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<t>recovering conservative;1460172 wrote: No, but the "it happens to men too" quickly overruns a lot of discussions online on sexual harassment and gendered violence. If the discussion of Roma, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Communist Party members, and others who were sent to death camps because...

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G#Gill;1460064 wrote: He is Tyr when all's said and done !
The wording you need there is "He's right".

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Bryn Mawr;1460058 wrote: Enough! It happened and it is in the Garden for those that wish to to find.

I do not want it resurrecting and being brought into the limelight again.

Ah.

They were insisting, that's all.

Don't tell I, tell Ee.

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<t>High Threshold;1460052 wrote: Does this mean you won't have time come with us to Kristianstad either? Jesus. Forget Jones and come along with us instead. Good lord man, I'm five hours from the nearest airport! To get there I would definitely start from somewhere else! ...

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<t>It's an interesting position to have reached, I think. We have general agreement but at the same time I'm invited by several members to post links to JJ's old posts made under different accounts which are now closed - not just invited, a better word would be commanded. Gill and Peter both insist ...

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<t>G#Gill;1459973 wrote: I'm very sorry to say this, but I find what Tyr has said in this latest post is exceedingly sarcastic and uncalled for. Tyr you are being insufferably insulting to a member, and I don't think that is a good example of behaviour on Forum Garden. Certainly not from somebody wh...

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<t>Peter Lake;1459967 wrote: Stirring ? For pointing out with four links that your choice of words may be the wrong choice of words in this particular case? An internet pest who attempts to engage members online into sexual contact is another world to a convicted violent offender or a pedophile ofte...

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<t>G#Gill;1459962 wrote: Perhaps you would care to explain this, maybe to give a definition of "online sexual predator" because, at this moment it seems to be bordering on being a libellous statement. Unless you can prove that your accusation is true, you are leaving yourself open to the possibility...

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<t>Peter Lake;1459958 wrote: Then again, inappropriate wording. The definition given by all for online sexual predator indicates children involved. Definition of Internet predator Urban Dictionary: online predator If you reed what you've linked to you'll find your statemen...

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Peter Lake;1459954 wrote: Both of the links i have given and there are many more available, give the definition of a sexual predator as one who has been convicted of a violent sexual offence.Does it not occur to you that perhaps "online sexual predator" is a different term?

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<t>Peter Lake;1459951 wrote: Posted by Tyr "The reason, speaking for myself, that I "continue to put Jj down" as you put it, is that he's a serial online sexual predator" sexual predator - definition of sexual predator by Medical dictionary Sexual predator - Definiti...

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<t>Peter Lake;1459943 wrote: I'd like to just point out that i have never been sexually harassed by Jones.That, presumably, is meant to be amusing? The idea you can find the topic funny speaks volumes about you. Peter Lake;1459944 wrote: Having now read through the entire thre...

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<t>Lady J;1459935 wrote: Why do you members continue to put Jj down? Is it cuz he is not here to defend himself?Why on earth do you think he's "not here to defend himself"? Watching is just as present as posting. Refusing to post for a while is a choice on his part, not an inability. The ...

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Not "right now" exactly, but this week I did manage to catch a Pink Floyd tribute band which played, as part of their second set, the whole of Dark Side of the Moon complete with an on-topic light-show. I'm tempted to start a thread on how good they were, I was impressed.

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Ronald_50;1459837 wrote: Why do you think solving crossword puzzle is fun?

I've never found them either fun or satisfying. They're as good as the degree to which they provide me with mental exercise.

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<t>AnneBoleyn;1459882 wrote: That's as sarcastic as HT was being. Are you bored today? And, for the record, no, it wasn't sarcastic in the least. Snooze will be aware that it wasn't but I'd quite like everyone else to be aware too. I meant exactly what I wrote - that we are [which y...

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<t>AnneBoleyn;1459881 wrote: Who is pushing her out? I like her too. She seems to be pushing herself out. I have an acquaintance on another forum. I like her very much, but she always threatens to leave, disappears for awhile, comes back, threatens again. What's with all the drama & trauma? ...

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AnneBoleyn;1459853 wrote: As for you Snooze, don't let the door hit you on the way out. Or maybe it should.

Snooze is a friend of the site from its very early days, I'd be upset to see her pushed out. Or even around.

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Bruv;1459849 wrote: Did she use it ?

She wouldn't give it house room.

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On the other hand, once you've bought one it lasts several lifetimes. My grandfather offered to pass his down to me but my mother stopped him.

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This is not, admittedly, a BBC link but from the Independent Newspaper website - it's the wrong thread and I merely pass it on in an idle moment. Even so...Francis I pledges to drive out the 'leprosy' of child abuse from the Church.

The lepers will be up in arms over that one.

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Snowfire;1459400 wrote: A certain antiperspirant manufacturer proudly advertises its product as having 48 hour protection.
I found some Brut in a shop the other day, I couldn't resist buying it. I've had some odd looks around town since, though.

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High Threshold;1459781 wrote: Am I going to get a bollocking now for littering this thread with photos of Turkey? :-3
Not in the slightest. Nothing you've posted since starting here has been a problem.

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Snooz;1459778 wrote: Time for another break, me thinks.

We are, as ever, grateful for your insight, and look forward to your next visit. You brighten whatever topic you engage in.

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Bruv;1459727 wrote: Oh!!! The Register...............it's a joke.....right?

Lordy no - when did I ever joke.

Lohan at The Register

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<t>Bruv;1459721 wrote: Your reaction says you appear to know more than "someone who knows sod-all about the woman"What I meant by that is not knowing she had ever acted. I suspect it's central to her fame that she's acted. I plead both ignorance and a total lack of interest. She's notorious to reade...

