From the UK Newspaper 'i' - 20th September 2023:
The "talk about whatever you want" thread
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread
Colin B wrote:From the UK Newspaper 'i' - 20th September 2023:
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and we all thought it was the end.
How could we go on without the Fabs?
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m581-iS0-Ew
Some religions claim that god was originally called 'Yahweh'.
But there was an even earlier name which was: "EL" who was the father of Yahweh !
How about that ?
Some religions claim that god was originally called 'Yahweh'.
But there was an even earlier name which was: "EL" who was the father of Yahweh !
How about that ?
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A sign of the times:
I got this e-mail reminder from my dentists, where I'm an NHS patient:
When I attempted to book an appointment online I got this:
As I'm registered with them as an NHS patient, don't they have a legal obligation to provide NHS checkups & treatment ?
Maybe NHS patients have to book 'in person' or by phone !
It beats me !
I got this e-mail reminder from my dentists, where I'm an NHS patient:
When I attempted to book an appointment online I got this:
As I'm registered with them as an NHS patient, don't they have a legal obligation to provide NHS checkups & treatment ?
Maybe NHS patients have to book 'in person' or by phone !
It beats me !
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"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
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Update:
Rang them & got my appointment booked !
But not until 13th November !
Rang them & got my appointment booked !
But not until 13th November !
Colin B
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Colin B wrote:A sign of the times:
I got this e-mail reminder from my dentists, where I'm an NHS patient:
Dentist - Reminder.JPG
When I attempted to book an appointment online I got this:
Dentist - NHS-Private.JPG
As I'm registered with them as an NHS patient, don't they have a legal obligation to provide NHS checkups & treatment ?
Maybe NHS patients have to book 'in person' or by phone !
It beats me !
I also got a reminder today. Haven't tried booking yet.
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Boy, 16, arrested after felling of famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall
Just feeling like Dogmatix from the Asterix comics right now, howling about a falling tree...
What on earth did this 16 year old boy think? "Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves" is one of my all time favorite movies and especially the scene around that tree was burnt into my young mind as I watched it at the movie theater back in 1991 ("Is it true, boy? Did you kill a deer?" - "Hundreds of them!"). It seems so surreal because in that scene, Robin stops a soldier from doing exactly what this stupid boy managed to do: chopping down the tree...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMvAKTFvvpU
Just feeling like Dogmatix from the Asterix comics right now, howling about a falling tree...
What on earth did this 16 year old boy think? "Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves" is one of my all time favorite movies and especially the scene around that tree was burnt into my young mind as I watched it at the movie theater back in 1991 ("Is it true, boy? Did you kill a deer?" - "Hundreds of them!"). It seems so surreal because in that scene, Robin stops a soldier from doing exactly what this stupid boy managed to do: chopping down the tree...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMvAKTFvvpU
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread
Wondered what eventually happened to that bag by Philip Treacy [previously discussed on here] which had an Elvis design by Andy Warhol.
It was bought from a charity shop for £20 in 2012:
So I asked the AI site 'Bard' & it came up with this:
It was bought from a charity shop for £20 in 2012:
So I asked the AI site 'Bard' & it came up with this:
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There's so much to moan about these days, I thought I'd report something good for once !
I ordered a keyboard & mouse from Temu.
Item delivered & worked well for a couple of weeks.
Then the scrolling wheel on the mouse somehow disconnected & the 'scrolling' action stopped working but the mouse still worked otherwise.
The keyboard was still OK, & I could still 'scroll' by using the slider at the side of the screen.
Went to report the problem online to Temu & all I could find was a 'returns' screen.
There was a box to enter details of the problem & I explained that I didn't actually want to return anything, but needed a fully working mouse.
The immediate reply was "We've refunded you but there's no need to return the item - dispose of it or recycle it"
And the repayment went straight away to my PayPal account !
Never imagined things would be sorted so quickly, & in my favour too !
Hats off to Temu !
I ordered a keyboard & mouse from Temu.
Item delivered & worked well for a couple of weeks.
Then the scrolling wheel on the mouse somehow disconnected & the 'scrolling' action stopped working but the mouse still worked otherwise.
The keyboard was still OK, & I could still 'scroll' by using the slider at the side of the screen.
Went to report the problem online to Temu & all I could find was a 'returns' screen.
There was a box to enter details of the problem & I explained that I didn't actually want to return anything, but needed a fully working mouse.
The immediate reply was "We've refunded you but there's no need to return the item - dispose of it or recycle it"
And the repayment went straight away to my PayPal account !
Never imagined things would be sorted so quickly, & in my favour too !
Hats off to Temu !
Colin B
"Judge a man not by his answers but by his questions" - Voltaire
"Why ?" - Colin B
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"Why ?" - Colin B
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Colin B wrote:There's so much to moan about these days, I thought I'd report something good for once !
I ordered a keyboard & mouse from Temu.
Item delivered & worked well for a couple of weeks.
Then the scrolling wheel on the mouse somehow disconnected & the 'scrolling' action stopped working but the mouse still worked otherwise.
The keyboard was still OK, & I could still 'scroll' by using the slider at the side of the screen.
Went to report the problem online to Temu & all I could find was a 'returns' screen.
There was a box to enter details of the problem & I explained that I didn't actually want to return anything, but needed a fully working mouse.
The immediate reply was "We've refunded you but there's no need to return the item - dispose of it or recycle it"
And the repayment went straight away to my PayPal account !
Never imagined things would be sorted so quickly, & in my favour too !
Hats off to Temu !
Glad you got sorted.
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When I go for shopping, the cheese is in plastic, the toilet paper is in plastic, the butter is in a plastic cup, and so on.
However, do not ask for a plastic bag at the check out!
They also banned plastic straws.
Yu can now buy paper straws.........
However, do not ask for a plastic bag at the check out!
They also banned plastic straws.
Yu can now buy paper straws.........
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread
Got this on my Facebook page:
Translation:
"Don't make any attempt at self improvement.
Just sit back & let some imaginary, fictional, supernatural, & non-existent being take care of your life."
No thanks !
Translation:
"Don't make any attempt at self improvement.
Just sit back & let some imaginary, fictional, supernatural, & non-existent being take care of your life."
No thanks !
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Re: The "talk about whatever you want" thread
In the song "I'll Be Home For Christmas", is the line "You can count on me" or "You can plan on me" ?
A lot of people think it's "count" !
And others think it's "plan" !
The answer is here:
https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/11/05/ ... as-lyrics/
A lot of people think it's "count" !
And others think it's "plan" !
The answer is here:
https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/11/05/ ... as-lyrics/
Colin B
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