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  1. The Muppet Show

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  1. wiseowl

    R.I.P Gordon Banks

    It would;dnt let me put the whole team on.!Midfielder 7 Alan Ball Everton FC 12/05/1945 9 Bobby Charlton Manchester United 11/10/1937 17 Ron Flowers Wolverhampton Wanderers 28/07/1934 16...
    It would;dnt let me put the whole team on.!Midfielder 7 Alan Ball Everton FC 12/05/1945 9 Bobby Charlton Manchester United 11/10/1937 17 Ron Flowers Wolverhampton Wanderers 28/07/1934 16 Martin Peters West Ham United 08/11/1943 4 Nobby Stiles Manchester United 18/05/1942 Forward 20...
    It would;dnt let me put the whole team on.!Midfielder 7 Alan Ball Everton FC 12/05/1945 9 Bobby Charlton Manchester United 11/10/1937 17 Ron Flowers Wolverhampton Wanderers 28/07/1934 16 Martin Peters West Ham United 08/11/1943 4 Nobby...
    It would;dnt let me put the whole team on.!Midfielder 7 Alan Ball Everton FC 12/05/1945 9 Bobby Charlton Manchester United 11/10/1937 17 Ron Flowers Wolverhampton Wanderers 28/07/1934 16...
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  2. Fat Controller

    Leg of lamb

    Sorry, @Mike Allen, you missed it on Saturday! I wondered why you didn't turn up. :scratch: :noidea:
    Sorry, @Mike Allen, you missed it on Saturday! I wondered why you didn't turn up. :scratch: :noidea:
    Sorry, @Mike Allen, you missed it on Saturday! I wondered why you didn't turn up. :scratch: :noidea:
    Sorry, @Mike Allen, you missed it on Saturday! I wondered why you didn't turn up. :scratch: :noidea:
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  3. Fat Controller

    Barry Gibb - The last Bee Gee

    I've always liked the BeeGees, some of their tunes are quite lyrical, like this one I like to play.Box
    I've always liked the BeeGees, some of their tunes are quite lyrical, like this one I like to play.Box
    I've always liked the BeeGees, some of their tunes are quite lyrical, like this one I like to play.Box
    I've always liked the BeeGees, some of their tunes are quite lyrical, like this one I like to play.Box
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  4. longk

    RIP Albert Finney

    Sad news.My future wife and I saw him from excellent seats when he opened as "Billy Liar" at the Cambridge Theatre, I think in 1959. My dad was a GPO telephone manager and he got a new PBX...
    Sad news.My future wife and I saw him from excellent seats when he opened as "Billy Liar" at the Cambridge Theatre, I think in 1959. My dad was a GPO telephone manager and he got a new PBX telephone system put into that theatre when there was a big waiting list for them. The tickets were given...
    Sad news.My future wife and I saw him from excellent seats when he opened as "Billy Liar" at the Cambridge Theatre, I think in 1959. My dad was a GPO telephone manager and he got a new PBX telephone system put into that theatre when there was a...
    Sad news.My future wife and I saw him from excellent seats when he opened as "Billy Liar" at the Cambridge Theatre, I think in 1959. My dad was a GPO telephone manager and he got a new PBX...
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  5. jjordie

    GC - you are being watched!

    I thought that might have been listed under the 'kinky hose' or 'old tools' threads.
    I thought that might have been listed under the 'kinky hose' or 'old tools' threads.
    I thought that might have been listed under the 'kinky hose' or 'old tools' threads.
    I thought that might have been listed under the 'kinky hose' or 'old tools' threads.
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  6. Phil A
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    Like x 3

    What's your weather like

    CLOSEDNEW THREAD. HERE
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    CLOSEDNEW THREAD. HERE
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  7. shiney
    Funny x 6

    My, how life has changed.......

    I'm retired now. Cash poor, but time rich :yay:
    I'm retired now. Cash poor, but time rich :yay:
    I'm retired now. Cash poor, but time rich :yay:
    I'm retired now. Cash poor, but time rich :yay:
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  8. Doghouse Riley
    Like x 5

    "For Everything Else, There's e-Bay."

