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    Is it true when they were building the Heathrow Airport the goverment at that time brought in Indian labour by the hundreds???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Charles Louis Barron View Post
    Is it true when they were building the Heathrow Airport the goverment at that time brought in Indian labour by the hundreds???
    Not sure about that Lou, but the closest suburb Southall is now a Pakistan strong hold. All the shops etc are now Pakistan aowned and three years ago the police raided part of the suburb. Appartenly there were a group of about 7,000 trading in Pakistani money, so of course paying no tax. Many of them work at the airport as cleaners, baggage handlers etc.
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    If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

    (Hardly seems worth it.)





    If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.

    (Now that's more like it!)





    The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 9 metres.

    (O.M.G.!)





    A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.

    (O.M.G.!!!)





    A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death.(Creepy)

    (I'm still not over the pig.)





    Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.

    (Don't try this at home;maybe at work.)





    The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.

    (Honey, I'm home . What the...?)





    The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field.

    (30 minutes. Lucky pig! Can you imagine?)





    The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.

    (What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)





    Some lions mate over 50 times a day.

    (I still can't believe that pig ...quality over quantity.)





    Butterflies taste with their feet.

    (Something I always wanted to know.)





    The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

    (Hmmmmmm.......)





    Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.

    (If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)





    Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.

    (Okay, so that would be a good thing.)





    A cat's urine glows under a black light.

    (I wonder how much the government paid to figure that out.)





    An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

    (I know some people like that.)





    Starfish have no brains.

    (I know some people like that, too.)





    Polar bears are left-handed.

    (If they switch, they'll live a lot longer.)





    Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.

    (What about that pig? Do the dolphins know about the pig?)





    Now that you've smiled at least once, it's your turn to spread these crazy facts and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to,maybe even a chuckle.





    In other words, send it to everyone!

    (and God love that pig)

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    I think I'll have a pork chop(per) for my supper tonght.
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    That cooking on the floor is very common amongst migrants. Not so long ago I had neighbors from Iran who did such. On the day their home caught fire the fire chief investigating was told that the two young kids in the family started it by playing with matches. The chief was not fooled cos as he told me later the fire ring in the middle of the room was surrounded by pots and pans.
    Oh and they don't eat pork cos their jealous.
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    Where the Ghostly Iceberg Travels
    Or the spicy trade winds blow
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    The blossom of the Ocean Lanes
    Great Britains Merchant Flag

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    Interesting comments re fires in houses etc for cooking, many Aboriginals do that still to this day as they are used to cooking over real fire. Who is right & who is wrong I do not know however maybe we should not be giving them all mod cons & trying to design the houses to suit their needs?
    Was in London recently went to Finsbury Park with some friends & saw all these round burn marks in the grass. When questioning it was told it was the Arabs living nearby who did it at the weekends. + worse they apparently use the fencing wood for their BBQ fuel, yer got to laugh?????? No one stopping them, why not it looks terrible!

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    SCHOOL-1945 vs. 2012



    Scenario :
    Johnny and Mark get into a fight after school.

    1945 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends.

    2012 - Police called, and they arrest Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it. Both children go to anger management programmes for 3 months. School governors hold meeting to implement bullying prevention programmes.










    Scenario :
    Robbie won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

    1945 - Robbie sent to the office and given six of the best by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

    2012 - Robbie given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADHD - result deemed to be positive. Robbie's parents get fortnightly disability payments and school gets extra funding from government because Robbie has a disability.






    Scenario :
    Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

    1945 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.

    2012 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care; joins a gang; ends up in jail.






    Scenario :
    Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

    1945 - Mark gets glass of water from Principal to take aspirin with. Passes exams, becomes a solicitor.

    2012- Police called, car searched for drugs and weapons. Mark expelled from school for drug taking. Ends up as a drop out.






    Scenario :
    Johnny takes apart leftover fireworks from Cracker night, puts them in a paint tin & blows up a wasp's nest.

    1945 - Wasps die.

    2012- Police & Anti-Terrorism Squad called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, investigate parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated. Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly in an airplane again.






    Scenario :
    Johnny falls over while running during morning break and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. She hugs him to comfort him.

    1945 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing footie. No damage done.

    2012 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy and ends up gay.






    This should be sent to every e-mail address you know to remind us how stupid we have become!
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    One day in the future, Barack Obama has a heart-attack and dies.
    He immediately goes to hell, where the devil is waiting for him.


    "I don't know what to do here," says the devil. "You are on my list, but I
    have no room for you. You definitely have to stay here, so I'll tell you
    what I'm going to do. I've got a couple of folks here who weren't quite as
    bad as you.
    I'll let one of them go, but you have to take their place. I'll
    even let YOU decide who leaves."


    Obama thought that sounded pretty good, so the devil opened the door to
    the first room.
    In it was Ted Kennedy and a large pool of water. Ted kept diving in,
    and surfacing, empty handed. Over, and over, and over he dived in and
    surfaced with nothing. Such was his fate in hell.

    "No," Obama said. "I don't think so. I'm not a good swimmer, and I don't
    think I could do that all day long."

    The devil led him to the door of the next room.

    In it was Al Gore with a sledge-hammer and a room full of rocks. All he
    did was swing that hammer, time after time after time.

    "No, this is no good; I've got this problem with my shoulder. I would be
    in constant agony if all I could do was break rocks all day," commented
    Obama.

    The devil opened a third door. Through it, Obama saw Bill Clinton, lying
    on the bed, his arms tied over his head, and his legs restrained in a
    spread-eagle pose. Bent over him was Monica Lewinsky, doing what she does
    best.

    Obama looked at this in shocked disbelief, and finally said, "Yeah man, I
    can handle this."

    The devil smiled and said............











    "OK, Monica, you're free to go."
    Happy daze John in Oz.

    Life is too short to blend in.

    John Strange R737787
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    This pearl of history may have escaped you.







    I've always been a student of history but I didn't know this.











    In 1272, the Arabic ******s invented the condom, using a goat's lower intestine.










    & THEN . . . .





    In 1873, the British refined the idea by taking the intestine out of the goat first.












    PS: Don't thank me, I do this as a public service for the advancement of education.



    PPS: ALL AH FUQBAR!!

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