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  • SHIHTEADS [modified]

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    OMG. They've blocked The Sun on my network. :laugh: ..and water fell from the sky like rain.
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    Chris Meech wrote: They're not touring. They are evangalizing. They are a couple of freeloading wankers out cruising the world. If you want a laugh read their blog about all the people they met. Its ludicrous. So immature. "It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that is distinct from natural variation." Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, Townsville
  • Words you're not allowed to shout in an open plan office

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    Fantastic. I hope it was over something completely trivial, too! ___________________________________________ .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
  • JOTD - Girls' night out

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    :laugh: :laugh: Regards, Koushik. Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out if they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
  • Egypt's economics and the US's

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    Oakman wrote: the final transaction simply shows a higher price from the item which hides the manufacturer's .02 and the Supplier's 0.10 and detailing only the retailer's .03 I see where you are coming from. No, the retailer's VAT Receipt or Invoice would show the VAT as 10%, because that is what has been collected on behalf of the government: $1.50 goods + $0.15 VAT = $1.65. ** The retailer then pays the government the $0.15 collected from the customer, and reclaims from the government the $0.12 paid to the manufacturer, a net payment of $0.03. ** Having said that, there is no requirement for a retailer's till receipt show an analysis of the cost of goods and the VAT charged - although many do. However, if a customer wished to reclaim VAT, the retailer would have to provide a detailed VAT Receipt or Invoice. 2011 - Our best hope is that things will be frightening and dangerous rather than desperate and horrific. Jesse's Café Américain
  • JOTD - JW at the door

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    "This video contains content from Channel 4, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds." Perhaps they thought the video was a JW and wouldn't let it in? :laugh: Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together. Digital man: "You are, in short, an idiot with the IQ of an ant and the intellectual capacity of a hose pipe."
  • Yeah, looks like stocks are the way to go

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    :laugh: Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)
  • Something that really pisses me off

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    :laugh: 5! "It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that is distinct from natural variation." Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, Townsville
  • Mubaraak has gone [modified]

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    Gone? He's not gone... He just said he won't run for re-election... He still plans on sticking around until September, though somehow I doubt he'll live that long. Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)
  • Who said

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    oops. my bad
  • Gynecologist's Assistant

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    Nope, you’ve been punished enough. There is only one Ashley Judd and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
  • Talking of medical specialism

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    Nice... Little tribute to Carlin's Seven Dirty Words routine... "You can prick your finger, but don't finger..." Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)
  • Sandra Bullock's Ex's Ex

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    No. I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk. Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx
  • Talking of cloven animals and gynacologists made me think of this:

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  • OK, it finally time to get into Linux

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  • Dad died last night.

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    I am fortunate to have had a great Dad. He passed away in '89 and I still miss him. Everybody SHUT UP until I finish my coffee...
  • My new friend

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    I'd friend her. She is a Kennedy after all. Web - BM - RSS - Math - LinkedIn
  • Men will be men !!!

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    I didn't think it was funny either. Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
  • Chocolate drought in 2014...

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    My bad! :doh: Updated it...thanks. Sandeep Mewara [My latest tip/trick] [Forum guidelines]
  • OK Im getting flamed for this. [modified]

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    I try to but my dentist won't let me. :doh: Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"