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<t>What do we make of Lohan 'will not miss London shows' as a BBC news link? My sole reaction was that Lindsay Lohan had been banned from entry to the UK because of Californian criminal convictions and had retaliated with a press statement saying the London fashion shows were trivially ir...

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When I see a link with the words Untaxed foreign cars 'cost millions', what information can I glean? That an untaxed foreign car is an expensive item whose price is expressed in at least in seven figures.

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<t>There is an outrageous misuse of trimmed text today in both the link text and title of the article about Tebbit. The link reeds Tebbit: 'Establishment protected' and the title is Lord Tebbit: 'The establishment was to be protected'. The actual sentence they've torn the quoted words from is "At th...

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That was a month back and I've still not finished the legal fandango on my new place. I might ring around tomorrow and jolly them along. Living out of a suitcase is okay but I ought to get finished with it.

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<t>Bruv;1458687 wrote: Because it was a.............. quote? Unless the BBC was deliberately attempting to cast Det Insp Mike Gladwin in an unfortunate light, a competent sub-editor would have spared him the exposure. Or the competent sub-editor could have just substituted "unimagin...

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<r>I despair sometimes. What BBC wallah allowed this quote onto its web news pages...A 23-year-old woman returning home from a night out in central Manchester was dragged off the street and raped, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. [...] Det Insp Mike Gladwin said: "She has suffered an incomprehe...

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<t>Peter Lake;1458555 wrote: I'd say a small child having a cricket ball hurled at her at 60 m.p.h repeatedly could constitute child abuseNo doubt it could. What it can't possibly constitute is "the most torturous child abuse known to man". Words matter. I have no idea whether humour was intended bu...

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<t>Peter Lake;1458541 wrote: If we are speaking in the literal context, with being reliably informed that her brothers top spins could reach speeds in excess of 60 m.p.h by the time he was fourteen years old, i'd say standing in the nets as a small child while he practiced could be tantamount to a f...

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Oscar Namechange;1458533 wrote: Growing up, I suffered the most torturous child abuse known to man.
There is hyperbole, and there is also repugnant bad taste. You would be well advised never to mix the two.

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<t>Saint_;1458482 wrote: Lol. I get it! And as to my mention of drama, the definitions, of course, are different. To Americans, scoring points is more dramatic than the playing, so we tend to like high schooling games better. (I.e. American Football, Baseball, and Basketball)The odd thing is that in...

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<t>High Threshold;1458505 wrote: What?! Huh!? This is the year of our Lord 2014! What happend to the EU stadardised, digital passorts? Over here we cannot submit our own photos. It's all done at the passport office: Stand with your toes on the line - look straight ahead - the cross hairline will fin...

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<t>Oscar Namechange;1458483 wrote: I think Saint was speaking figuratively and not literally. Americans are just as capable as following four days of cricket as the rest of us. Where does Saint's being an American come into my post!!!!!!!!!! As for "figurativel...

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<t>Oscar Namechange;1458479 wrote: More US channels are taking up broadcasting cricket these days. For anyone who questions what Americans would make of a four day test match Is to typicaly stero-type Americans as lacking the concentration and endurance to remain engaged for four days. Why wouldn't ...

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<t>Perhaps you simply don't understand the concept of relevance. eta, and having nothing to do with my initial comment in this post... I've just looked at your link. Not a single word in it suggests that "America Is and has been for some time heading toward more th...

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<t>Oscar Namechange;1458472 wrote: How patronising and condescending to Americans ! They do play cricket you know. I will lay money with you on a bet, if you like. Call it Â£10 either way perhaps. That no four-day cricket match - we'll leave out the "county" since they have no county cric...

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Bruv;1458447 wrote: You should hear what she thinks about you.

I don't imagine that's going to happen.

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Saint_;1458404 wrote: I have tried to watch soccer...really. But it has NO DRAMA!
Quite what you'd think of a four-day county cricket match I dread to think.

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<t>Wandrin;1458294 wrote: I've got a passport ID card. It is very handy for jaunts into Canada. There are a limited number of countries where you can use the ID instead of the full passport, but for those it is very convenient. Is it a reciprocal arrangement? That is, can Canadians ...

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<t>Peter Lake;1458251 wrote: Or shall we all just collectively hang our heads in shame?It's something the pair of you might take a shot at, now you bring it up. "Why apportion blame to any of the individual elements of team England"? Because it is startlingly unlikely that blame attaches ...

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G#Gill;1458247 wrote: Tyr you need to lighten up a little bitThis is a new use of the word "need" with which I am as yet unfamiliar. I do not see the necessity.

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Oscar Namechange;1458225 wrote: ...Is it the players you're accusing of incompetence? Or the team's coaching? Or the national squad's management? Just flinging handfuls of mud is a bit uninformative, there's not a lot to latch onto with "total **** ups" in constructing a conversation.

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<t>G#Gill;1458070 wrote: [quote=TÃ½r][quote=G#Gill]Tyr has somebody turned your 'giggle pin' to the off position ?It's generally reckoned to have frozen there in the run-up to World War Two.You see, Tyr, you can make a 'funny' after all[/QUOTE]That's sadly not what happened. If you look at what you ...

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<t>G#Gill;1458068 wrote: The odd thing is, Tyr, that I was perfectly able to send and receive PMs up to some time yesterday early evening (UK) ! Very strange that it suddenly decided to piss me about ! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr It's the content, the text, which causes a 500 Server Error. Chan...

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<t>G#Gill;1458044 wrote: Tyr has somebody turned your 'giggle pin' to the off position ?It's generally reckoned to have frozen there in the run-up to World War Two. Bryn's on his boat until Monday and I'm on a borrowed line, being between houses, but I'll try to review the logs. The 500 S...

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