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chrisjpainter

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  1. Lodge a question. Then when it comes to the time you get to ask it, just rip your shirt off, sink to your knees Platoon style on stage and just scream 'what the hell are you playing at?!' and then run off, shouting 'We're all dooooomed!' That should make the news... You'll probably get arrested, but only for racism towards Scots if you lay it on too thick with 'you're all doomed!' Worth it though.
  2. Yeah I was reasonably badly (thrown on tables and laughed at, corridor tripping names, notes, the usual). The only last effect it's had is I'm more attuned to the subtler evidences when seeing it at college now with the pupils I teach. But it's never in the classes I have with students who have severe learning difficulties. They're almost always so kind to each other and if anything kicks off, it's never personal, it's spur of the moment frustrations. It's the students who are of a normal intellectual standard that are the cruellest to each other.
  3. Vipers Bugloss? and Pyramidal orchid
  4. This, I imagine, might well be the reason for her leaving! She's too much of a politician trying to formulate a genuine multi-platform party, rather than what most green members are interested in, which is local politics and Nimbyism. Lucas leaving will kill the Green Party. They're their own worst enemy.
  5. But what you posted isn't an Asian hornet, it's an Asian GIANT Hornet. The Asian Hornet only has a body length of 25mm, smaller than 30mm of the European Hornet. 40mm plus is into the realms of the Asian Giant, but we don't have (and never have had) those in the UK.
  6. B-B Chaser fits the bill. For reference, there's some serious confusion over Asian Hornet in this country. The ones that turn up and should be shot, killed, then shot again are Asian Hornets, Vespa velutina. This is actually slightly smaller than our own European Hornet Vespa crabro. The massive one is the Asian GIANT Hornet, Vespa mandarinia. This is a real beast of a hornet, but has never been reported in the UK. @Penelope what you have there is the Asian Giant Hornet, Vespa mandarinia. As you can tell in the photo, it's a right brute. But it's never been seen in the UK. Your photo comes from this link What Is An Asian Giant Hornet? | 'Murder Hornets' | BeesWiki, an American site warning of them as an invasive species in the US.
  7. I go for sausages in first, then pour the batter in around.
  8. 1) The original Guinness white horses advert. 2) Honda's Power of Dreams with the Impossible Dream soundtrack 3) This gem from Nolan's Cheese
  9. That's what happens with limited genetic diversity in the population...
  10. You're going to have to provide evidence for that! Get the truth out here...
  11. Little known and, indeed, wrong. He was the son of Irish immigrants and both his grandparents were from there too. Hess, meanwhile, only had one son and he was definitely not an Irish immigrant!
  12. coconut in tea? that sounds like an arrestable offence, surely
  13. hahaha I think our threads might get merged! it was ridiculous, wasn't it? It's staggering to think it's not been coached out of him. The comms said, I think, that he was perilously close to being DQ'd in one of his earlier fights. It could have happened tonight. I agree, the middle knockdown was harsh, but I'm glad he lost. He kills boxing with his stupidity
  14. I've just finished watching Okolie vs Chris Billam-Smith. Billam-Smith won by majority decision and the bout was a hard watch from start to finish. Okolie made it so with constant pushing, clinching, head-charging and headlocks. It was a pretty disgraceful performance (again) from someone in his 20th pro fight. One judge scored it 115-108. One judge scored it 116-107. But one judge scored it a draw at 112-112! This despite Billam-Smith knocking Okolie down three times and Okolie being docked 2 points for various infringements. In truth he was lucky it wasn't 3. But how a judge reached a draw decision, I'll never know! Boxing's become a lottery of ineptitude. Unless you knock your opponent out, you're left desperately hoping there isn't more than one dimwit on the judging panel. I'm glad Okolie's lost. I just can't work out why it's not been coached out of him. He's throwing rounds away through bone-headedness.
  15. A lot of species that are generalists - tits, robins and the like - and are already feeding chicks will be looking for protein-rich insect larvae to feed their young, so they will be avoiding the fat-rich seeds that are in most garden feeding stations. once the chicks are fledged and then independent, numbers around the feeders will pick up again - assuming there are no second broods!
  16. Daiwa 19 Black Widow BR LT 3000 reel In great condition and a perfect feeder/light carp, or specialist reel. Manufacturer's features blurb: ATD Drag Tough Digigear DS4 Body & Rotor Air Rotor Crosswrap Infinite Anti-Reverse Can come either as is or filled with Fox line. £30+ postage; collection from Dorchester/Weymouth area
  17. What's your budget? I've loved my Ridgeline Pintail II I think that was 90, but reduced from 140ish? I tend to generate a bit of warmth, so I didn't want one that I'd cook in. This does the job perfectly, but with still enough warmth to keep out a chill wind. Nice big side zip for ventilation and to make getting in and out of it very easy.
  18. Dorset is continuing to deliver some special birds. We have a pair of Black Winged Stilts at Lodmoor right now and are going through protracted courting/mating behaviour. They might actually breed here this time. We've got Forster's Tern still hanging around Wareham/Poole Harbour and we had a very brief visitation from an Elegant Tern too. Warblers are coming through too. Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat are back. Always nice to see and hear them. Not many ouzels though, which is unusual
  19. No alarm for me - it was turned off. No alarm for my sister or mum, both of whom had it turned on. Great system there!
  20. As demonstrations go it was lamentable. One never made it to the table, the other's T-shirt was so creased you couldn't actually read what it actually said. It was really very pathetic. And annoying. Idiots. I can't believe they genuinely think this is actually going to endear themselves to anyone. I could see a point to it if it was motor racing, but snooker? Really? What a pair of spanners.
  21. FOX BLACK LABEL BANKSTICKS Extend 9-14" quick release All in good condition. I think they're about £12 each new £24 ono pick up Dorchester/Weymouth, or can post for cost
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