Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: seii taishôgun

Ahhhh

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: seii taishôgun

Ahhhh

Warspite1

Not sure what that picture is about, but reminds me of women at the New Year sales in London's Regent Street.....

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: seii taishôgun

Ahhhh

Warspite1

Not sure what that picture is about, but reminds me of women at the New Year sales in London's Regent Street.....

Mike

"Good times will set you free" - Jimmy Buffett

"They need more rum punch" - Me


Artwork by The Amazing Dixie

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: seii taishôgun

Ahhhh

Warspite1

Not sure what that picture is about, but reminds me of women at the New Year sales in London's Regent Street.....

Looks like one of the Total War games. I routinely green button people when their sig images get that big; it mucks up the bandwith for the rest of us.

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ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Bit of a strange weekend. No Formula 1 and the Premiership still tantalizingly a week away .

Mind you, I did tell myself I would not get to wrapped up in the footie this year - it only leads to disappointment (especially this year given Tottenham's opening half dozen fixtures) .

Prior Preparation & Planning Prevents Pathetically Poor Performance!

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ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

Bit of a strange weekend. No Formula 1 and the Premiership still tantalizingly a week away .

Mind you, I did tell myself I would not get to wrapped up in the footie this year - it only leads to disappointment (especially this year given Tottenham's opening half dozen fixtures) .

Do you think that player's transfers are still possible / feasible during the rest of the August?


Leo "Apollo11"

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Do you think that player's transfers are still possible / feasible during the rest of the August?

There is always the possibility that the transfer window closing will be a damp squid with little further movement (like last winter's), but I believe that will not be the case. Despite the fact that the season will have already started, this is the BIG and importnant window. There is clearly less money around generally (despite Man City's millions) but there are a few key moves that need to slot into place and then I think we will see the usual mad rush at the end. Fabregas and (possibly) Nasri and Modric are key ones.

Prior Preparation & Planning Prevents Pathetically Poor Performance!

A & B: WitW, WitE, WbtS, GGWaW, GGWaW2-AWD, HttR, CotA, BftB, CF
P: UV, WitP, WitP-AE

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

To my brothers of the British persuasion:

Why are your coins so confusing? There are far too many denominations, some of them surely worth less than it costs to make them, and they follow no logical pattern of size and shape. In the name of The Thread, WTF?????

Bigger boys stole my sig

(in reply to Terminus)

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ORIGINAL: USS America

Long morning beach walk - Tithe. 

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ORIGINAL: Dixie

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

To my brothers of the British persuasion:

Why are your coins so confusing? There are far too many denominations, some of them surely worth less than it costs to make them, and they follow no logical pattern of size and shape. In the name of The Thread, WTF?????

It confuses foreigners. It can't be that hard can it? They've got numbers stamped on them after all.

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ORIGINAL: vonTirpitz

Wouldn't happen to be on one the fine beaches here in North Carolina? Such fine sunrises to witness. Enjoy yourself no matter which beach it is.

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ORIGINAL: USS America

Long morning beach walk - Tithe. 

Mike

"Good times will set you free" - Jimmy Buffett

"They need more rum punch" - Me


Artwork by The Amazing Dixie

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ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

I sort of agree with T. When I pulled coins out of my pocket while in the UK I was never sure of what I had because there were so many different denominations. I really like your 2 pound coin. It has a nice weight and is a cool design.

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ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Hi all,

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ORIGINAL: warspite1

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ORIGINAL: Apollo11

Do you think that player's transfers are still possible / feasible during the rest of the August?

There is always the possibility that the transfer window closing will be a damp squid with little further movement (like last winter's), but I believe that will not be the case. Despite the fact that the season will have already started, this is the BIG and importnant window. There is clearly less money around generally (despite Man City's millions) but there are a few key moves that need to slot into place and then I think we will see the usual mad rush at the end. Fabregas and (possibly) Nasri and Modric are key ones.

I think that Tottenham will do just fine even if Modric goes...

BTW, tho other Croatian players will most certainly stay - Kranjcar and Corluka...

Do you go to watch the games live sometimes?


Leo "Apollo11"

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

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ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

I sort of agree with T. When I pulled coins out of my pocket while in the UK I was never sure of what I had because there were so many different denominations. I really like your 2 pound coin. It has a nice weight and is a cool design.

Try carrying a pocket full of them! In a couple of days you'll no longer have a pocket!

One advantage to the coins difference in size and shape is that blind people have no problems with them (especially the 50p peice!). A blind classmate of mine in the UK pointed out that all British currency is "blind friendly" , unlike US currentcy.


My favorite British coin (which I'm not sure is still in circulation) was the "Half-penny" , which's sole mission in life seemed to have been to allow British merchants to round the tab up a penny.

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

And then there were none....

I adopted a kitten from our school's Orphan Kitten Project in 1992. Golem was a little 6 week-old tortoise kitten who had been abandoned by her mother. Golem's sister (another tortoise female) didn't last long due to bladder and kidney issues. Golem was a very affectionate kitten, considering that she was an orphan kitten (!) and a tortoise (!!) as well. I kept her for 19 years.

