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Spam In Jokes

I can't help chuckling when Spam appears in the Jokes topic (one has just been blitzed by one of our wonderfully alert Mods). The conclusion I draw from these postings appearing there is that their...
16:31 Fri 01st May 2020
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Tom Moore, Our Hero

I hope this hasn't already been posted (I did a search which didn't pick anything up). https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=68&v=7gp3VrPUsrA&feature=emb_logo...
16:16 Fri 01st May 2020
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Horses For Courses - Birds For Hedges !

When I moved into my present house there was an enormous line of Leylandii along one boundary. After several years, one of my neighbours expressed concern about them so I had them cut down, and I...
14:46 Fri 01st May 20205 answers, last by Chipchopper 06:34 Sat 02nd May 2020
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An Encouraging Stat . . .

.... looking on the bright side for a change (but no call for complacency nevertheless) https://uk.news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-recoveries-hit-one-million-070014542.html?.tsrc=bell-brknews...
14:24 Fri 01st May 20201 answer, last by rockyracoon 16:03 Fri 01st May 2020
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Loser !

Left the Tory party and became LibDem. Now creeps out of the woodwork with an attack on his former Party. Hell hath no fury etc etc....
12:07 Thu 30th Apr 20202 answers, last by naomi24 16:26 Thu 30th Apr 2020
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Evil Or Sick ? You Decide

Proof, if any needed, that mental sickness [i] still [i] not getting the recognition it needs. With such an appallingly distressing background, this girl deserves treatment, not caging....
10:18 Thu 30th Apr 202038 answers, last by woofgang 18:11 Thu 30th Apr 2020
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A Little Rhyme.

Source not authenticated, but I understand it's Pam Ayres [i] On Bleach and Trump [i] At last we have a cure for all! Ailments large and ailments small, Good health is not beyond my reach, If I inject...
16:54 Tue 28th Apr 20202 answers, last by Stephen_G 16:57 Tue 28th Apr 2020
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A Lockdown Plus

There are some advantages of the pesky lockdown. For example, being at home all the time I am able to keep a constant watch to ensure that prowling cats and thieving magpies keep clear of all the...
01:32 Tue 28th Apr 20209 answers, last by bookbinder 17:09 Tue 28th Apr 2020
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Where Is It Ii

Further to bhg481's thread, here's another painting to identify. But in this case I know the location, which I will reveal tomorrow after you've had a few guesses ;-)...
14:42 Mon 27th Apr 202018 answers, last by jakep 14:55 Wed 29th Apr 2020
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Just A Couple

I went to the zoo the other day and saw a loaf in a very small cage. When I remonstrated to a Keeper about this condition denying it freedom, he replied, "It's OK, it's bread in captivity". = = = = =...
11:43 Mon 27th Apr 20205 answers, last by marval 22:34 Mon 27th Apr 2020
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Boris's Backers Seek Results From Their Bribes. Tough Titty.

The Tory Party's Billionaire Backers are putting pressure on Boris to change direction. Let's hope he tells them that he's running the country, not them....
23:20 Sun 26th Apr 202022 answers, last by zebo 21:49 Mon 27th Apr 2020
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Nursery Thymes Revisited

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall The structure of the wall had a defect So he won ten grand with Claims Direct Jack and Jill went into town To fetch some chips and sweeties...
11:54 Sun 26th Apr 202024 answers, last by BAKERS DOZEN 23:12 Sun 26th Apr 2020
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Some To Groan At

When I die, if I come back as a Hillbilly, is that Reintarnation Ireland is the World’s wealthiest country – its Capital is always Dublin I wrote a song about a tortilla – well it was really more of a...
23:15 Sat 25th Apr 20203 answers, last by jno 16:16 Sun 26th Apr 2020
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The plumber said, “Why haven’t you paid the bill for the work I did for you last Friday?” Paddy replied. “Well it wasn’t what you quoted” The plumber responded, “I didn’t give you a quote”. Paddy...
21:00 Fri 24th Apr 20204 answers, last by clyde59 23:06 Fri 24th Apr 2020
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It's Confession Time

A drunk staggers into a Catholic Church and enters the confessional and sits down but says nothing. After a pause the priest coughs to attract his attention, but still the man says nothing. The priest...
01:21 Fri 24th Apr 20202 answers, last by Patsy33 08:49 Fri 24th Apr 2020
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Men's Health

Here is a short DIY health check for men. Go outside and take a pee in the garden. Here is the diagnosis, depending on the result:- 1. If ants gather round, it’s diabetes 2. If you pee on your feet,...
22:15 Wed 22nd Apr 20202 answers, last by Patsy33 00:17 Thu 23rd Apr 2020
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Therapist: Your wife says you never buy her flowers Husband: I never knew she was a flower-seller = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Today is National Woman's Day. It should have been...
20:05 Tue 21st Apr 20205 answers, last by marval 14:42 Thu 23rd Apr 2020
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An Unusual Form Of Quarantine !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52332899...
19:38 Tue 21st Apr 20206 answers, last by Hopkirk 22:08 Tue 21st Apr 2020
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Oxymoron

The expression [i] United States [i] of America seems to have an oxymoronic quality during the Covid-19 outbreak, with some states defying and/or rebelling against lockdown. To a certain extent...
19:31 Mon 20th Apr 202013 answers, last by shoota 15:36 Thu 23rd Apr 2020