Forum: Nothingland
08-13-2020, 06:57 AM
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I don't think this qualifies as my bum being...
I don't think this qualifies as my bum being scorched or my groove being stoned, or whatever the phrases are, so I'll have to content myself with being mildly irritated.
I've lost count of the...
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Forum: Nothingland
06-06-2020, 10:09 PM
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Forum: Nothingland
06-06-2020, 10:47 AM
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Forum: Nothingland
06-06-2020, 05:46 AM
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What happened to ed?
I have noticed that the final syllable 'ed' seems to have disappeared from a number of words.
I have seen examples such as:
I am not bias.
He is vex.
They are prejudice.
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Forum: Nothingland
03-19-2020, 05:11 PM
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Fortunately I have so far managed to avoid the...
Fortunately I have so far managed to avoid the great bog roll brouhaha.
Some months ago it became evident that my 1992 car was unlikely to pass its MoT (annual test) so I took the plunge and ordered...
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Forum: Nothingland
03-19-2020, 10:13 AM
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The phone rang at 0725 today.
A call before...
The phone rang at 0725 today.
A call before about 0900 is usually an urgent matter if not a full blown emergency.
Having rushed to answer I was greeted with the usual call centre noises associated...
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Forum: Nothingland
03-08-2020, 10:24 PM
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It's 0320 and I'm wide awake.
I've just...
It's 0320 and I'm wide awake.
I've just been woken up by a police helicopter (distinctive sound) that hasn't moved more than a few hundred yards in the last ten minutes.
Presumably there's...
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Forum: Nothingland
02-18-2020, 08:24 AM
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Forum: Nothingland
02-17-2020, 04:57 AM
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Forum: Nothingland
10-31-2019, 10:37 AM
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On Monday an instantly recognisable letter (UK...
On Monday an instantly recognisable letter (UK Dwellars will shudder) from HMRC landed on the mat, the latest in a saga. (Post #6604 et seq)
A few months ago my tax code was adjusted so that more...
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Forum: Nothingland
10-25-2019, 10:06 AM
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Forum: Nothingland
10-25-2019, 08:56 AM
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Irritations are, almost by definition, pretty...
Irritations are, almost by definition, pretty trivial so you have been warned.
(i) I recently renewed my passport and the chances of it being used for its intended purpose are about four fifths of...
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Forum: Nothingland
08-22-2019, 04:14 AM
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Unfortunately, yes!
However, the tubs of...
Unfortunately, yes!
However, the tubs of chocolates have been, for many years, associated with Christmas which seems to start earlier every year.
The usual pattern is for them to appear just...
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Forum: Nothingland
08-21-2019, 05:38 AM
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Usual Wednesday grocery run this morning.
The...
Usual Wednesday grocery run this morning.
The first thing I saw on entering Tesco was large pallet loads of Rowntree and Cadbury chocolate tubs. You know, the sort of thing you have at Christmas....
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Forum: Nothingland
03-11-2019, 09:58 AM
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The saga goes on.
Four weeks and two days...
The saga goes on.
Four weeks and two days since my last letter from HMRC, the curse of the tax inspector has struck again. It's a notice of coding for the FY 2019-20.
It seems that I shall being...
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Forum: Nothingland
02-09-2019, 02:58 AM
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Forum: Nothingland
02-08-2019, 11:23 AM
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Forum: Nothingland
02-08-2019, 06:49 AM
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Forum: Nothingland
11-02-2018, 09:44 AM
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Forum: Nothingland
06-24-2018, 04:42 AM
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Nipped out for some milk earlier this AM,...
Nipped out for some milk earlier this AM, (remember that 'AM', you'll need it later)
and spotted this notice in the Post Office window.
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The USP of the 24 Hour clock is that it avoids...
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Forum: Nothingland
06-15-2018, 03:05 AM
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Forum: Nothingland
06-14-2018, 08:51 AM
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Forum: Nothingland
06-12-2018, 01:45 PM
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Forum: Nothingland
06-11-2018, 11:37 AM
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I suppose a more accurate...
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I suppose a more accurate description would be salad dressing.
Since the nation's trendsetters are now using it as a sandwich filling, the marketing bods at Heinz wish to call it...
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Forum: Nothingland
06-08-2018, 08:35 AM
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