smarter with your heating, you've not only racked up savings, but also lowered your carbon footprint! Your free trial is coming to an end, ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Hive (Central Heating) |
| Warhead |
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 17:37
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Replies: 119
Views: 18207
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| We just received an email from Hive Home ..... Hi Mrs Warhead, Have you seen your savings start to stack up since you started using Hive Heating Plus? By being smarter with your heating, you've not only racked up savings, but also lowered your carbon footprint! Your free trial is coming to an end, s... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tour de France 2013 |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 18:35
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MaliA wrote: I reckon Van der Poel is going to romp home this weekend. From 50km out
Hahaha 60km solo attack after a huge selection 150km away |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tour de France 2013 |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 13:03
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Replies: 823
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MaliA wrote: I reckon Van der Poel is going to romp home this weekend. From 50km out
I'm talking mainly to myself, but the chicane into the forest is woke madness, though . If the riders can't handle the pace and danger into that funnel they need to get a stomp on and arrive in a break. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Tour de France 2013 |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:55
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Replies: 823
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| I reckon Van der Poel is going to romp home this weekend. From 50km out |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:04
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Replies: 2952
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| My second favourite part of yesterday was the story about the bloke who found a bomb down the road from us. He took it home in his van "to clean it up", realised it was bomb, then drove in his van to put it back where he found it. My favourite part was the newspaper article about a second ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Warhead |
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 23:47
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Replies: 21121
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| No, but part 1 is on Disney+ if you have access to that. Oh, I have Part 1 on my Plex server and I've watched it previously. But I don't remember much of it, other than that it was ever so slightly hard to follow -- but I was watching at home so I probably wasn't fully concentrating on it. I'm that... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 13:47
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Replies: 21121
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| No, but part 1 is on Disney+ if you have access to that. Oh, I have Part 1 on my Plex server and I've watched it previously. But I don't remember much of it, other than that it was ever so slightly hard to follow -- but I was watching at home so I probably wasn't fully concentrating on it. I'm that... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 13:17
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| No, but part 1 is on Disney+ if you have access to that. Oh, I have Part 1 on my Plex server and I've watched it previously. But I don't remember much of it, other than that it was ever so slightly hard to follow -- but I was watching at home so I probably wasn't fully concentrating on it. I'm that... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
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Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 13:10
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Replies: 21121
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Warhead wrote: No, but part 1 is on Disney+ if you have access to that.
Oh, I have Part 1 on my Plex server and I've watched it previously. But I don't remember much of it, other than that it was ever so slightly hard to follow -- but I was watching at home so I probably wasn't fully concentrating on it. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What were you doing last leap day? |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 19:05
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Replies: 147
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Mimi wrote: Dr Zoidberg wrote: Yesterday I went to the office, had pizza for lunch, and then came home. It’s not exactly a classic tale for the ages. Nah, pizza for lunch is living the life of a king. You rocked that leap day.
Well it was free pizza, which certainly helps. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What were you doing last leap day? |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:26
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Replies: 147
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| I went to work,.did a load of stuff that isn't my job, had ming poo and then a Thai green curry for lunch with the wider team, went home, drive my pretend train , watched some TV, went to bed, read, and dreamt about an American performer (Thomas Truss) I have seen this year. Look at you; lunching i... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What were you doing last leap day? |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 10:22
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Replies: 147
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| I went to work,.did a load of stuff that isn't my job, had ming poo and then a Thai green curry for lunch with the wider team, went home, drive my pretend train , watched some TV, went to bed, read, and dreamt about an American performer (Thomas Truss) I have seen this year. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What were you doing last leap day? |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:49
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Replies: 147
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| Leap year 2024. Fucking rubbish day, was in meetings from 8am to 5pm solid. The day was thick and dark with rain. Had chicken katsu for lunch. Had an argument with a colleague about 11th hour fuckery. Defeated my first Dread Maiden in Midnight Suns on journey home. Pedal fell off my bike (again). W... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What were you doing last leap day? |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 9:48
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Dr Zoidberg wrote: Yesterday I went to the office, had pizza for lunch, and then came home. It’s not exactly a classic tale for the ages.
