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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Is the market open tomorrow?

Yes normal day tomorrow, closes at 12:30 on Friday.

thanks

High rates of tuberculosis, HIV and hepatitis B are found in migrants coming to live as long-term residents in Britain, according to a report.
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The Treasury must bite the bullet and tell Britons the whole truth about pension fees even though the shocking facts risk 'permanently damaging' our savings culture, advisers say.

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Seems that the day of the bullion markets are limited,or at least a reduction of paper control?

http://kingworldnews.com/kingworldnews/KWN_DailyWeb/Entries/2011/12/20_London_Trader_-_We_are_Witnessing_a_Historic_Bottom_in_Gold.html

Will British people ever think in metric?

It is 200 years since Napoleon backtracked on his grand scheme to make his empire metric, but today the British remain unique in Europe by holding onto imperial weights and measures. With the UK's relationship with its neighbours under scrutiny, can it ever adopt the metric mindset?

Trouble is with the French, you give them an inch and they take a Meter.
As to myself, I could never fathom out metrication.

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The only time I use metric measurements is during love making (I was going to say, raw sex, but thought it inappropriate).
Sometimes measuring things in centimeters always sounds better than inches.

Mnamreh,

Your right, Bloody cheap crackers, (the last cracker I pulled was really cheap).


Anyway.
Merry Xmas and a Happy new year to all.

When I was a kid [ now am an old goat ] , we use to have the same cracker's and Christmas pudding that the Royal households had. My grandfather worked for J. Lyon's and he use to deliver to the Royal family's from Buckingham palace to even the Royal yacht. The pudding was in a red velvet box with the royal crest on the lid.

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If the unmarried Muslim woman's father found out about the child, he could unleash a vengeful bloodbath by killing the baby and his whole family, three senior judges agreed.
so when does he get arrested that is racist .
why have police not arrested him .
i am unbelievably amazed that this has gone though the courst and no arrest

I think the rules in each country should respected regardless of the religion. A criminal is criminal when the life of others is involved.

he should be at least kicked out of the uk .
they arrest j terry for abuse and yet this man is still walking our streets .
when i get back home i am going to the police to take action .

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i have just at a cost phoned the police in birmingham for what action
they are going to take