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  • 2 weeks later...

1) There's a context clue in the name of the thread, but if you're still struggling to place him, I think there is a new service on the information superhighway called "The Google" that might assist you.


2) "Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps, please"

  • 1 month later...
I don't know. I imagine the novelty of being approached everywhere you go wears pretty thin after a while, but she seems like quite an extrovert. The Nanny was on US TV seemingly on a loop for many years (and I think it was shown on BBC2 in the after school slot for a bit, but it never really caught on here).
  • 2 weeks later...

teetomthomas Wrote:

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> I recently saw fantastic musician and former Level

> 42 drummer Phil Gould in the checkout queue at Dog

> Kennel Hill. He had some chicken in his trolley,

> and I asked him how he was going to cook it.

> "The Chinese Way" he replied.



underrated post.


made me chuckle.

  • 3 months later...

JohnL Wrote:

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> It's a different coffee for a atart never mind the

> rest of the conspiracy theory.

>

> ?A uniquely Australian coffee, slightly stronger

> than a latte, with steamed milk,? says Starbucks?

> Australian website.



New Zealand would disagree with the claim to be ?uniquely Australian?

alex_b Wrote:

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> JohnL Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > It's a different coffee for a atart never mind

> the

> > rest of the conspiracy theory.

> >

> > ?A uniquely Australian coffee, slightly

> stronger

> > than a latte, with steamed milk,? says

> Starbucks?

> > Australian website.

>

>

> New Zealand would disagree with the claim to be

> ?uniquely Australian?


I gather that after a quick check.

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