Nah, pizza for lunch is living the life of a king. You rocked that leap day. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What were you doing last leap day? |
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:46
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Replies: 147
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| Leap year 2024. Fucking rubbish day, was in meetings from 8am to 5pm solid. The day was thick and dark with rain. Had chicken katsu for lunch. Had an argument with a colleague about 11th hour fuckery. Defeated my first Dread Maiden in Midnight Suns on journey home. Pedal fell off my bike (again). Wa... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What were you doing last leap day? |
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Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:34
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Replies: 147
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| Yesterday I went to the office, had pizza for lunch, and then came home. It’s not exactly a classic tale for the ages. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What were you doing last leap day? |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu Feb 29, 2024 9:24
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| We went to Baddesley Clinton and saw some ducks. Attachment: IMG_1884.jpeg
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Then we came home and Bean asked to paint the window, and he painted a huge rainbow in some weird foreshadowing of what was to come.
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 17:08
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Replies: 2952
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| Slightly odd question about your bathroom habits, I will spoiler it as it is about going to the loo, and some people might not want to read about that, but there will be nothing graphic Spoilered because otherwise the subject is obvious. I can't conceive of ever double-flushing. I even roll my ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Malc |
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2024 15:20
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Replies: 2952
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| Slightly odd question about your bathroom habits, I will spoiler it as it is about going to the loo, and some people might not want to read about that, but there will be nothing graphic Spoilered because otherwise the subject is obvious. I can't conceive of ever double-flushing. I even roll my ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Middle Age Spread |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2024 14:06
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Replies: 4071
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Never thought I would be out the door before quarter past six in the morning to face the darl, cold, wind, and rain to run for 45 mins. Disliked 23 of them and only tolerated the final 22 as I was headed home. Yet here I am.
Last Dinner Party's album absolutely bangs, mind. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Real-life forumites |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:32
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Replies: 1411
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I was just sent this by my SIL who is visiting home in HK.
From a tap house (is that a bar?) they visited last night.
https://www.mimi-beer.com/ |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2024 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2024 14:29
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Replies: 74
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| 1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin. 2. The Siberian Dilemma - Martin Cruz Smith. 3. Trust - Hernan Diaz. 4. Orphan X - Gregg Hurwitz. 5. Eversion - Alastair Reynolds. Orbital - Samantha Harvey. Nice and short, it's about a group of astronauts in the International Space Statio... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: PC gaming hardware thread. |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 23:21
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Replies: 5932
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| Honestly I bought a Chuwi laptop off Amazon for a couple of hundred quid that is fine - 1080p screen, intel n100 quad core CPU, 8GB ram, 256GB SSD. Came with windows 11 home not pro, but pro keys are a tenner off cjs cdkeys. The only shit bit is that the keyboard is US and they fix that with a rubbe... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: *~Pets Corner!~* |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:46
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Replies: 1918
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 16:48
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Replies: 2952
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| I see the guardian has felt a need to increase the word count on its letters page. This bit is particularly savage "A tattoo doesn’t stop you getting a job any more. They’re kind of expensive and middle class and, unless you cover your neck or face, have ceased to effectively convey rebellion. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis |
| Zardoz |
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 23:55
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Replies: 250
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| Not a dry Jan for me but I’ve not been drinking half as much lately. Had the most sober Christmas in years… which was great really, not a single hangover. I tend to just have a brew at home rather than an alcohol free beer, but the Guinness NA is a good option, better tasting imho than 0% beer. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 17:53
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Replies: 170
Views: 3819
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| 1. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 2. Educating Peter - Tom Cox. 3. Carnival of Snackery - David Sedaris. 4. The Children of Dynmouth - William Trevor. 5. The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail - Dan White. 6. No Less the Devil - Stuart MacBridge. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 23:58
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Replies: 21121
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markg wrote: Extra points for Shinden as the hero plane from me.
I *thought* it was a real plane, but had to wait till I got home to confirm. Minus points for referring to it as a jet.
In other new, The Family Plan on Apple TV was good, disposable fun action. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2023 21:53
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Replies: 170
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| 1. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 2. Educating Peter - Tom Cox. 3. Carnival of Snackery - David Sedaris. 4. The Children of Dynmouth - William Trevor. 5. The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail - Dan White. 6. No Less the Devil - Stuart MacBridge. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Doppelganger adventures |
| Trooper |
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 10:29
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Replies: 448
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| In an email that's sure to delight even the most lapsed BeeXer, I've just been informed about the Christmas bin collections! For a small town in California. This post is so close to having everything I want from BETEO. Your mum was so close to having everything I wanted. A nice hug and a home cooke... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 14:17
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Replies: 2952
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Thanks, frens!
