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Offline loulou

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« Reply #30 on: November 16, 2004, 07:24:23 pm »
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« Reply #31 on: November 16, 2004, 07:35:06 pm »
Haw man, whit ur yae oan aboot?

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« Reply #32 on: November 17, 2004, 08:49:12 am »

Sounds like a clipping from Oor Willy.


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« Reply #33 on: November 17, 2004, 12:51:16 pm »
In the spirit of pedantism, it is Wullie not Willy. He isn't a whale!

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« Reply #34 on: November 17, 2004, 02:07:35 pm »
  Oh ay say, aym wondering what aive started!
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« Reply #35 on: November 17, 2004, 08:21:50 pm »
Hello Mr Van Dyke.

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« Reply #36 on: November 18, 2004, 07:08:40 am »

I used to roar when Taggart said:


"Thus bun uh mudder!"

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« Reply #37 on: November 24, 2004, 07:59:14 am »
I went to my local Homebase yesterday.  All over the store where there were gaps, they had notices saying TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK BUT DON'T WORRY - MORE ON IT'S WAY.  I had to be forcibly restrained from asking to see the manager!   
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« Reply #38 on: November 24, 2004, 08:40:21 am »
YOU should have.  What gets me too is the sign, '10 items or less'  It should be, '10 items or fewer'  For crying out loud what's wrong with these people.

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« Reply #39 on: November 24, 2004, 09:06:57 am »
Either undereducated or over opinionated - that is what is wrong with most people.

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« Reply #40 on: November 24, 2004, 09:30:00 am »
I must admit...I take no notice of signs like that....

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« Reply #41 on: November 24, 2004, 12:23:53 pm »
Lemoneye, do you mean that most people have those faults or do you mean of those that have faults, their faults are under education and over opinionation?

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« Reply #42 on: November 24, 2004, 12:53:33 pm »

Feel free to interpret in any way you see fit - as I know you will...


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« Reply #43 on: November 24, 2004, 11:44:50 pm »
Quote from: bounty hunter
YOU should have.  What gets me too is the sign, '10 items or less'  It should be, '10 items or fewer'  For crying out loud what's wrong with these people.
Is is not 10 items or less that 10 items..makes sense to me.
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