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Quick a bbc news link will wake up the boardwww.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-15241697
I haven't even read it.
Any exciting plans this week, I have a beer festival on saturday. Doing fuck all until then.
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Just read thisMenkle doesn't come close!
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As usual, no exciting plans
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:46,
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This is coolwww.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15237999
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:48,
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I really want to go and see this, ever since I heard Danny Baker talking about it.I may wait for Spring though, I've done Blackpool in November before and it wasn't fun.
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scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:00,
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The first pic looks like a Photoshop!(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:01,
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It looks brilliant though.I somehow see me spending a half day wandering all around it, reading it all and taking pictures while the other half sits and drinks tea and plots what she can make me do as revenge. Another craft fair, I expect.
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scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:04,
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Ooo! a day trip to Blackpool might be fun.*ponders*
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girlinthehole, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:05,
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Can I ask you a moral dillema sportscow?I'm having a fancy dress party and one of my friends wants to come dressed as my housemate. She's asked me to steal some of his clothes before the party.
Is this acceptable behaviour or is it something he'll get stroppy about?
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I think you could get away with itIf it was a girl, I think it would have gone too far
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:51,
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This^Is there a particular shirt/t-shirt that he always wears?
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:52,
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Yeah, there's a few. Although I don't think I can go for his faveourite ones he'll notice them gone.(, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:53, Reply)
Unless it is only acquired the day before(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:54,
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Find chocolate, replace with caravan(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:55,
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Off to Guernsey for a wedding on Friday.Other than that work, job hunting, parenthood and hopefully a quick pint at some point.
Edinburgh is full of mentals.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:49,
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I've been bigged up for a couple of new roles that could basically double my salaryTrouble is, I like working here
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:51,
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I get a lot of lee-way with regards to working from home when Mrs Cow has parent's evenings, etc.(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:53,
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You could always use a job offer elsewhere as a way of getting a payrise. If they value you enough. (
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:53,
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This was certainly a thoughtI've been here 14 years now and am part of the fixtures and fittings
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:53,
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I did the "I am not going for an interview but have been asked to and this is what it pays. Can you review my salary please?"And it got me 22% or something this year.
I have been here 9 years.
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*bookmarks*Cheers, could be very useful!
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:09,
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Yep. Also bored with it and the creatives here are a pair of cunts. (
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:52,
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It sounds to me like you'll be able to get a decent job wherever(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:58,
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Thanks. It will take a while though. When I got the job I had at Coca-Cola I had 7 interviews over 6 months - which isn't uncommon in this industry.(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:02,
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Jobhunting is great fun.If I wanted to prostitute myself by making a living trying to sell shit to people, I'd have no trouble at all. As it is, most of what's out there locally is not appealing in the slightest, or I'm not qualified for.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:59,
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I spent four hours on an internal application last weekWanted to check it and then submit it tonight, and they've changed the job spec. It's ok though because "no one had applied yet" that's the sort of people I work with.
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The larger the employer the worse the application process so that large HR departments can justify their existence(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:05,
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I'm probably pinning my hopes too much on the one I applied for last week, to be honest.But if I did get it, it would be fantastic.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:10,
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Cheers.The missus reckons she's got 'a feeling' about it. Personally, I reckon it's probably just wind.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:43,
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More than likely :)(
Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:06,
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Unfortunately I'm not qualified to do anything except sell shit to people.(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:03,
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I just know I wouldn't be good at it.I'm not tenacious enough.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:05,
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Diving in Cyprus for a week. It's 30 degrees there at the moment with a chance of thunderstorm later this week.
General strike in Greece on the 19th though so things like air traffic control will be on the fritz.
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I've only ever done diving onceand that was in the swimming pool in Cancun!
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:54,
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I haven't been diving for yonks.Last time was on holiday on Kos about six years ago. I keep telling myself to get back into it, but never got round to doing anything.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:00,
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The most exciting reply so far(
Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:56,
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Pub Quiz tonightPub on Thursday.
I think that's it, really.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 13:58,
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I can easily out-tedious thisTonight's task is to copy Joe Mcelderry's (sp?) album onto my mother's phone
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:00,
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Well, aside from the quiz, I'm also fixing my PCSeeing whether or not the crash at the weekend caused me to lose everything, or not.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:02,
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No great plans this week.Off to Southend on Saturday for their 'Football for a fiver' day, which is pretty good value compared to the £21 it usually costs me.
Sadly that's about it this week though.
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scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:01,
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Nothing much happening for the next three weeks : (*hibernates*
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girlinthehole, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:02,
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Pop off to Coco D'Mer and treat yourself...(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:06,
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The occasional purchases we've made from there are sadly gathering dust.My wife giving birth means I probably won't get to have sex again for a very long time.
Not uncommon though after childbirth - one bloke I know hasn't had sex with his Mrs for over a year post childbirth.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:12,
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The way that last sentence readsseems to imply that he's been having sex with someone else instead.
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This week I'm trying not to spend moneyI'm off to New York at the end of the month.
You've been to New York, do you have any tips for really great places I have to go and see?
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I enjoyed the UN especially the fact some suspicious looking people followed me after I took a few photos.That was probably paranoia on my part though.
Midtown is cool during the day, but dull at night. Soho and chinatown are great at night. Just pop into a bar in the afternoon and chat to the bar staff, they'll tell you what's cool to do and they're all pretty friendly.
