Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

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Well it is Sunday morning :-)

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I only have 2 observations.

1 It must have been a bloody accurate stop watch.
2 The person who pressed the start, stop button must have had a very quick finger.

As you guessed, I never did 'Fisics' at school.

So how should we think about climate, evolution and relativity? To paraphrase the great philosopher Muddy Waters (though he wasn't talking 'bout science) "Its all that same ol thing

This is a tiny fractional change - just 20 parts in a million - but one that occurs consistently.

The team measured the travel times of neutrino bunches some 16,000 times, and have reached a level of statistical significance that in scientific circles would count as a formal discovery.

Ps I am not making it up there was a Muddy Waters. lol

dreamcatcher - I'm sure I'm not alone in having seen him live in concert with our Eric.

skinny, The great philosopher,http://youtu.be/w5IOou6qN1o

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14631547

Dear Wife,

Im writing you this letter to tell you that Im leaving you forever. Ive been a good man to you for 7 years & I have nothing to show for it.

These last 2 weeks have been hell.

Your boss called to tell me that you quit your job today & that was the last straw. Last week, you came home & didnt even notice I had a new haircut, had cooked your favorite meal & even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers. You ate in 2 minutes, & went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps. You dont tell me you love me anymore; you dont want sex or anything that connects us as husband & wife. Either youre cheating on me or you dont love me anymore; whatever the case, Im gone.

Your EX-Husband
P.S. dont try to find me. Your SISTER & I are moving away to West Virginia together! Have a great life!

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Dear Ex-Husband

Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter.

Its true you & I have been married for 7 years, although a good man is a far cry from what youve been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out your constant whining & griping Too bad that doesnt work. I DID notice when you got a hair cut last week, but the 1st thing that came to mind was You look just like a girl! Since my mother raised me not to say anything if you cant say something nice, I didnt comment. And when you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork 7 years ago. About those new silk boxers: I turned away from you because the $49.99 price tag was still on them, & I prayed it was a coincidence that my sister had just borrowed $50 from me that morning.

After all of this, I still loved you & felt we could work it out. So when I hit the lotto for 10 million dollars, I quit my job & bought us 2 tickets to Jamaica But when I got home you were gone.. Everything happens for a reason, I guess.

I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. My lawyer said that the letter you wrote ensures you wont get a dime from me.

So take care.

Signed,
Your Ex-Wife, Rich As Hell & Free!

P.S. I dont know if I ever told you this, but my sister Carla was born Carl. Hope thats not a problem.

ExecLine,

Read that out to my wife. She sure as hell saw both the funny and serious side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC19fEqR5bA

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/18/phone-scam-india-call-centresI have just received a phone call from a man with an indian accent who told me he was phoning regarding a problem with the windows operating system and asked if I would turn on my computer so he could take control and show me what to do. Thing is i sent a couple of error report's to Ad-Aware today and 2 days ago. seem's a lot of people are getting these scam's now

Niceonecyril,

Nice to see a straight talking investor who tells it how it is, IE the big investors out there, don't care a hoot about what happens as long as they make money.
A bit like most politicians, remember Tony Blair, 'I'm a straight sort of guy', yer ain't they all.

It's a sort of 'uncomfortable moment'.

A bit like when you've poured your cereal into the bowl and then realised that you haven't got any milk in the house.

..Huge Silver Haul Found On WWII Shipwreck
Sky News 1 hour 11 minutes
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.Huge Silver Haul Found On WWII Shipwreck
....A team of shipwreck explorers has discovered the largest known haul of precious metals ever found in the sea.

Odyssey Marine Exploration located the wreck of the SS Gairsoppa in international waters, around 300 miles off the coast of Ireland.

The British cargo ship was sunk by a German U Boat in February 1941 while in operation as part of the war effort.

It was torpedoed two months after leaving India with its cargo.

The vessel had run low on fuel and became separated from the rest of its convoy when it was spotted by the Germans.

Only one of the 32 crew who managed to escape in lifeboats survived.


It is believed it was carrying more than seven million ounces of silver, worth 600,000 according to the valuation at the time. That is 132m at today's prices.

The wreck is 4,700 metres (2.92 miles) below the surface.

Video and photo footage of the Gairsoppa were obtained by the team after sending a remotely operated vehicle to the wreck.


Neil Cunningham Dobson, Odyssey's Principal Marine Archaeologist, said: "Even though records indicate that the lifeboats were launched before the ship sank, sadly most of her crew did not survive the long journey to shore.

"By finding this shipwreck, and telling the story of its loss, we pay tribute to the brave merchant sailors who lost their lives."

The contract to recover the wreck was awarded to Odyssey by the government in 2010.

As part of the deal, the company will retain 80% of the value of the silver recovered

Don't you just love this country !

Another three terrorists to dodge deportation by using Human Rights Act to stay in Britain





Van travels 100 miles to take a suspect in cuffs 60 yards to court... and, you've guessed, the farce is all to protect his human rights

Doritos Creator Dead, to be Buried with Chips

Arch West, a former Frito-Lay executive and creator of Doritos, will be buried with the chips that made him famous.

The 97-year-old died of natural causes on Sept. 20 at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas, his family confirmed in a statement over the weekend.


During a graveside service scheduled for 10:30 a.m. this Saturday at the Restland Memorial Park, his family has plans to toss Doritos chips in "before they put the dirt over the urn," West's daughter Jana Hacker told The Dallas Morning News.

Skinny,

Have you no compassion for the prisoner, after all light rain was forecast for that day.
Just imagine if he had caught a cold whilst being walked to the court, he could have sued the Police authority (on legal aid of course), no doubt being awarded compensation, that could have cost far more than the van trip.
We must learn to look at the bigger picture! (don't you just love that sound bite).

But seriously, no wonder with such examples of monetary waste we are in such a mess.