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24-Nov-2009 13:13
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Sare »
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24-Nov-2009 13:23
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Fudgy_the_Whale »
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I'm addicted. To the point where i'm half tempted to ask our IT guy to block it so i can stop wasting time there.
But I have a question......to the best of my knowledge we don't get people like that here. yeah sure....we get some really outstanding bogans, but those stars of walmart are in a class that i have never seen here and I don't think i live a very sheltered existence. Why?
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24-Nov-2009 10:38
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Scrubb »
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24-Nov-2009 13:04
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Scrubb »
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If you can't make it to a wedding shower, do you have to send a gift anyway?
Heeellllllpppppppppp!
I need a restaurant (Italian/Japanese/veg)t/pub/gastropub/whatever for a lunch next Sunday. Any suggestions for ...£35 pp?
The "problem" behind all this is that on Friday I'll not be able to go to a b-day party, so my friend said she will not be upset IF I take her for lunch on Sunday.
Thanks!
PS: Which site u use to get info about London?
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24-Nov-2009 10:04
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24-Nov-2009 11:44
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snkysally »
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I have a friend. And people quite often think we're a couple, which we're not. I mean if people start referring to my boyfriend (or husband!) I will, refer to him as my friend, 'cos he is.
Anyway, so recently I've been broke and not visiting him so often at weekends (petrol) and also applying for jobs all over the country and also abroad. And I asked which job he'd like me to get. And he actually said the Hertfordshire one, because it's closest. Which is funny, because usually he makes noises (although not very convincing ones) about me visiting too often etc. Mind you, all this prob has something to do with his Evil Creepy Lodger moving out (my term not his - he thought ECL was perfectly nice), so he may just be missing having company.
I have pointed out that even the job in Herts would probably not equate to much visiting, but still.
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24-Nov-2009 08:13
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24-Nov-2009 12:27
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ToniBanderas »
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How much were you paid for your first job? I've just had to look up the minimum wage and it's $12.50 an hour.
When I was a student and worked in a department store I was on $8 an hour and thought I was raking it in because I was earning so much more than my friends who were working in supermarkets. Even when I left that department store 7 years later I think I was on $11 an hour
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24-Nov-2009 07:23
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24-Nov-2009 10:33
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sneaker_fish »
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I have a wave of irritation washing over me right now where I'd like to drop kick someone in particular. I think its pms. I think I'll take a pretend smoke break. How do you handle that sort of thing?
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24-Nov-2009 06:42
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tea_leaf »
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24-Nov-2009 08:40
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sneaker_fish »
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Right, it's that time of year again where people are putting up their Christmas decorations - all over the outside of their houses for some god unknown reason.
At work, if there's downtime at Christmas, whilst out on patrol we find the most repugnant, OTT and tackiest light display on a house, and have to take a photo to prove what we found - digital camera or a mobile phone will do.
I propose we start an inhouse competition on Photoblog!
I've already spotted what I suspect will be a contender, but I need to go back when it's dark and photograph it all lit up.... And I bet the Americans will win the international prize, no?!
Whaddya think?
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24-Nov-2009 03:37
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megaera »
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24-Nov-2009 08:30
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tea_leaf »
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A plea from a friend of mine:
All Saints School, Cockermouth, competes today to win the People's Millions. If enough people vote for the school they stand to win £50,000 to create a sensory garden.
In the midst of disaster, voting for All Saints is perhaps the one thing you could do to bring a little sunshine to Cockermouth today. It's all the more pressing because lots of the families at the school have no electricity / phone line and therefore can't vote themselves. Please make a call (or 10), on their behalf
Please please call 0871 626 8815 between now and midnight. You can vote up to 10 times and each call costs 10p (more from a mobile).
If ever there was a time when Cockermouth needs your help - this is it.
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24-Nov-2009 03:11
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canayjun »
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24-Nov-2009 13:04
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Pyrrha »
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So everything was in order: used up ALL my airmiles for a return trip to the Carribbean - booked the flights, deposits at guest houses made.. First a week in Antiqua, then two weeks sailing on thisl boat. Recieved email this morning saying they have gone into recievership and are 'restructuring', and of course all trips are cancelled! What little good news there is, is that since my payment was held in trust, they sent me a check for the full amount i paid! I will cash it first thing this morning and hope it is ok. I paid by credit card, so hopefully it will be covered just in case!
AAARRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
I was so totally looking forward to this trip.... NOW WHAT? i have air fare all locked in, can't change it or get refund (i don't think) ... checked out online, and there is nothing available that compares....... shit s...
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24-Nov-2009 03:10
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msdanarae »
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24-Nov-2009 06:24
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This thread is for telling on yourself for saying/doing something reeeeally stupid just like guy one in Roms thread and pottery lala lady in Webs.
OP first:
My first trip over seas, I was in a shop in Dublin with another woman I had just met maybe a week prior. I was hunting for real coffee (as opposed to the instant crap I was finding at all of the hostels). I don't know what came over me, but I picked up a bag of beans marked "Fair Trade" and loudly proclaimed, "Pssh, I refuse to buy anything Fair Trade." My new friend and the shop keeper just looked at me with raised eye brows.
It wasn't until a day or two had passed before I realized I had completely confused FREE trade with Fair Trade. I tried to explain myself to my new friend, but that only seemed to convince her I was more crazy.
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24-Nov-2009 02:25
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Websterella »
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24-Nov-2009 03:29
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canayjun »
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This patch
Who ever invented it is my hero. I feel so much more human.
Long story short: husband dearest has finally reached the level of English where he´s able to read a whole book AND understand three quarters of it. He has managed to read (and like, for that matter :)) Hosseini, Lahiri, Tolkien, some of HP series, Capote, Lodge and couple of others. Therefore, he has expressed a desire to receive some "interesting, not too long, not too dense" books for Christmas.
Yes, now comes the crucial point: can anyone of you, wise ladies, recommend something to me? It should be easy to read, swift, preferably in Asia based story v stories...
Thanks a lot!
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23-Nov-2009 23:04
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cookster »
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24-Nov-2009 02:00
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Websterella »
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what'ya all having?
Ps and for those that are interested in the continuation of the ankle sage. I'm scheduled for an MRI in 3 weeks
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23-Nov-2009 22:04
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Romily »
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24-Nov-2009 12:54
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Pyrrha »
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...another interesting "discussion" I had yesterday that made me laugh:
General chit chat in gym.
Guy one say "Czech republic is still a communist country."
Guy two corrects him " No, it's democratic now as well"
Guy one "NO, definitely communist."
Me "Well, maybe you could say there are more socialist elements in the country then in the UK but it sure isn't communist anymore"
Guy one "No, the czech are most definitely not social people, they don't talk to strangers."
Silence. I bit my lip so hard stopping myself laughing....
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