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Birthdays
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probes » Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:15 pm
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Congrats to Pinky! :ymparty:
How do/did you celebrate?
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Thank you for all the Happies, much appreciated..
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Last post by 1DC
Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:14 pm
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Photos of Everybody
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Dushan » Sun Aug 30, 2015 2:32 pm
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What would Jet Blast be without photos.
I'll start…
The caption says:
Here's one taken the day that Dushan was inducted into the Right Wing...
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Sadly life is too short. If someone wants a specific smiley send me the image and I'll see what I can do.
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Last post by admin2
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:59 am
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HM Queen Elizabeth
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VP959 » Thu Sep 08, 2022 4:34 pm
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At this time, with our Queen probably breathing her last few breaths on this Earth, do you REALLY think that now is the time to continue being rude...
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Imagine Tony Bliar as President!
Shudder
On the plus side, it appears he wanted to exile Wimbledon football club to Belfast.
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Last post by llondel
Fri Dec 29, 2023 3:25 am
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Absent Friends
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GrumpyOldFart » Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:49 pm
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Alison - I thought this would be a suitable place to keep absent friends' memories alive - somewhere we could visit to just, well, remember. You may...
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Why are my ears hot and why has this resurfaced now?
Having survived the Kerry experience I have left O-N in the capable hands of my ‘cruise...
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Last post by barkingmad
Wed Sep 27, 2023 7:40 am
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The SICK Joke Thread
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admin2 » Sat Aug 12, 2023 4:47 pm
This now resides in the 'Members only' section, 'General members only stuff'.
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Last post by admin2
Sat Aug 12, 2023 4:47 pm
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The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread V
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admin » Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:08 am
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Time to start a new one methinks.
Alison
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Can't find the right thread !
I can spell and pronounce Mr. ( Mister ) but how about Mrs. ? One often sees Missus in print, but is this right ? Is...
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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:29 am
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Electric Cars II - Not Silly!
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PHXPhlyer » Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:51 pm
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Hertz to buy up to 65,000 electric cars from Polestar
Swedish electric car maker Polestar is selling up to 65,000 electric vehicles to Hertz...
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Jaguar is quietly retiring it's I-Pace, very soon..
..of course that's completely unconnected to the unexplained full throttle accidents.
It's...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:40 am
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Friday Jokes
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OFSO » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:28 pm
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To kick off, here's one that had 'em rolling in the aisles (although I admit it was my Kindergarten aisles.)
There were four skunks: daddy skunk,...
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Cats have a long history of annoying the human race
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Last post by ricardian
Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:30 pm
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Cruising SH1 in New Zealand
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John Hill » Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:03 am
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A nice run out in the fine weather
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^ South Canterbury: from Arowhenua Station Road, then from around 10:00 north on the main highway.
The river at around 20:00 is the Opihi River just...
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Last post by Karearea
Mon Apr 15, 2024 7:44 am
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My first car
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ricardian » Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:36 pm
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A recent survey suggests that the first car you owned is as memorable as your first kiss.
Mine was a mucky old escort that had to be hand cranked....
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On moving to NZ initially bought a cheap car advertised privately. On the test drive all seemed well except that something didn't seem right ? I...
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Last post by ExSp33db1rd
Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:31 am
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The Capetonian WOE Thread
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admin » Wed Jul 22, 2020 9:28 am
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The continuation of The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III .
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Didn't look...just a guess thanks to the clue.
OH as I have nothing ready.
PP
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:55 am
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Baltimore bridge collapse
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probes » Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:11 am
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Gosh. Should a massive bridge collapse like that?? - I mean, they're supposed to be more robust?
Baltimore Bridge collapse after being hit by a...
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The scale of these huge things, compared to eachother, is somewhat incomprehensible. Well, for me at least :) .
Baltimore bridge cleanup seen from...
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Last post by probes
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:26 am
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It has been a wet April!
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John Hill » Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:44 am
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We have had a bit of rain this month in NZ!
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Where I live in the East of England we generally have much drier weather than other parts, but there have been few days this year so far when we...
