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chicane replied

14 December 2006, 15:08
God is far from trivial.

The real Chico
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n5gooner replied

14 December 2006, 15:06
God

Chico
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Churchill replied

14 December 2006, 14:55
Elections
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n5gooner replied

14 December 2006, 14:53
screwdriver
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PerlOfWisdom replied

14 December 2006, 14:18
Sliced bread.
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thunderlizard replied

13 December 2006, 21:51
Wooden rulers always did make a better twoioioing sound than their plastic confrères, shatterproof or no.
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MrsGoof replied

13 December 2006, 17:28
"god"
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zathras replied

13 December 2006, 13:37
Most important trivial invention

Surely that would be the Wheel!
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Swamp Thing replied

13 December 2006, 13:00
Originally posted by DaveB

Wooden rulers worked very well for this as well. Had to be the full size ones though, not the 6" ones.

Agreed, the 6" variety made the same pathetic buzz no matter how they were wedged under the desk. But with the 12" you had a veritable orchestra at your fingertips. Size does matter.
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DaveB replied

13 December 2006, 10:26
Originally posted by Swamp Thing

How schoolkids successfully twanked before shatterproofs I simply do not know.

Wooden rulers worked very well for this as well. Had to be the full size ones though, not the 6" ones.
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Churchill replied

13 December 2006, 09:26
"Battlefield 2"
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Cliphead replied

13 December 2006, 09:26
matches
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n5gooner replied

13 December 2006, 09:23
gunpowder
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Lucy replied

12 December 2006, 22:34
Originally posted by cojak

One of my favourites.

Even I'm not immune to the occasional bit of cheese.

Are you a mouse

Speaking of cheesey songs and Rio, what about "When my baby smiles at me I go to Rio" We had just got a colour telly when this was around, and I, apparently used to turn up the colour control and sit really close...
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cojak replied

12 December 2006, 22:24
One of my favourites.

Even I'm not immune to the occasional bit of cheese.
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