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Forum: Business Bytes 22 May 2013, 05:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 635
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I hadn't thought of that UEL... and "Dhaka" in...

I hadn't thought of that UEL... and "Dhaka" in Turkish seems to be "Dakka", which would ring less of an alarm for mea at least...

http://dhaka.emb.mfa.gov.tr/default.aspx

Dakar is still Dakar...
Forum: Business Bytes 22 May 2013, 03:56 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 635
Posted By Embra
There are a few more details in this write-up of...

There are a few more details in this write-up of the story:
...
Forum: Book Corner 21 May 2013, 04:12 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 58,582
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I have just finished Wool by Hugh Howey....

I have just finished Wool by Hugh Howey. Recommended by a friend and now I am reading a review of it I find it's apparently Sci-Fi's "answer to Fifty Shades of Grey" (:lol: in the sense of having...
Forum: Rantidote 21 May 2013, 03:55 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 53,769
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LTTAM: reading a gig review that describes my...

LTTAM: reading a gig review that describes my (brilliant saxophonist) SIL as "eye candy". :rolleyes:
Forum: SLC 20 May 2013, 04:05 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 17,201
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Congratulations on your race pace, quink :) ...

Congratulations on your race pace, quink :)

And thanks for the comforting words, guys. I was feeling really annoyed, but if I reflect on my times earlier in the year, then you're right, I haven't...
Forum: SLC 19 May 2013, 05:27 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 17,201
Posted By Embra
So I did my 10k this morning, and it was pretty...

So I did my 10k this morning, and it was pretty awful! The first few ks were fine, including the first hill, which I managed well. But for whatever reason the second hill took everything out of me,...
Forum: Social Studies 18 May 2013, 08:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 553
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"And in a recent survey conducted by Harris...

"And in a recent survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Netflix..." Sigh. (Although admittedly the stupid phrase itself was apparently coined by another journalist).

Unlucky...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 17 May 2013, 08:10 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 240
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Nigel Farage blasts 'fascist' protesters

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22566183



For those in need of their weekly irony.
Forum: Soapbox Derby 16 May 2013, 09:29 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,710
Posted By Embra
The Disability News Service story: ...

The Disability News Service story:

http://disabilitynewsservice.com/2013/05/colin-brewer-there-is-a-good-argument-for-killing-some-disabled-babies/
Forum: Amusement Bark 15 May 2013, 08:55 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 953
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Mama, mama, what is that star That looks like...

Mama, mama, what is that star
That looks like strawberry jam?
Hush, hush my dear, it is your pa
Run over by a tram


I thangyew
Forum: Amusement Bark 15 May 2013, 08:49 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 846
Posted By Embra
Chris Hadfield tweets from Prestwick

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22536830



Not seen such excitement since Elvis, surely :)
Forum: Soapbox Derby 14 May 2013, 02:54 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,710
Posted By Embra
Icon07 Brewer in new rant

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/colin-brewer-councillor-new-sick-1887780
Forum: Critter Country 13 May 2013, 09:49 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 936
Posted By Embra
Could somebody ask They Might Be Giants to write...

Could somebody ask They Might Be Giants to write the song, "My dad the herpetologist"? It could be a bonus track on "Here Comes Science".
Forum: Social Studies 13 May 2013, 09:30 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,573
Posted By Embra
Yeah, I always thought that particular idea was...

Yeah, I always thought that particular idea was creepy; certainly not "romantic".

As it was, Mr E's surprise "hey let me just pretend I need a dram to steady my nerves before I say I do" in front...
Forum: Social Studies 13 May 2013, 09:22 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,573
Posted By Embra
Is it weird of me to wonder why the "proposal" is...

Is it weird of me to wonder why the "proposal" is so loaded anyway? It's not enough to decide to get married and then have a ceremony that means something to both parties: the decision to get hitched...
Forum: SLC 13 May 2013, 09:06 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 17,201
Posted By Embra
I'd got up to doing a "long run" of 6 or 7 miles...

I'd got up to doing a "long run" of 6 or 7 miles on a Monday, then 2 or 3 shorter runs in the rest of the week of 3 or 4 miles each.

In the end I didn't get to do much of a run today anyway...
Forum: SLC 13 May 2013, 05:59 PM
Replies: 182
Views: 17,201
Posted By Embra
Now that's an enlightened employer's scheme: I'd...

Now that's an enlightened employer's scheme: I'd love a similar one at my work. They do have a raft (I believe that's the correct HR-bingo word ;)) of other non-functional discounts and "perks"...
Forum: Fun House 13 May 2013, 05:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 798
Posted By Embra
That's the precise same bit where I had to go and...

That's the precise same bit where I had to go and get the cloth to mop up the nose-propelled coffee!
Forum: Rantidote 11 May 2013, 05:40 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,722
Posted By Embra
Good news that you have a job offer, BTN. Even if...

Good news that you have a job offer, BTN. Even if there are other options, it's good to know you have something there already.
Forum: SLC 11 May 2013, 10:20 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 17,201
Posted By Embra
Me too! I have yet to beat the hill, and I...

Me too! I have yet to beat the hill, and I usually finish my run at the bottom and then tell myself I'm doing a warm-down by walking home.
Forum: Police Blotter 11 May 2013, 10:13 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,845
Posted By Embra
I didn't say that the word had anything to do...

I didn't say that the word had anything to do with what the school did or why. It was a point about the language used to discuss the issue.
Forum: The Bad Gastronomer 09 May 2013, 01:44 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 687
Posted By Embra
Easy: mandarins come in segments in a tin....

Easy: mandarins come in segments in a tin. Clementines are what you get if there aren't any satsumas. :)
Forum: Social Studies 09 May 2013, 10:37 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,080
Posted By Embra
But the article says that there are very few...

But the article says that there are very few rules about names in the UK. It doesn't say that there used to be rules against any of those things.



He can be a jazz drummer, and play musical...
Forum: Police Blotter 09 May 2013, 10:26 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,845
Posted By Embra
I'm just wary of using the word "bomb" in an...

I'm just wary of using the word "bomb" in an unqualified way: my initial response was to Barbara's statement that "... it is a bomb. That is the right word for it."

I don't know what the...
Forum: Police Blotter 08 May 2013, 09:20 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 4,845
Posted By Embra
If you shake up a fizzy drink (or if you pop some...

If you shake up a fizzy drink (or if you pop some mints in first), and its cap flies up and hits you in the eye, then that is also "explosive and capable of injury".

My reservation about calling...
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