School is still in session here, so we did an escape room at lunch time, and escaped. Just got home. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| Malc |
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Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 8:41
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Replies: 1240
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| I was in a large marquee with about 20 teams of 5 people. We were being assigned jobs, and each team was choosing the equipment that would be needed for the next job. I was the team leader of one team, and one of the guys I really work with, Ben, came over and said the van we'd been assigned was too... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Movie topic |
| Squirt |
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 14:02
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Replies: 21121
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| Do Christmas movies ever do it the other way around? A young woman leaves her job at the cupcake shop in her home town, moves to NYC and meets an ambitious young corporate lawyer and realises this is what she wanted all along? |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 11:27
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Replies: 14351
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| One Tory MP said: ‘When Farage comes back he’s going to be all over the airwaves, and he’s going to have us in his sights.’ Another said: ‘Reform are going to kill us, so we have to buy Farage off. The plan is we get him into the Lords, give him some brief like we did with Cameron – maybe even home... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2023 19:02
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Replies: 2952
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| I'm going to tell you a story. Mrs. W. ordered four gift boxes of cheese from the Cheshire Cheese Company, each box containing four x 200gm truckles of posh cheese. One box was for us and the other three as gifts for friends who we know are posh cheese fans. Each box was just under £20, so with del... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
| Warhead |
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2023 13:37
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Replies: 2952
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| I'm going to tell you a story. Mrs. W. ordered four gift boxes of cheese from the Cheshire Cheese Company, each box containing four x 200gm truckles of posh cheese. One box was for us and the other three as gifts for friends who we know are posh cheese fans. Each box was just under £20, so with deli... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Cyberpunk 2077 |
| Hearthly |
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:07
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Replies: 162
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| That’s barely enough time to decide on the size of your boobs. And what configuration you want your genitals in. I think the opening stages of the game are possibly the weakest in some regards, as they're very on-rails and prescriptive in what you can, and need, to do. Once you've cleared the openi... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2023 15:10
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Replies: 170
Views: 3819
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| 1. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 2. Educating Peter - Tom Cox. 3. Carnival of Snackery - David Sedaris. 4. The Children of Dynmouth - William Trevor. 5. The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail - Dan White. 6. No Less the Devil - Stuart MacBridge. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 21:51
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Replies: 170
Views: 3819
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| 1. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 2. Educating Peter - Tom Cox. 3. Carnival of Snackery - David Sedaris. 4. The Children of Dynmouth - William Trevor. 5. The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail - Dan White. 6. No Less the Devil - Stuart MacBridge. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Findus Fop |
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 21:25
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Replies: 3949
Views: 153858
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:10
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Replies: 170
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| 1. No Plan B - Lee & Andrew Child 2. The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman 3. The Man who Died Twice - Richard Osman 4. The Bullet that missed - Richard Osman 5. First Man In - Ant Middleton. 6. The Moscow Sleeper. - Stella Rimmington. 7. The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie - A great dark fan... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Zardoz |
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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2023 21:29
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Replies: 3949
Views: 153858
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A tiny vintage Yamaha HS-200 synth because I don’t have enough and shut your face anyways.
Specialist YouTube channels and home working are a terrible combination… |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The 'Yay!' thread |
| Zardoz |
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 20:53
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Replies: 10272
Views: 960690
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Just not enough shootings then?
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! Very pleased for you but you should come back home really x |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Books 2023 |
| JBR |
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 18:27
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Replies: 170
Views: 3819
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| 1. The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 2. Educating Peter - Tom Cox. 3. Carnival of Snackery - David Sedaris. 4. The Children of Dynmouth - William Trevor. 5. The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail - Dan White. 6. No Less the Devil - Stuart MacBridge. ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 51 |
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:55
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Replies: 2952
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: DIY? GTFO! |
| GazChap |
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 10:28
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Replies: 2614
Views: 260181
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| Wow, that fireplace brings back memories of my childhood home. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| Dr Zoidberg |
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:09
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Replies: 14351
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