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Otherwise known as the Games Room, think of this as a subforum of the social club reserved just for sociable icebreaker games. Beware - they can be addictive!
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lewist
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by lewist » March 26th, 2012, 11:45 am
Latest post of the previous page:
Nick wrote:jaywhat wrote:Which TV personality annoys you most?
Most of them. I find it hard to single any out but the one is the Julia something who prevents me from watching Countryfile. She really is appalling.
What is your favourite sunny day activity?
Carpe diem. Savour every moment.
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Ken H
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by Ken H » March 26th, 2012, 6:20 pm
Here in Florida, during the summer, I would seek air conditioning!
Same question.
This is one of the great social functions of science - to free people of superstition. - Steven Weinberg
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lewist
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by lewist » March 26th, 2012, 6:55 pm
In the evening drinking copious quantities of wine with the neighbours, which I have just been doing. Hic.
Same question.
Carpe diem. Savour every moment.
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anarchic-teapot
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by anarchic-teapot » March 27th, 2012, 12:00 am
Reading a book on the balcony, surrounded by flowers, with a cool drink to hand.
What is your least favourite summer activity?
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thundril
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by thundril » March 27th, 2012, 12:39 am
Trying to apply both sunscreen and insect repellent in sensible proportions.
Any travel plans in the foreseeable?
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jaywhat
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by jaywhat » March 27th, 2012, 6:53 am
Yes, at the end of April we go to Devon to help about 60 people celebrate my Mum's hundredth birthday. I would guess I will have had enough of this world before 2037 comes round. She says she has!
How would you like to celebrate your hundredth?
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lewist
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by lewist » March 27th, 2012, 7:48 am
I would like a family party with all the gang, grandchildren, great grandchildren, a few cases of Cloudy Bay Pelorus, a few sides of baked salmon, salad, strawberries and cream, and also, on another day, a canoe trip down the Spey.
Same question.
Carpe diem. Savour every moment.
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Dave B
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by Dave B » March 27th, 2012, 9:32 am
Poking my tongue out at the cardiologists!
Same again
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
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Sel
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by Sel » March 27th, 2012, 12:39 pm
Egads...another 35 years ...not sure I am looking forward to that. Of course ask me again in another 10!
Do you plan to take in any of the Olympics this summer? Maybe just watch on the telly?
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." Bertrand Russell
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thundril
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by thundril » March 27th, 2012, 1:13 pm
None whatsoever.
Mind you, I have a nephew who's shaping up to be a very good trampolinist, so maybe next Olympics I'll have a motive for watching.
Have you ever discovered an interest in a sport completely against your expectations?
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Nick
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by Nick » March 30th, 2012, 3:21 pm
Not really, but the nearest answer would be greyhound racing. I've been to a couple of charity dog racing evenings (one hosted by Stephen Fry, IIRC) and had a much better evening than I was expecting.
If you wanted to raise money for charity, what challenge would you like to do? Either because it is easy, or because it would indeed be a memorable challenge for you.
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thundril
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by thundril » March 30th, 2012, 3:33 pm
Solo skydiving (ie not the strapped-to-an-instructor kind.)
When did you last eat a Greggs pasty?
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animist
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by animist » March 30th, 2012, 3:55 pm
thundril wrote:Solo skydiving (ie not the strapped-to-an-instructor kind.)
When did you last eat a Greggs pasty?
possibly in a past(y) life
When are we going to get some good wet rain?
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thundril
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by thundril » March 30th, 2012, 4:30 pm
Good Wet Friday should see the end of the New Summer.
What is the most common colour in your wardrobe?
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Dave B
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by Dave B » March 30th, 2012, 4:54 pm
Blue
Are you a sweatshirt or jumper person, or both equally?
[I find myself moving more towards jumpers these days.]
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
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Alan C.
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by Alan C. » April 1st, 2012, 6:42 pm
Both equally I would say.
Do you ever talk to telemarketers,, or just hang up like I do?
animist, if you want some "good" wet rain, you can have some of ours
Abstinence Makes the Church Grow Fondlers.
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Fia
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by Fia » April 1st, 2012, 8:34 pm
I don't get many UK ones, having signed up for the phone preference service. But if they call asking for me I generally apologise that Madam is currently unavailable but I could book them an appointment... One asked if they could talk to the previous owner (deceased) I told them they would have to be celestially connected, and topped it with a sad sniff
I do have respect for the phone bank folk who are making their living, and hopefully am never rude. Many moons ago I worked for Edinburgh Uni cold calling folk evenings and Saturday mornings about health issues. One section was on HIV/AIDS awareness, in the sad days when young folk were dying and society was shunning them. I had some wonderful conversations through that if I'd managed to get them talking...
What work have you done that made you see things from a different angle?
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stevenw888
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by stevenw888 » April 2nd, 2012, 10:58 am
I once had to manage a team all working in telemarketing and got to see what a horrible soul-destroying job it really was. Do firms really still need to do this?
Sorry, that was rhetorical, my real next question is - What band would you fork out £100 for to see live?
"There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots." - From the film "Top Gun"
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getreal
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by getreal » April 3rd, 2012, 11:15 pm
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Saw them in the 70s at Greens Playhouse (before it became the Apollo) in Glasgow. Ah! Memories. My friend jumped on his car bonnet as he drove away after the show. It ended rather embarrassingly as the convent girl looked in the window and was met with a dispproving glare. She mouthed "sorry" and jumped off.
Rock and Roll!!
Who (not necessarily music based) would you pay £100 to see?
"It's hard to put a leash on a dog once you've put a crown on his head"-Tyrion Lannister.
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Ken H
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by Ken H » April 4th, 2012, 12:10 am
I don't think any band is worth that much money, but it's been a while since I went to a concert and the prices surely have gone up.
Well, maybe Yes or Steely Dan if they were still playing. And of course, the Stones!
I did see the Bee Gees in Tampa when they had changed gears and just come out with their disco album, "Main Course". That goes back a ways!
Same question again.
This is one of the great social functions of science - to free people of superstition. - Steven Weinberg
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Sel
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by Sel » April 4th, 2012, 3:40 pm
Ditto on the Stones.
Do you indulge in Easter Bunny chocolate treats?
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." Bertrand Russell