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« Reply #1950 on: July 05, 2025, 12:23:38 PM »

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« Reply #1951 on: July 05, 2025, 03:48:11 PM »
Used to see their fellow thugs and bigots in Liverpool when I lived there in the early 70s.
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« Reply #1952 on: July 05, 2025, 04:19:31 PM »
Used to see their fellow thugs and bigots in Liverpool when I lived there in the early 70s.
We get around 20 marches through the centre each year, but today being closest to the 12th July. And when I say 20, I mean different dats, the marches meet up and in total close by there are probably 50.

We moved back to Glasgow just over 20 years ago, and there were double that then. The centre of Glasgiw, particularly where I am, was for many years very lightly inhabited. But it is much more densely inhabited now, so has bigger impact, and there are many more business affected, and deliveries are more frequent now.

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Re: Topic for going off topic
« Reply #1954 on: July 11, 2025, 11:34:03 AM »
Doing the French course in Duolingo, and there's a whole section about discussing protests. Not that they are stereotyping.
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« Reply #1955 on: August 03, 2025, 09:59:54 AM »
From the 'Observer'. Why does half the pope's body appear to be missing?
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« Reply #1956 on: August 04, 2025, 03:39:24 PM »
Why do we say Northern Scotland, England and Ireland, but North Wales? (ditto Southern / South, of course.)
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« Reply #1957 on: August 10, 2025, 07:45:45 AM »
Broke one of the bones in my foot a few days ago when I was trail running. Very annoying. On crutches now for 4-6 weeks, and it will take 2-3 months until it will heal properly. The only plus side is that the rest of my summer holiday is now postponed and will be added to the end of my sick leave from work.
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« Reply #1958 on: August 11, 2025, 08:03:28 PM »
Why do we say Northern Scotland, England and Ireland, but North Wales? (ditto Southern / South, of course.)
Very good question. Did you find an answer?
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« Reply #1959 on: August 12, 2025, 06:07:44 AM »
No.
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« Reply #1960 on: September 12, 2025, 12:24:09 PM »

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« Reply #1961 on: September 14, 2025, 08:32:48 PM »
An odd story from the history of obstetrics in the US


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« Reply #1962 on: September 17, 2025, 01:57:19 PM »
Why Trump Street Leads To Russia Row


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« Reply #1963 on: September 19, 2025, 07:44:50 PM »
George Galloway just blocked me on Twitter.  LOL!
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« Reply #1964 on: September 19, 2025, 08:32:38 PM »
George Galloway just blocked me on Twitter.  LOL!
When I was on Twitter, he'd blocked me without any interaction

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« Reply #1965 on: September 19, 2025, 09:18:12 PM »
When I was on Twitter, he'd blocked me without any interaction

Cool  i always take it as a win.
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« Reply #1966 on: September 20, 2025, 10:36:35 AM »
Was pottering in the kitchen, when the Dance of the Mirlitons was used on some TV programme and immediately I was singing this

https://youtu.be/kW4k9AoHB98?si=EvVjp4IsUL-J4f9p

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« Reply #1967 on: September 20, 2025, 11:43:56 AM »
Wee visit from the Jehovah's Witnesses there. A very pleasant Italian couple. As so often in the past they seemed glad to get away.


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Re: Topic for going off topic
« Reply #1968 on: September 22, 2025, 07:01:31 PM »
Just seen this on Michael Portillo's Great Coastal Railway Journeys Series 3 Episode 16. Fascinating piece of art that you can stay in


https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001yv33/great-coastal-railway-journeys-series-3-16-canvey-island-to-wrabness

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« Reply #1969 on: September 22, 2025, 07:44:22 PM »
I've just finished  watching GCRJ on iplayer, with Portaloo on the Talyllyn railway!
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« Reply #1970 on: September 24, 2025, 06:39:52 PM »
I've just finished  watching GCRJ on iplayer, with Portaloo on the Talyllyn railway!
I wonder how I might have reacted during the Portillo moment if I has been told that in the future I would enjoy him doing railway programmes.
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« Reply #1971 on: September 25, 2025, 02:33:01 AM »
I wonder how I might have reacted during the Portillo moment if I has been told that in the future I would enjoy him doing railway programmes.
Me too! I hated him then, and rejoiced in his downfall, but  liked him on 'The Week', and greatly enjoy his railway programmes.
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Re: Topic for going off topic
« Reply #1972 on: September 28, 2025, 10:18:19 AM »
The Ryder Cup and 9/11


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« Reply #1973 on: September 30, 2025, 08:55:42 PM »

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« Reply #1974 on: October 06, 2025, 01:35:31 PM »
Poor kid