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Thread: Christmas Day
Post: RE: Christmas Day
| We've been to Babur on Christmas Day for lunch and it was excellent. Curried sprouts FTW! |
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17-10-2014, 07:34 PM |
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Thread: To the owners of the pizza place @ The Old Bank
Post: RE: To the owners of the pizza place @ The Old Ban...
| The sides include taking mozzarella and stuffing it with cream. I'm not sure you can overcharge for that :D |
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RussB |
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19-09-2014, 08:27 PM |
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Thread: Builders/roofers/damp specialists recommendations please
Post: Builders/roofers/damp specialists recommendations ...
| In the recent storms we've started getting damp coming in via an external wall and our chimneys. We need someone to replace some bad bricks and replace some mortar to stop the leaks.
If anyone has ... |
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RussB |
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28-01-2014, 04:39 PM |
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Thread: Christmas Trees in/near HOP
Post: RE: Christmas Trees in/near HOP
| Crofton Park Library normally has Christmas trees for sale during December. We've always bought from there and walked back to HOP with it, and we've always been very happy with the trees. |
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RussB |
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25-11-2013, 04:27 PM |
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Thread: Horniman Museum & Popup Butchers on Londonist Out Loud
Post: Horniman Museum & Popup Butchers on Londonist Out ...
| This week's [url=http://londonist.com/2012/12/londonist-out-loud-a-podcast-about-london-7-december-2012.php]Londonist Out Loud[/url] was recorded at the Horniman Museum, and features natural history c... |
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RussB |
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07-12-2012, 09:07 PM |
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Thread: Builder / carpenter recommendations
Post: Builder / carpenter recommendations
| We're taking the government up on its offer of free loft insulation, but we need the old chip-board floor taken up first, then a new (more substantial) floor put back down after.
Firstly: can anyon... |
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RussB |
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25-09-2012, 08:17 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I've just come back from trying out the gym. I was very impressed... but then it was the first time I've ever been in a gym... so what do I know!
There is certainly a good selection of brand new m... |
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RussB |
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17-09-2012, 08:16 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| So Wiggins takes the Yellow Jersey, beating team-mate Froome. Cavendish takes the final stage in Paris. What an amazing result for Team Sky, and hopefully a huge boost to British cycling in all its fo... |
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RussB |
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22-07-2012, 04:43 PM |
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Thread: Cyclists
Post: RE: Cyclists
| [quote=IWereAbsolutelyFuming]On a more positive cycling vibe, chapeau Brad and Chris! Will be amazing to see Brits on the top two places of the podium in Paris tomorrow.[/quote]
Indeed! A fantastic... |
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RussB |
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21-07-2012, 09:14 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park traffic
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park traffic
| More agreement here. I often see backed-up traffic wanting to turn left blocked by just a few vehicles in the right-hand lane. Removing a few parking spaces seems like a very sensible way to improve t... |
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RussB |
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17-07-2012, 11:48 PM |
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Thread: Best views for The Shard laser show?
Post: RE: Best views for The Shard laser show?
| Turns out the answer to the question was: on TV. Didn't see a thing from Blythe Hill :( |
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RussB |
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05-07-2012, 10:42 PM |
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Thread: Best views for The Shard laser show?
Post: RE: Best views for The Shard laser show?
| Personally I'm a big fan of the Shard and its associated meme:
[img]http://tomdanvers.com/labs/mordorviabank/mordor_via_bank.jpg[/img]
Original: http://tomdanvers.com/2012/04/mordor-via-bank/ |
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RussB |
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03-07-2012, 09:23 PM |
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Thread: Voting 03-05-2012
Post: RE: Voting 03-05-2012
| LondonElects has the latest results as they're counted:
[list]
[*] [url=http://www.londonelects.org.uk/im-voter/results-and-past-elections/live-results-2012?contest=23]Mayor[/url]
[*] [url=http://... |
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RussB |
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04-05-2012, 02:00 PM |
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Thread: Free 50" Sony Rear Projection 4:3 TV
Post: Free 50" Sony Rear Projection 4:3 TV
| We've got a big old TV taking up space, which as it's not even widescreen, let alone HD, isn't worth anything these days.