She had been battling hyperthyroidism and lower urinary tract disease for more than a year. This morning I awoke to find her basically decerebrate-staring blankly at her water dish, with no interest in food or water. She was staggering around a bit and had difficulty with her balance. She had been losing some weight, but I thought that had hit a plateau and was at least stable. Old cats that chronically compensate will frequently crash and burn very quickly. They've used up their body stores and their ability to fend off fate. Golem was crashing.

I brought her in to the University this morning for humane euthanasia. I insisted that they assign a first year intern and any emergency students to the case. At least Golem could provide some 'teachable moments' for someone in her last moments on Earth. They placed a femoral catheter and brought me to a nice 'comfy' room with calm and relaxed decor. Golem looked around a bit, but I mostly just used the time to say goodbye and keep her calm.

In the end, she flinched a bit with the administration of the pentobarbitol, but then relaxed. Once again, her coat was smooth, she was relaxed and all was well. I stayed there stroking her for 20 minutes or so before she was taken. I cried a little, thinking of all that we had been through together.

They cast a paw print with a tuft of hair as a keepsake for animals euthanized at the hospital. It's a nice touch. I insisted that she be necropsied-one last opportunity for students on pathology rounds in the diagnostic lab to benefit and learn.

When my wife and I combined households, we had five cats, a dog and two birds. Now, there are none.

England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson October 1805

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

And then there were none....

I adopted a kitten from our school's Orphan Kitten Project in 1992. Golem was a little 6 week-old tortoise kitten who had been abandoned by her mother. Golem's sister (another tortoise female) didn't last long due to bladder and kidney issues. Golem was a very affectionate kitten, considering that she was an orphan kitten (!) and a tortoise (!!) as well. I kept her for 19 years.

She had been battling hyperthyroidism and lower urinary tract disease for more than a year. This morning I awoke to find her basically decerebrate-staring blankly at her water dish, with no interest in food or water. She was staggering around a bit and had difficulty with her balance. She had been losing some weight, but I thought that had hit a plateau and was at least stable. Old cats that chronically compensate will frequently crash and burn very quickly. They've used up their body stores and their ability to fend off fate. Golem was crashing.

I brought her in to the University this morning for humane euthanasia. I insisted that they assign a first year intern and any emergency students to the case. At least Golem could provide some 'teachable moments' for someone in her last moments on Earth. They placed a femoral catheter and brought me to a nice 'comfy' room with calm and relaxed decor. Golem looked around a bit, but I mostly just used the time to say goodbye and keep her calm.

In the end, she flinched a bit with the administration of the pentobarbitol, but then relaxed. Once again, her coat was smooth, she was relaxed and all was well. I stayed there stroking her for 20 minutes or so before she was taken. I cried a little, thinking of all that we had been through together.

They cast a paw print with a tuft of hair as a keepsake for animals euthanized at the hospital. It's a nice touch. I insisted that she be necropsied-one last opportunity for students on pathology rounds in the diagnostic lab to benefit and learn.

When my wife and I combined households, we had five cats, a dog and two birds. Now, there are none.

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
And then there were none....

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

And then there were none....

I adopted a kitten from our school's Orphan Kitten Project in 1992. Golem was a little 6 week-old tortoise kitten who had been abandoned by her mother. Golem's sister (another tortoise female) didn't last long due to bladder and kidney issues. Golem was a very affectionate kitten, considering that she was an orphan kitten (!) and a tortoise (!!) as well. I kept her for 19 years.

She had been battling hyperthyroidism and lower urinary tract disease for more than a year. This morning I awoke to find her basically decerebrate-staring blankly at her water dish, with no interest in food or water. She was staggering around a bit and had difficulty with her balance. She had been losing some weight, but I thought that had hit a plateau and was at least stable. Old cats that chronically compensate will frequently crash and burn very quickly. They've used up their body stores and their ability to fend off fate. Golem was crashing.

I brought her in to the University this morning for humane euthanasia. I insisted that they assign a first year intern and any emergency students to the case. At least Golem could provide some 'teachable moments' for someone in her last moments on Earth. They placed a femoral catheter and brought me to a nice 'comfy' room with calm and relaxed decor. Golem looked around a bit, but I mostly just used the time to say goodbye and keep her calm.

In the end, she flinched a bit with the administration of the pentobarbitol, but then relaxed. Once again, her coat was smooth, she was relaxed and all was well. I stayed there stroking her for 20 minutes or so before she was taken. I cried a little, thinking of all that we had been through together.

They cast a paw print with a tuft of hair as a keepsake for animals euthanized at the hospital. It's a nice touch. I insisted that she be necropsied-one last opportunity for students on pathology rounds in the diagnostic lab to benefit and learn.

When my wife and I combined households, we had five cats, a dog and two birds. Now, there are none.

Prior Preparation & Planning Prevents Pathetically Poor Performance!

A & B: WitW, WitE, WbtS, GGWaW, GGWaW2-AWD, HttR, CotA, BftB, CF
P: UV, WitP, WitP-AE