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16th March 2013, 09:13 PM
#1
Islands
what is classed as an island i always thought it was land surrounded by water is Australia an island with the Suez canal is Africa an island?? one to ponder.jp
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16th March 2013, 09:22 PM
#2
If you think about it every piece of land is surrounded by water!
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17th March 2013, 04:26 AM
#3
Italy
This could be a good excuse for the master of the Costa Concordia, he could claim he had it on good authority that Italy was an Island. John Sabourn
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17th March 2013, 02:27 PM
#4
I always thought islands were ,where Hula girls danced 
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18th March 2013, 04:46 AM
#5
Australia is defined as an island continent.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
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18th March 2013, 08:45 AM
#6
Islands
From what I've been reading on here lately it sounds more like an 'Island Incontinent'
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19th March 2013, 12:48 AM
#7
Originally Posted by
Ivan Cloherty
From what I've been reading on here lately it sounds more like an 'Island Incontinent'
Well, we have had the P15s taken out of us a bit lately
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller
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19th March 2013, 10:58 AM
#8
Islands
Yes John I agree. Just recently was watching one of my favourite TV quiz programmes which asked for any island bigger than the IOM which was an independant nation. The 6 or 8 contestants gave varying answers one being wrong with Malta for example, others Madagascar etc. The programme at the end of the quiz gave other possible answers with Australia as one. I was arguing with my good lady that it was a continent, but I suppose it did follow the other side being an independant nation.
Stuart
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19th March 2013, 04:40 PM
#9
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19th March 2013, 07:57 PM
#10
Then of course there is "Rhode" Island, and if we spell it a different way its not surrounded by water. or all the cars would sink (Sorry)
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