If you can find a use for such a TV, and can pick it up, you can have it fo... |
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RussB |
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25-03-2012, 06:54 PM |
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Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum
| jon14 -- you can find lots of information on the history of religions on the internet, a good starting point might be the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_religion]Wikipedia entry[/url], ... |
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RussB |
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01-05-2010, 06:51 PM |
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Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum
| What evidence is there for the universe being older than 10,000 years?
http://LetMeGoogleThatForYou.com/?q=evidence+for+the+age+of+the+universe |
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RussB |
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01-05-2010, 04:20 PM |
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Thread: General election forum
Post: RE: General election forum
| jon14 -- from what I remember from our previous conversations, you believe that the universe is no more than 10,000 years old. I find it ironic that you claim the oldest religion when there is evidenc... |
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RussB |
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01-05-2010, 03:38 PM |
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Thread: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
Post: RE: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
| [quote=newcome]Does anyone know:
a) if I could get a Thimerosal-free version of the vaccine in the UK (and, if so, where and how?); and
b) if the UK version of the vaccine contains Squalene?[/quot... |
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RussB |
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02-11-2009, 02:14 PM |
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Thread: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
Post: RE: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
| [quote=newcomer]In every other aspect of my pregnancy, I'm trying to avoid any artificial substances as far as possible, on the basis that I can't be certain of the potential side-effects on a growing... |
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02-11-2009, 02:09 PM |
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Thread: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
Post: RE: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
| Actually flu jabs are tested on pregnant women, as this rather useful page from the US CDC points out: http://www.cdc.gov/H1N1flu/vaccination/pregnant_qa.htm
While undoubtedly some pregnant women h... |
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29-10-2009, 04:17 PM |
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Thread: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
Post: RE: Swine flu vaccine for pregnant women
| [quote="roz"]...there are always bad outcomes in any vaccination programme and 'acceptable' levels of fatalities, such as in the case of the recent vaccination programme against cervical cancer where ... |
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RussB |
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28-10-2009, 11:45 PM |
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Thread: BNP
Post: RE: BNP
| Interesting post [i]Dan on the Hill[/i]. You've had us talking about it at home for over an hour!
The only point I would like to bring up is that I don't think many people are voting BNP because of... |
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RussB |
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18-06-2009, 10:31 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Friendly staff at the station.
| Which station are you talking about? |
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RussB |
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10-11-2008, 04:52 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park Rail Station
Post: RE: HOP train station ticket machine
| For those on weekly/monthly tickets I can recommend going Oyster and getting your weekly/monthly top-ups from the shop just down from the station, thus avoiding the need to rely on any ticket sales at... |
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RussB |
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25-09-2008, 11:59 AM |
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Thread: Labour Leadership Challenge
Post: RE: Labour Leadership Challenge
| As we've already had current whips going against the party, I don't suppose it should surprise us that former whips are doing it. |
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RussB |
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17-09-2008, 01:21 PM |
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Thread: HOP Action Group - Locality Funding Survey
Post: RE: HOP Action Group - Lottery Funding Survey
| You're quite right - some over zealous spell-checking on my part caused the error. I'll go and beg the admin to change it... |
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RussB |
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10-09-2008, 02:53 PM |
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Thread: HOP Action Group - Locality Funding Survey
Post: HOP Action Group - Locality Funding Survey
| Honor Oak Park Action Group (HOPAG) has issued a survey about how local people would like to see the locality funding spent.
The feedback from the survey will be available to the three Labour counc... |
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RussB |
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10-09-2008, 02:12 PM |
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Thread: Duffing
Post: RE: Duffing
| Pedantry is certainly a duffing pursuit and so before anyone points out my mistake let me say that the first sentence of my above post should have been "Duffing may not be a solitary pursuit, but it's... |
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RussB |
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20-08-2008, 08:35 PM |
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Thread: Duffing
Post: RE: Duffing
| Duffing may be be a solitary pursuit, but it's certainly a private house-bound one. You might engage in some duffing with a spouse, or other peer-group family, but the one place it will take place is ... |
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RussB |
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20-08-2008, 08:30 PM |
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Thread: Duffing
Post: RE: Duffing
| Midsomer Murders is duffing? OK, then I guess that includes me. But I'd like to think that if I ever were to get a shed to listen to Radio 4 in, it would a bit more exiting than the regular ones, mayb... |
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RussB |
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16-08-2008, 01:55 PM |
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Thread: German Bridge
Post: RE: German Bridge
| I'm afraid I don't know this German bridge. I did manage to find reference to it here: http://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=17932
Would they be correct in assuming that it's the footbridge ... |
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RussB |
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12-08-2008, 02:10 PM |
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Thread: Green Wheelie Bins
Post: RE: Green Wheelie Bins
| [quote=Mljay]Massive shortage in europe for wheelie bins....
http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/NewsAndEvents...wisham.htm[/quote]
Cllr Darren Johnson AM (Green) has written to me and told me that not all... |
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RussB |
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02-08-2008, 10:53 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park Action Group
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Action Group
| [quote=Tinkerbell]Love their idea to put more moo bins out there - they look fab! [/quote]
The action group is collecting money to pay for a moo bin for HOP. You can donate over at the blog: http:/... |
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RussB |
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02-08-2008, 12:19 AM |
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Thread: Green Wheelie Bins
Post: RE: Green Wheelie Bins
| One useful bit of information from my discussions with the local councillors: the council can deliver green recycling [i]boxes[/i], and are willing to supply them to people waiting for green bins. |
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RussB |
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23-07-2008, 07:28 PM |
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Thread: Green Wheelie Bins
Post: RE: Green Wheelie Bins
| [quote=Holly]Along the same lines, our green bin suddenly went missing a few weeks ago. We have phoned the council to get it replaced and have been quoted 11 weeks until this can be done.
