Originally posted by gurnemanz
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Pedants' Paradise
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
My guess is that you omitted "Britain" and "fans" from the three points.
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Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
'Britain' a notorious crux - Great Britain, the United Kingdom, the British Isles (not to be confused with the British Islands) &c - and surely we might have questions concerning 'the' and 'of' ...
(Simon Price his usual grumpy self )It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by french frank View Post
...unless I've been tasked with arranging flowers*
*Which is not a common occurrence!
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Originally posted by french frank View Post
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Originally posted by Old Grumpy View Post
I try not to think of Oasis...
...unless I've been tasked with arranging flowers*
*Which is not a common occurrence!
Actually, thinking abut it, the human version is also environmentally damaging - how many barrels of crude will be needed to keep the show on the road and the merchandise flowing?
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Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
( ... I thought Simon Price's rant was excellent )It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by french frank View Post
I wasn't crticising it! Very illuminating - and fed into my prejudices against all those who become unfathomably wealthy by being sulky ill-mannered louts. (Don't know about Liam personally - the main attack was on Noel, the one who (allegedly) needs more ready cash to pay for his divorce, and on their music about which SP knows more than I do.
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Originally posted by oddoneout View Post
It's a bad thing environment-wise so even if arranging flowers avoidance is to be preferred.
Actually, thinking abut it, the human version is also environmentally damaging - how many barrels of crude will be needed to keep the show on the road and the merchandise flowing?
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Originally posted by Old Grumpy View Post
Thanks for that, ooo. Like Oasis (of either variety) it's not something that has crossed my mind. I do see what you mean (on both counts):
https://bloominghaus.com/shop/harmfu...to%20use%20it.
This product degrades by 75% within 1 year in anaerobic environment
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Originally posted by oddoneout View Post
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