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 | Christmas countdown!
® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 11:26 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 17 Shopping Days
Remaining Until Christmas!
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® River Thames (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 11:50 GMT |
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LOL!
The cul-de-sac where we live consists of semi-detached pairs of houses, and the 'pair' before us have got together, and put on a very impressive display on the front of both houses, including santa in the middle climbing a ladder, PQ would love it 
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® Toptom (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 12:35 GMT |
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sounds totally enchanting, River. I've been considering getting a massive inflatable snowman to put on the roof, but I’m afraid the neighbours would be too refined to complain.
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® River Thames (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 13:46 GMT |
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LOL!
None of us would ever complain Toptom, they are fabulous neighbors, well everyone in the road is, we all get on very well, that particular pair of houses both have young children under 10, and they do it for them. But, when they switch the lights on at night, they reflect in the car windows of both our neighbour(whom we are semi-detached to) and ours(both cars parked on our driveways) which entertains our cat(looking out of the lounge window) all evening, I think she imagines they are colourful mice 
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® Toptom (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 13:51 GMT |
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then, for the cat’s sake at the very least , you should positively consider having some kind of outdoor decoration. Santa’s sleigh (plus some brown-nosed reindeer) could look splendidly vulgar if it were floodlit properly.
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® Pier Queer (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 14:30 GMT |
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'Brown-nosed' sounds highly dubious - how would they have got so brown ?
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® River Thames (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 14:37 GMT |
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LOL!
Thankfully Toptom, what they do is nothing like as 'in your face' as that, in fact I do admit, it *does* look quite good, especially on xmas eve, when the children sing carols. And one xmas my nepthew put some outdoor lights on a tree, which was on the corner of the front lawn/driveway of my sisters/brother-in-laws house, he powered them from the garage, and they did look very good, hes talented
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® Wilf (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 14:59 GMT |
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I have to admit I'm all behind! (any wise cracks from you guys and you'll get a slap). By this time, usually, all my presents have been purchased and wrapped, this year I haven't bought a single one.
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® adl (in Canada) 8 Dec 2004 at 15:45 GMT |
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Toptom - I have this singing Christmas tree you might like. I think it even has volume control. It's not large enough to float on the roof, but you could give it as mean hostess gift to a place you hope not to be invited back.
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® Pier Queer (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 15:55 GMT |
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® adl (in Canada) 8 Dec 2004 at 16:12 GMT |
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Jingle Bells. But it apparently has a motion sensor, so at any moment and without warning, it can break into song.
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® Pier Queer (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 16:16 GMT |
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I wonder if whoever wrote J.B. gets royalties every time the damn thing goes off. They'd be a multi-billonaire.
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® adl (in Canada) 8 Dec 2004 at 17:15 GMT |
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I don't know about Jingle Bells, but I do know that royalties are still due on Happy Birthday! Thats why many restaurants and television shows will no longer allow anyone to sing or even hum the song or anything that sounds like it.
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 20:58 GMT |
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® Pseud (in the United Kingdom) 8 Dec 2004 at 21:19 GMT |
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I was most tempted back in the tail end of September in Argos where they had a 12" Homer Simpson dressed in Santa Claus attire, but then I thought "Where the hell would I put it?". Shame really cos it was an absolute steal at £70.
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 9 Dec 2004 at 02:13 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 16 Shopping Days
Remaining Until Christmas!
only 12" Pseud
for £70 you can have me for a day!
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® Satyricon (in the United Kingdom) 9 Dec 2004 at 09:11 GMT |
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You're confusing pence for pounds again Frankie.
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® Pier Queer (in the United Kingdom) 9 Dec 2004 at 09:12 GMT |
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® TiSFRank (in the United Kingdom) 9 Dec 2004 at 10:46 GMT |
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® Pseud (in the United Kingdom) 9 Dec 2004 at 14:52 GMT |
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Just checking - does " mean feet or inches?
