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Olympic Torch Disgrace

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  • montyrebel
    montyrebel Posts: 646 Forumite
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    Sure with the size of the wee man himself the torch would have been bigger :p
    mortui non mordent
  • Mistral001
    Mistral001 Posts: 5,444 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    Are these things not done by appliying for them or by getting someone else to nominate you and then filling in a complicated form explaining why the committee etc. should appoint you.

    I do not think that is Mary Peters or Barry McGuiggan's style.
  • NAR
    NAR Posts: 4,863 Forumite
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    Mistral001 wrote: »
    Are these things not done by appliying for them or by getting someone else to nominate you and then filling in a complicated form explaining why the committee etc. should appoint you.

    I do not think that is Mary Peters or Barry McGuiggan's style.
    Please read post #5.
  • D.A.
    D.A. Posts: 1,162 Forumite
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    All those who don't care, raise your hand.
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,178 Forumite
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    My hands are raised!!


    How is these posts saving me MONEY?
  • Artofdookie
    Artofdookie Posts: 4,611 Forumite
    ballyblack wrote: »
    My hands are raised!!


    How is these posts saving me MONEY?
    You could say the same of 99% of the posts on the NI board
    Well I Love Tv And I Love T. Rex, I Can See Through Your Skirt I've Got X-Ray Spex
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,178 Forumite
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    Who is paying for the gas in those torches???

    Ha Ha!
  • spike7451
    spike7451 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    ballyblack wrote: »
    Who is paying for the gas in those torches???

    Ha Ha!

    They're using recycled gas gathered from the House of Commons during Prime Ministers Question Time...:p
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,178 Forumite
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    How many miles to the cannister?
  • wanchai_2
    wanchai_2 Posts: 2,955 Forumite
    He's not from NI. It was up to the Irish govt to ask him.
    7 Feb 2012: 10st7lbs :( 14 Feb: 10st4.5lbs :D 21 Feb: 10st4lbs * 1 March: 10st2.5lbs :j13 March: 10st3lbs (post-holiday) :o 30 March: 10st1.5lbs :D 4 April: 10st0.75lbs * 6 April: 9st13.5 lbs :) 27 April 9st12.5lbs * 16 May 9st12lbs * 11 June 9st11lbs * 15 June 9st9.5lbs * 20 June 9st8.5lbs :D 27 June 9st8lbs * 1 July 9st7lbs * 7 July 9st6.5lbs :D
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