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Are women their own worst enemies?
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Something that was said on another thread gives me room for thought. I don't think we are our own worst enemies. I do think we are honest about other women, and that does include the way we comment on other women's looks, but it's in a completely different way to the way men judge us. We also back each other...
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scandal the Left DON'T want to speak about
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Muslim pirates sailing out of Algiers raided all along the Mediterranean and out into the Atlantic as far as Madeira. By the 1620s, 10,000 European slaves were being held in the city's dungeons, including Scots, Irish, Dutch, Danish, Slav and Spanish captives. Others included Japanese and Chines...
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Cleo Laine died
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She was a brilliant singer. Great deep voice. I remember her singing with her husband Johnny Dankworth when I was a kid. My dad was a big fan. She was 97, loooong life.
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We’ve only just begun
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To live White lace and promises A kiss for luck and we’re on our way
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Are you saving enough to live in retirement comfortably?
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The cost of comfortable retirement revealed — how much you need yearly©MetroThe high cost of living is also hitting pensioners as more money is needed for a comfortable retirement. Pensioners need more money in the bank if they want to be comfortable and afford more than just the basic necessities...
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What are you likely to never see?
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A seagull sitting in a tree  …. sorry! 
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Voting at 16
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By next Election, 16 yr old can vote. How will they be grown up to know who to vote for. If they can vote are they grown up enough to go in pubs and drink alcohol?I They are known as kids. Now if the can vote, they can go to prison for offences too.
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Do you believe any type of life exists after death?
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I know that most people think it is unlikely but I have often wondered if there is some type of existence or experience that occurs after death. Those who are religious in the traditional sense believe in a God and Heaven and I wish that could be true but it just seems unrealistic to me (no offence to anyb...
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The magma's rising.
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A Ballymena schoolgirl was walking along a street when she was dragged into a garage and allegedly raped and sexually assaulted by three males, a court heard today.Details of the alleged sex attack which sparked three days of riots in the Northern Ireland town last month were revealed for the firs...
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Granny Language
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My long-deceased nan had a vocabulary of her own, words that have been consigned to the past. She talked about the kittle when she meant kettle, I thought it was just a quirk of hers but found out it was used in some places in the 18 century even east London where she was from, so it must have been carried on...
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Nature over Nurture
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History provides ample proof that blue blood offers no immunity from the failings of the ordinary man or woman. And yet Constance Marten’s descent from lady to tramp was as dramatic as it was sudden.Her first 25 years comprised country pursuits and a private education, followed by foreign trave...
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One born every minute
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What part of 'hunky' does she think pertains to her. We all know our limitations specially as we get older but at what point do you honestly think someone much younger and goodlooking is actually going after you?Ava, a 76-year-old grandmother from Harlow, Essex, has spoken of her heartbreak and hu...
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More schools to ban girls wearing skirts.
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A schools trust is to ban skirts in a major change to its uniform rules. Headteachers at the Northern Education Trust, which runs 17 secondary schools across the North, including four in Greater Manchester, have written to parents outlining its new uniform policy. From September 2026 the trust...
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Afghan man, 45, 'marries girl aged SIX before Taliban intervene... and say he must wait until she is NINE
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Dirty old bastard. This is Islam at it's very worst. And then they come here and think its ok. So this creepy old pedo cunt has to wait until she's nine before he can fuck her. Ugh, it makes me sick. A six-year-old girl has been forced to marry a 45-year-old man in Afghanistan after she was given a...
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Memorable film scenes.
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I will start with this, the fight scene in Bridget Jones 2. I watched it again the other night, and laughed just as much as the first time I saw it.
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OK now - ‘fess up…
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https://geediting.com/dan-10-phrases-deeply-selfish-people-use-in-everyday-conversation/
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Where’s Jack?
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Hope he’s doing okay, wherever he is 🤷🏻♀️
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Instrumentals.
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Electronic music.
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How did Delia Derbyshire create the Doctor Who theme?She is considered a pioneer in 20th century electronic music based at the BBC's radiophonic workshop.Derbyshire's composition was created by recording found sounds. Back in the 1960s, there was no music software available. To make the them...
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Care workers...the word 'care' being the joke.
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I would want to kill her. The video contains distressing footage. "Shocking CCTV footage has shown a carer 'violently degrading' a frail elderly man with dementia - as she hurled him around 'like a rag doll' just days before he died.Cruel Bilikesu Olagunju, 42, who had been in the job just six days,...
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Ok time to tell the truth
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I have decided to be upfront rather than keep on posting all cloak and dagger, please forgive me Syl and diggs I won’t be starting any more threads I promise ! Just wanted to say this. yes I’ve been making some guest posts the last few months, none antagoniistic I think you will agree and I’ve quite enjoye...
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Assisted Death Bill Passed by Government
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Little Life Hacks…
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… to solve our trivial First World problems  I always buy the greenest bananas I can find, knowing that in this hot climate they’ll start to ripen by the time I’m loading them into the car. Saw this, and thought I’d give it a go….store them separately away from the main stem, and try wrapping the st...
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Operation Rising Lion
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'Operation Rising Lion' is said to have been 'years' in the making, the culmination of careful research and planning by the military, Mossad and Israel's defence industries.Israeli security sources have now revealed how commandos infiltrated Iran with 'special weapons' to knock out Tehra...
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Happy Fathers Day.
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To all the dads and grandads. x -- Edited by Syl on Sunday 15th of June 2025 10:53:31 AM
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October 7 deniers and apologists.
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D.Day 1944
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6th June 1944 Thousands fighting on the beaches of Dunkirk. Many died just getting off the boats on to the beach. They fought and died for our freedom. We will remember them.
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Desert Island Discs.
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What would you choose, and why? My first one would be this one by French singer Francoise Hardy. Oh the nostalgia. I was 17, first love, I was working away for the season, met a gorgeous boy, we fell in love, (or fancied each other like mad) Cir...
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Are you bigger than you’d like?
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Would you like to shed a few pounds or stones, or possibly should do for health reasons? Do you tip the scales at far too much and feel ashamed? I could do with losing a couple of pounds but Ive never suffered with being really overweight as I’m very active. Can’t bear being lazy or lazy people.
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Starmers UK/EU Brexit reset deal.
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Can't wait to see the full details. I wonder who will be getting the better deal here with him in the chair. Good start...But Sir Keir sparked a furious backlash from the fishing industry and Brexiteers by striking a deal for EU fisherman to access British waters for 12 years, far longer t...
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Veterans to be prosecuted
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Sir Keir Starmer has been warned his Labour Government will face a “rude awakening” if it pushes ahead with plans to axe protections for Troubles veterans.Labour has repeatedly pledged to amend the Legacy Act, a piece of legislation introduced by the Tories to bring to an end vexatious prosecutio...
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The staggering cost of Britain's asylum problem revealed
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Asylum accommodation - including hotels - will cost the taxpayer £15billion over 10 years, spending watchdogs have revealed.The overall bill is more than triple the Home Office's original estimate, data from the National Audit Office (NAO) showed.Contracts were originally forecast to cost £...
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Got any holidays in the offing?
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I haven't.
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V.E.Day
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To remember the end of the war. To all those who fought for this country. For all those killed in action. Thank you all.
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Life changing events.
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