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voodooflux replied

3 December 2008, 16:09
Originally posted by Pogle View Post

Its called 'The Usbourne Pocket Scientist - Red Book'

Cheers!

< heads off to Amazon >
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Pogle replied

3 December 2008, 16:08
Originally posted by voodooflux View Post

Which book was that? We're starting to get those questions from the kids now, so a book might get us off the hook.

Its called 'The Usbourne Pocket Scientist - Red Book'
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voodooflux replied

3 December 2008, 15:54
Originally posted by Pogle View Post

My daughter was telling me the facts of life the other day - she is 8.
She used all the correct scientific terminology and left us flabbergasted.
It turns out, one of the science books she was given for her 8th birthday has a section on reproduction - she read and absorbed!

I suppose it saved me the job of doing it

Which book was that? We're starting to get those questions from the kids now, so a book might get us off the hook.
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Pogle replied

3 December 2008, 15:53
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Sorry for not telling my kids the truth about Lapland. And father christmas.

Shall I tell them the facts of life too?

My daughter was telling me the facts of life the other day - she is 8.
She used all the correct scientific terminology and left us flabbergasted.
It turns out, one of the science books she was given for her 8th birthday has a section on reproduction - she read and absorbed!

I suppose it saved me the job of doing it
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OwlHoot replied

3 December 2008, 15:36
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

.. Shall I tell them the facts of life too?

Don't they learn all that in nursery school at the age of three these days?

(If you ask nicely, they'll probably be able to clear up one or two things that may have been puzzling you. )
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Jog On replied

3 December 2008, 15:34
So he's stateless - a bit like Al Quaida?
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voodooflux replied

3 December 2008, 15:33
Originally posted by Jog On View Post

So what nationality is Santa then?

He probably holds several passports.
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Alf W replied

3 December 2008, 15:13
Originally posted by Jog On View Post

So what nationality is Santa then?

None as he lives in International waters.
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BrianSnail replied

3 December 2008, 15:12
Originally posted by Jog On View Post

So what nationality is Santa then?

Father Christmas!
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Jog On replied

3 December 2008, 15:12
Originally posted by voodooflux View Post

That's Finnish Lapland. Norway, Sweden and Russia all have a bit too.

So what nationality is Santa then?
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BrilloPad replied

3 December 2008, 15:11
Originally posted by Alf W View Post

How come Lapland seems to have stacked its claim for a large slice of the lucrative Father Christmas tourist purse? Everyone knows he's from the North Pole which isn't owned by anyone as far as I know.

All these people taking their kids to Lapland to see where Father Christmas lives are just contribuiting to the lie.

Lapland you've got a bare faced cheek.

Sorry for not telling my kids the truth about Lapland. And father christmas.

Shall I tell them the facts of life too?
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Jog On replied

3 December 2008, 15:11
Lapland is a region rather than a country. Falling above the Arctic Circle, Lapland stretches from Russia through Finland, Sweden and Norway.
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voodooflux replied

3 December 2008, 15:09
Originally posted by Jog On View Post

I thought lapland was in Finland?

That's Finnish Lapland. Norway, Sweden and Russia all have a bit too.
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Ravello replied

3 December 2008, 15:08
IIRC isn't Lapland where the Reindeer are supposed to live? Seems reasonable that Father Christmas might pop in and check up on the little fellas.
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Jog On replied

3 December 2008, 15:06
Originally posted by Alf W View Post

How come Lapland seems to have stacked its claim for a large slice of the lucrative Father Christmas tourist purse? Everyone knows he's from the North Pole which isn't owned by anyone as far as I know.

All these people taking their kids to Lapland to see where Father Christmas lives are just contribuiting to the lie.

Lapland you've got a bare faced cheek.

I thought lapland was in Finland?
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