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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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New thread time...I'm trying to sort out a loft conversion and am awaiting quotes. What's the going rate? Any problems to look for? Advice please...
Alt: Movie sequels - are there any worthwhile ones? or are they all shameless attempts to cash in on a successful theme?
Altalt: last meal before you are executed?
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Can't you just do it yourself?Smack some wood into stuff, that sort of thing.
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Dear God no!...The phrase 'useless twat at DIY' doesn't quite cut it when it comes to me.
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hello Mr twisty cheeky, Depends what you're converting it in to. I mean, a scale model of Tracey island will be more expensive than say, a bum.
Mad max 2,the batman one and loads more. This is a silly question.
Christ, are you going for "most generic ot thread ever"? Bad advice, films and food. I'm disappointed.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:30,
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Sorry - new to starting new threads...Just a standard loft conversion into a bedroom with an ensuite. Standard 3 bed semi size in the midlands
and I totes get you on Mad Max and Batman (entire reboot in fact).
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en suite? Fancy. I have no idea how much that would cost. Just get loads of quotes, get an idea of a middle price, find a builder you can visit previous work of, get a quote from him, haggle him down to about a grand below what you want to pay to give you wriggle room if there is a disaster, or your wife decides she does want the gold taps and expensive tiles after all. Done. Don't pay up front, don't let his "brother in law" fill in when he gets another big job on, and get a contract preferably signed in blood.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:43,
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Top stuff - thank you...I'm leaning towards one who has given his word that he doesn't flit between jobs - and then said that because of that he wouldn't be able to start until May. Is that naive of me?
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I had loads of problems when I bought my house with a builder moving between jobs, It is best to wait, and if he is honest, he should have no problem putting you in touch with some of his previous clients
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:49,
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Agreed...Our conservatory was one of those jobs. Took months :(
The builder also gave us a few addresses of his previous jobs to check out, but he unknowingly has the fortunate resemblence of the wife's not-long-dead granddad - So she's sold on him already
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get Australians to do the jobthe ones we used were very hard working, quiet and finished ahead of schedule.almost as good as Polish.
Alt: nope, all shite.
AltAlt BCC dog please! cdn-ugc.cafemom.com/gen/resize/352/239/80/2011/09/07/15/4v/l0/pocge0c884vzco.jpg
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:32,
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Should this post not be about 50,000 words longer?You're not ill are you Pooflake?
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:36,
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is this pooflake?Also, who is pooflake?
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:01,
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Oh I wouldn't worry about him...He's dead now. And besides, he was a cunt
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Here is a few simple tipsStay away from local building control and hire your own, JHAI Etc.
For insulation try to go for standalone multifoil products like Tri-iso super10.
Never use central pivot roof lights in a habitable room always use top hung
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hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:40,
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will you be having convoluted wanking adventures in it?(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:40,
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EVERYTHING I do is convoluted...And I make no promises as to whether or not wanking will be involved*
*it will.
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You're thinking of spankyPoofy here is more about convoluted pooing adventures.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:42,
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Oh I don't know...I've been known to crack one off the wrist occasionally
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I dunno, all these QOTWankers merge into one(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:45,
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These are my Cov bredren you are insulting here.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:46,
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Yah blud!**I'm terribly sorry, am I doing this right? Sorry to bother you and all that. I'll just be going.
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about £1M should get you a nice loftalt: back to the future 2.
altalt: something with pasta and blue cheese and chilli. if imma shit myself when they pull the plug, i want everyone to suffer.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:42,
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About £1m would get him this:www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-39666287.html?premiumA=true
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:45,
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I'm not clicking your linkBut I'm guessing it'll show the whole of Coventry and the best part of nine hundred and fifty grand in change.
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:48,
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what a stupid estate agentthe pics are dreadful, some of them are blurred. and the floorplan is tiny and doesn't zoom.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:52,
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"one of coventry's most sought-after locations"so, away from coventry, then?
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:48,
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I'd claim to be in Warwickshire if I lived there.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:49,
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No idea, sorryAlt: Terminator, Boondock Saints, Men In Black (3, not 2), X-Men, Hellboy, etc
AltAlt: Steak.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:46,
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some sequels actually make the originals better I can only think of one that does this, Godfather Part 2. And I am posting from my phone so not going to expand any further on this.
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I wouldn't say that any of those examples actually improve the originals.Empire Strikes Back is the best Star Wars film though, I'll give you that. I prefer Alien to Aliens though.
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its not that bad a film, i like it.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:15,
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nah, I thought Prometheus was silly.The space-Jesus thing was risible, and it was nowhere near as good as Ridley Scott was making out. I would like to see the sequel though, and Fassbender was excellent.
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I really liked Prometheus, but then I was never much of a Aliens fanboi(, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:05, Reply)
You've gone down in my estimation.When I was watching it, I enjoyed it, but afterwards, the more I thought about it, the more it didn't make any sense and was actually shit.
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i thought it was ok, I never really thought about aliens until the end(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:06,
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Very true again...Also, 'The Empire Strikes Back'.
I didn't put much thought into my 'alt's
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Still haven't seen any of the Godfather movies all the way throughreally ought to get round to it, considering i was happy to sit and watch Cliffhanger last night.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:53,
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I've not even started any of themCliffhanger was the first time I saw John Lithgow play a bad guy, which was odd. I've been informed he's rather good in Dexter though.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:55,
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Oh yes - He's brilliant as the trinity killer...That one is probably my favourite season of Dexter,
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A couple of days ago I mentioned that I had never seen 'The Hunt For Red October'...I was assured it was a timeless classic - so I sat down over the weekend, popped it on and...thought it was dull as shite.
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I was just about toi type thatwanna have a movie night?
