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um, night jim bob? Can't think how we do it in Canada.Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale0
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I feel right crabbit the nicht so am oaf ta ma bed.
don't stress about the weight thing for hols - no one else will care so don't be so hard on yourself. just concentrate on the sunshine, the lavender and the vino... mais oui!Mortgage OP 2026 £450/2000
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Bunnyinthelights wrote: »um, night jim bob? Can't think how we do it in Canada.
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skint_spice wrote: »was it not a two ronnies sketch or something - the expression always reminds me of old men in flat caps...
Were the two ronnies sketch not the "I be a cider drinker" one? The only one I can think of with a flat cap was the one with John Cleese. Though to be fair, there were zillions of two ronnie sketches..."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
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Were the two ronnies sketch not the "I be a cider drinker" one? The only one I can think of with a flat cap was the one with John Cleese. Though to be fair, there were zillions of two ronnie sketches...
mmm...not sure...memory isn't what it used to be:o. it's just something we've always said in an old fartish manner
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skint_spice wrote: »mmm...not sure...memory isn't what it used to be:o. it's just something we've always said in an old fartish manner
My mother always says "The nights are getting darker" and I always point out that nights are always dark - by definition..."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
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My mother always says "The nights are getting darker" and I always point out that nights are always dark - by definition...
depends where you are, aren't some places in daylight 24hrs a day at some point of the year - this is where I remember how rubbish I am at geography...Mortgage OP 2026 £450/2000
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skint_spice wrote: »depends where you are, aren't some places in daylight 24hrs a day at some point of the year - this is where I remember how rubbish I am at geography...
Yep south pole and also towards the north pole in the summer. And winter nearly dark all day and night. I went to lapland and it was a weird light (grey light) for around 3-4 hours in December the rest of the time pitch blackI'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change And breakaway. I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change and breakaway ....
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skint_spice wrote: »depends where you are, aren't some places in daylight 24hrs a day at some point of the year - this is where I remember how rubbish I am at geography...
Yes, but you don't call it "night" when it does that. Similarly, when it's dark for six months, you don't call it "day" either.
It's us people living in more normal latitudes with daily periods of light and dark who get things confusssed..."Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
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