    This is what you'd think with most buyers, that's why this firm usually offer you an extra black free. But as I am mostly printing photos and illustrations for my wife's decoupage hobby, I don't...
    This is what you'd think with most buyers, that's why this firm usually offer you an extra black free. But as I am mostly printing photos and illustrations for my wife's decoupage hobby, I don't use a lot of black. Black is mainly for printing off sheet music I've downloaded from Music...
    This is what you'd think with most buyers, that's why this firm usually offer you an extra black free. But as I am mostly printing photos and illustrations for my wife's decoupage hobby, I don't use a lot of black. Black is mainly for printing...
    This is what you'd think with most buyers, that's why this firm usually offer you an extra black free. But as I am mostly printing photos and illustrations for my wife's decoupage hobby, I don't...
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  9. Doghouse Riley
    Like x 3

    When All Else Fails

    I must admit, we went for the Hive system a few years back and it is actually really good - very easy to control and set your desired schedules
    I must admit, we went for the Hive system a few years back and it is actually really good - very easy to control and set your desired schedules
    I must admit, we went for the Hive system a few years back and it is actually really good - very easy to control and set your desired schedules
    I must admit, we went for the Hive system a few years back and it is actually really good - very easy to control and set your desired schedules
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  10. Mike Allen
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    Slapping a D notice on a thread.

    I'm closing this thread now, as I think it has ran its course. If anyone has any questions remaining, I would encourage you to drop one of the staff a PM.Please bear in mind when doing so that...
    I'm closing this thread now, as I think it has ran its course. If anyone has any questions remaining, I would encourage you to drop one of the staff a PM.Please bear in mind when doing so that the staff currently available are: @shiney @Marley Farley @wiseowl @Webmaster and myself.
    I'm closing this thread now, as I think it has ran its course. If anyone has any questions remaining, I would encourage you to drop one of the staff a PM.Please bear in mind when doing so that the staff currently available are: @shiney @Marley...
    I'm closing this thread now, as I think it has ran its course. If anyone has any questions remaining, I would encourage you to drop one of the staff a PM.Please bear in mind when doing so that...
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  11. Doghouse Riley

    Vocabulary

    My niece was almost three and we were walking down the road, in November, and she looked at a very large oak tree and asked if it was a gunpowder tree. :scratch: We had to be careful with asking what she...
    My niece was almost three and we were walking down the road, in November, and she looked at a very large oak tree and asked if it was a gunpowder tree. :scratch: We had to be careful with asking what she meant and she said that she thought it was the one in the poem she had been hearing:- Please to...
    My niece was almost three and we were walking down the road, in November, and she looked at a very large oak tree and asked if it was a gunpowder tree. :scratch: We had to be careful with asking what she meant and she said that she thought it was the...
    My niece was almost three and we were walking down the road, in November, and she looked at a very large oak tree and asked if it was a gunpowder tree. :scratch: We had to be careful with asking what she...
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  12. HarryS

    Credit Card Refund Claims ?

    You have been lucky there Harry (fingers crossed you do actually get the money back).
    You have been lucky there Harry (fingers crossed you do actually get the money back).
    You have been lucky there Harry (fingers crossed you do actually get the money back).
    You have been lucky there Harry (fingers crossed you do actually get the money back).
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  13. Fat Controller
    Informative x 5

    VIRGIN MEDIA CUSTOMERS / HAVE YOU EMAILED ME?

    More or less all done @ricky101 - AV protection is ESET, with Malwarebytes, Avast for mobiles and no financial transactions done on mobiles at all.All passwords on everything, including email,...
    More or less all done @ricky101 - AV protection is ESET, with Malwarebytes, Avast for mobiles and no financial transactions done on mobiles at all.All passwords on everything, including email, changed again. and I do not do financial transactions by email either - it is purely email that has...
    More or less all done @ricky101 - AV protection is ESET, with Malwarebytes, Avast for mobiles and no financial transactions done on mobiles at all.All passwords on everything, including email, changed again. and I do not do financial...
    More or less all done @ricky101 - AV protection is ESET, with Malwarebytes, Avast for mobiles and no financial transactions done on mobiles at all.All passwords on everything, including email,...
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  14. Sussexgardener

    Any Virgin Media customers/broadband users?

