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13th May 2014, 06:33 AM
#51
Re: Latest UK News

Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
Hi Richard,
I noticed the other night on the eurovision Song Contest, that there were 37 countries.
Everyone, 36 countries, spoke in English when Voting , EXCEPT the froggy french woman, she spoke in french.
This was commented upon by many others on TV. very few people on TV could understand what she said.
Why do the frogs have to be so bleddy ignorant.?.
Cheers
Brian
And won by a refugee from Cunard, or was it UCL. Bloody bearded lady, where did that come from?


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
World Traveller

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13th May 2014, 07:13 AM
#52
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He/she was called Conchita, real name Thomas. He/she is a Drag Queen
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I remember as a kid, I paid threpence to see the Bearded Lady on the Fair Gound. Now she`s on TV.
Brian.
Last edited by Captain Kong; 13th May 2014 at 07:15 AM.
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13th May 2014, 07:58 AM
#53
Re: Latest UK News

Originally Posted by
Captain Kong
He/she was called Conchita, real name Thomas. He/she is a Drag Queen
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I remember as a kid, I paid threpence to see the Bearded Lady on the Fair Gound. Now she`s on TV.
Brian.
You're still not getting your money back!
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13th May 2014, 09:17 AM
#54
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I thought she was a Mediterranean bird in her 60s they have a lot of facial hair? one raised her arms I thought she had two hippies in a head lock?
jp
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13th May 2014, 02:49 PM
#55
Re: Latest UK News
Re Number 46.
I was just chuckling to myself thinking about this, so I decided to enter the post just as a laugh, no malice was intended as I am proud to be a "BRITISH SCOT".
Hopefully, other Scots on site will also see the funny side as to what I was thinking.
FOURO.
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13th May 2014, 04:51 PM
#56
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Never mind being nice FOURO , get independence and you are still getting Tony Blair / Gordon Brown /The one with the funny eyebrows /, Lord Steele /Dunny alexander / and my whole collection of Jimmy Shand DVDs returned
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 ) 

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13th May 2014, 06:41 PM
#57
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#58 Rob, 'Jimmy Shand DVDs ' What no Alexander Brothers or Fran & Anna
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13th May 2014, 08:55 PM
#58
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we had jimmy shand every new year in our house when I was a kid and the pipes.jp
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13th May 2014, 09:28 PM
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#60, Ahh John, You poor soul
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1st June 2014, 12:47 AM
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Musical Ships.... See is back in news again. The dispute between China, Vietnam and Japan re the Islands in the China Sea. Has probably been going on non stop since last reported a few months ago, but press had other things to dwell on no doubt. However have got back to reporting on. The US seems to want to get involved again, so it will be back to the drawing board for the UN. This is going to be a big problem as beleive there is more involved than a few pices of rock. The borders are already there apart from the official ones encompassing both Chinas and Japans territorial waters. Mistakes of the past coming back to haunt. JS
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