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Hm, my waiste is about to suffer substantial inflation as I have discovered that a massivvveee tin of chocolate that is normally £8 a tin is currently available for £4. Very money savers.
Have also bought mince pies.“The ideas of debtor and creditor as to what constitutes a good time never coincide.”
― P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens0 -
What's a winterbourne, lir?
In our case, I was being euphamistic, it feels ike it might be a winterbourne, but i think its probably just flooding. It does have a current though. Its never been there before.0 -
all women should post a picture of their breasts. that would cheer me up.
and i am always miserable.0 -
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Which US state is your mother from?
Alaska
Don't bother, I'll ask her myself.
Property boom is officially back - New build round corner from me sold for 299k in April 2007 - just put back on the market for 365k and sold in a fortnight. It is 1 of a set of 6 small terraces which all rent for about 1250pcm so I guess they are investing on the basis of capital gains - generous of them to share any potential capital gains with the tenants in my opinion (do the maths and this will make sense), without such rent subsidy by magnanimous BTL landlords rents would be a lot higher.I think....0 -
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My wife has gone on holiday to the west indies.
Jamaica?
No, she wanted to go.
My wife's gone to the East Indies.
Jakarta?
No, she went on a plane...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Hm, my waiste is about to suffer substantial inflation as I have discovered that a massivvveee tin of chocolate that is normally £8 a tin is currently available for £4. Very money savers.
Have also bought mince pies.
Bought mince pies? Bought?! That's not very MSE!...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0 -
Sainsburys 8 mince pies for a quid - how much would a jar of mincemeat, flour, sugar, shortening etc have cost?
Is there a story to your return?I think....0
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