Surely if... |
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RussB |
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19-07-2008, 10:22 PM |
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Thread: M.E Fundraising Event - Forest Hill - Sun June 29th
Post: RE: M.E Fundraising Event - Forest Hill -next Sun ...
| Nice to see information about events like this posted on the forum. It's a shame there aren't more postings about local community and charity events...
Unfortunately at that point I have to cease... |
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RussB |
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24-06-2008, 02:42 PM |
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Thread: HOP station step-free access
Post: RE: HOP station step-free access
| Better news would be fixing so the current steps so those who are currently able to use the stairs are less likely to require step-free access after being injured on the current rather unsafe steps![/... |
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RussB |
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13-02-2008, 03:15 PM |
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Thread: Mad Libs--SE23 Edition
Post: RE: Mad Libs--SE23 Edition
| ...when the police officer was only a sergeant, he'd been out with some colleagues. They were at their usual haunt, drowning their sorrows and taking it in turns to complain about the lack of love in ... |
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03-02-2008, 10:15 PM |
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Thread: HOP - New baker/Patisserie?
Post: RE: HOP - New baker/Patisserie?
| [quote=fany9560]
[quote=bigjulie]
I think it is a bit rich criticising businesses before they have even opened.
The area needs a baker. There is nothing mean about selling food.
[/quote]yes a bake... |
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RussB |
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19-01-2008, 06:27 PM |
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Thread: Children in Pubs
Post: RE: Children in pubs
| [quote="BBC News"]Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has confirmed to the BBC that adults with children are only allowed two alcoholic drinks in order to limit their stay.[/quote]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/... |
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04-01-2008, 05:10 AM |
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Thread: Bubbles Apostrophe
Post: RE: Bubbles Apostrophe
| Are any fellow pedants annoyed by the London Underground announcements at Honor Oak Park train station? "I am pleased to inform you that London Underground are reporting..." - since when is London Und... |
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05-12-2007, 11:03 AM |
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Thread: Xmas at the Honor Oak Pub
Post: RE: Xmas at the Honor Oak Pub
| I'd agree that traditional pubs (ones where you'd go to drink, smoke and swear) are indeed on the way out. It's been happening for some time, but the smoking ban has accelerated it. What used to be pu... |
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02-12-2007, 04:30 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=roz]
Just watched Channel 4 news and the bit about Christine Odone's speech being banned from some Commonwealth church service in case it offends non believers. If anyones clever enough to pos... |
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30-11-2007, 01:40 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=Michael]So who is stupid; the atheist who blindly follows science, or the questioning theist?[/quote]
Just to be clear, an atheist is not someone who believes in science. An atheist is someo... |
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29-11-2007, 11:17 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=Ooperlooper]Well (perhaps somewhat ironically) the theory of natural selection seems to offer a pretty good explanation.[/quote]
I agree it does, but for different reasons. Or maybe for that... |
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29-11-2007, 01:28 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=nevermodern]
RussB, the wondrous Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy covered it :)
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OK I stand corrected, although not by you :P. While searching for which governor the wondrous Dispos... |
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29-11-2007, 12:48 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=baggydave]Makes me think of the Dead Kennedy's famous punk anthem, ' A Holiday in Albania'.[/quote]
BLASPHEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How dare you misquote the worshipful Dead Kennedys! I am ... |
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29-11-2007, 12:29 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=Toffeejim]Temples to stupidity? Why do you suggest churchgoers are stupid? I've met very few I'd categorise as such. Many are - shock! horror! - highly intelligent, judged by the usual ways we ... |
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29-11-2007, 12:21 AM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| Ok... so I misspelt a few things there. Without the ability to edit my post, can please I suggest that people read "feast" instead of "feat". Even Yahweh didn't mean "The feat of the unleavened bread.... |
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27-11-2007, 11:59 PM |
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Thread: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
Post: RE: How to stop Jehova's Witnesses?
| [quote=Ooperlooper]The Ten Commandments:
1. Don't worship any other god but me (that is, the one who brought you out of slavery in Egypt).
2. Don't make an idol and worship it, or I will punish yo... |
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