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The Rolls-Royce company took over the Bentley company in the early 1930s and all Bentleys were made ......
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January 29, 2003 23:02
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Michael Jackson is the doyen of beer writers and his World Guide is the definitive work. He has a we......
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January 29, 2003 22:51
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I enjoy dancing. I spent a lot of time learning to dance in my last year at school. I have all the ......
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January 29, 2003 11:30
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The latest posting I have seen suggest that, according to Michael Jackson, there are now around 1500......
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January 29, 2003 09:51
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Hello again, Duncan. Nice to chat again - you will note that the beer thread is still alive and wel......
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January 29, 2003 02:05
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Indeed this is so. But the device that the American was demonstrating blew the air into the carpet a......
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January 29, 2003 02:03
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In view of the dubious benefits that seem to accrue from consumption of the alternatives cited here,......
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January 28, 2003 11:44
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In fact, my aunt had a Goblin vacuum cleaner and she called it the Gimpy (or was it Jimpy) which was......
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January 28, 2003 11:23
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Interestingly, although "hoover" has become a generic term (much like "biro" and "thermos") - the va......
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January 27, 2003 22:59
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As I mentioned in my recent FOTA post, I believe that L'Acadamie Francais stands little chance of ma......
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January 27, 2003 22:49
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I might indeed partake, but of what? that's the question. Certainly it would not be of anything on......
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January 27, 2003 11:30
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This is an interesting example of a verb ("to zip") which is now accepted without question. However,......
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January 26, 2003 22:33
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I have a feeling that's the concoction I had to take when I visited Sri Lanka! I began to think that......
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January 26, 2003 09:29
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If alcohol is not a drug, then I have never taken drugs and probably never will. I do not like smoki......
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January 26, 2003 01:19
RE: Liberal versus Conservative
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It has become a convention on this and the FOTA board not to pounce on simple errors in postings whe......
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January 26, 2003 01:09
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I copied it myself from another document, although I know that there are special keystrokes that you......
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January 25, 2003 09:21
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"Moving the goal posts" is the only term I have yet understood. Incidentally, the expression "to pu......
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January 25, 2003 09:10
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Although it is a fictional encounter, the comments of "Vladimir Brusiloff" on writers is just one ex......
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January 25, 2003 02:32
RE: Liberal versus Conservative
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Probably one of my favourite comedians whose use of the English language was exemplary. Interesting,......
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January 25, 2003 02:13
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Glad to see you here. You will find the discussions here interesting, I feel sure, although maybe n......
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