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Oh and I went to watch the Mets play baseball it was actually a really fun day.(, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:14, Reply)
I think you may be too lateI think they are already in post season.
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scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:22,
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Oh, I was really meaning the tip about asking in bars for cool stuff to do.The mere idea of baseball bores me to tears so I wasn't really even considering that as an option.
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Baseball is a great day out.I went in Toronto to see The BlueJays play The Chicago White Sox and loved it.
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scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:19,
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Gaz me your email address and I can send you some recommendations if you like. (
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:14,
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Can you not just gaz me recommendations?Or do you need to be able to e-mail me viruses for the recommendations to be useful?
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Sorry, that appeared a little harsh, I wasn't trying to be a cunt.That time.
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You just don't want him to knowyour email is [email protected]
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:27,
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W 59th St. Near Carnegie Hall. The decor is over the top brilliance. I wouldn't suggest dinner.
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There is a cheese and wine festival this weekend on Southbank if anyone wants to join me.(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:18,
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Not muchPaperwork, paperwork and more paperwork. Oh, and catching up on Terra Nova which isn't actually as bas as I thought it was going to be.
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I'm pleasantly suprised with it.It's cheesy, but not as cheesy as most american shows.
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Just watching the 2nd one nowLooks OK
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:46,
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I don't want to ask which one it is.Just in case someone watching it has it spoiled for them, which wouldn't be nice.
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It is the one just after the first oneHope this helps
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:53,
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Boardwalk Empire season two has just startedand series two of The Walking Dead starts on the 21st
Woop!
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:55,
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I couldn't get into BE at all.I liked 'Dead' though.
Although the next 22 sets of 44 minutes that I spend watching TV will be spent with my Studio 60 On Sunset Strip box set.
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scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:00,
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There were some cracking bits in BEBy bits, I mean tits
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:03,
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21st on FXaccording to the adverts in series 1
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:05,
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But in the US it starts on the 16. So those of us with internet connections will watch it on the 17th.(, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:13, Reply)
I can't be chewed to download shit(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:22,
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Oh yeah, in case you were wonderingIt turns out the problem with my phone was that there is a transmitter down in my area. Stupidly, although I've got my phone set to do both 3G and 2G, and the 3G signal not working, unless I manually change it to 2G it keeps trying to use the 3G network and then failing.
Stupid phones.
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I was actually going to tell you to check thatall our work Blackberries are on the wonk. You can imagine how that's going down with the field staff.
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Kroney, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:35,
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www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/blackberry/8818094/BlackBerry-services-collapse.html
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"A RIM spokesman was not immediately available for comment."Yeah, I fucking bet he wasn't.
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Kroney, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:42,
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They've dropped a bollock of colossal proportionsThey'll need time to get their story straight.
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Kroney, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:48,
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I had a great chat with our IT support on fridayI especially like it when he pointed out that any other type of phone that we could have gone with, would have a fully supported push e-mail facility with our existing server. Except for Blackberry. Which requires it's own server, it's own software, and it's own suppport contract with Blackberry.
I'm pushing for an HTC desire when we next upgrade.
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This^with many bells on. We've got Blackberry BES running here. The ONLY good thing about it I can see is the ability to lock/wipe them should they get lost
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:48,
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SameOurs are just about still running, but with huge delays.
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Kroney, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:49,
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Blackberries are bloody awful to support.The BES interface is one of the clunkiest pieces of software I have seen in a long time.
Android phones practically set themselves up in comparison with some email servers, it's brilliant.
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If you like it, that's fine.I'm not really into Apple products though.
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Neither was II've had a few iPods but the iPhone is fucking class
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:04,
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Standard EdinburghLet's see... Co-running the uni poker night tonight, going to the open mic night on Tuesday, going to a party on Friday (but only because I won free tickets in the pub quiz last night) and probably riding my bike a lot.
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Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:50,
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Oh, by the wayThe email on my htc desire is great.
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Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:53,
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Will be day two in the states so prob being shot at(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:54,
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We live in hope. At least you'll be happy with the food portions in the states.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 14:56,
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Wow you're still here! New record?(
SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:19,
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Don't worryNew Scientist calculated that you only needed something like 30cm of body fat to be immune to small calibre pistol ammunition.
Sadly if they start using magnum rounds, or they're firing assault rifles, you're probably gonna die. But it must be reassuring to know you've got that small scale protection without needing to invest in body armour.
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On that basis he could survive a grenade blast. (
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:01,
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i am getting fitted for my wedding dress.Which is very exciting, if only for me and my mum.
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Were you the one getting married to the manchild?Never mind that was someone else a quick search tells me
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:00,
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Will you ever win?Look at the state you're in
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:02,
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Thanks for that earworm.you fucker
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:03,
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Or Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:06,
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Me tooShe was fucking lovely to a 14 year old cow
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:06,
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Watch the video to Buffalo Stance with a modern eye.You wouldn't.
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Kroney, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:09,
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Whose lookin' good today?Not you Neneh
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 15:11,
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OH OH OH OH.... BITCHY AMBERL !Who you talking about Ambel?
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 16:01,
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Someone off talk actuallylittlelise I think
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Mon 10 Oct 2011, 16:11,
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