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Padraic 
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 Posted: July 28 2009 at 11:40 |
 mystic fred wrote:
JJLehto wrote:
I thought this thread was were a bunch of 40 year old british guys sit around griping about kids today, sip tea, discuss prog and take naps.
I am a fan of all those things of course!
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noooo... you got us all wrong mate - we are a 30+ bunch of British, European (and the occasional American) guy or gal who sit around taking the world's issues by the scruff of the neck, griping about the VR, sip real ale, discuss sheds, Jim's curries, lardy cake (rarely discuss prog) and...and...
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the fine art of queuing? 
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Epignosis
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Posted: July 28 2009 at 11:58 |
 I named my first cat after this one. 
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JJLehto
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Posted: July 28 2009 at 13:35 |
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Yay! I have just gone from very very poor to....slightly better.
Between the check I got from the family and some old saving bonds, deposited $542 today.
It was a large check, they all pooled some money. (Love my large Italian family).
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JJLehto
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Posted: July 28 2009 at 21:14 |
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Speaking of money....I used it wisely I'd say
4 CD's for $55.
Then, via amazon, 4 more $78 (my credit card has just been paid off too, fresh!)
And over half of that is from 1 CD. Hell, TWO of them were only $9 combined.
I'd say today was an epic victory
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Jared
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Posted: July 29 2009 at 08:36 |
Snow Dog wrote:
So do scruffy people technically have to have dirty collars? |
indeed... just as dishonest people need to have felt collars... 
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Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Neil
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Posted: July 29 2009 at 15:36 |
Jared wrote:
Snow Dog wrote:
So do scruffy people technically have to have dirty collars? |
indeed... just as dishonest people need to have felt collars... |
..and all policemen live at 999 Letsby Avenue 
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When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
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el dingo
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Posted: July 29 2009 at 16:28 |
^
Q. Why do Policemen have small balls?
A: 'Cos they don't sell many tickets.
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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mystic fred
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Posted: July 30 2009 at 09:08 |
Policeman: excuse me sir, would you care to accompany me to the Police Station?
Man: ...why ?
Policeman: well , it's a bit dodgy round here i'm afraid to go back on my own...
Edited by mystic fred - July 30 2009 at 09:09
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chopper
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Posted: July 30 2009 at 10:47 |
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Another goodie from the Mystic Fred book of (very) old jokes.
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mystic fred
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Posted: July 31 2009 at 09:50 |
^ oldies but goodies!
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JJLehto
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Posted: July 31 2009 at 10:42 |
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I know an old joke as well!
So, this family walks into a talent agency....
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Syzygy
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Posted: August 01 2009 at 14:23 |
el dingo wrote:
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Q. Why do Policemen have small balls?
A: 'Cos they don't sell many tickets. |
Would you like a ticket for the policeman's ball?
Sorry but I don't dance.
That doesn't matter. It's a raffle!
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Neil
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Posted: August 01 2009 at 16:25 |
This is nuts
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When people get lost in thought it's often because it's unfamiliar territory.
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Jim Garten
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 06:17 |
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Policeman: Would you blow into this bag please?*
Driver: Why
Policeman: My chips are too hot.
* A real one for the greys this, as we are the only ones who will remember the days before the electronic breathaliser
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Jim Garten
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 06:25 |
Yes!
I'm back!
Despite your boarding up & abandoning The Shed, I found you again, y'buggers.
First off - many thanks for all the birthday wishes; much appreciated & Neil, we celebrated with several pints of Newfoundland's finest: Quidi Vidi 1892 (I think there may have been some Keiths Red & Rickards Weissbier involved too  )
Mr Rideout & family were on as fine form as ever & the Gross Morne national park is spectacularly beautiful (loads of photos to follow as soon as I unpack the camera); speaking of the Professor, he sends his warmest wishes to all in the Greyshedgazebo - he holds you all in the highest esteem, just wishes he could understand what us Brits are on about most of the time. He may be back in the future, maybe not... watch this space.
And yes, we are already planning another trip to Newfoundland next year 
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Jim Garten
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 06:32 |
chopper wrote:
And the effect of said curries on Jim's digestive system.
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You've got it all wrong - that picture is the sad result of a wiring problem with The Garten Patented Methane Accelerator Mk XVII.
Luckily, said problem was resolved a week or 2 ago so I can now reveal to the world...
The Garten Patented Methane Accelerator Mk XVIII:
+++throws switch+++
Bugger.
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Syzygy
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 08:16 |
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Welcome back Jim, or maybe that should be 'hello hello hello' given the way this thread has been going.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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Jim Garten
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 09:33 |
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Cheers Chris - all now well with the new residence? Not too far from sunny Stevenage now (and the legendary 'Mutual Friend), so maybe a get together sometime??
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BTW - great welcome back to work today, my colleague who sits next to me has been confirmed as suffering from Swine Flu, so the whole office is in full on paranoia mode +++shakes head+++
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chopper
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 10:07 |
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Don't worry Jim, just give your colleague a big hug (or just get closer, depending on sex and general level of attractiveness) and then you can have a few more days off in quarantine.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: August 03 2009 at 10:40 |
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I do have a feeling many of these cases of Swine Flu aren't actually Swine Flu at all.
There's actually a cold or cold-like virus going around too. My father has been off with it and now my mother has it too. It's just a cold though.
But he still 'phoned up the Swine Flu number and got some medication reserved. So he may now statistically have it. I'm not sure.
Edited by James - August 03 2009 at 10:55
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