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  • System
    System Posts: 178,390 Community Admin
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    Not anything? ;D

    Come on, have you ever tried having a bath without singing? ;D ;D

    *phew got out of that one unscathed*
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  • DiggingOut
    DiggingOut Posts: 770 Forumite
    You should hear me in the shower. :D

    No, on second thought, you shouldn't. ::)
    *phew got out of that one unscathed*

    That's what you think. But I'll remember this one. ;)
    I have five stars! This doesn't mean that I know anything about any of the things I post. I could be a raving lunatic, or a brilliant genius, or just some guy on the internet. In fact, I could be all three at the same time.

    If anything I say makes sense, then do it. If not, don't. Don't blame me or my stars if you do something stupid because I suggested it. I'm responsible for my own stupidity only. You are responsible for yours.

    Why, I don't even have five stars anymore! Aren't you glad you aren't responsible for my stupidity?
  • System
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    Smartass, smartass, where are you? Oh don't bother, we've already got two here. :o
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  • System
    System Posts: 178,390 Community Admin
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    ;D ;D ;D
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  • DiggingOut
    DiggingOut Posts: 770 Forumite
    Andrew is one, I guess Judi is the other. :D
    I have five stars! This doesn't mean that I know anything about any of the things I post. I could be a raving lunatic, or a brilliant genius, or just some guy on the internet. In fact, I could be all three at the same time.

    If anything I say makes sense, then do it. If not, don't. Don't blame me or my stars if you do something stupid because I suggested it. I'm responsible for my own stupidity only. You are responsible for yours.

    Why, I don't even have five stars anymore! Aren't you glad you aren't responsible for my stupidity?
  • System
    System Posts: 178,390 Community Admin
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    Andrew is one, I guess Judi is the other. :D

    Dug, you got it wrong (again) he meant you and Andrew :P :P
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  • DiggingOut
    DiggingOut Posts: 770 Forumite
    I think this Nick Parr guy who started this thread should take some responsibility for where it is going. >:(

    He just started this snowball rolling down a hill, and look where it has gone. He could have at least run along beside it for a while giving it a nudge this way and that to keep it from smashing into anything. :-/

    Of course, he's just a guest poster, so maybe he didn't know any better. Anyone who has been around long at all should know by now what can happen.
    I have five stars! This doesn't mean that I know anything about any of the things I post. I could be a raving lunatic, or a brilliant genius, or just some guy on the internet. In fact, I could be all three at the same time.

    If anything I say makes sense, then do it. If not, don't. Don't blame me or my stars if you do something stupid because I suggested it. I'm responsible for my own stupidity only. You are responsible for yours.

    Why, I don't even have five stars anymore! Aren't you glad you aren't responsible for my stupidity?
  • Joe_Bloggs
    Joe_Bloggs Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    de de derrrrrr.
    Perhaps a Monty Python sketch.

    Off shore is a misnomer unless the financial institution is afloat or based upon the seabed. I guess the term has gained popularity because of insular island predjucices about financial affairs abroad.
    Please discuss if you are able.
  • DiggingOut
    DiggingOut Posts: 770 Forumite
    J_B, you don't want to ruin this thread with something serious, do you? It was going so nicely. The snowball was about to run off shore.... ;D

    I must admit that "off-shore" seems shaky terminology to me, too. But it isn't insular island prejudice, it is used on at least one continent as well. ;)
    I have five stars! This doesn't mean that I know anything about any of the things I post. I could be a raving lunatic, or a brilliant genius, or just some guy on the internet. In fact, I could be all three at the same time.

    If anything I say makes sense, then do it. If not, don't. Don't blame me or my stars if you do something stupid because I suggested it. I'm responsible for my own stupidity only. You are responsible for yours.

    Why, I don't even have five stars anymore! Aren't you glad you aren't responsible for my stupidity?
  • Joe_Bloggs
    Joe_Bloggs Posts: 4,535 Forumite
    It appears that you have continental information that you are unable to confess. I expect everything.
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