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This little devil is eating all my bird food and my birds are not impressed!!
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Tony raises a million (Edited)
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN23X0D5
Back on BBC again this morning and receiving a personal message from David Walliams, little Tony has raised over a million pounds. -
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plans-to-ease-guidance-for-over-2-million-shielding
The `R` rate is 0.7-O.9. Daily number of lab.confirmed cases as of today is around 1,000.Nearly 150 deaths from it,just today!
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The Best Birthday Present you bought your spouse/partner?
My nephew sent his wife up to West London this week to pick up her birthday present from a car showroom.
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notification links not working
Is anyone getting this type of message when clicking on links sent in email with notifications from SL?
The page you were on is trying to send you to an invalid URL (http:///user/ ).If you do not want to visit that page, you can return to the previous page.
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PC going to ridiculous extremes
There is an article in Southend News network that people are calling for Dick van Dyke to be digitally removed from Disneys Mary Poppins because his face is 'blacked up'.
the idiotic woman who started it also says it is offensive because his name is penis Van Lesbian.
https://southendnewsnetwork.net/news/dick-van-dyke-condemned-over-blackface-appearance-in-mary-poppins2/?fbclid=IwAR2H3_39d9bmQV0q083i2NNRDT0Hvm9ume5w_59HTFX2gFl8lOhYrUhTHTU -
Here is the answer but what was the question? #59
This is a repost from the Pastime group as we don't quite have the answer yet.
Today's answer is
India
What was the question?
The clue is, I am looking for the name of the circular design on the India flag. Both the Hindi name and the English name. -
Edward and Pip enjoying the garden again...... (Edited)
Edward checking his cuttings ready to pot on, Pip spotted a big worm which he wants to save for his friend Bob Robin!
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Woman gets death threats for eating ice lolly in park
Journalist Ash Sarkar posted a photo on social media of her eating an ice lolly while sitting on a park bench.
Now the twitter trolls are sending death threats saying it means she supports the attack in a park in Reading.
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I understand the tracing app is probably already on all of our phones.
If you have an android phone go into settings, scroll to Google settings and open it and you will likely find the sneaky download Coronavirus info that just needs location and Bluetooth turned on to make it active. Similar on iPhone.
I found it on my phone. Does anyone know if it can be removed? -
Mother swan dies from a broken heart 😥 (Edited)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8444185/Swan-dies-broken-heart-teenage-yobs-killed-unborn-cygnets-smashing-eggs.html
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Who is planning to go the minute they open or are you feeling it's better to wait and see?
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Although I have recently left a few groups on here I have just realised I am a member of more than 20 groups on a wide range of subject , public and private.
Have I overdone done it? Or have other people joined as many?
I believe there are now almost 70 groups available! -
Today is a national holiday in Texas. Celebrating the day a Union soldier rode into Galveston to tell the black slaves the Civil War was over and they were free.
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Just seen an item on FB talking about the above - remember them ?
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What do people think of frankenfoods, when two foodstuffs are put together. Like;Philadelphia chocolate cheeseMarmite peanut butterMayo-ketchupChorizo JamChocolate and salted caramel spreadClotted cream with jam spread.
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How the super rich coped with lockdown
While we all try to get a Tesco delivery slot to risk shopping ourselves, the super rich emplay minions to queue at Waitrose for them, while lamenting that Harrods food hall is closed.
This is the article by FT columnist Shruti Advani who has a Venture Capitalist husband. Her kids are being home tutored for £95 per hour. So she can look good on Zoom calls she bought £425 silk pyjamas.
https://www.ft.com/content/8ea1c992-89f8-11ea-a109-483c62d17528 -
If you can't wear a mask............ (Edited)
maybe use one of these..........
https://www.keepsafe.org.uk/posters?fbclid=IwAR0VhAZvwXWUe9TwbfvJbVwFwhdSdnNyZLE4UF1Rf4MBy3Smlto5Joea0Qc -
More sad news
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8439945/amp/Lord-Rings-star-Sir-Ian-Holm-dies-aged-88-battle-Parkinsons-disease.html -
Weather - that perennial topic of conversation
Up to 30/31 degrees next week !