I'd hate to give the impression that this inflatable Homer Simpson was only 12 inches tall - it brings up visions of Spinal Tap. 
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 9 Dec 2004 at 15:05 GMT |
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" is inches dear and ' is feet
so did you mean feet or perhaps hands if it was horse hung!
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® Pseud (in the United Kingdom) 9 Dec 2004 at 15:10 GMT |
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I meant it was 12 foot tall!
That'll teach me for trying to be scientific (which was NEVER my strongest subject!)!
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® Melba (in the United Kingdom) 9 Dec 2004 at 15:15 GMT |
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WTF has "science" got to do with it?
In any vaguely scientific usage height would be measured in metres and " would represent seconds (of arc).
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 9 Dec 2004 at 15:16 GMT |
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Ah so 12 ft tall at £70 sounds a better buy!
You could have resold it on ebay and made a mint!
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® Pseud (in the United Kingdom) 9 Dec 2004 at 16:37 GMT |
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I don't like polos. I much prefer corsas.
Melba - I told you Science wasn't my strongest subject!
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 10 Dec 2004 at 11:32 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 15 Shopping Days
Remaining Until Christmas!
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 12 Dec 2004 at 11:44 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 13 Shopping Days
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 13 Dec 2004 at 12:11 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 11 Shopping Days
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 15 Dec 2004 at 12:39 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 9 Shopping Days
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 17 Dec 2004 at 12:02 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 7 Shopping Days
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 18 Dec 2004 at 13:07 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 6 Shopping Days
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® Pseud (in the United Kingdom) 18 Dec 2004 at 14:11 GMT |
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If you wish to send things, so that they arrive in time for Xmas, today is your last day to do so for second class mail, and it's the 21st for first class mail.
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® Lad (in the United Kingdom) 18 Dec 2004 at 14:35 GMT |
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Thanks for the reminder - I have a present to send...
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® adl (in Canada) 18 Dec 2004 at 14:42 GMT |
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Will you hang out the window for delivery? 
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® Lad (in the United Kingdom) 18 Dec 2004 at 14:43 GMT |
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LOL!
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® Wilf (in the United Kingdom) 18 Dec 2004 at 15:34 GMT |
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Hang what out of the window? Lad, I know something you could hang out the window that would cause a sensation. and thats for you and I to know, and the rest try and find out.
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® tartwithaheart (in the United Kingdom) 18 Dec 2004 at 15:44 GMT |
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dear oh dear lad you been airing your long socks in the open again lol
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® Lad (in the United Kingdom) 18 Dec 2004 at 15:56 GMT |
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® Pseud (in the United Kingdom) 18 Dec 2004 at 21:32 GMT |
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It wasn't your breeches was it? 
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® Lad (in the United Kingdom) 18 Dec 2004 at 23:34 GMT |
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My underwear is so brief, it wouldn't make much of an impression, I am afraid.. 
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 19 Dec 2004 at 16:22 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 5 Shopping Days
Remaining Until Christmas!
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| HOW DO I SAY "HAPPY CHRISTMAS" ON HERE ?
Anonymous 19 Dec 2004 at 21:40 GMT |
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Happy Christmas anyway
Simon
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® h™ (in the United Kingdom) 19 Dec 2004 at 22:31 GMT |
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I think you just did (but no need to shout). There's a tab in the top frame to atart a new thread.
Oh, and a happy xmas to you three 
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 20 Dec 2004 at 01:06 GMT |
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Why are you anonymous Simon? Happy Christmas
It is the shortest day on Tuesday.
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® Pseud (in the United Kingdom) 20 Dec 2004 at 07:34 GMT |
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Just a reminder...
there are now only 5 more days till we carve up the turkey (aka TisFrank).
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 20 Dec 2004 at 12:02 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 4 Shopping Days
Remaining Until Christmas!
But as my local shop is open for two hours on Christmas day that is wrong!
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| Re: HOW DO I SAY "HAPPY CHRISTMAS" ON HERE ?