    Hmmm, food for thought.My email, the onky one, came through my Outlook.... so maybe it's Microsoft!
    Hmmm, food for thought.My email, the onky one, came through my Outlook.... so maybe it's Microsoft!
    Hmmm, food for thought.My email, the onky one, came through my Outlook.... so maybe it's Microsoft!
    Hmmm, food for thought.My email, the onky one, came through my Outlook.... so maybe it's Microsoft!
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  15. Logan

    This forum

    Part of the updates etc are for ongoing compliance with GDPR , which is also the reason you may get the occasional popup asking you to agree to cookies being stored.Don't store the choc chip...
    Part of the updates etc are for ongoing compliance with GDPR , which is also the reason you may get the occasional popup asking you to agree to cookies being stored.Don't store the choc chip ones with us though ...... They won't last long :biggrin:
    Part of the updates etc are for ongoing compliance with GDPR , which is also the reason you may get the occasional popup asking you to agree to cookies being stored.Don't store the choc chip ones with us though ...... They won't last long :biggrin:
    Part of the updates etc are for ongoing compliance with GDPR , which is also the reason you may get the occasional popup asking you to agree to cookies being stored.Don't store the choc chip...
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  16. NigelJ

    New Washing Machine Advice Please

    The machine we had longest was a Servis "top loader." At the end of the guarantee, Servis sent out an engineer to inspect and service it and try to sell you a service contact.I wasn't having...
    The machine we had longest was a Servis "top loader." At the end of the guarantee, Servis sent out an engineer to inspect and service it and try to sell you a service contact.I wasn't having that, but I asked him if he did "foreigners." He said, "No." I said "You must do!" So for a couple of...
    The machine we had longest was a Servis "top loader." At the end of the guarantee, Servis sent out an engineer to inspect and service it and try to sell you a service contact.I wasn't having that, but I asked him if he did "foreigners." He...
    The machine we had longest was a Servis "top loader." At the end of the guarantee, Servis sent out an engineer to inspect and service it and try to sell you a service contact.I wasn't having...
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  17. Doghouse Riley
    Like x 3

    Donald Trump Sings Michael Jackson!

    Must have taken hours of searching through Trump speeches. He deserves kudos just for that. I certainly couldn't do it. 'Lie becomes the truth'- very appropriate!
    Must have taken hours of searching through Trump speeches. He deserves kudos just for that. I certainly couldn't do it. 'Lie becomes the truth'- very appropriate!
    Must have taken hours of searching through Trump speeches. He deserves kudos just for that. I certainly couldn't do it. 'Lie becomes the truth'- very appropriate!
    Must have taken hours of searching through Trump speeches. He deserves kudos just for that. I certainly couldn't do it. 'Lie becomes the truth'- very appropriate!
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  18. Fat Controller

    Happy Birthday NigelJ

    All the very best.
    All the very best.
    All the very best.
    All the very best.
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  19. Peter K

    Eye Test - a bad experience

    I used Boots for eye tests and glasses for years. I've always been pretty short sighted (qualified for free tests), then I started needing two pairs of glasses and found that the distance glasses...
    I used Boots for eye tests and glasses for years. I've always been pretty short sighted (qualified for free tests), then I started needing two pairs of glasses and found that the distance glasses with high refractive index glass were very fragile and after breaking several lenses and Boots...
    I used Boots for eye tests and glasses for years. I've always been pretty short sighted (qualified for free tests), then I started needing two pairs of glasses and found that the distance glasses with high refractive index glass were very...
    I used Boots for eye tests and glasses for years. I've always been pretty short sighted (qualified for free tests), then I started needing two pairs of glasses and found that the distance glasses...
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  20. Fat Controller
    Like x 6

    Every day is a bonus, and today..........

    Had a dental check up yesterday. Got a gold star and a modest fee of £21.50. "OOOh - what lovely pale pink gums you have said my Dentist . Well, a compliment like that is a bonus....
    Had a dental check up yesterday. Got a gold star and a modest fee of £21.50. "OOOh - what lovely pale pink gums you have said my Dentist . Well, a compliment like that is a bonus....
    Had a dental check up yesterday. Got a gold star and a modest fee of £21.50. "OOOh - what lovely pale pink gums you have said my Dentist . Well, a compliment like that is a bonus....
    Had a dental check up yesterday. Got a gold star and a modest fee of £21.50. "OOOh - what lovely pale pink gums you have said my Dentist . Well, a compliment like that is a bonus....
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