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:58,
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I haven't seen Crimson Tide either...I'm not sure why I have been avoiding submarine-related movies all my life.
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It's only noteworthyfor possibly the worst Russian accent ever committed to film.
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I'd say 'Who's Russian Accent?'...Cos they're all diabolical...but I'm sure you're talking about Sean 'Man of a thousand voices - as long as they're all gruff and Scottish' Connery.
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I really like it, got some good tense bits, but it is a bit dated yeah.
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:00,
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They accidentally gave away some top secret information to the Russians in that film.(, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:01, Reply)
Apparently, they say something about the frequency they transmit on which wasn't public knowledge.(, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:19, Reply)
Oh no it's something about gravimetrics.Here it is. legendsrevealed.com/entertainment/2011/05/06/movie-legends-revealed-35/
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I only really like the bit where they're singing in russian(
glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:44,
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I am watching The Dark Knight Rises RIGHT NOW(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 12:57,
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I've dowloaded a film called Sinisterwhich is supposed to be quite good. I've also got "The Bay", "The Collection" and "Grave Encoutners 2" to watch. Two of the last three are sequels which I think will demonstrate why you shouldn't make sequels.
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I watched Cloud Atlas on Sunday.I had to have the wiki open on my computer I was so confused :(
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I didn't like it much.I thought the script was bad, the plotholes were too big to overlook and the Robin thing was just belmworthy.
It was just silly.
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It's a good job everyone else disagreed with you because you're totally wrong.(, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:02, Reply)
oh man, there's an issue with Badmons Dukaz's namepeople might not realise how cool he is and start calling him Ducky
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glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:56,
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No they don't, they just want you to shut the fuck up and go awayso they say "yeah, okay, whatever" and then try and get on with their lives.
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I didn't think the 'Robin' bit was necessary either...And I'm sure I read somewhere that Nolan had once insisted that the 'Robin' character would never have a place in his Batman movies? Then he went and did that.
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i seen it before, got it on the in the background while I do some excel shite(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:07,
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I heard that Batman only trained with Ra's Al Ghul because Badmons was busy that weekend(
Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:12,
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I really liked the other two, so the fabled 'last one' excited me greatlyI finally saw it...and was seriously disappointed. Crap villains, nonsensical plot lines...just terrible.
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Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:11,
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let me fix your seriously damaged spine by punching it back into place...Totes in agreement here, the plotholes were ludicrous.
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If there is one thing I insist on in a children's film about superheroes, it's factual accuracy.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:16,
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IT'S NOT ACTUALLY CALLED 'SUPERMAN 1' YOU *IDIOT*!!!!!!(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:17,
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I was in the pub once and got told off by a wanky student type for calling the film "Cube", "the cube"i wanted to punch him.
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You should have 'the punched' his fucking face in.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:27,
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Alt: Breakdance II: Electric Boogaloo(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:04,
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Is that the one where his breakdancing is so AWESOME that it defies gravity?...I totally stand corrected on the 'no good sequels' thing. That might just be one of the greatest movies of all time.
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Anyone who knows ANYTHING about 'modern cinema' knows that 'BDII' (as we call it) is without doubt the finest film ever.Apart from 'The Last Dragon', obv.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:13,
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I'm thinking about going to see this tonight:www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/sep/20/killing-them-softly-review
I don't think it's a sequel though, soz.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:18,
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Roberta Flack, you oaf.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:20,
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TV presenter, went out with 'Harry Styles' from '1D'(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:26,
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YES, CALL ME OUT OF TOUCH WILL YA?????(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:27,
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Revenge of the Nerds 2 is AS good as the first oneHope this helps x
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Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:21,
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Troll 2 is a strange onebecause it doesn't bear any resemblance to it's predecessor. Also, the first one features a pre-Seinfeld Julia Louis-Dreyfuss.
Imagine that!
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Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:24,
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the entire critters series is spectacular.(
Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:26,
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Oh manI've not seen any of those movies for a long time. Ditto Ghoulies
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Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:29,
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i'll gaz you a pic of my ghoulies if you like(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:32,
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is ghoulies the one, where the first film is in that weird house, and they do satanic rituals in the basement to summon the ghoulies?and there are some weird sex scenes in a corridor?
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Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:39,
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That's the one!Then there was Ghoulies 2, then the simply wonderful 'Ghoulies Go To College'.
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Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:41,
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What about Terrorvision?Fucking brilliant movie, that is.
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Two Hats 🎩🎩, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:41,
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I can't remember if short circuit 2 is good or not because I can't remember what happens in either of themwas there a batteries not included 2?
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glued eel /questions/questionsyoudliketoask/post1648081, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:51,
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That rather ran out when he got AIDS and died.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:25,
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Do you ever think about what they should make a sequel to?Because I would watch the FUCK out of Trollhunter 2.
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Kroney, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:36,
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pretty woman and dirty dancingperhaps not mixing the titles though
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:45,
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I'd watch the FUCK out of Dirty Woman.Pretty Dancing sounds like more of a Darth thing.
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Kroney, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:49,
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i wouldn't call it a sequel but Jaun of the Dead is brilliant(
Lisette von Falcon, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:40,
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alright Al, getting into the swing of stay at home momYourself?
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Lisette von Falcon, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:49,
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Pretty good thanks.Off to a wedding in Ireland this weekend. First time on a plane with the little one, gonna be interesting.
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Get your missus to stick a tit in its mouth - it'll be fine.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:59,
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especially for the other poor feckers who have to travel with youi think you should be made to buy them all earplugs. diamond studded solid gold ones.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 14:04,
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Step Up 2 was brilliant.The third wasn't much cop, though.
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Kroney, Tue 26 Feb 2013, 13:42,
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I know you've had some of the amateurs give advice further upbut really, what you need to be absolutely certain of, is that your builders aren't ghosts
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