Thunderbird2
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Mega Dragonfly
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I was reading at bodies have been looted.
FFS!
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I had some Royce chocolate, was a present
hmmm, wasn't impressed,
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I love the way Japanese are flexible with their usage of 'marathon'.
I did a 'marathon" least year, so I was rather pleased with myself. The last km was a struggle though.
The last km being the 4th
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The most downcast soccer fans in the world — relative to the quality of their national team — are the citizens of England.
Only 4 percent of English respondents named the home country when asked which team would win the World Cup, in a recent Upshot/YouGov study of 19 countries. Of the 19 countries, only respondents in Costa Rica, which doesn’t crack the top 25 in various world rankings, were so pessimistic.
England, by comparison, has somewhere between the sixth- and 11th-best national team in the world, depending on which ranking you believe. Just two years ago, England was the third-ranked team in the official FIFA rankings.
English pessimism may be rational, in light of the country’s decades of World Cup heartache, but it nonetheless stands out. In South Korea (which has the world’s 55th-ranked team), 8 percent of respondents forecast a championship for the home side. Similarly, 8 percent of Mexicans (whose team is ranked 19th), 11 percent of Australians (59th), 14 percent of Americans (14th), 21 percent of Italians (9th), 48 percent of Spaniards (1st) and 64 percent of Brazilians (3rd) did.
The dark view from England especially contrasts with the irrational optimism that typically grips that country before a World Cup. Then again, given England’s recent results, maybe the low expectations will be a good-luck charm. “Where are the scads of St. George flags fluttering like English hearts from windows and white vans and honky-tonk pubs?” Sean Ingle of The Guardian recently asked. “The plastic red and white Droog hats? The headlines suggesting that England can win the World Cup?”
He continued: This year’s “zesty young squad is not noticeably worse than other recent vintages. Compared with some — 2010, for instance — it is arguably better.”
England’s first match, against Italy, takes place Saturday, in the Amazon city of Manaus.
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I like those India of things., they look cool.
Definitrly got to apget a candle in it.
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Went to see Bottom live once.
Very funny.
Thanks for the laughs.
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japanese friend of mine came up with a cracker the other day.
They were looking forward or tax being 10%.....reason! because it's easier to calculate.
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2 days
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My vote would now go for mid January.
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Interesting to see how this is shaping up now.
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Anyone ever seen any on sale here?
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Looks like he does in the pic!
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Looks good. Still have not been.
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Difficult to know which is the best Mt Granview thread to post in!
But well done lads. Living the dream. We can all but try to follow in your footsteps.
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Thanks for that vid.
I only got a rice cooker recently.
Don't know if it's just the convenience, but I'm really glad I got it.
Going to learn to make some other stuff too.
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Would mean much work for many Japanese women.
(So I hear).
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Buried houses?
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Jonny I've should really say marvellous or jolly spiffing.
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Homeland...bit slow, I reckon
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Bob Geldof?!?
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We've got one of them. They're really good.
I think there's another one that opens automatically by sensor when you go to put something in.
Summer Flight Watch 2014
in General off-topic discussions
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Flying out of Narita this morning.