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itsmeagain

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  1. more like a bowl than a fish tank..like a fish tank it can contain liquid.
  2. John Forster says in his biography of Dickens, that Charles used his own menial factory employment as a child, to inform the narrative of David Copperfield. It is part autobiography.
  3. Sheffield is snowing heavily now, it is very cold too.
  4. what caused her to behave this way.
  5. When I was in McLeod Ganj, momos with chilli sauce were on the agenda every day, from Tibetan street vendors.
  6. tick tock tick tock, tick tock. The queen took the clock from the box.....
  7. More like a vase than a telly. Like a telly it is found on a table sometimes.
  8. Agree with all the comments above. A great place to hang out when I am not working.
  9. more like a vase than a clock..but like a clock it`s inanimate.
  10. not a vase, no
  11. Just read Michael Palin, Brazil. It is ok, with many very good photos in it, but does suffer from stereotyped media perspectives, eg carefree Brazilians, happy people everywhere, etc. The bits about Rio de Janeiro are really overdone, transvestite community is covered, as, half heartedly, is crime in the favelas.Every travel writer, when thinking of Rio, tends to put gay/transvestite issues at the top, as if that is all that is there about Rio deserving of coverage. I feel that, when it comes to places like Salvador, Ouro Preto, etc, there is too much in the way of industrial history, with humdrum sojourns around factories having been arranged by the BBC in advance. Overall, an average book, Palin is a nice guy it seems, who understands social and cultural factors in Brazil, but the book is like evey tv visit to Brazil...narrow and inoffensively stereotyped.
  12. it`s time for adventure, Mr Special, she says....
  13. see dex`s post below..cheers
  14. head swinging gaily.The queen`s mobile rings. It`s me again, says the voice, crackling down the line. Why is no one answering the door?
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