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    The stupids are losing!

    Tell me about it!
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    How's your garden doing?

    I have lots of weeds, erm... wild flowers. I'm never going to be a gardener. Senior school put me off all those years ago when they forced us to weed or dig the school gardens for 2 hours every week and called it botany... :o
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    you still here?

    I turn up like a bad penny now and then. ;)
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    6 years is a long time...

    Prof hangs out on Facebook these days, like me. :D
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    The newest threat to your liberty

    If you refuse or fail a breathalyser over here in the UK you're arrested and taken to a police station for a mandatory blood test. Idiots still DUI. Personally I think anyone who DUIs should lose their licence for a good long time and be required to undergo training and retesting before they...
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    If you need a good laugh

    I seem to remember something similar for Bush... I guess once elected presidents just aren't popular over there...
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    Merry Christmas

    Belated merry christmas and a happy new year.
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    Wimmens in the workplace.

    I think it depends on the child, the circumstances of the death and the support they receive afterwards. Both my parents lost their mothers before they were 13. My father was a loving family man who doted on his wife and children. His family was his life. His mother died of natural causes and...
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    Wimmens in the workplace.

    Sadly that attitude is still very prevelant over here in certain sections of our society - certainly the so-called working and upper class. It's the middle/professional class who appear to be more enlightened.
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    carpet, or tile?

    Tile in my kitchen, cushionfloor in my bathroom (like an insulated linoleum, but more flexible), carpet in my lounge, carpet tiles in my hall, bedroom and office. There is a sisal rug in my kitchen though. I can't stand the idea of an unsanitary, damp, reeking carpet, especially in my bathroom...
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    How much sleep do YOU get?

    6 if I'm lucky.
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    Windows 7

    I'm upgrading my desktop at the end of the month and have a professional copy which I will install then. Most people I speak to prefer over vista.
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    Merry Christmas

    Heh, I missed this one too. LOL
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    2010

    Belated Happy New Year. I'm stuck at home cuz of the snow and ice. :(
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    Hallowe'en candy - favs and peeves

    I don't eat sweeties anymore and don't crave it. I prefer raw sugarsnap peas and baby corn.
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