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Newspaper, and other website links.
If you wish to avoid the advert, popup and video festooned page you are presented with when clicking links such as the one in the Primula post https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/18/tesco-asda-sainsburys-morrisons-urgently-recall-cheese-product-linked-paralysis-12869501/ , then do the following: Instead of clicking the link, right-click it and copy it, then paste it in to the address bar of the Edge browser. When it opens, click the open book and speaker icon at the end of the address bar. You will then have only the news item, which if you wanted to print it would save on ink and paper. You can also have it read to you.
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Primula cheese can paralyse you
Where is @Lonicera our queen of the product recalls when we need her? This is a major one. All the supermarkets are recalling Primula cheese as it contains a food poisoning bug that can cause paralysis.
https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/18/tesco-asda-sainsburys-morrisons-urgently-recall-cheese-product-linked-paralysis-12869501/ -
Funny how newspapers ‘tweak’ Stories (Edited)
Just seen this in the Guardian online
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/18/man-rescued-by-uk-black-lives-matter-protester-is-ex-police-officer
And wonder what members think about how papers ‘pick and choose’ or word certain articles to biased the reader?
In this article the heading itself picks out that the man in the photo ‘is an ex police officer’ and writes the story therefore in that order.
He is actually a delivery driver and went there with other football fans - Millwall to ‘protect statues’ which it conveniently mentioned later in the story. The men that helped him said on BBC TV yesterday morning they went their to protect young people who were getting caught up in the protests with no adult supervision!
How would you have worded it ? Is the Guardian worse than other newspapers politically ?This discussion is now closed.
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Can anyone tell me how the ‘point’ system works
I have just seen this new member who has no friends, has posted no comments etc but had 4 points
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Can someone explain the point of following someone, if you follow a person do you get notifications whenever they post or comment ?
I have 3 more followers than friends and have only managed to suss out who 1 of them is, why don't they just send a friend request ? -
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Sent to me by a friend:-
I’m sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media. I’m sick of what flag is offensive and what flag is not. I'm sick of the lack of respect for the police because all police are not bad. I’m sick of no one being allowed to think what they want & feel what they do without offending someone. I am sick of blaming the whole for the sins of a few.
We’re one race, the human race. You want to support Boris Johnson? You do that. It’s your choice. You want to support Labour ? Fine... also your choice! You want to believe in God? Okay, believe in God. You want to believe in magical creatures that fly around & sprinkle fairy dust to make life better? AwesomeBUT stop thrusting your beliefs on others & not being able to deal with the fact that they don’t have the same exact mindset as you. Having our own minds is what makes us all individuals and beautiful. If you can’t handle the fact that you may have a friend that has opposing views as you, then you are not any better than the bigots and the racists.
I don’t have to agree with everything you believe to be a decent human being.
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Woman on a first date sued for £130k
Apparently the date went well and ended with a kiss on the lips. Then a while later he got a cold sore. Caught it from her. Now he is sueing for £130k.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/traumatised-man-sues-woman-130k-22199738 -
Brian's post about space reminded me of this beauty.
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Edward and best pal Pip! (Edited)
Edward and Pip are playing at Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers before the rain comes, lol
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Smart Motorways Are Three times More Dangerous? Petition for your consideration.
Smart motorways ‘three times more hazardous’ The AA says it has found hazard log data compiled by Highways England – the organisation responsible for major roads in England – that suggests breaking down in a live ALR motorway lane can be up to three times more hazardous than doing so where there’s the possibility of taking refuge on an empty hard shoulder.
NO anecdotal evidence required to support the data above please.
The question is whether another "dialogue with a deaf government" is taking place.
Sign the petition if you want a return to safer motorways.
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If you are bored with the real briefings watch Michael Spicer’s room next door on YouTube
https://youtu.be/osgcTSVt7eU