® adl (in Canada) 20 Dec 2004 at 15:24 GMT |
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Hands up everyone who hasn't a calendar.
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 20 Dec 2004 at 18:05 GMT |
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Beverly Hatchett (in the United Kingdom) 20 Dec 2004 at 18:37 GMT |
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I've not had a calendar since 1999. Calendars are for wimps, I refuse to be chained to an artificial concept of the space-time continuum. There's nothing like the music of the spheres, the naked mathematics of Creation. Just think of quantum mechanics, the dreams that stuff is made of...and you want me to have 12 sheets of paper with the numbers 1 to 31, and this will order my life? I think not!
Yours Sincerely,
Bev
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® Pseud (in the United Kingdom) 21 Dec 2004 at 06:48 GMT |
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Maybe not your life per se - but it organises most other people's lives and if you want to socialise/do business with them, then I'd think it an awful lot easier to be aware of their time program.
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 21 Dec 2004 at 11:33 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 4 Shopping Days
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® adl (in Canada) 21 Dec 2004 at 17:07 GMT |
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I take it Bev's unemployed and guesses when the dole cheque is delivered.
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2004 at 00:41 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 3 Shopping Days
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 23 Dec 2004 at 00:59 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 2 Shopping Days
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® Wilf (in the United Kingdom) 23 Dec 2004 at 12:23 GMT |
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I had the misfortune to nip into Kidderminster early this morning, as usual I had forgotten something, there was a huge queue to get into the food hall in M&S, whats the matter with people, it's as if they think the shops are shutting for good.
Was I glad to get out of there, Kidderminster NOT M&S.
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® Lad (in the United Kingdom) 23 Dec 2004 at 14:30 GMT |
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Matlock was the same today, and full of stupid drivers - ie the sort who pull over a pedestrian crossing before their exit is clear. No pun intended, but that really makes me see red! 
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 23 Dec 2004 at 14:49 GMT |
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How many were still buying wrapping paper and cards today!
why do so many have to leave it to the last minute!
A cold snap is forecast starting tonight so get your snow shoes out and your chains.
We may find the Winter disruption starting tonight to holiday flights which I forecast long agao.
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® Wilf (in the United Kingdom) 24 Dec 2004 at 10:57 GMT |
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Well you are a happy little elf Frank, I take it you are staying put.
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 24 Dec 2004 at 11:42 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 1 Shopping Days
Remaining Until Christmas!
Yes Wilf might go out later after I have seen my slave
fed and watered!
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® Wilf (in the United Kingdom) 24 Dec 2004 at 12:39 GMT |
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Oooooh! A slave!! well I hope he is going to get a Christmas treat, like letting him out on the town.
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® Lad (in the United Kingdom) 24 Dec 2004 at 13:49 GMT |
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Maybe the slave will be swapping his chains for the paper variety, as it's Christmas...
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® Wilf (in the United Kingdom) 24 Dec 2004 at 15:42 GMT |
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Oh, Lad, that brings back some happy memories, paper chains, we used to make them at school to decorate the class room with.
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® Melba (in the United Kingdom) 24 Dec 2004 at 15:59 GMT |
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Did you have paper in the classrooms then? I thought you'd be using chalk and slates.
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® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 25 Dec 2004 at 01:07 GMT |
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Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only 0 Shopping Days
Remaining Until Christmas!
Merry Christmas everybody!
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® Wilf (in the United Kingdom) 27 Dec 2004 at 15:40 GMT |
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Melba darling, it's a good job it's Christmas or I would have been on my way to Cambridge to give you a slapped arse.
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® malb (in the United Kingdom) 28 Dec 2004 at 00:06 GMT |
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Would have been a wasted trip darling, I was in Glasgow until a few hours ago.
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® Wilf (in the United Kingdom) 28 Dec 2004 at 00:08 GMT |
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LOL @ Melba, yes of course, I'd forgotten that.
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