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    What would you do?

    Twenty years ago when I worked in Montreal I was ostensibly tutoring a student. She worked as a lap dancer to fund her degree, and a colleague liked going to the club. She warned him not to take the women for meals, as they were out to get as much money, meals and drinks out of punters as they...
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    What would you do?

    It's creepy, try and get her to think of him as a creep, and indicate that there might be more disturbing aspects to his behaviour. I would also be concerned that she takes care when leaving work in the evening.
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    Migrants Immigrants and Asylum seekers.

    I have said plenty of negative things about subjects such as immigration (it's far too high) and terrorists (who are usually uneducated underachievers). But in the past this place has turned into a hate fest against one group. If someone wants to engage in extreme politics, there are I am sure...
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    Migrants Immigrants and Asylum seekers.

    Tony Blair failed to put a temporary limit on East European immigration, when he could have done under EU rules. He sanctioned the invasion of Iraq, which reduced the funds available to deal with Afghanistan, and arguably gave rise to many if not most of the problems we see today. Bush is on...
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    How much to save for my children's university education?

    On average a graduate earns far more than a non graduate over their lifetimes. A decent degree in electrical engineering should guarantee a very good income. A degree in meeja studies might get you a job in MacDonalds, or a real job if daddy has good connections, or you can blag. Friends from my...
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    So what do we like

    Round the Horne on R4Extra Dad's Army on R4Extra. It's better on the radio. Grand Designs and The Restoration Man even though I'd like more technical detail. Peep Show is brilliant Father Ted, hilarious, the Nazi priest episode was brilliant Have I got News For You I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue...
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    Basingstoke to Reading commute

    Well you can always get out of the car and pee in front of the other parked cars. Or you can stumble through the undergrowth at the side of the road in the dark, and fall into the ditch. Or you can carry a torch, walk up the steep bank in this case, down the other side, and have a wee out of...
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    How much to save for my children's university education?

    I'm sure you can find out typical course fees, and work out how much someone needs each year for rent and bills. They do get student loans you know. So maybe you can save just to help them out. The full cost per year could be £10k for fees, £7k for rent, and £7k for food and bills. Modern kids...
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    Basingstoke to Reading commute

    I think the Reading journey was typical. I once sat for over one hour stationary outside the Hindhead tunnel, engine off, while numerous emergency vehicles rushed past stationary vehicles. Lord knows what had happened, the traffic got going again, no wreckage to be seen. Southern England is too...
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    Migrants Immigrants and Asylum seekers.

    A concensus of opinions is the term used when most people agree. Others have given excellent definitions of the term migrant. Next. I do hope it will be more interesting than this one.
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    Basingstoke to Reading commute

    I decided to take a short cut to work, so drove to Basingstoke then to Reading. I got to Basingstoke at 7:15. Jeez, I've never seen so much traffic. Almost walking pace till the A33 dual carriageway, then high speed for a few miles, followed by the M4 junction nightmare. Back to driving to Hook...
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    HM Government - Thieving Farquars

    As I understand the new tax rules, after the age of 55 you can take a chunk from your pension, with 25% tax free, and the remainder taxed as part of your income. So if you draw £15,000 in one year, and have no other income, then £3,750 is tax free, and the rest is mostly if not all under the...
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    Another stupid dog another stupid victim.

    In my case it was a German Shepherd dog. They used to have the reputation as being nasty, probably because they were used by the police. But these days other breeds get the headlines.
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    Another stupid dog another stupid victim.

    She is a softie, but when an unknown dog barks at you, you don't take the risk do you? As to the last question, no. She never bites, shows no aggression, just barks loudly, it's bloody annoying.
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    Another stupid dog another stupid victim.

    I was once out walking and an alsatian came up to me and started jumping up into the air next to me at shoulder height and snapping its jaws. The owner was surprised I was terrifed. We used to have dogs too, so I like the things. We don't know the circumstances of the attack. It is possible...
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    63 storey Address Hotel in Dubai ablaze.

    I've always wondered about these buildings. How do you fight fires? Presumably water points and hoses throughout the buildings, you'd think they would have sprinklers. And how do you refurbish something so tall when the outside is damaged, it must be a right royal pain. And then when the design...
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    Which sock do you put on first?

    I think you've had one too many sherbots, still, New Year's eve, I can't blame you. Hic. That's your actual Latin that is.
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    New Year, New Resolution - Acceptable topics for GD

    Glad I could cheer you up, that does make a nice start to the New Year. This is turning into a right old love in.
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    Which sock do you put on first?

    I understood the emoticon, it's the other nonsensical stuff that need's translating.
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    Which sock do you put on first?

    Can anyone translate from feckwit to English please? :LOL:
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