The big signing will be................

[1066familyman]

My understanding is that if you grit and someone slips then you are liable to be sued while if you don't grit and someone slips you will also be sued. It is on this tried and tested principle that schools do nothing whatsoever and have to close (in case anyone slips).

And there you have it. The basic tenets of Health and Safety. Damned if you do.......... Damned if you don't. And totally f***ed for even thinking about it!





As a point of information I have just opened my second bottle of Cabernet. The first had a cork and was very drinkable while the second has a screw top and is not discernably any different in taste. I mention this as a response to the as yet unasked question whether the method of closure has any effect on the wine.

Point 1 = Urban myth. FACT.

Point 2 : I once read that the modern day trend away from corks and towards screw tops and artificial corks for bottling wine is having a devastating effect, both financially and ecologically, on the Portuguese Cork industry. I suspect wine tastes better with a proper cork too, although this has yet to be scientifically proven.

 

[1066familyman]

testes , formerly known as testicles.

Oh bollox !

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Santa is currently in Mombassa, Kenya according to NORAD

Is NORAD a sister publication to FRIDAY AD ?

 

[1066familyman]

well I think he has already had a bollocking from the judge

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Point 1 = Urban myth. FACT.

Point 2 : the Portuguese Cork industry.

Cork, the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, is twinned with Coventry, Rennes, San Francisco, Shanghai, Cologne and Swansea, and is also where Roy Keane, Graham Norton and Danny La Rue were born.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Oh bollox !

Bollocks , an Old English term referring to a priest or friar.
By the way the Sex Pistols first (unofficial) album SPUNK was released before NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS , WE'RE THE SEX PISTOLS.

 

[1066familyman]

Is it possible to determine who was the greatest Blue Peter presenter of all time?

I mean, Peter Duncan was always up for a challenge, when he wasn't stripping naked for low budget movies, but I confess to a slight childhood crush on Simon Groom.

And would they allow a children's TV presenter called Mr Groom nowadays?

Maybe not, but it could be worth a poll ? I was in love with Diane-Louise Jordan for a while.

Apparently there's a few people on here in the know as to who the next big presenter is going to be. Watch this space...or not...perhaps ?

 

[Bob!]

Cork, the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland, is twinned with Coventry, Rennes, San Francisco, Shanghai, Cologne and Swansea, and is also where Roy Keane, Graham Norton and Danny La Rue were born.

How can it be twinned with 6 other places? Surely it's septupleted?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Maybe not, but it could be worth a poll ? I was in love with Diane-Louise Jordan for a while.

Apparently there's a few people on here in the know as to who the next big presenter is going to be. Watch this space...or not...perhaps ?

So many to choose from. It looks really WEIRD now when you see footage of John Leslie presenting Blue Peter And they thought they had scandal when Janet Ellis revealed she was expecting a child out of wedlock, the brazen HUSSY. Poor old Biddy Baxter nearly had a coronary when that came out.

 

[1066familyman]

Bollocks , an Old English term referring to a priest or friar.
By the way the Sex Pistols first (unofficial) album SPUNK was released before NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS , WE'RE THE SEX PISTOLS.

That's fascinating. And I certainly didn't see that second fact cumming (sp. ?)

My burning question is, is it acceptable to start a sentence with a conjunctive ?

 

[severnside gull]

Point 1 = Urban myth. FACT.

Point 2 : I once read that the modern day trend away from corks and towards screw tops and artificial corks for bottling wine is having a devastating effect, both financially and ecologically, on the Portuguese Cork industry. I suspect wine tastes better with a proper cork too, although this has yet to be scientifically proven.

On point one I am happy to stand corrected although I still adhere to Stephen Fry's view that the three most dangerous words in the English language are Health and Safety if for no other reason than it is such a delightful soundbite

On the second point the use of plastic caps and screw tops as closures tor wine bottles came about largely because of the shortage of cork, in part because of disease among the cork trees in Portugal, and - as you rightly say - has subsequently further hindered the industry's recovery. From copious experimentation I am pretty sure that it makes little or no difference to the taste but I am happy to continue with the research. Regrettably I am nearly out of Sauvignon but I do have some Merlot in the cupboard.............


Anyone got an update on Santa's whereabouts? I'm afraid I've eaten his mince pie and drunk his sherry and even Rudolph's carrot is starting to look appetising

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Turns out Ellis wasn't the only Blue Peter presenter with a SHOCKING secret.

Peter Duncan once appeared nude in a TV movie and had to deny being a porn actor before his career on the show. Ellis had to quit after having that baby (Sophie Ellis-Bextor??) in case it encouraged lots of Blue Peter-loving girls to go out, have sex and get pregnant. Richard Bacon got busted snorting coke and another bloke got snagged in a tabloid scam I seem to remember, taking part in some kind of gay orgy

And Valerie Singleton NEVER MARRIED. The HORROR.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

My burning question is, is it acceptable to start a sentence with a conjunctive ?

I don't even know what that is, but it's making my eyes itch thinking about it.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Anyone got an update on Santa's whereabouts? I'm afraid I've eaten his mince pie and drunk his sherry and even Rudolph's carrot is starting to look appetising

St Petersburg, shortly to move on to Finland.

Odd how he goes to all these countries that don't have a Santa Claus, or don't celebrate on 25th December.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

That's fascinating. And I certainly didn't see that second fact cumming (sp. ?)

My burning question is, is it acceptable to start a sentence with a conjunctive ?

"By the way" is a transitional phrase which can be used at the beginning of a sentence except that I didn't place a comma after it

 

[1066familyman]

I don't even know what that is, but it's making my eyes itch thinking about it.

I hope it's not catching. I mean, some of the things those Blue Peter presenters got up to was...oh hold on a minute...I may be getting my posts mixed up.

Was Valerie aware she had to be 38 before being legally entitled to use the title - Spinster ?

 

[1066familyman]

"By the way" is a transitional phrase which can be used at the beginning of a sentence except that I didn't place a comma after it

Hang your head in shame then. By the way, no Blue Peter job for you young man.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Turns out Ellis wasn't the only Blue Peter presenter with a SHOCKING secret.

Peter Duncan once appeared nude in a TV movie and had to deny being a porn actor before his career on the show. Ellis had to quit after having that baby (Sophie Ellis-Bextor??) in case it encouraged lots of Blue Peter-loving girls to go out, have sex and get pregnant. Richard Bacon got busted snorting coke and another bloke got snagged in a tabloid scam I seem to remember, taking part in some kind of gay orgy

And Valerie Singleton NEVER MARRIED. The HORROR.

I had my suspicions too , regarding John Noakes and his relationship with Shep

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

I hope it's not catching. I mean, some of the things those Blue Peter presenters got up to was...oh hold on a minute...I may be getting my posts mixed up.

Was Valerie aware she had to be 38 before being legally entitled to use the title - Spinster ?

Age doesn't apply to females wearing comfortable shoes

 

[1066familyman]

I have no idea where Santa Claus is at this precise moment in time. But apparently he IS coming to town.

Best Christmas record ever ?

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