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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Quick questionDoes anyone know of or use another site where you post stories and anecdotes rather like QOTW?
I'm not staging a mass exodus, just curious to find out if QOTW is unique.
BTW - Not Thread stomping either -
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chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:36,
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Yes thanksLovely to see people, you were missed.
By me.
No one else missed you.
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chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:41,
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I'm not surprised in the slightest.I saw berk the next day anyway, Davros probably can't remember who I am because he's old and all, and the rest of them all hate me.
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It's a shame reallybecause if they didn't hate me, I would have invited them all to my summer BBQ. But they do. So I didn't.
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Save me some bacon explosion, I'll be there, running buddie.(
crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 17:38,
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Okay, so BGB and I missed youThat was it.
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chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:59,
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Any good?I do like Dave Grohl, he seems like a good chap
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:01,
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Yeah excellent gig. Made great by the people I was with and the whole build upMassive set as well, over 2 hours long.
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Good stuffI much prefer their older stuff though
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:06,
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you are wrong(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:12,
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yesI've listened to every album of theirs when it comes out in the hope that it will be as good as The Colour and the Shape, and I am left feeling disappointed.
I'm not saying it's bad, it's just not as good as the early stuff. Too formualaic.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:15,
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It's like having a drunk father; you pray he'll come through the door sober and not beat youbut deep down, you know that it is inevitable
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:22,
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that is mildly disturbing(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:23,
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when it wasn't all the same song released over and over again?they are going down the AC/DC and Quo route I think.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:12,
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they've steadily declinedreached a peak with Blood Sugar Sex Magik, One Hot Minute was great, and things have been going downhill ever since.
Best advert for staying on the smack that I've ever seen.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:15,
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I like Californication, since then, mehbut teh odd good song
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:22,
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the popularity of all three is far more understandable than that of Coldplay and U2and The Strokes and many others.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:18,
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with Coldplay and U2 it's simplethey play music that's anthemic and not that challenging coupled with lyrics that have the kind of vague universality you find in a horoscope.
The Strokes I don't know.
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and I think you're a collosal lycra-wearing cuntBefore it gets too fluffy around here.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:01,
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Not that I'm aware of, I'm afraidIt's a real shame how up and down QOTW is these days. The last 2 weeks have been pretty good for the most part.
I know most people blame the beakering that goes on for being the downfall, but I don't think it is. I think it's down to the shitwits who insist on calling everyone liars, and being knobbish.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:40,
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Interesting though that it's the only well known place for people to post what is essentially flash-fictionAnd it's not Literary stuff either.
Good grief, if I carry on like this I'll be writing a PhD on B3ta....*gulp*
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chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:42,
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Has anyone told you how sexy you sound with a west-country accent?(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:18,
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just a little bit.(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:43,
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They're all very very shortBut, interesting, nonetheless. Ta.
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chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:43,
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I imagine it must be like being stuck at a family gathering of JMG.(, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:47, Reply)
Hahaha!POTD! CLICKYCLICKY!
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:47,
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Bit like Trueladin as much as it's rather a one-trick pony.
Again, interesting though. Thanks.
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chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:45,
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just don't read the commentsI had to block myself from reading it because the people are such fucking idiots.
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:49,
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I suspect it's all written by sixth formers. (
chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 14:52,
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Truelad posters need to be shot.I've seen quite a few stories on there which are pretty much tantamount to rape.
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:17,
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I love the word tantamount(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:20,
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Dont think I've ever read it(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:07,
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It's a bunch of whining teenagers.Like a lot of the internet.
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Kroney, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:08,
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I think they should turn it off in the evenings and weekendsThey could play the national anthem before shut down
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:12,
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The internet should be illegal to the under eighteens.So should the world.
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Kroney, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:23,
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Good planIt always makes me laugh when people suggest under 18s should be allowed to vote, far too many people are allowed to vote as it is
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:27,
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You ought to be able to prove you have a decent grasp of what the issues actually arebefore you're allowed to vote in any given election/referendum. Too many people turn up with no fucking idea about what they're actually voting for.
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Kroney, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:29,
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I'm going to a pub quiz tonight, what name shall my team haveI don't know them well, so all jizz/quiz options will be disregarded
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:41,
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Very old Jeff, you are the pun king, I know you can do better!(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:46,
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Talk of TNJLets Get Quizzical, Quizzical!
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:57,
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"When I get home I'm going to shove this microphone right up myself"(, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:45, Reply)
Mine doesn't, well the question master does, but he doesn't share (
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:50,
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The people at my quiz always make their team names things they want me to say(
Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:48,
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Yes.I had a scratch from the hairdressers clippers once and one teamname was "Look at the spammy on the back of my neck".
