london1952  and bazanges  did a bit of 'retail therapy' in Penge today and came home with this


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First of all a big thanks for all your kind words and condolences on Margaret's tragic death.
What makes this tragedy even worse for her family is that the murderer is a relative (apparently her daughter-in-law).

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I have a bad cold but had to come into work: tonight we (Adrian, Lynne and I) are going to see a preview of "Sister Act - The Musical" at ( Read more... )

These were genuine sentences in letters written to councils in the UK

1.. It's the dogs' mess that I find hard to swallow.

2.. I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my knob off.

3.. I wish to complain that my father burnt his ankle very badly when he put his foot in the hole in his back passage.

4.. And their 18 year old ( Read more... )

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)
Jeremy Paxman: The names 'Cheesemongers', 'CherryPickers', 'Bob's Own', 'The Emperor's Chambermaids' and 'The Immortals' are or have been used for which groups of men?
Contestant: Homosexuals.
Paxman: No. They're regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you.

THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)
Anne Robinson:- Oscar ( Read more... )

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Last night we had dinner with 5 neighbours (they all live 2 streets up from us).  Lynne and Jennifer invited us round and Bob(by) and Neil, and Alex were the other guests.

It was a fantastic evening!! The food was lovely (chicken roast dinner with all the traditional trimmings such as Yorshire puddings; mini raspberry pavlovas and cheesecake) but ( Read more... )

The queue for the security checks at Gatwick - South Terminal the Saturday before last was very, very long.
But this sign made us both smile


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A Catholic priest, a Pentecostal  preacher, and a rabbi all served as Chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette.
They would get  together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop.

One  day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that  hard. A real challenge would be to preach to ( Read more... )

I was off work for the last couple of days with a fever (I went to work on Thu morning but had to come home; luckily I managed to get in without being sick on public transport!).
I feel OK today and I have to be on top form tomorrow as we're going to see Dolly Parton at Wembley Arena.

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I watched this video earlier - very funny! (well ( Read more... )