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Xen - are you getting confused with the Hari Krishnas again?Originally posted by XenophonThat happens to me every morning when I arrive at Kings Cross."Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "
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I know. The cheery cries of 'caaaaaant' and 'fffarrrrrrrkk' echo across the narrow confines of the avenues and alleyways of Dickens's cityOriginally posted by XenophonThat happens to me every morning when I arrive at Kings Cross.
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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“Xenophon: A very intimate acquaintance of Madame Palm and her five lovely daughters.”
I thought I was very worldly until I did a look up on this phaseHEALTH WARNING. IT Can Damage your Health. Free Advice. Advice in the forum is the £9,995 version. By reading the health warning you are agreeing to the terms and conditions. Advice maybe bad as well as good. 24 months interest free. Your home is at risk if you don’t keep up payments. Advice limited to availability.Comment
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"phrase"Originally posted by Clog II The Avenger“Xenophon: A very intimate acquaintance of Madame Palm and her five lovely daughters.”
I thought I was very worldly until I did a look up on this phase
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You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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Yep - my mistake. Silly me.Originally posted by RuprectXen - are you getting confused with the Hari Krishnas again?
Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.Comment
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That reminds me of my first trip to London from Hamilton at the age of 18 , or was it 19?Originally posted by bogeymanOh yeah! - those Pearly Kings and Queens! Couldn't get away from them!
Anyway hitched a life down to North London then got the tube to Victoria, as I emerged from the Victoria Tube station my first impression of proper London was some poor chap screaming at the top of his voice Everybody ...Get out of London ...its full of Rats.
Perhaps he was sponsored by the London Tourist Board but I never forgot his lament that sunny afternoon.Comment
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As soon as I departed my Stagecoach, a person offered their assistance , infact he was most universal in his pleasantude
"What's yor problem mate?" said the kindly young sir.
Instantly I knew I had arrived in England's capitalThe 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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Originally posted by Clog II The Avenger“Xenophon: A very intimate acquaintance of Madame Palm and her five lovely daughters.”
I thought I was very worldly until I did a look up on this phase
That was sasguru in 'biting wit' mode. I liked it and I would be lying if I said that I didn't have at least a reasonable acquaintance as described...Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.Comment
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Originally posted by AlfredJPruffockAnyway hitched a life down to North
Your parents ruin the first half of your life and your kids ruin the second halfComment
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