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:lol: :lol: Very good Pete!
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:lol: Smart cats. Those seagulls are scary!! :shock:
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The hijacking of Enid Blyton's good name brought an immediate response from the world of kid's lit..
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Just heard this comment on the TV:-

The definition of working class = your TV is bigger than your book case.

Some of us must be borderline royalty then. :wink:
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Brilliant, Katharine! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Brilliant definition, Katharine! :D
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Graffiti is a crime and you should NEVER EVER do it. However, if you ARE going to vandalize something, you might as well make it hilarious. I mean, in a way, these people made these things better. Before these were just well-meaning signs, and now these signs are spreading laughter AND knowledge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox5CKhITQB0&spfreload=5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Last year my friend told me something for April Fool's Day (I didn't realised that at the moment) which I believed. This year I have just found out it was a joke. A disappointment :lol:
Am I a fool? :wink:
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Well, you're wiser now! :wink:
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Just so long as it wasn't anything about spaghetti trees... :wink:
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I too am wondering what this could have been . . .
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Machupicchu14 wrote: Am I a fool?
Who’s more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him? :wink:
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"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

(attributed to Mark Twain :wink: )
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Well- I think it's funny... :lol:

But, actually it's true. :roll:

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