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No

Don't let the Sun catch you Crying - Gerry and the Pacemakers :))

Wouldn't have thought so. You have the choice of whether or not to send the Inland Revenue detailed stuff or not, I seem to recall from the on-line tax form I filled in last week :) Though obviously you need to have all the details to hand should the IR or whatever they're called now choose to come and investigate you. I used to use an accountant and now I just do it all myself, though I'm mainly PAYE and not self-employed full time, so fewer records to sort out. In my experience the tax office is very helpful in answering stuff like this, though for obvious reasons they're very busy at the moment, why not try giving them a ring, I think they open at 8am which might be a good time to get hold of someone.

To be fair, Jean Michel Basquiat started off doing actual graffiti, as far as I know, before he became known as an "artist". Don't get me wrong, I think he was brilliant, I went to an exhibition of his many years ago and I loved it, but that doesn't mean that all graffiti is a recognised art form. Apologies if I've missed something crucial in previous posts.

Alone Again Or - Love

Play with Fire - Rolling Stones

taper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > " > > "Bit like magnotherapy - people slag it off, > generally because they haven't tried it, but it > works...." > > No it doesn't. xxxxxxxx a) Someone I know bought a magnotherapy collar for their dog, who could hardly walk. Within a very short time, the dog was bouncing around again. They then went on holiday and left the dog with their mother for a fortnight. When they collected the dog, the dog could hardly walk again. They noticed the mother had taken the collar off. They asked why and were told it was because the weather had been very hot and she thought the collar was irritating the dog. They put the collar back on, and soon the dog was bouncing around again. Explain that then. b) Someone else I know had had severe and frequent migraines from childhood. In her forties (I think) she started wearing a magnotherapy wristband. Since then she has hardly had any migraines, only the occasional one when under great stress. I also used to get migraines. I started wearing a magnotherapy wristband for arthritic symptoms (which were so bad that if I knelt down for any length of time I couldn't walk, also I couldn't use secateurs for any length of time without my hand seizing up). As well as sorting the arthritic symptoms, I noticed after a few months that I was no longer getting migraines, and since wearing the wristband (we're talking about ten years now) I've maybe had three mild migraines. Explain that then. Are you seriously saying it's all in the mind/coincidence? c) As a result of my own experience, I started to sell magnotherapy products. I gave a three month money back guarantee. I got hardly any returned, and in most of those cases it was quite clear from the fact that the product looked new that the person hadn't worn it. d) Some people will always be sceptical about this kind of stuff. However I prefer to go by experience. I have lots of other similar stories, but basically if you just think "it doesn't work" you will choose to ignore them. Fine by me, just don't make generalisations.

Exactly, Jeremy. Keep it simple and tasty, that's my motto. Edited to add: Oh maybe add a jar of Madras curry paste, to stir into the beans as a change from the Lean and Perrins :)

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > IMust find me some dangly things to hang them > round my neck. > > xxxxxxxxxxxxx Yeh I did that when I first needed reading glasses and didn't have varifocal contact lenses. They got dislodged from the cord, and I trod on them and broke them. I also used to wear my reading glasses on top of my ordinary glasses, on days I couldn't be arsed to put my lenses in. I used to get some very strange looks from the postman as I used to forget I had two pairs of spex on. :))

You Drive Me Crazy - Britney Spears :-$

Otto Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > to continue the Devil's Advocate strain......a > Banksy would certainly put ED on the (progressive) > map and generate loads of press... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Surely to deliberately plan for a Banksy is missing the point of Banksy?

Yeh yeh, yawn ......

Just take care you don't confuse them with Deadly Nightshade berries :))

Yeh they can, only to us it sounds like WOOF WOOF

Which one is your wife's client? Be careful how you answer :))

Frozen pork spare ribs from Iceland, three boxes for a fiver. Six cans of Stella from Boss Man. Baked beans. Lea and Perrins. Er, that's it :))

bil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As long as it is not > offensive or detrimental or worse than what was > there before, will it harm anyone? > > xxxxxxxxxxxx Harshly coloured vinyl "flowers" are offensive to me, and in my opinion worse than the quite inoffensive and in fact quite nice plain brick wall which is there at the moment! And detrimental to this particular street environment - in my opinion. Well it may not physically harm anyone, but judging by what's on the Excel spread sheet, it is likely to raise my blood pressure every time I pass it, and darken my day considerably :-$

You do that often, do you WMTD?? WOOF :))

Oh come on, fess up, this is all a load of b******s, isn't it, a bit like the Eastern European brothel we were treated to a while back :)) Edited to say: The "HONESTLY" is a bit of a give away :)) Edited again to say: If it all turns out to be true I will slink away and hide in a hole for a few hours ......

PeckhamRose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have heard that some farmers use it on their > livestock and it works on them. > Doesn't make sense to me at all but animals do not > have any such opinions or knowledge. xxxxxxxx Exactly. I used to live on an organic farm, and the farmers used it. They also used a mainstream vet when necessary. It must have worked or they wouldn't have continued to use it. Bit like magnotherapy - people slag it off, generally because they haven't tried it, but it works on dogs, horses etc - was even used on an elephant at the zoo if I remember right. "All in the mind"? Yeh, sure, the dogs are going "Oooh, I've got a magnet on my collar - ooh, my arthriticy (spelling) legs are better - oooh, must be due to the magnet." :))

Nah, best on its own. The sloe gin, that is.

Yeh, not as good as it was before. A few good lines though. But Jamesie isn't credible really any more, got too old. Shame. Still a lot better than most of what's on tellie though, not that I'd know as I hardly ever watch it :))

bil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > > Adding some fun and colour is always a good thing. > xxxxxxxx Nope. Definitely not. Not if it's inappropriate to the place it's added to.

SingingWilks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No seriously. - saw > an armed policeman running up Whateley Road and > turn right into CPR (strangely enough he had a > police flat cap on but was wearing normal > clothes). xxxxxxxxx I rest my case :)

SingingWilks Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No seriously. I live up the top end of Whateley > Road, near the corner with Crystal Palace Road. > Heard some shouting outside my window and being > the nosy person I am had a good look outside - saw > an armed policeman running up Whateley Road and > turn right into CPR (strangely enough he had a > police flat cap on but was wearing normal > clothes). This was too intriguing for words so > kept looking out - few police officers standing on > the corner of Whateley/Ulverscroft and then five > mins later a uniformed armed policeman was > standing outside my door (hence taking the rubbish > down so I could be nosey!). He told me to go back > inside, another five mins went by then the > helicopter started hovering overhead and then > another five mins (all times are approximate!) > later two police cars with their sirens blaring > rushed up Whateley but this time turned left onto > CPR. Would love to know what was going on, I > wasn't the only person to have noticed as people > were walking down Whateley Road as the police were > there and saw someone hanging out of their window > when the helicopter was overhead. Felt like I was > in the Bronx! Any further information would be > much appreciated. xxxxxxxxx I live in Ulverscroft Road, I went out to the offie whilst the helicopter was around, I never heard a thing .... Anyway enough of this, Rab C Nesbitt about to start on BBC2!