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Upside Down Dogs

PinkyB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And Duke's Denver, I like the pink French fancies > best too, but there were only the yellow ones left > after my flatmates scoffed them all, I'm afraid. I > do like a foodstuff that comes with its own doily. Have you seen the big ones on the cake counter in John Lewis' Food Hall?

PinkyB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've just had a yellow French fancy. I like the pink ones myself. I've just had some strawberry jelly made with evaporated milk.

My Pure Tempus radio has built-in birdsong - you might like to consider buying one?

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Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is said (but I cannot immediately find a > reference to verify) that over 75% of British > legislation originates from the EU. 'A frequently asked question concerns the amount of UK legislation arising from EC legislation. It is impossible to answer this question accurately for a number of reasons. UK laws implemented as a result of EC legislation might have been brought into UK law anyway and existing UK laws might adequately implement all or parts of an EC law.' Source: Parliament factsheet

Undercoat?

I am nothing if not obedient. Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac

Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyway, was it just me or did anyone just love the > way that President Bartlett used to put on his > jacket in the West Wing? > It made the character for me. Something to do with MS having a dodgy arm in real life, I believe. Top geezer.

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Individual tinned Steak & Kidney puddings have > gone the same way - fondly remembered and known as > "Babies Heads" in the Royal navy. I think you can still get the Goblin ones up north. Also Holland's puds from the freezer section to steam at home, mmm I *love* that flabby grey suet pastry!

I'm sure they will quail before your mighty Wingdings.

Evaporated milk. The House of Eliott.

Whippets

I see your Doris Day and I raise you Carl Douglas: Kung Fu Fighting.

No, they should let the ladies do the plucking for them. Youch!

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> Out of my own ignorance, which MP tried to get a > B&O TV? Dunno, but it's number 30 here: Telegraph link

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think it is entirely reasonable for MPs to > receive a second-home allowance. I want my MP to > be in London representing my views and not stuck > in some provincial constituency. They are not > student nurses and should not be made to sleep in > some sort of dormitory where all the MPs live away > from home. I mean, really?! I don't think anyone is advocating 'dormitories', but it wouldn't be much of a hardship for an MP to spend a few nights each week in a serviced apartment or similar, would it? Assuming it was theirs for most of the year and they could keep stuff there and personalise it etc. Of course MPs should be allowed to claim reasonable expenses, but attempting to claim ?8865 for a Bang & Olufsen television is really taking the p**s.

I propose the creation of government-owned 'MP hotels' in central London. Non-London MPs each get a small suite of their own which is comfortable but nothing fancy. If that's not good enough they can pay for something better out of their own money. During the summer recess the rooms could be rented out to earn a bit of money for the public purse.

Not murder mysteries, but Richard Russo is brilliant if you like tales of small-town life and the tangled webs woven therein. 'Bridge of Sighs' and 'Empire Falls' are especially good. For sheer entertainment you have to go a long way to beat Dick Francis, especially the older ones. 'Twice Shy' is great, it was written in the early 1980s and features computer programmes on tape - those were the days, eh?

Harder Now That It's Over - Ryan Adams

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops I love you and nobody else. (oops wrong thread)

Interview with Idris Elba: Don't click here if you hate The Guardian and all it stands for

I hope it's all of them - would be very glad to see the back of the ones with yellow handrails which were horribly uncomfortable upstairs.