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Originally posted by original PM View PostCan you do that annoying upward inflection at the end of every sentence, Mate?Comment
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Originally posted by The Spartan View PostEmail at clientco this morning:
Not sure what to think of this country anymore to be fair, I saw very few people wearing poppies in West London this morning it makes me
They had Bruno Senna (Brazilian ex-F1 drvier, related to the famous Senna) doing a piece on his home country for Sky's F1 coverage, and even he had one.
If it's forced, it means nothing.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostThe Aussies only do a 1 minute silence. Is that because they can't shut up for two minutes?
one minute was a time of thanksgiving for those who had returned alive, the second minute was to remember the fallenBehold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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one minute was a time of thanksgiving for those who had returned alive, the second minute was to remember the fallenWill work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View Post"The fallen" is another use of language that annoys me. They didn't fall. They were killed. Shot, blown up, perhaps gassed, crushed or burned to death whilst terrified, or just died from disease, cold and starvation.
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est
Pro patria mori.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View Post"The fallen" is another use of language that annoys me. They didn't fall. They were killed. Shot, blown up, perhaps gassed, crushed or burned to death whilst terrified, or just died from disease, cold and starvation.
But yes, you're right, the use of language is a powerful tool.Comment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View Post: I completely missed it last year - lost track of time.
Year before they sounded the fire alarm, so it was easy to observe.
Past years at MOD and Military sites observance is unsurprisingly complete.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View Post"The fallen" is another use of language that annoys me. They didn't fall. They were killed. Shot, blown up, perhaps gassed, crushed or burned to death whilst terrified, or just died from disease, cold and starvation.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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