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  • zagubov
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    About 20 years ago, I went on a coach tour of the western states of the USA. Everywhere we went, this pair of older women who were travel companions, would compare it to somewhere else they'd been. We had:

    Las Vegas "ooh, it's just like Blackpool"
    Disneyland "just like Alton Towers"
    Santa Barbara "lovely long beach, just like (I think) Morecombe"
    Yosemite "just like the Peak District"
    and my personal favourite:
    Grand Canyon "it's just like the Cheddar Gorge"

    It doesn't surprise me much that US tourists come to see European cities rather than landscapes as theirs are a bit more dramatic. But their cities are immensely more similar to each other. I doubt the US has more to see than Europe does, as our human landscape is much more diverse but our natural physical environment is more moderate and "bland" than theirs is.
    There is no honour to be had in not knowing a thing that can be known - Danny Baker
  • michaels
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    I wonder if I am the only one in the country who is worse off every tme they increase the minimum wage? (Because I pay more NI)
    I think....
  • Pyxis
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    .

    He used to smoke like a chimney, but then he caught the flue.


    .
    (I just lurve spiders!)
    INFJ(Turbulent).
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  • chris_m
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    I took my new motor out for a decent run today. Just on (mostly) decent A-roads and motorways for now, need to get it pretty well run in before I try it on the poxy little roads up here.
  • vivatifosi
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    Pyxis wrote: »
    .

    He used to smoke like a chimney, but then he caught the flue.


    .

    Why is Tuesday the worst day of the week?

    Because my calendar goes Monday, Tuesday !!!!!!

    Saw that on a t-shirt this week.
    Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
  • Pyxis
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    Why is Tuesday the worst day of the week?

    Because my calendar goes Monday, Tuesday !!!!!!

    Saw that on a t-shirt this week.

    But what about SS?
    (I just lurve spiders!)
    INFJ(Turbulent).
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  • vivatifosi
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    Pyxis wrote: »
    But what about SS?

    Don't be a pedant!:D

    I can't often remember jokes, so it's a rare thing to get from me. Normally I'm wandering around scratching my head, thinking "what's the punchline again?'
    Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
  • michaels
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    Happy Birthday, Birthday Gal
    I think....
  • Pyxis
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    michaels wrote: »
    Happy Birthday, Birthday Gal

    Any Birthday Gal in particular?
    (I just lurve spiders!)
    INFJ(Turbulent).
    Her Greenliness Baroness Pyxis of the Alphabetty, Pinnacle of Peadom and Official Brainbox
    Founder Member: 'WIMPS ANONYMOUS' and 'VICTIMS of the RANDOM HEDGEHOG'
    I'm in a clique! It's a clique of one! It's a unique clique!
    I love :eek:



  • Pyxis
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    This is really funny!

    "The 5-second Rule"

    (Courtesy of Wizard of Id)


    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04gf6vp?intc_type=promo&intc_location=news&intc_campaign=eatingoffthefloor&intc_linkname=radio4_ent_vidclip1
    (I just lurve spiders!)
    INFJ(Turbulent).
    Her Greenliness Baroness Pyxis of the Alphabetty, Pinnacle of Peadom and Official Brainbox
    Founder Member: 'WIMPS ANONYMOUS' and 'VICTIMS of the RANDOM HEDGEHOG'
    I'm in a clique! It's a clique of one! It's a unique clique!
    I love :eek:



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