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Oops, Thar Goes Another One.

It sounded as if rockerbill had all the makins to start an old fashioned Saturday night fight on here.
20:07 Sat 23rd Jul 20168 answers, last by Bertrum 09:40 Sun 24th Jul 2016
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The Somme.

Those of you who are interested in the history of the Great War should really read this book by Middlebrook, especially since it concerns that great battle of 100 years ago. the author even...
13:15 Fri 01st Jul 2016
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The Summer Solstice.

Arrives at 1:34pm for you in the UK...Enjoy it.
17:33 Mon 20th Jun 201662 answers, last by Jackdaw33 21:02 Mon 20th Jun 2016
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Who Is This?

I came across this pendulum the other day, and I'm wondering if anyone on here has any idea who this man could be? http://i63.tinypic.com/280i0c0.jpg...
18:54 Wed 15th Jun 201623 answers, last by stuey 19:46 Thu 16th Jun 2016
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Maylin Monroe Memerobilia.

Any of you ladies interested in buying a watch which you can flaunt with a flick of your wrist at your next cocktail party? "Wednesday, June 1, would have been famed movie actress Marilyn Monroe's...
22:52 Thu 02nd Jun 201627 answers, last by 237SJ 13:33 Fri 03rd Jun 2016
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It's A Long Weekend

...or Bank Holiday, as you call it, over here. The Monday closest to and prior to May 24th. is known as Victoria Day, and marks the unofficial start of Summer. I guess I'll traipse over the field soon...
19:29 Fri 20th May 201614 answers, last by ummmm 20:35 Fri 20th May 2016
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German To English.

I have a little novelty clock which has on the dial an illustration by Ars Sacra. Some of the words and or letters have been worn away by people winding the clock and moving the hands. This is what is...
15:38 Wed 11th May 201628 answers, last by shaneystar2 16:59 Wed 11th May 2016
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Blackpool Of The Potteries.

Those of you who live in the Potteries Area might find these excellent glimpses from the past interesting:http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36153037
19:50 Sun 01st May 201623 answers, last by Togo 20:35 Mon 02nd May 2016
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Big Ben Bongless.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36138203 That's a lot of money being spent on the old guy. Does it just chime and strike on the hour, or does it chime on the quarter-hours also? I've always...
22:16 Tue 26th Apr 201617 answers, last by Baldric 13:28 Wed 27th Apr 2016
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Weather.

While you people are busy flogging the flag issue, I'm busy enjoying brilliant sunshine and 22 degrees. In fact I'm enjoying it so much, I might traipse o'er the field and imbibe a wobbly-pop or five....
20:13 Sun 17th Apr 201617 answers, last by Mamyalynne 00:19 Mon 18th Apr 2016
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Quiant Parlour Games

...played with great gusto and gaiety by the gentlemen and ladies in New England around the turn of the century. From a book published in 1905...Interesting. http://www.kellscraft.com/gamessec2.html...
12:59 Wed 30th Mar 20162 answers, last by stuey 19:08 Wed 30th Mar 2016
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British Patents

I want to find some information on two British patents issued in 1931. I Googled "British Patents" and got loads of sites, and all of these sites had tons of information; however, I could not find one...
13:40 Tue 22nd Mar 201636 answers, last by stuey 20:33 Fri 25th Mar 2016
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A Spiffy Spitfire Story.

However, some professor of economics, spouting off about rain-forests, has to put a damper on it: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35697546...
16:03 Sat 12th Mar 20167 answers, last by retrocop 21:33 Mon 14th Mar 2016
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Finally; Recognition.

It certainly took a long time. She was only 17 when she joined. http://www.torontosun.com/2016/03/11/wwii-code-breaker-honoured-after-71-years...
12:41 Sat 12th Mar 201610 answers, last by divebuddy 22:30 Sat 12th Mar 2016
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Eletronic Cleaner.

What is a good product for spraying into radio receivers etc in order to get rid of the "noise" when you're using the volume, tuning, and other controls? I used to have some years ago, but I forget...
15:23 Sun 06th Mar 201610 answers, last by Iggle Piggle 19:12 Mon 07th Mar 2016
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War And Crime

Here is an interesting article: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-33566789...
14:15 Sun 28th Feb 201620 answers, last by retrocop 23:15 Mon 29th Feb 2016
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Swansea Valley Area.

Mikey and others who live or have lived there might find this bit of history interesting: http://history.powys.org.uk/history/ystrad/tockmenu.html... You might recognize some of the scenes or even the...
13:42 Fri 26th Feb 20163 answers, last by stuey 21:33 Fri 26th Feb 2016
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A Dumping Of Snow

We're getting snow in the Toronto area. The first significant dumping of the year, which is unusual. About 5" so far, and "they" say it's going to continue for another 6 hours. Guess what? Mrs stuey...
17:18 Tue 16th Feb 201620 answers, last by DTCwordfan 20:47 Tue 16th Feb 2016
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Celebration?

It's plus seven, sunny, and we've gained 45 minutes of daylight since Dec. 21st.. Is that worth celebrating?.........................OK, thank you; I'm off across the snow-free field...Cheers.
21:23 Mon 01st Feb 20164 answers, last by stuey 21:34 Mon 01st Feb 2016

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