Forum: Food & Drink
23-04-2018, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,401
Make it, or buy it?
What do you always make from scratch rather than buy ready-made? And what would you not deam of making when you can buy it?
Pastry - I always make shortcrust (in the Kenwood), but buy puff and...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
08-04-2018, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 749
Music revisited
Some of the artists of the 1960s are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate ageing baby boomers. They include:
Bobby Darin --- Splish, Splash, I Was Havin' A Flash
Herman's Hermits...
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Forum: Other Leisure Activities
08-01-2018, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,277
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Forum: Other Leisure Activities
07-01-2018, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 4,277
What do you think? Be honest, I won't mind!
Hi all
I've had a go at writing a little poem, I've never written one before.
What do you think? I've called it "I've had enough of winter".
It’s just two weeks since Christmas
And I think...
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Forum: General Chat
01-01-2018, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,777
Breastroke is fine IF it's been learned...
Breastroke is fine IF it's been learned correctly, and the swimmer has warmed up by doing 200-300m (at least) of frontcrawl first.
Breastroke is far and away the WORST stroke for causing injury,...
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Forum: General Chat
01-01-2018, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,777
As a retired swimming teacher/tutor/coach and...
As a retired swimming teacher/tutor/coach and Adult/baby swim teacher, can I just say that the younger the better!
Babies are born with the automatic reflex that shuts breathing down under water...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
23-12-2017, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 921
the morality of dishonesty
Robbers entered a bank in a small town.
One of them shouted: "Don't move! The money belongs to the bank. Your lives belong to you.”
Immediately all the people in the bank laid on the floor...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
23-12-2017, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 804
A clever archbishop
Dianne Abbott visited Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster.
She told the Archbishop that Jeremy Corbyn would be attending the next day's Mass and she asked if the Archbishop would kindly...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
23-12-2017, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 638
Old friends
One day Larry didn't show up. Bob didn't think much about it and figured maybe he had a cold or something.
But after Larry hadn't shown up for a week or so, Bob really got worried. However, since...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
13-12-2017, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 821
Book report
Students at a local school were assigned to read two books, 'Titanic - the 1997 Film' and 'My Life' by Bill Clinton.
One student turned in the following book report, with the proposition that...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
10-12-2017, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,008
the new Christmas small print
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
Please be advised that all citizens planning to dash through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh, going over the fields and laughing all the way are required to undergo a...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
08-12-2017, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,045
The Creation - explained a different way
1. In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth and populated the Earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach, green and yellow and red vegetables of all kinds, so Man and Woman would...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
28-11-2017, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 934
Phil's scrotum
The pastor asked if anyone in the congregation would like to express praise for answered prayers. Suzie stood and walked to the podium.
She said, "I have a praise. Two months ago, my husband,...
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Forum: Gardening
26-11-2017, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,060
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
23-11-2017, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,015
Famous quotes, old and new
A teacher decides to let students out early if they can name the origin of a famous quote.
Teacher: "Who said 'Four Score and Seven Years Ago'?"
Before Johnny began to open his mouth, Susie...
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Forum: Gardening
11-11-2017, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,060
roses
I'm new to growing roses, so could do with some help/advice, please.
What's the difference between a climbing rose and a rambler?
I have a large trellis fence - which of the two types would be...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
10-11-2017, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 874
thoughts to ponder
As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind - every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.
~ John Glenn
*****
When the white missionaries came to Africa they...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
10-11-2017, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 830
Future son-in-law
A young woman brought her fiancé home to meet her parents. After dinner, her mother told her father to find out about the young man. The father invited the fiancé to his study for a talk.
"So,...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
10-11-2017, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 990
News headlines 2050
Don't Laugh! its already happening
Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions.
White minorities still trying to have English recognized as the UK's third language.
Children from...
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Forum: TV & Film
01-10-2017, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 107
Views: 9,197
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Forum: TV & Film
25-09-2017, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,605
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Forum: General Chat
26-08-2017, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 798
it's actually easier to teach children to swim...
it's actually easier to teach children to swim when they are babies than if it's left a year or more. Babies are born with a reflex that shuts their breathing off when they go underwater, so not...
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Forum: General Chat
26-08-2017, 01:50 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 798
Very proud!
Our little grandson has been 'swimming' since he was four weeks old - and he was born six weeks early, so that's pretty good going! He's now 3 years 7 months.
And yesterday he earned two more...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
17-08-2017, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 651
The husband (deceased)
Beth recently lost her husband. She had him cremated and brought his ashes home. Picking up the urn that he was in, she poured him out on the patio table.
Then, while tracing her fingers in the...
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Forum: Jokes & Funnies
17-08-2017, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 562
Could apply just as well to the UK
This was written by a 21 yr. old female who gets it. It's her future she's worried about and this is how she feels about the social welfare big government state that she's being forced to live in!...
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