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Post by maddogfagin on Jun 12, 2010 18:47:40 GMT
From the BBC news website: Police in Hampshire were called in to guard an unlocked high street bank.
Officers were called to the HSBC branch in Tadley on Saturday after a member of the public arrived to find the door open, but no staff inside.
Police said everything inside the branch appeared to be in order and nothing had been taken. They guarded the bank until the keyholder arrived.
A spokesman for HSBC said it was not clear whether the bank had been left open all night.
He said: "We are still investigating the chain of events.
"It's hard to say how long the door was open - but unlikely it was open all night.
"Nothing untoward happened when the door was open.
"We would like to thank the member of the public who reported the open door."
A spokesman for Hampshire Police said officers arrived shortly before 1000 BST on Saturday and stayed while the keyholder was contacted.
He said: "There was nothing suspicious about it apart from the fact that the door was open."
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Post by nonrabbit on Jun 12, 2010 23:04:21 GMT
From the BBC news website: Police in Hampshire were called in to guard an unlocked high street bank.
Officers were called to the HSBC branch in Tadley on Saturday after a member of the public arrived to find the door open, but no staff inside.
Police said everything inside the branch appeared to be in order and nothing had been taken. They guarded the bank until the keyholder arrived.
A spokesman for HSBC said it was not clear whether the bank had been left open all night.
He said: "We are still investigating the chain of events.
"It's hard to say how long the door was open - but unlikely it was open all night.
"Nothing untoward happened when the door was open.
"We would like to thank the member of the public who reported the open door."
A spokesman for Hampshire Police said officers arrived shortly before 1000 BST on Saturday and stayed while the keyholder was contacted.
He said: "There was nothing suspicious about it apart from the fact that the door was open." people would think it was a trap ;D
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Post by nonrabbit on Dec 4, 2010 10:38:03 GMT
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Post by broadsword on Dec 4, 2010 13:12:16 GMT
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Post by steelmonkey on Dec 4, 2010 21:24:43 GMT
Maybe the lady had a jet black mac that SHE stole from a snowman and was trying to divert attention?
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 14, 2011 18:33:32 GMT
From Planet Rock DAB www.planetrock.comDire Straits Censored In Canada 14th January 2011 Dire Straits have had a 25 year old song censored in Canada after one listener complained to a local radio station. Gigwise reports that the song 'Money For Nothing' has been censored in Canada - over 25 years after it was released. The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council said it was too offensive for Canadian broadcasts because it includes the word "f*ggot" three times. The body launched an investigation after a listener complained that an unedited version of the song had been played on St. John's radio station CHOZ-FM last February. The complaint said the song, written by Mark Knopfler and Sting, was "extremely offensive" to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. In its ruling, the council said that 'Money For Nothing' would only be acceptable for broadcast if it had been edited. The track was the first single to be taken from Dire Straits 1985 album Brothers In Arms and earned the group a Grammy Award.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2011 19:30:06 GMT
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 14, 2011 19:41:55 GMT
Wonderful followup TT. And it's interesting that Planet Rock seemed fit to censure the word faggot - or maybe that's a quiet dig at the CBSC ?
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 15, 2011 10:20:23 GMT
Speaking of faggots. Try some of these. Yes, here in the Uk we eat them for tea. ;D Hope I don't get censored
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 15, 2011 14:03:08 GMT
Speaking of faggots. Try some of these. Yes,[glow=red,2,300] here in the Uk we eat them for tea. [/glow];D Hope I don't get censored some do ;D
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Post by steelmonkey on Jan 15, 2011 17:59:53 GMT
Unkosher to the max!
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Post by futureshock on Jan 16, 2011 5:52:50 GMT
Here in Canada, we're not fans of pointless whiners or the psychotic Commie collectivist agendas (although our NDP party goes there quite a bit). Knoffler's song and the word he used are not offensive to Canadians. A poll on a major Canadian website today is running 94% "NO" to the question of whether people feel offended by that song or that word "faggot".
I hope the psychotic Commies get the message: if you don't like living in Canada, get the hell out!
