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#207311 - 09/24/12 05:46 PM Re:whole lot a sophistry going on ... [Re: zmjezhd]
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#207315 - 09/24/12 06:00 PM Re:whole lot a sophistry going on ... [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Loc: Lancaster, UK You and I must be of similar vintage, Luke - I remember if from about that time, too._________________________
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#207318 - 09/24/12 06:06 PM Re:whole lot a sophistry going on ... [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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Loc: Land of the Flat Water I've noticed that myself from time to time. Born at war's end.
Each grade number corresponded with the year in the fifties.
lst in 51, and so forth.
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#207321 - 09/24/12 06:08 PM Re:whole lot a sophistry going on ... [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Loc: Lancaster, UK Yep - I was the other end of the War - just after it started, so you can't blame me!_________________________
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#207324 - 09/24/12 06:12 PM Re:whole lot a sophistry going on ... [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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#207332 - 09/25/12 05:31 AM Re:whole lot a sophistry going on ... [Re: Jackie]
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Loc: down under There doesn't seem to be any new saying, these days.
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#207335 - 09/25/12 05:57 AM Re:whole lot a sophistry going on ... [Re: Candy]
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#207337 - 09/25/12 06:36 AM Re:whole lot a sophistry going on ... [Re: Jackie]
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Loc: down under Just that all the 'sayings' are old ones......there are no new ones being repeated.
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#207341 - 09/25/12 08:29 AM Re:whole lot a sophistry going on ... [Re: Candy]
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Loc: Lancaster, UK Then maybe we should be inventing new ones here?
I'd give it some thought, myself, but at present I'm running round like an electron in the LHC._________________________
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#207392 - 09/27/12 09:51 PM Re: I'm relucticulus to speak about this, but.... [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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