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Old 28-09-06, 12:55 PM   #611
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Iva Toguri is the only American convicted of treason to receive a pardon.

her obituary makes interesting reading.
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Old 29-09-06, 07:21 AM   #612
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26% of all McDonald's employees in Ontario, Canada admit to putting some type of bodily fluid in McDonald's food.
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Old 01-10-06, 04:26 PM   #613
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Flotsam and jetsam actually have different meanings and used to be used independantly of each other.

Flotsam or floatsome were items which were found floating as a consequence of the actions of the sea ie those which came from ships wrecked in storms.

Jetsam refers to items which were thrown overboard by a ships crew.

Lagan is the third term which is hardly ever used these days and it refers to goods and wreckage that sinks to the sea bed.
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Old 05-10-06, 12:05 PM   #614
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I love these old nautical terms, I particularly like “Choc-a-bloc”, which refers to the point at which the two opposing pulleys in a block and tackle system meet and as such have no more room to move.
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Old 05-10-06, 12:53 PM   #615
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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be typed using only one row of the keyboard.
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Old 12-10-06, 10:07 AM   #616
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Fuel (95 RON Unleaded) is now 84.9p/litre. Just thought I'd share something that made me smile this morning. Funny that not long ago everyone was worried it was £1/litre.

Long live healthy competition, and high street supermarkets for causing the reduction!
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Old 12-10-06, 10:11 PM   #617
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an hour before 11pm is worth two after 7am
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Old 13-10-06, 04:36 PM   #618
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Quote:
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an hour before 11pm is worth two after 7am
An hour of what? Riding? Sex?
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Old 16-10-06, 05:50 PM   #619
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Elvis was the only CIVILIAN, not trained by the FBI to legally carry a sidearm(gun) throughout the United States. Usually gun wearers had to be authorised for each state, or be a fully paid up member of the FBI
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Old 16-10-06, 09:15 PM   #620
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TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be typed using only one row of the keyboard.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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