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Allan

Allan Report 23 Aug 2021 22:11

Little known fact about Karl Marx; his sister invented the starting pistol, her name was Onya

Dermot

Dermot Report 23 Aug 2021 11:11

A baker's dozen.

Allan

Allan Report 19 Aug 2021 02:41

What do you get when you combine a joke with a rhetorical question?

Allan

Allan Report 17 Aug 2021 23:07

You should be able to buy on at the Co-op or Aldi, Maggie ;-)

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 17 Aug 2021 22:53

Where's the Groan emoji! :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Allan

Allan Report 17 Aug 2021 22:31

Little known fact

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was originally going to write a book about an electrician and the science of electricity, which was then in its infancy.

The original character was going to be called Sherlock Ohms

:-D :-D :-D

Allan

Allan Report 12 Aug 2021 23:49

They are both still there, Bob. ;-)

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 12 Aug 2021 23:47

Missed it!!

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

LaGooner

LaGooner Report 12 Aug 2021 22:04

You made both OH and I laugh Allan,that was a good one :-D :-D :-D

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 12 Aug 2021 22:02

Well you made me chuckle Allan.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

Allan

Allan Report 12 Aug 2021 21:48

What for?

Good old English usage; not one offensive word used. Am I to be held responsible for how another person's mind works?

Caroline

Caroline Report 12 Aug 2021 15:55

I'm guessing they haven't or it would be RR'd for sure :-D

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 12 Aug 2021 12:58

Oh,Humbug :-D :-D :-D

Perhaps the RRer hasn't got it yet ;-) :-D :-D :-D

Researching:
Give a dog a bone!

Dermot

Dermot Report 12 Aug 2021 11:41

Two abreast.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 12 Aug 2021 11:25

Have to admit, the first works better with a Northern accent, and the second's better when my brain doesn't put in an Oxford comma! :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Allan

Allan Report 12 Aug 2021 06:09

Not at all, Caroline, I'm just using the English language with all its subtle nuances ;-)

Caroline

Caroline Report 12 Aug 2021 03:17

Finally snapped hey Allan :-D :-D

Allan

Allan Report 12 Aug 2021 01:17

There was a young man from Hyde
Who fell down a privy, and died.
Then there was his brother,
Who fell down another.
Now they're interred side by side

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 12 Aug 2021 00:52

Took a while.

Caroline

Caroline Report 12 Aug 2021 00:28

Oh Allan :-D :-D...I think you need a holiday you have too much time on your hands...

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