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Ask for Durex in Australia and they'll give you a roll of sticky-tape.

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > bigger picture Loz, bigger picture I am a historical pedant! (Edited to remove a bit that I realise clouds the issue now I've done a bit of googling.)

> So for now, let's put aside that particular claim and let's look at what has been happening to > Palestine > > http://images.alarabiya.net/israel-palestine_map_19225_2469.jpg That 1917 map is misleading - it should show Palestine including the Trans-Jordan region (now Jordan).

I think that's why going into IT was good for me - uni education leading to a decently paid job/career where I 'made' stuff, albeit writing software and setting up hardware/OSs. Certainly, once I progressed away from that into more management type roles it became a lot less fun. And a lot less enjoyable.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The simple solution is to have > A cheaper phone. Quite. Mine cost about 10 quid from a chain electrical store. It is really good at making phone calls. And is completely unlocked, so I can use whatever sim I like.

I've heard quite a few people use "for all intensive purposes".

Dunno about good lines, but an (English) friend thought it would be a winning move to try and convince a girl in a pub that he was a biscuit designer from Australia. I really haven't a clue why he thought it would work, but unsurprisingly, it didn't. Possibly in part because his Aussie accent wavered somewhere between India and Yosemite Sam.

Ew.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > University should be for academic, not vocational studies. And it should only be for people with the > ability and willingness to learn. > Tuition fees and the prospect of huge loans might be discourgaging tomorrow's engineers/scientists/doctors/etc, > while others from wealthy families piss away three years and get a 2:2 in tourism. Engineers/scientists/doctors/etc are careers as well as academic. But I agree that far too many people go to university. There needs to be other establishments for the media studies and tourism type people. Packing them into unis is not the best way to do things.

vgrant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Loz Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > My first question would be: how can Australia > > make this work and the UK can't. > > Australian education is a machine that vomits vocational workplace drones like the Cidermen > factory in Dr Who. The Cidermen? Ha ha. You make universities preparing students for a successful career sound like a bad thing.

My first question would be: how can Australia make this work and the UK can't.

Think you missed that joke, Mr B.

I've always liked Weird Al, but this made me laugh out loud.

Problem is: who replaces him? Bell is the obvious candidate, but his form is hardly much to write home about. Broad, but is he really test captain material? Root is only 12, so he'll have to wait a bit. Has Ballance got any captaining experience? He may be, on form, the current first name on the batting team sheet. Other than that, is Mike Brearley available?

Apparently, if you dial Ben Stokes' last run of scores into your phone (0,5,5,4,0,4,0,0,0,0) you get through to the Samaritans.

I think that, if the poster is correct, the problem is quite the opposite, quids.

Well spotted, uncleglen. I think DVL has a spare account in place.

I used these guys a few years ago and washing machine is still up and running. http://www.repairandprotect.co.uk

Bathroomom? Is that a cleaner version of a soccermom?

Surely they know you want to see them and they just turn up at you house?

[ ] Do we really need another crap gift shop / estate agent?

Check the MSE link I posted - a lot of it (stolen, broken) may be covered by your current home insurance. It's worth checking.

I've been buying second hand/antique wooden furniture of late, mainly because it is nicer and cheaper than new stuff. But there is a fashion at the moment of painting lovely antique stuff in sodding Farrow and Ball chalky pastel blue paint. AAAAAAAAARRRGGGH. There are going to be a lot of people spending loads of money getting this cack off in a few years once this fashion changes.

If only more people on both sides of the stupidity were as brave and thoughtful as this man. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/18/father-children-gaza-bloodshed-palestinians-israelis