Nice people thread part 4 - sugar and spice and all things

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lemonjelly wrote: »

As a child, my grandparents used to baby sit me & my brother a lot. They regularly had us playing games like crib, as well as a fair few others (spoof, whist etc) to help us with mental arithmetic.

I remember my grandmother babysitting us once. My parents didn't go out, didn't have a social life - but one New Year they did go out and nan babysat.

We had an old 1960s Parkray solid fuel fire, the only fire in the house, so we'd pull the sofa close to it for warmth - and nan sat beside the fire and put her mug of coffee on the top and it slid straight off as it had a rounded top.

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lemonjelly wrote: »

Saw Eddie Izzard last year

About 15 years ago I was working in some converted barn buildings in the middle of nowhere... and had to go to the Post Office. The Post Office was one of those old-fashioned ones that's actually just a room in what looks like a regular semi-detached house.

I went in .... and there was a certificate stating who the Postmistress was ..... it was genuinely Edie Izzard. And out she came, she must have been 80 if she was a day,

Now .... that sounds a bit unlikely doesn't it, so I've Googled it to prove it

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Cambridge/A-first-class-stamp-and-a-pint-of-lager-please.htm

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Generali wrote: »

As the last rich English speaking country

Is Jersey a country? Size isn't everything.

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zagubov wrote: »

Other book sites
Project Gutenburg (tomterm8 posted this here some time ago) :T
www.archive.org/details/texts
www.books.google.com
www.feedbooks.com
www.scribd.com
www.manybooks.net
www.fullbooks.com
www.mainlesson.com (classics for kids)
http://www.library.pitt.edu/dscribe/search.php
www.onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu
www.literatureproject.com
www.2020ok.com
www.free-audio-books.co.uk
www.librophile.com
I've seen these around various audiobook threads in the forum but haven't used half of them yet, or needed to. Most of them are free or have a mix of free/for sale books. A lot of them are recycling each others classics IYSWIM

I should steal that list..... but I'd need to write about 500 words on ereaders or something.... so I won't just now as I don't know 500 words-worth about them and CBA to research

Doozergirl

I'm sorry Lydia, Lord knows you and the children don't deserve the trials you are sent. Thinking of you x

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lostinrates wrote: »

Note the general smells she goes for, (floral, woody,spicy or fresh....a few women swap types...I used to, but womwn who buy from the same family you get a good idea).

I am a girl and I wouldn't be able to do this.... in fact.... I didn't even know such things existed.

I have no idea whether mine are floral, woody, spicy or fresh either in fact. In fact, 2 minutes ago, I didn't even know there could be such a question!

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GDB2222 wrote: »

I wouldn't dream of buying my wife perfume without checking in advance what she wants. Otherwise, it ends up at the charity shop toot sweet!

Really? How ungrateful!!

Actually, that is the way I obtained some of my posh perfume in the past. I knew a woman who ran off with the boss of a firm and he was bl00dy rich - and he brought her some perfume back from some trip abroad and she took one look at it and said "I can't wear that, the Secretary at work wears it" .... and gave it to me next time I was round there.

Can't remember what it was, some orange box.... I'd remember the name if I heard it again.

I am horror struck that somebody could disrespect a gift costing so much; if somebody's ever spent £20-30 on a present of perfume for me I'd wear it out of respect that they thought so much of me that they spent a small fortune and time to choose it.

silvercar

Saw Eddie Izzard last year

Eddie Izzard was on OHs course at uni, til EI dropped out.

We saw a couple of impromtu shows of his, but we just thought him to be drunk and showing off, never realised that he would make a career out of it.

silvercar

sss555s wrote: »

The good thing about the Kindle is it's a dead easy present :beer:

Dad's decided to get Mum one. He thought the 3G one would be better because she won't have to faff around linking it to the PC. I tried to explain that once its on the wifi its set up, but he wasn't convinced. Plus they turn off the wifi whenever they are not using the computer.

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vivatifosi wrote: »

Unless you're giving one to a librarian:p.

I've heard that happens after hours. In fact a friend of mine did that after hours.....