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Eggs, I did say "mostly". As in I knew a brother and sister; Alf left Cavan aged 16 or 17 and went to Australia, but when he came home after 50 or 60 years away, one would have sworn that he had never left Cavan. On the other hand, his sister Joyce, moved up to NI from Cavan, lived local here all her life, but after spending a week in England visiting relatives near Birmingham, came back with a Brummie dialect. The difference was quite astounding. So, "mostly". cheers m
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Now THAT is a very good suggestion.
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Absolute bollocks to that idea Stere, I do not conflate intelligence, dialect and education. They are three quite separate things, and in no way connected. As in one can be intelligent and uneducated, or educated but unintelligent, and how one speaks is merely a result of where one was born, mostly. JRM and Boris were from birth both searingly intelligent, highly motivated, and are now definitively intellectual, due in no small part to their superlative Eaton education. Tough!
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Some people were too long overdue a good "dumping on" would be my answer to that question.
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Hmm, I read some of his "ideas" and fear he is all about bright intoxicating new ideas, so now, just lets rapidly move onto the next intoxicating new idea, while blithely ignoring the fiasco our last new idea turned out to be.
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Indeed!
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You bin listening to that rather erudite bellend Bercow again.
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The only thing wrong with that, is pride.
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When you say nature crime, I instantly think of Diane Abbot. Could someone explain why?
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Ere! JRM has very correctly banned the use of mangled Labour/Liberal/BBC-speak jargon, like "impact/impacted" instead of affect/affected and also the indiscriminate use of lazy adjectives like "very". I do suppose he would also abhor the not uncommon use of such phrases as "hot temperatures" and indeed, "babies" being used to describe the young of species other than humans, etc. etc. Bring it on! I say! What!, what!
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See, now you really pissed me off, like me NOT being Irish an all, being unable to; (i) Drink enough Guinness, then drive home. (ii)Gamble the family income away. (ii)Start pub brawls. etc etc etc P.S. Funny enough I am not money orientated, as in I drive a 9 year old car and I have allowed reasonably good agricultural land, about 17 acres, to revert to nature since 1995, also I am currently unemployed when I could be out earning even more money. And how come so many of your people with their "fulfilled" lives, are demanding "the rich" be punatively taxed, like why do your people need "our" money then, a bit of a conunderum is that not? I mean if money is so unimportant an all.
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I saw an absolute rickle of a twin axle trailer leaving a local premix yard, quite recent too, with three very dodgy looking and underinflated tyres , plus one hub scraping the ground, i.e. there was no fourth tyre. Just outside the yard there are quite vicious speed bumps. Mind you it didnt look much over, going on for, a m3 of premix on I did wonder . . .
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Eggs, I have no idea, nor did I know much about Boris, except I liked him better than most other politicans, until this evenings programme, but to get a Scholarship to Eaton, and then be Head Boy, followed by getting into Oxford and then being voted of the President Oxford Debating Society, all while shagging rings round oneself. Takes quite some doing. P.S. Mull We are all different, 'cept I dont resent those who are (i) more intelligent, (ii) more athletic, (iii)more confident (iv) more popular, and more successful than I was or ever could be. P.S. He has possibly also got a bigger willy, now I could well be envious of that particular injustice.
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Well having just watched a documentary about Boris, from his birth until 2016. He certainly cannot be accused of being a nancy boy or posh poofter, by those who like to sling such accusations about. Well by anyone actually!
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Heat Shield For Kitchen Units.
difflock replied to Capetown's topic in Log burning stoves and fireplaces
I am thinking of the heavy foil faced "plasterboard", edged with aluminium angle or "U" section to prevent crumbling. Or 2 sheets of the same held 50mm/75mm/100mm apart in a light frame so as to be self supporting, and with a generous air gap at the bottom to encourage convection heat transfer/cooling. (i) Keep it Simple Then; (ii) "suck it and see" A smell burning should give one sufficient warning of any possible impending combustion. Regards, Marcus -
Ah! but the cyclists rely on the cars and trucks to keep the blacktop clean and smooth for them, but I presume in the eyes of the Lycra clad lot, we should be doing that through the hours of darkness.
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Who cant even lace their own boots . . .
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Now that could take me off on a tangent "Ladies in Lycra", I do wonder . . .
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Ah!, A short smooth coat is a must! Mind you the Newfi breeding would be happy with the ponds, 'cept they would then wander into the house to shake themselves, before hopping on the couch.
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I am still on the lookout for a Bastard Mastiff, i.e. sommat mostly Mastiff but with hybrid vigor and longevity, preferably with the large skull and Queen Anne legs front end, like my rescue pup Max was, who grew up into the perfect dog. Strong, placid, hefted, and absolutely trustworthy with humans and other dogs, and all without training. I dont imagine I could bring myself to buy into a pedigree Mastiff with their associated health problems, Vet bills and stupidly short life expectancy. I still miss him. PP.S Max's father was a pedigree Neopolitan Mastiff, and his mother, who we named Victoria for her stolid demeanor and briefly fostered, was a local bred bitsa/Banndog/Pitbull/nondescript solid mongrel with a sweet sweet temperament.
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My father would have appreciated that irony, having to time the cutting to keep the grain moist.
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Ah! OSM, Ah got it I imagine, these same Oaks had been burnt black earlier this year by a bitterly cold North wind, which came after an unseasonally early heat wave here in Co. Antrim. And this is simply the regrowth/recovery growth. Thanks.
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But can deep fried Mars Bars be the basis of a stable independant currency? P.S. My mother was not impressed with Bojo becoming PM, until I mentioned how SF heartily disliked him and his appointment, after brief reflection she then concluded that Boris might just be all right!
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As the Chinaman apparently said "Interesting times indeed", me? I figure nowt could be worse than May or Corbyn, or the indecision of the past 2 or 3 years. Boris is certainly ferociously intelligent, and IS capable of focusing on a goal, simply based on his academic success and Scholarship(s) and will hopefully rise to the challenge of this hour. How good his cat herding skills are, we shall have to wait and see. Cheers, Marcus
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Lazer Pointer recommendations
difflock replied to Andrea Sherlock's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
Mega Watt, or milli Watt, 'cos he will certainly be able to slice the branches off with a Mega watt Laser.
