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Jared 
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 Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:05 |
I think Ieper is an incredible place...I spent a couple of days there 3 years ago, with a lump in my throat...
...the cloth hall is an utterly awesome structure isn't it? at the time of its construction, wasn't it the largest non religious building in Europe?
I'm from Herefordshire, on the welsh border.
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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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Moogtron III
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:06 |
 fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
yes, I'd much prefer an ugly old bag, on the basis that she gave me an easy life... |
The bluegirls have all gone away... in your dreams. To put it in Genesis-terms.
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yeah...too true..
I've reached the stage in my life where I have realised I can't pull anything more than an ugly old bag, so I have to justify it to myself somehow....
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Old bags or never changing socks, which of the two is more pathetic ?
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Jared
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Location: Hereford, UK
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:08 |
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
yes, I'd much prefer an ugly old bag, on the basis that she gave me an easy life... |
The bluegirls have all gone away... in your dreams. To put it in Genesis-terms.
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yeah...too true..
I've reached the stage in my life where I have realised I can't pull anything more than an ugly old bag, so I have to justify it to myself somehow....
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Old bags or never changing socks, which of the two is more pathetic ?
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I can only get myself an old bag, because I never change my socks....
oh, and I suffer from a range of annoying personal habits...
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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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Moogtron III
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Joined: April 26 2005
Location: Belgium
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:09 |
fandango wrote:
I think Ieper is an incredible place...I spent a couple of days there 3 years ago, with a lump in my throat...
...the cloth hall is an utterly awesome structure isn't it? at the time of its construction, wasn't it the largest non religious building in Europe?
I'm from Herefordshire, on the welsh border.
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Yes, the cloth hall is amazing. Also amazing is that Ieper looks very old, but every building is from after 1918. As a Dutchman I never heard a lot about World War 1, because the Dutch didn't participate in the war. I'm learning very fast now since I live in West-Flanders. Have you been to The Last Post at the Menen-gate? You must have...
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Moogtron III
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Location: Belgium
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:10 |
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
yes, I'd much prefer an ugly old bag, on the basis that she gave me an easy life... |
The bluegirls have all gone away... in your dreams. To put it in Genesis-terms.
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yeah...too true..
I've reached the stage in my life where I have realised I can't pull anything more than an ugly old bag, so I have to justify it to myself somehow....
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Old bags or never changing socks, which of the two is more pathetic ?
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I can only get myself an old bag, because I never change my socks....
oh, and I suffer from a range of annoying personal habits...
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Me too, but I'm sort of a secret slob
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Moogtron III
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Joined: April 26 2005
Location: Belgium
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Points: 10616
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:12 |
fandango wrote:
...the cloth hall is an utterly awesome structure isn't it? at the time of its construction, wasn't it the largest non religious building in Europe?
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That could be, I don't know 
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Jared
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 06 2005
Location: Hereford, UK
Status: Online
Points: 19312
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:13 |
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
I think Ieper is an incredible place...I spent a couple of days there 3 years ago, with a lump in my throat...
...the cloth hall is an utterly awesome structure isn't it? at the time of its construction, wasn't it the largest non religious building in Europe?
I'm from Herefordshire, on the welsh border.
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Yes, the cloth hall is amazing. Also amazing is that Ieper looks very old, but every building is from after 1918. As a Dutchman I never heard a lot about World War 1, because the Dutch didn't participate in the war. I'm learning very fast now since I live in West-Flanders. Have you been to The Last Post at the Menen-gate? You must have...
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yes, and the Flanders Fields musuem, and Hill 62 museum.... it's an incredible story, how after the war, the Belgian authorities wanted to defy the Germans as much as possible, by recreating the town square in the original architecture, as if to say 'you can't beat us'... that in itself is incredible, as the cloth hall dates from the early 1400s....
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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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Jared
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Joined: May 06 2005
Location: Hereford, UK
Status: Online
Points: 19312
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:14 |
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
...the cloth hall is an utterly awesome structure isn't it? at the time of its construction, wasn't it the largest non religious building in Europe?
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That could be, I don't know
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I'm afraid I'm actually sad enough to know that as a fact...
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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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Jared
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 06 2005
Location: Hereford, UK
Status: Online
Points: 19312
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:14 |
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
yes, I'd much prefer an ugly old bag, on the basis that she gave me an easy life... |
The bluegirls have all gone away... in your dreams. To put it in Genesis-terms.
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yeah...too true..
I've reached the stage in my life where I have realised I can't pull anything more than an ugly old bag, so I have to justify it to myself somehow....
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Old bags or never changing socks, which of the two is more pathetic ?
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I can only get myself an old bag, because I never change my socks....
oh, and I suffer from a range of annoying personal habits...
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Me too, but I'm sort of a secret slob
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we have a lot in common.....only I'm not so secret...
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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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Moogtron III
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Joined: April 26 2005
Location: Belgium
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Points: 10616
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:18 |
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
yes, I'd much prefer an ugly old bag, on the basis that she gave me an easy life... |
The bluegirls have all gone away... in your dreams. To put it in Genesis-terms.
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yeah...too true..
I've reached the stage in my life where I have realised I can't pull anything more than an ugly old bag, so I have to justify it to myself somehow....
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Old bags or never changing socks, which of the two is more pathetic ?
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I can only get myself an old bag, because I never change my socks....
oh, and I suffer from a range of annoying personal habits...
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Me too, but I'm sort of a secret slob
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we have a lot in common.....only I'm not so secret...
