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Or Walter, or Maud for the girls
Connor, Bradley and Liam, sound like popular ASBO signatories of the future.
and Oliver, always makes me think of some obnoxious fat wannabe middle class woman shouting "OLIVER, COME HERE OLIVER" while stocking up on cheap plonk on Sainsburys.The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.” -
Whatever happened to good old Ian?
I called my son Ian 13 years ago. The name is timeless, but no longer popular it seems.Comment
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Originally posted by BagpussOr Walter, or Maud for the girls
Connor, Bradley and Liam, sound like popular ASBO signatories of the future.
and Oliver, always makes me think of some obnoxious fat wannabe middle class woman shouting "OLIVER, COME HERE OLIVER" while stocking up on cheap plonk on Sainsburys.
Tarquin always makes me think of 30 something media types, him with glasses that are far too trendy, her with a pony tail and very sensible clothes, driving their little wonder child to school in a monstrous 4x4Coffee's for closersComment
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Wasn't the little kid in George and Mildred called Tarquin?
Edit: No it was Tristram Fourmile !The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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Shurely shome mistake? Him with the pony tail.Originally posted by SpacecadetTarquin always makes me think of 30 something media types, him with glasses that are far too trendy, her with a pony tail and very sensible clothes, driving their little wonder child to school in a monstrous 4x4Comment
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Wasn't Tarquin an Otter?The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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MSM at it again!Originally posted by expat
Read the article, look at the states...then tell me the heading is accurate! George is higher than either of those other two names (which have different spelling) so this smacks of sensationalism.
MailmanLast edited by Mailman; 17 January 2007, 13:29.Comment
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Ah so Mohammed and Muhammed are quite different. By Jorge, that hadn't occurred to me!Originally posted by MailmanMSM at it again!
Read the article, look at the states...then tell me the heading is accurate! George is higher than either of those other two names (which have different spelling) so this smacks of sensationalism.
MailmanComment
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Scary -as foretold by the CUK'rs back at the start of the year -http://forums.contractoruk.com/thread13261.html
do you think the Telegraph journalists read this board?How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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