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Forum: General Chat
Today, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 133
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Minxminnie
I am reading this thread with interest, having to...I am reading this thread with interest, having to buy for my brother-in-law's 50th soon. I reckon, though, that I will be very lazy and go for nice food, nice wine, or a meal voucher with associated... |
Forum: Central Library
6th September 2010, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 80
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My favourite - not mentioned in the article - is...My favourite - not mentioned in the article - is from Iain Banks' The Crow Road: It was the day my grandmother exploded. |
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Forum: General Chat
31st August 2010, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 648
Views: 14,254
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I was surprised at BT getting rapped over the...I was surprised at BT getting rapped over the knuckles for their broadband ad. Their claim of "speeds up to 20 MB" (or whatever the measurement was) was considered to be misleading, but it didn't... |
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Forum: Central Library
28th August 2010, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 3,878
Views: 40,495
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Given the prevailing BGO opinion about celebrity...Given the prevailing BGO opinion about celebrity biogs, I hardly dare admit this, but I am reading Chris Evans' biography. I like his new Radio 2 persona and I am curious about his journey. I've had... |
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Forum: General Chat
28th August 2010, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 6,383
Views: 113,844
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Minxminnie
Welcome back angel. Hope the next few years are...Welcome back angel. Hope the next few years are happy ones for you. |
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Forum: Central Library
28th August 2010, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 301
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Minxminnie
An interesting question. Yes, I think I am...An interesting question. Yes, I think I am cheered up and calmed down by being around books. Being in my study certainly calms me down. On the other hand, though, I am surrounded by books at work... |
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Forum: General Chat
26th August 2010, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 3,438
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Minxminnie
I quite like being called "hen"! I...I quite like being called "hen"! I think it's my age - when I was younger I used to hate it, but now I am grateful for anyone who uses a diminutive. |
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Forum: General Chat
22nd August 2010, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 6,383
Views: 113,844
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Minxminnie
Best wishes to your dad, Luna! Hope he recovers...Best wishes to your dad, Luna! Hope he recovers soon. I am having a coffee before getting stuck into prep for a barbecue. I have everything crossed that it stays reasonably dry and warm, because... |
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Forum: Central Library
16th August 2010, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 3,878
Views: 40,495
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Minxminnie
I've just started Let The Great World Spin by...I've just started Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann |
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Forum: General Chat
15th August 2010, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 648
Views: 14,254
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Minxminnie
Mr HG, that all sounds really awful, a lot worse...Mr HG, that all sounds really awful, a lot worse than the BBC. I don't think I could watch it. But somehow, having been raised on a diet of news, news, news, I feel TV news is somehow compulsory, as... |
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Forum: Films, Television & Radio
14th August 2010, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 2,348
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Minxminnie
I wonder if Corrie has a new writer - I thought...I wonder if Corrie has a new writer - I thought there was some great writing last night. Nick's scene dumping Natasha and Leanne's subsequent scene discovering her pregnancy were great, I thought.... |
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Forum: General Chat
14th August 2010, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 6,383
Views: 113,844
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Minxminnie
After several hours of work, I have finished...After several hours of work, I have finished clearing the clutter from upstairs and setting up my smaller back bedroom for myself so that my sister and her husband and two small children can sleep in... |
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Forum: Central Library
14th August 2010, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 300
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Minxminnie
Hmm, Valentine. I teach it and the kids always...Hmm, Valentine. I teach it and the kids always think there's something a bit sinister about the speaker. (It's great to teach, because they can have their own angle on it.) |
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Forum: General Chat
14th August 2010, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 648
Views: 14,254
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Minxminnie
I'm with you, Tay. I am in the middle of a clear...I'm with you, Tay. I am in the middle of a clear up of upstairs just now - escaping to BGO for a wee rest! - and my Hoover is driving me mad. I keep tripping over it too, but I can't blame it for... |
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Forum: General Chat
13th August 2010, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 648
Views: 14,254
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Minxminnie
That's true. I also hate the...That's true. I also hate the "playschool" style of handing over: "Now, let's go over to Bob to see what business news there is through the round window!" Let's not. And the insulting way they report... |
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Forum: General Chat
13th August 2010, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 648
Views: 14,254
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Why is the news so babyish and superficial??...Why is the news so babyish and superficial?? :mad: Tonight, BBC Scotland had an item about the results of a survey of adult literacy in Scotland. Since I am responsible for literacy in my school, I... |
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Forum: General Chat
13th August 2010, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 2,636
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Minxminnie
Oh, yes, Nigel is good. I'm glad you mentioned...Oh, yes, Nigel is good. I'm glad you mentioned him as I might have forgotten. His book Appetite got me into proper cooking - as he says, "it's only making something to eat". |
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Forum: General Chat
13th August 2010, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 2,636
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Minxminnie
I'm glad that this thread has been rediscovered....I'm glad that this thread has been rediscovered. A family of four (my sister and her folks) is arriving to visit me in a few days, and I am worrying about thinking up a week of dinners, since I am... |
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Forum: Novels Of The 20th Century
12th August 2010, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 98
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Minxminnie
I read this recently too - I was in the area...I read this recently too - I was in the area where the book is set and I noticed it in a local bookshop. It's a book I've been aware of for a long time, as it used to be a set text for the Higher... |
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Forum: Novels Of The 20th Century
12th August 2010, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 60
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Minxminnie
How odd, meg!
I was in a garden centre bookshop...How odd, meg! I was in a garden centre bookshop yesterday and saw, of all things, a copy of Fame Is The Spur by Howard Spring. I pointed it out to the friend I was with and commented on how I had... |
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Forum: General Chat
10th August 2010, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 129
Views: 3,811
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Minxminnie
Just trying not to be amused by my cat in a...Just trying not to be amused by my cat in a "Buster collar" trying to find her way about the house. Her dignity is severely dented. |
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Forum: General Chat
9th August 2010, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 648
Views: 14,254
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Minxminnie
This reminds me of one those moments when I knew...This reminds me of one those moments when I knew I had grown up. I was sitting at a party with some friends, and one girl's rant about her OH's inability to wash colours and whites separately... |
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Forum: Films, Television & Radio
8th August 2010, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 1,141
Views: 18,250
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Minxminnie
I watched The White Ribbon last night.
It is a...I watched The White Ribbon last night. It is a German film and has won loads of prizes - the Palme D'Or, a Golden Globe and two Oscar nominations. It is filmed in black and white, is set on the eve... |
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Forum: General Chat
7th August 2010, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 328
Posted By
Minxminnie
I was away and I missed the stooshie about this -...I was away and I missed the stooshie about this - what is the charge for? I know part of it goes towards the bus travel, but it's a bit steep for a bus. As far as I understand it, the parish as a... |
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Forum: General Chat
7th August 2010, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 6,383
Views: 113,844
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Minxminnie
Squirls - thanks for this. I have had some info...Squirls - thanks for this. I have had some info which has led me to question the reliability of the builders I had been directed towards, but I saw a local guy the other day who has built half my... |
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