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Forum: TV & Film 04-12-2016, 10:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,746
Posted By bridget
we still don't have one. I use the computer. ...

we still don't have one.
I use the computer.
I just got out of the habit of switching on a TV I suppose.

Read a lot :)
Forum: TV & Film 04-12-2016, 01:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,746
Posted By bridget
Looks Good thanks. I'm writing a list :)

Looks Good thanks.

I'm writing a list :)
Forum: TV & Film 04-12-2016, 01:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,746
Posted By bridget
I've seen the first two Happy Valley..3 looks a...

I've seen the first two Happy Valley..3 looks a little bit too gruesome/violent for me..love SL in anything :)

Game of thrones? watched a couple of series ...got bored ..sorry.
Forum: TV & Film 04-12-2016, 01:32 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,746
Posted By bridget
:( I've seen most of these excellent...

:( I've seen most of these excellent suggestions.. thank you..you forgot Doc Martin :D

I was wondering if you could dig out some of the older stuff I prolly missed.
2000-2010 ish

Dr Blake is...
Forum: Politics & Govt 04-12-2016, 01:20 PM
Replies: 704
Views: 59,366
Posted By bridget
Better round up a few more Rednecks then.. you...

Better round up a few more Rednecks then.. you have a tendency to be a little careless with them...

And it's 1 2 3 what are we fightin for.?
Don't care, we don't give a Dam

Next stop is...
Forum: Politics & Govt 04-12-2016, 01:15 PM
Replies: 704
Views: 59,366
Posted By bridget
So ..re Taiwan.. Fortunately the Chinese are...

So ..re Taiwan..
Fortunately the Chinese are masters of Diplomacy (Helps to have a Culture over 400 years old)

The Chinese have fortunately decided that the PM of Taiwan was just taking...
Forum: Politics & Govt 04-12-2016, 11:36 AM
Replies: 704
Views: 59,366
Posted By bridget
Taiwan. How many international incidents can...

Taiwan.

How many international incidents can a private citizen cause?

Can't wait until January.

Yeehah :cool:
Forum: Politics & Govt 04-12-2016, 11:16 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,350
Posted By bridget
??? what do you mean. Heaps of countries...

??? what do you mean. Heaps of countries including OZ have a similar NHS..

My considerable experience of the UK NHS has been excellent.

Has it disintegrated in the last 14 years ?
Forum: TV & Film 04-12-2016, 06:04 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,746
Posted By bridget
British Black-absurdist

Not having had a TV for 23 years and only recently discovering the delights of illegal streaming like Putlocker..
Can anyone suggest some of the best British Humour or crime drama or Bonnet Drama I...
Forum: General Chat 04-12-2016, 05:46 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,807
Posted By bridget
True..if you go around looking for bad, you not...

True..if you go around looking for bad, you not only will find it in buckets but you miss all the beauty and nobility of humankind..

There's prolly a wise and ancient proverb thingy about it :)
Forum: Politics & Govt 04-12-2016, 05:36 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,350
Posted By bridget
Is that a set Gross Salary or does it include...

Is that a set Gross Salary or does it include overtime? :D
Forum: Science and Environment 04-12-2016, 05:15 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,134
Posted By bridget
There is a discussion going on here about...

There is a discussion going on here about allowing the use of Bumble Bees in Tasmania in green house propagation.
They were illegally introduced into Tassie about 20 years ago.Haven't reached the...
Forum: General Chat 04-12-2016, 02:44 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,690
Posted By bridget
I'll do direct debit to Amnesty and MSF. (it's...

I'll do direct debit to Amnesty and MSF. (it's all Tax deductible )
I did sign up to Red Cross until I discovered that many of the people signing you up are employed by an agency..that take the...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 04-12-2016, 02:17 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,649
Posted By bridget
Maybe I just have very bad memories of the terror...

Maybe I just have very bad memories of the terror of the 11+ in 1967? :D
I grew up and was "educated" in Nottingham.

The eleven-plus was a result of the major changes which took place in English...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 04-12-2016, 01:55 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,649
Posted By bridget
My point is not what alternatives may (or may...

My point is not what alternatives may (or may not) have been offered.
It's that
1. 11 years old is too young to be "deciding" a child's fate.
2. That children should be the ones to make that...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 04-12-2016, 01:40 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,649
Posted By bridget
If the only Core subjects are English and Maths...

If the only Core subjects are English and Maths after 11.
How are children to learn about the joys of Physics, fine art, Politics, History, Maths, Chem, Language and Culture etc?

How can any...
Forum: General Chat 04-12-2016, 01:27 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,574
Posted By bridget
So wash the floor with PineOclean :D Mine...

So wash the floor with PineOclean :D

Mine often stays up until Feb..or later.
Maybe If we invented a "taking the tree down" tradition with attendant Beer and BBQ one would have more motivation?
...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 04-12-2016, 01:10 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,649
Posted By bridget
This is rubbish and makes me very angry.. if...

This is rubbish and makes me very angry..

if a child is really poor at english, written and spoken..but a wizz at maths...at 11 years of age? !!what do you do?
stream them into a trade school?
...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 04-12-2016, 01:02 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,649
Posted By bridget
One year? Year 9 14-15..standard curriculum...

One year?
Year 9 14-15..standard curriculum (English, Maths, history,global studies, art, science)

year 10 (15-16) English, Maths, History, Global Studies, Science..choice of two specialist...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 03-12-2016, 09:26 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,649
Posted By bridget
It's not just a matter of social structure. ...

It's not just a matter of social structure.
Many kids do badly in Primary years for all sorts of reasons.
My son would have failed an 11+ exam.
(missed months of school due to health)
But he's...
Forum: General Chat 03-12-2016, 08:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 835
Posted By bridget
He's just come back..First comment "Now I'm...

He's just come back..First comment

"Now I'm definitely adopting post 2 years old" :D
Forum: General Chat 03-12-2016, 08:31 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,807
Posted By bridget
:D That may explain some things

:D That may explain some things
Forum: Music 03-12-2016, 08:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,129
Posted By bridget
And the Jam Mr Clean ...

And the Jam

Mr Clean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AtgZPxamsA
Forum: Music 03-12-2016, 08:17 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,129
Posted By bridget
Sex pistols were a joke. Love The Stranglers,...

Sex pistols were a joke.
Love The Stranglers, The Clash, Joy Division, the Associates etc
As for the twit burning the SP memorabilia..well many privileged bratty ofsprings of fashionista and...
Forum: General Chat 03-12-2016, 08:09 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 3,807
Posted By bridget
Drive by Shootings? The only references I can...

Drive by Shootings?
The only references I can find to drive by shootings in the UK have been targeted attacks Mups..so unless you're a Granny Crime family boss or have absconded with the local...
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