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Last post by tango15
Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:15 am
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What Song Is Your Current Soundtrack?
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CityofFlight » Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:36 am
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Often, the day starts with a song in our head or the events will suddenly cue up music that seems the perfect soundtrack. Share yours here.
This...
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As heard in The Avengers , Series 3, episode 24, 'Concerto' -
Chopin - Polonaise, Op. 53 (Evgeny Kissin)
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Last post by Karearea
Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:50 am
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Trivia Question of the Day
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by Capetonian » Thu Jan 30, 2020 8:19 am
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I thought I'd start this topic as I'm sure all of us stumble across interesting 'trivia' as we peruse the media or indeed our own brains.
Here are...
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Ooops, sorry
Which “poor man’s Sherlock Holmes” drove a bulletproof Rolls-Royce named “The Grey Panther”?
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Last post by Opsboi
Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:52 am
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ISAs
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talmacapt » Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:58 am
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I am sure someone, OFSO?, knows the answer as I need some help understanding the rules around ISAs.
I have read several web pages, including gov.uk,...
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I don't know if there is any point in you having an ISA if you live in Finland and presumably paying tax there.
Even if you have a UK income that is...
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Last post by k3k3
Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:09 pm
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Darwin Awards
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by Capetonian » Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:41 am
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I submit my starter :
Man tries to kill a spider on his gas tank with a LIGHTER and sets a fill-up station on fire
Man who is afraid of spiders...
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Idaho woman, 85, fatally shot home intruder in 'heroic' act of self-defense
A county prosecutor said the woman acted in self-defense and ruled it...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:40 am
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Rant of the Day v2.
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admin » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:47 pm
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This one was getting a bit big too.
Admin/Alison
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I suspect the latter: the two letter code for South Sudan is SS; CC is that for the Cocos Islands, halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka - not the...
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Last post by Groundgripper
Mon Apr 08, 2024 6:53 pm
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Do you cut the mustard?
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G-CPTN » Thu Apr 04, 2024 3:29 pm
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You don't need to have any flying experience or even aviation knowledge.
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Does it say anything about having to read a watch?
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Last post by 1DC
Sat Apr 06, 2024 5:11 pm
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Write your own Daily Mail aviation incident drama
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by Capetonian » Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:50 pm
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Now anyone can be a Daily Mail aviation expert/consultant. All you have to do is select one of the options from the italicised parts of the...
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Was it because the tug towing the plane couldn’t get it up to takeoff speed? :-?
PP
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:28 pm
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Formula One
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OFSO » Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:56 am
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Having access to TV channels from half-a-dozen different countries, I can usually find at least one showing the F-1 qualifying. This morning,...
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Some driver's names sound like foreign diseases.
I've got a gasly case of the tsunodas. Doctor LeClerc prescribed me one 500mg tablet of ocon per...
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Last post by OFSO
Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:47 am
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The G~Man & Gnomes head to Thailand--advice please
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G~Man » Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:38 pm
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I figured I would call on the collective knowledge of the group to ask for any hints, advice, must sees, & general info on Thailand.
I am leading a...
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Thanx all….I am at SFO on my way right now. I heard the Phi Phi islands are doable but lots of people as described….will let you know, and standby...
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Last post by Opsboi
Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:40 pm
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Caption Competition......
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CharlieOneSix » Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:51 pm
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Dragonfly 548.jpg
Dragonfly WG722 of 705 Squadron RNAS Culdrose on 24 May 1961. The aircraft suffered a transmission failure, autorotated into a...
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As my ex would say of AirBus pilots:
Push the button, Monkey .
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:25 pm
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Legal Insurance
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unifoxos » Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:12 am
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We are being offered legal insurance cover as an extra every time we take out a car or house policy (and for all I know boat, aircraft, or anything...
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Haven't heard of it in Oz. I presume its insurance to cover your costs in case someone sues you?
Sometimes you can use it to sue someone else,...
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Last post by llondel
Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:17 am
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Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:04 pm
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