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Sometimes I unveil one of my habits, like the refusal to change my socks. I don't want to conform to much to these silly rules in our society 
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Moogtron III
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:20 |
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
...the cloth hall is an utterly awesome structure isn't it? at the time of its construction, wasn't it the largest non religious building in Europe?
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That could be, I don't know
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I'm afraid I'm actually sad enough to know that as a fact...
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No, you may be proud of your knowledge.  Chin up!
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Jared
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:21 |
^^ 
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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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Jared
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Joined: May 06 2005
Location: Hereford, UK
Status: Online
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:23 |
Moogtron III wrote:
Sometimes I unveil one of my habits, like the refusal to change my socks. I don't want to conform to much to these silly rules in our society |
you mean, you'd rather unveil one of your habits than one of your feet....
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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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Moogtron III
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Joined: April 26 2005
Location: Belgium
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Points: 10616
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:24 |
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
I think Ieper is an incredible place...I spent a couple of days there 3 years ago, with a lump in my throat...
...the cloth hall is an utterly awesome structure isn't it? at the time of its construction, wasn't it the largest non religious building in Europe?
I'm from Herefordshire, on the welsh border.
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Yes, the cloth hall is amazing. Also amazing is that Ieper looks very old, but every building is from after 1918. As a Dutchman I never heard a lot about World War 1, because the Dutch didn't participate in the war. I'm learning very fast now since I live in West-Flanders. Have you been to The Last Post at the Menen-gate? You must have...
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yes, and the Flanders Fields musuem, and Hill 62 museum.... it's an incredible story, how after the war, the Belgian authorities wanted to defy the Germans as much as possible, by recreating the town square in the original architecture, as if to say 'you can't beat us'... that in itself is incredible, as the cloth hall dates from the early 1400s....
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I come from Rotterdam, where the centre was bombed during World War 2, and there they decided not to rebuild the centre as it was, but to build a modern centre. So they did, with skyscrapers and some daring architecture. It's interesting to see how two cities handled the situation in a complete different way.
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Moogtron III
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Joined: April 26 2005
Location: Belgium
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Points: 10616
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:25 |
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
Sometimes I unveil one of my habits, like the refusal to change my socks. I don't want to conform to much to these silly rules in our society |
you mean, you'd rather unveil one of your habits than one of your feet....
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Quite right
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Jared
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Joined: May 06 2005
Location: Hereford, UK
Status: Online
Points: 19312
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:28 |
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
I think Ieper is an incredible place...I spent a couple of days there 3 years ago, with a lump in my throat...
...the cloth hall is an utterly awesome structure isn't it? at the time of its construction, wasn't it the largest non religious building in Europe?
I'm from Herefordshire, on the welsh border.
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Yes, the cloth hall is amazing. Also amazing is that Ieper looks very old, but every building is from after 1918. As a Dutchman I never heard a lot about World War 1, because the Dutch didn't participate in the war. I'm learning very fast now since I live in West-Flanders. Have you been to The Last Post at the Menen-gate? You must have...
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yes, and the Flanders Fields musuem, and Hill 62 museum.... it's an incredible story, how after the war, the Belgian authorities wanted to defy the Germans as much as possible, by recreating the town square in the original architecture, as if to say 'you can't beat us'... that in itself is incredible, as the cloth hall dates from the early 1400s....
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I come from Rotterdam, where the centre was bombed during World War 2, and there they decided not to rebuild the centre as it was, but to build a modern centre. So they did, with skyscrapers and some daring architecture. It's interesting to see how two cities handled the situation in a complete different way.
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OK, I have been to your Art Gallery (very good), your Maritime Museum (superb...but then why wouldn't it be??) and your Turkish quarter, Falafel hunting.... are you impressed???
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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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Moogtron III
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 26 2005
Location: Belgium
Status: Offline
Points: 10616
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:36 |
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
I think Ieper is an incredible place...I spent a couple of days there 3 years ago, with a lump in my throat...
...the cloth hall is an utterly awesome structure isn't it? at the time of its construction, wasn't it the largest non religious building in Europe?
I'm from Herefordshire, on the welsh border.
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Yes, the cloth hall is amazing. Also amazing is that Ieper looks very old, but every building is from after 1918. As a Dutchman I never heard a lot about World War 1, because the Dutch didn't participate in the war. I'm learning very fast now since I live in West-Flanders. Have you been to The Last Post at the Menen-gate? You must have...
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yes, and the Flanders Fields musuem, and Hill 62 museum.... it's an incredible story, how after the war, the Belgian authorities wanted to defy the Germans as much as possible, by recreating the town square in the original architecture, as if to say 'you can't beat us'... that in itself is incredible, as the cloth hall dates from the early 1400s....
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I come from Rotterdam, where the centre was bombed during World War 2, and there they decided not to rebuild the centre as it was, but to build a modern centre. So they did, with skyscrapers and some daring architecture. It's interesting to see how two cities handled the situation in a complete different way.
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OK, I have been to your Art Gallery (very good), your Maritime Museum (superb...but then why wouldn't it be??) and your Turkish quarter, Falafel hunting.... are you impressed???
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 I certainly am!!!  
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Jared
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Location: Hereford, UK
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:43 |
never seen Feyenoord play, though...
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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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Moogtron III
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Points: 10616
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:48 |
fandango wrote:
never seen Feyenoord play, though... |
Too bad, that's my favourite soccer team. What's yours?
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Jared
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Posted: December 23 2005 at 16:52 |
Moogtron III wrote:
fandango wrote:
never seen Feyenoord play, though... |
Too bad, that's my favourite soccer team. What's yours?
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I thought it might be....
...for my sins, I support Leicester City....
...I'll have you know I've supported them through thin and thinner...
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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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