calumdown
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oh, they were laughing at you all right.
couscous costs virtually nothing to make,
a few pennies.
lesson learned though, eh :)
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couscous costs virtually nothing to make,
a few pennies.
lesson learned though, eh :)
calumdown
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have i already said this?
i don't think i have.
apologies if i have...
2025 is a rare perfect square year.
45 x 45
the last one was 1936.
44 x 44.
the next one will be 2116.
46 x 46.
ooh,
and back to 45...
0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 =45
i don't think i have.
apologies if i have...
2025 is a rare perfect square year.
45 x 45
the last one was 1936.
44 x 44.
the next one will be 2116.
46 x 46.
ooh,
and back to 45...
0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9 =45
Tasteless couscous is down to the cook, not the pasta.
Well Mrs Mists meal was excellent so the cook must have been good.
I presume.i had the 'authentic Moroccan Cous Cous' that they didn't bother flavouring so as not to be non genuine.
I'll stick to Aunslwy Harriets version from now on
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One of my favourite former player anecdotes is from Nedum Onuoha recalling the arrival of David Silva at City;
"I was in possession and saw Silva asking for the ball, but he had a man on him so I passed it elsewhere away from him. He then came to me and said 'Why didn't you give me the ball?' I told him because he had a player pressing him, he then said 'Yes, that's when I want the ball...' It was then I knew City was changing, I'd spent 20 years being told not to pass to a marked player and now I was with a player who saw the game differently to everyone else. He later explained to me that when he gets the ball while he's marked, he can then manipulate the opponents to create a new situation they didn't expect."
#mancity #MCFC #manchester #football
"I was in possession and saw Silva asking for the ball, but he had a man on him so I passed it elsewhere away from him. He then came to me and said 'Why didn't you give me the ball?' I told him because he had a player pressing him, he then said 'Yes, that's when I want the ball...' It was then I knew City was changing, I'd spent 20 years being told not to pass to a marked player and now I was with a player who saw the game differently to everyone else. He later explained to me that when he gets the ball while he's marked, he can then manipulate the opponents to create a new situation they didn't expect."
#mancity #MCFC #manchester #football
Lavinda Past
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I used to live near Ainsley Herriot in Battersea and saw him out and about quite often.
I never saw him not smiling. Permanent grin on his face. Never spoke to him, just in case he's as mental as he looks.
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I didn't know he was a vet ; )
Lavinda Past
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Where did you think he got his meat from?
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Welcome to the Bugatti Veyron...
Most cars have one radiator, the Bugatti Veyron has twelve.
The entire engine is made by just TWO technicians.
It has a 26 gallon tank, which will run dry after 50 miles at the speed of 253 mph)
The grill is made from titanium, it can withstand head on collisions.
To service the engine, the entire rear of the car must be removed.
A special tool is used to remove the wheels from the Veyron, which is found only in France, so they can only be removed in France.
Only 450 examples of the car were ever produced.
Only 4 out of 450 were bought by women.
The interior leathers are from cows raised at an altitude where there are no insects to puncture their precious hides. The leather is premium and blemish free.
A full set of tyres costs in excess of £50,000
The Veyron is road tested for 500 kilometers
They are put in light tunnels and polished for two days straight for the best possible finish.
The engine is advertised as producing 1200 hp, with a W16 motor. This motor is made by combining two V8 engines.
The engine actually produces 3000 hp, 1800 of which is lost in the form of heat (which is why has twelve radiators)
The most prestigious number plate in the world 'F1' is on a Bugatti Veyron
Most cars have one radiator, the Bugatti Veyron has twelve.
The entire engine is made by just TWO technicians.
It has a 26 gallon tank, which will run dry after 50 miles at the speed of 253 mph)
The grill is made from titanium, it can withstand head on collisions.
To service the engine, the entire rear of the car must be removed.
A special tool is used to remove the wheels from the Veyron, which is found only in France, so they can only be removed in France.
Only 450 examples of the car were ever produced.
Only 4 out of 450 were bought by women.
The interior leathers are from cows raised at an altitude where there are no insects to puncture their precious hides. The leather is premium and blemish free.
A full set of tyres costs in excess of £50,000
The Veyron is road tested for 500 kilometers
They are put in light tunnels and polished for two days straight for the best possible finish.
The engine is advertised as producing 1200 hp, with a W16 motor. This motor is made by combining two V8 engines.
The engine actually produces 3000 hp, 1800 of which is lost in the form of heat (which is why has twelve radiators)
The most prestigious number plate in the world 'F1' is on a Bugatti Veyron
And it's no faster in traffic than a Ford Fiesta.
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Marklr
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I wonder where "shit-faced" comes from?
Marklr
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The "six degrees of separation" is now 5.2 degrees of separation due to the internet. I don't know if that's true...it just sounds right and I'm bored.
Lavinda Past
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In the Victorian era, there was no such thing as indoor plumbing, and people would throw their faeces out of the window. Most people think that top hats were worn to be fancy but in fact they were worn so you wouldn’t get your head covered in shit.
When hatless people were walking home drunk at night, they would hear “Look out!", and in their very drunken state they would look up to see who was shouting and get a bucketful of shit straight in the face. And that, is the origin of the term “shitfaced”.
Marklr
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Makes perfect sense. I should have thought about that myself, really. Fucking Victorians.
The first houses in Britain for working people to have indoor plumbing were those making up the village of Saltaire. The village was built in about 1860 on land purchased by Titus Salt, a mill owner who moved his operation out of Bradford to avoid the heavy levels of pollution. Salts No.1 mill still stands today and houses galleries dedicated to the work of David Hockney, as well as dining facilities, an incipient industrial museum, and an electronics factory.
Saltaire is now a UNESCO heritage site with its huge mill chimney designed to reduce pollution, alms houses, workers’ terraces and managers’ block houses. There is a famous church, a fabulous meeting hall, and the original lions made for Trafalgar Square. It is well worth a visit.
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Saltaire United Reform Church.
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Uwe Already
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1825 Jamieson Scottish language dictionary:
SHIT-FACED, adj. Having a very small face, as a child, Clydes[dale].; q. chit-faced?
I prefer yours, but most cities from the Middle Ages had laws regarding the disposal of human waste and in medieval London for example people were responsible for the upkeep and cleanliness of the street outside their houses, so wouldn’t be chucking poop about.