It was a scratch.
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Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:54,
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Or the old classic...QUIZ TEAM AGUILERA
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:54,
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What is it with you and Len Fairclough?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:53,
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I had to google himturns out he's not even real!
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:54,
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I'll bet you liked what you read though, eh Apey.(
JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:56,
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He was cheating on Rita.Can you believe that? It's no wonder she rarely sings these days.
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 15:58,
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He died Roota.He died.
Imagine how Rita must have been feeling.
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:00,
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Poor Rita doesn't have much luck with the fellascf Alan Bradley
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:00,
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I reckon she has been fucking Norris for years.(
JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:01,
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Well sometimes you might win a prize for a shit pun so it's worth towing the line.You miserable arl bastit
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Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:06,
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I.M.T.D.S.N.I.N.V.U.Or I.M.T.D.S. for short.
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The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:04,
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Read it out letter by letter.(
The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:14,
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"uantum mechanics, also known as quantum physics or quantum theory, is a branch of physics providing a mathematical description of the dual particle-like and wave-like behavior and interaction of matter and energy. Quantum mechanics describes the time evolution of physical systems via a mathematical structure called the wave function. The wave function encapsulates the probability that the system is to be found in a given state at a given time. Quantum mechanics also allows one to calculate the effect on the system of making measurements of properties of the system by defining the effect of those measurements on the wave function. This leads to the well-known uncertainty principle as well as the enduring debate over the role of the experimenter, epitomised in the Schrödinger's Cat thought experiment."
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:06,
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I hate the idea of wave particle duality.It's bollocks, it's much easier to say a photon acts like a photon, we have two mathmatical models that sort of work for it, one pretend it's a particle, two pretend it's a wave.
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yeah but if you want to make predictions you have to pick a model to base them on.
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That's a practical implication, it's not something that should be worked into the description at the beginning. I think it just confuses and I think it's the sort of thing that should be taught fairly early in school.
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it would be nice to have a tidy definition but there isn't oneand I think that it's also important to teach people early on that in the many cases there is no right answer, or more confusingly, several correct answers depending on the situation.
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All right then Dr. Feynman, how do you propose to solve the Schrödinger equations for atomic and molecular systems without taking this duality into account? You'll get bonus points if you can reconcile your models with experimental data.
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The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:20,
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No rush, in your own time.(
The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:23,
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You use that as a technique to solve the problem.I don't think it's necessary to use it to describe a particle. You don't describe anything else in the physical world by the maths you use to predict it's behaviour.
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I asked the question in the wrong way.What I should have said was: how could you explain the behaviour of matter at the atomic or molecular level without using a wave-like model? A wave-like model that approximates particle-like behaviour more and more closely as you scale it up.
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The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:30,
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That's fair enough for describing behaviour.I just don't like the metaphores and little thought experiments that go with all the descriptions of the sub atomic. An electon is not like a coin that has to flip twice to get back where it started, it's an electron, these are it's properties that's how it should be taught.
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Problem is, if you wanted to give a full explanation without any hand-waving, you'd have to go into the hard mathematics.But I agree that the metaphors and explanations most non-scientific folk are familiar with are clumsy and ambiguous.
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The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:49,
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HELLO, MY NAME IS CHOMPY, AND I HAVE (OR CAN GET) AN OPINION ON EVERYTHING EVERYWEHRE.(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:25,
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You shouldmy opinion is that it's gone downhill more than usual recently. The current pregnancy storyline is particularly dire.
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*puts hand on stomach for a few seconds* OH MY GOD, SHE IS LOOSING THE BABY !!!!!!!!!!Had me proper lol.
Brendan is the only thing good in 'oaks at the moment.
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:44,
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I like term "quantum mechanics"sounds manly, like it's there to get shit done, rather than being a noncey theory.
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Kroney, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:22,
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Wordpress.It's like QOTW circa 2008/2009, but even more ignorant, verbose and pretentious.
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The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:03,
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I have no relevant information to impartbut I saw all the cool kids hanging out here and I wanted to join in.
*joins in*
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:34,
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*cries*Why don't they like me, Kroney? Why am I not one of the cool kids?
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b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:38,
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It's because you're HOT!(
Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:39,
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It's called summer.Go to the beach.
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:42,
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Well go and get yourself an ice-cream and sit in the garden.(
JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:44,
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My amnesic aunty remembered that as "Sugar in tea?""SUGAR?? In TEA???" and was repeating it over and over, wondering why nobody (herself included) was finding it funny.
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Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:55,
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This is now my summer time response to all whingers!(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 4 Jul 2011, 16:56,
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