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 16, 2011 9:17:32 GMT
OK, when you visit Dear Old Blighty I'll get some of these in
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 16, 2011 10:19:58 GMT
OK, when you visit Dear Old Blighty I'll get some of these in Thats even worse than the meat ones When my eldest boy was sent to nursery (kindergarten) for the first time I asked him when I picked him up how he liked it. "No don't like it they gave me No 2's (poo) for lunch - didn't eat it" I thought he was making it up till I found out that they gave them faggots I can just imagine his face he never wanted to go in the first place
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 16, 2011 12:49:12 GMT
That's what I like about this forum, we can debate a word like faggot in such a civilized way Long may we continue
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Post by maddogfagin on Jan 21, 2011 8:57:45 GMT
When Insults Had Class
These glorious insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to four letter words.
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease." "That depends, Sir," said Disraeli, "whether I embrace your policies or your mistress."
"He had delusions of adequacy." - Walter Kerr
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." - Winston Churchill
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." Clarence Darrow
"He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).
"Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." - Moses Hadas
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
"He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.." - Oscar Wilde
"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend.... if you have one." - George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
"Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second.... if there is one." - Winston Churchill, in response.
"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here." - Stephen Bishop
"He is a self-made man and worships his creator." - John Bright
"I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial." - Irvin S. Cobb
"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others." - Samuel Johnson
"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up." - Paul Keating
"In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily." - Charles, Count Talleyrand
"He loves nature in spite of what it did to him." - Forrest Tucker
"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" - Mark Twain
"His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork." - Mae West
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.." - Oscar Wilde
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts.. . for support rather than illumination. " - Andrew Lang
"He has Van Gogh's ear for music." - Billy Wilder
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." - Groucho Marx
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Post by nonrabbit on Jan 21, 2011 9:47:58 GMT
some classics there I liked Steve Martin's comment on reading one of the Monty's autobiographies can't remember who; "I laughed, I cried.... and then I read the book"
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Post by tullist on Jan 21, 2011 19:26:03 GMT
Really enjoyed that G, a subject close to my heart, I am copying it, seems perfect Facebook fodder.
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Post by futureshock on Jan 21, 2011 21:51:43 GMT
I thought "fag" was originally a British term for a cigarette or a cigarette butt. Dire Straights is simply trying to get people to stop smoking. And look at what thanks they get.
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Post by bunkerfan on Jan 21, 2011 22:33:55 GMT
I thought "fag" was originally a British term for a cigarette or a cigarette butt. Dire Straights is simply trying to get people to stop smoking. And look at what thanks they get. Yes, you're correct futureshock. Here's the opening verse from a famous song "Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag" which dates back to 1915 and many a soldier has sang this song, it mentions the word fag as a cigarette. Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile If you've a lucifer to light your fag smile boys that's the style What's the use of worrying it never was worthwhile So pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile.
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 10, 2011 19:30:29 GMT
From smallfarmersjournal.com/horse-mule-plow-match2nd Jethro Tull Horse & Mule Plow Match Date is set for the 2011 Jethro Tull Horse & Mull Plow Match held in conjunction the the Small Farmer’s Journal Horsedrawn Auction and Swap, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Madras, Oregon, it will be Wednesday, April 13th. We are looking for sponsors. There will be prize money and awards. Immediately following the match we will have horsedrawn field trials with demonstrations of various implements. You are invited to participate. We encourage consignors of new and refurbished implements slated for the consignment auction to permit their use for the demonstrations. Plow match contestants are invited to use their animals for the trial. And we hope that folks who have animals entered into our European Style Horse Market Fair will consider demonstrate their training level at this trial. The plow match and field trial will be free and open to the public. Last year, 2010, Small Farmer’s Journal hosted its first Jethro Tull Draft Horse plowing contest in conjunction with its Horsedrawn Auction & Swap Meet. The match was well attended and the soil and weather conditions perfect. That year’s co-sponsor was Big Sky Leatherworks of Montana. The judges were the right honorables Mike Atkins and Jim Butcher of Ohio. Mike Atkins has been the U.S. Plow Champion and Jim Butcher was instrumental in the organization of the U.S. Plow Championships. Ist prize in each category was $100, second prize was $75, PLUS a framed certificate and items from Big Sky Leatherworks. The match was held April 14th, Wednesday, to coincide with the check in day for the Auction. The winner in the Walking Plow Division was Mike McIntosh of Terrebonne, Oregon. Second place went to Gerald Lee of Estacada, Oregon. The winner in the Riding Plow division was Clay Penhollow of Powell Butte, Oregon. Second place went to Ron Martinson of Medford, Oregon.
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 15, 2011 20:01:27 GMT
A story from my local paper The Northern Echo about the night Del Shannon couldn't get past the doorman at the Workingman's Club he was booked to perform at. Back in the early 1970's Del Shannon was booked to perform at a club in Shildon in County Durham UK, he was not recognised by the doorman and refused entry. Because he had no club cards, the story goes that he was asked if he was “fillited” (or “affiliated”). Maybe Mr Shannon should have told the doorman to runaway. Here's another account........ I can remember the incident well. I was at New Shildon club waiting to see Mr Shannon perform when my husband came over and said the doorman had asked Mr Shannon if he was a member and when he said no, he wouldn’t let him in. We thought it was funny at the time because we thought everyone knew Del Shannon. I've known many a doorman just like that one
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Post by nonrabbit on May 26, 2011 8:47:04 GMT
"Don’t miss out on your chance to purchase a Judgement Day 2011 “Rapture Ready” t-shirt TODAY! With limited time left before May 21 Judgement Day, you can still order this shirt and receive it by May 21 Doomsday. Your friends will love it!" ;D no idea if this is true or not eternal-earthbound-pets.com/Home_Page.html
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Post by nonrabbit on Aug 21, 2011 9:55:53 GMT
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Post by nonrabbit on Oct 18, 2012 9:01:57 GMT
You know how it it is... you want to shoot someone and then they disappear round the corner i45.images obliterated by tinypic/24o8v41.jpg[/IMG] Baby cage - lets your baby have sunshine and fresh air... and allows you some space in the one-roomed apartment i50.images obliterated by tinypic/2lw7ga0.jpg[/IMG]
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Post by zobstick on Oct 18, 2012 13:03:06 GMT
Just had to share this I found on another forum - it has been making me laugh out loud all day!
I have posted responses on the other forum, but it would appear that they don't get my humour!
For temple-going Mormons, the garment serves much the same purpose as religious clothing throughout history—it privately sets them apart from the world and signifies a covenant between the wearer and God. There is no professional clergy in the LDS Church, so in some ways the garment serves as a symbol of the lay clergy, where both men and women share in the responsibilities and blessings of the priesthood, particularly in the temple. If you look at a pair of garments, there is nothing physically special about them. They are made from a variety of light-weight fabrics, and most garments are white. (There are some special colored garments that can be worn by members of the armed services, but for the vast majority of Mormons, garments are always white.) The white color symbolizes purity and the length and cut of the garment helps assure modesty in dress and appearance. The garment bears several simple marks related to gospel principles of obedience, truth, and discipleship in Christ. The meaning attached to the garment by devout Mormons transcends the fabric and design used to create the garment. It is sacred to the wearer not for what it is, but for what it represents. It reminds the wearer of the continuing need for repentance and obedience to God, the need to honor binding covenants voluntarily made in the temple, and the need to cherish and share truth and virtue in our daily living. By so doing, the garment helps the wearer to focus his or her life on Jesus Christ and to thereby lay claim on the blessings promised to those who do so.
Zob
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Post by bunkerfan on May 13, 2016 8:44:15 GMT
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Post by bunkerfan on Nov 6, 2017 16:03:55 GMT
Donald Trump face found in Jarrow dog's earsA cyst found in a dog's ear looks like Donald Trump's face and blonde quiff, its owner claims. Jade Robinson, 25, of Jarrow, Tyneside had to wait until her two-year-old beagle Chief was asleep before snapping the inner ear to send to a vet. But it was a friend who spotted the resemblance between the 45th president of the USA and the infection. Full story........... www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-41887891
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Post by nonrabbit on Nov 6, 2017 22:02:47 GMT
Donald Trump face found in Jarrow dog's earsA cyst found in a dog's ear looks like Donald Trump's face and blonde quiff, its owner claims. Jade Robinson, 25, of Jarrow, Tyneside had to wait until her two-year-old beagle Chief was asleep before snapping the inner ear to send to a vet. But it was a friend who spotted the resemblance between the 45th president of the USA and the infection. Full story........... www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-41887891 I soo love this.
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Post by JTull 007 on Nov 7, 2017 1:10:38 GMT
Donald Trump face found in Jarrow dog's earsA cyst found in a dog's ear looks like Donald Trump's face and blonde quiff, its owner claims. Jade Robinson, 25, of Jarrow, Tyneside had to wait until her two-year-old beagle Chief was asleep before snapping the inner ear to send to a vet. But it was a friend who spotted the resemblance between the 45th president of the USA and the infection. Full story........... www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-41887891 Like a cancer it spreads and does harm... It must be IMPEACHED
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