General Natter Room
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Speechless!!!
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Bureaucracy!
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Why didn’t they check?
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Too lazy to wipe a bit snow away.
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As I believe it (certainly true to Kingston Council), a photograph has to be taken by the warden as evidence that no permit is displayed. I would imagine looking at the photograph - and it must have applied to most cars in this street as all would have been covered in snow - the warden would have been disciplined - or counselled as we say today.
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You mean he'd have been told he was 'A Very Naughty Boy!' ?Moonraker wrote: the warden would have been disciplined - or counselled as we say today.
The discussion about books being regarded as disposable has been given a thread of its own:
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Here's yet another quiz that others here might enjoy: Which fictional animal character are you?
I could guess what some of the other possible results might be from quotes that I recognised, but the one I turned out to be was Charlotte the spider from Charlotte's Web, who is one of my favourite characters from childhood, so I'm quite happy!
I could guess what some of the other possible results might be from quotes that I recognised, but the one I turned out to be was Charlotte the spider from Charlotte's Web, who is one of my favourite characters from childhood, so I'm quite happy!
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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I find these kinds of quizzes almost impossible to resist!
I'm Mrs. Beaver from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis:
Warm, busy, and sensible, it’s the joy of your life to make your home a comfort to your family and friends, and to ensure everyone is well fed.
I'm Mrs. Beaver from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis:
Warm, busy, and sensible, it’s the joy of your life to make your home a comfort to your family and friends, and to ensure everyone is well fed.
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A little anxious by nature, and occasionally so obstinate that you get yourself into trouble, you’re nonetheless good-hearted and utterly devoted to your friends, just like Moley Maybe I'd better read the book to see what I'm like!
The quiz was a bit of fun, but some of the questions were hard to answer, so not sure if it's a true reflection of me, but it could probably have been worse.
The quiz was a bit of fun, but some of the questions were hard to answer, so not sure if it's a true reflection of me, but it could probably have been worse.
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Sorry to say I couldn't complete it as Qs 2 and 3 didn't give a suitable option. I didn't carry on.
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By the sound of that, I'm guessing Nigel would have been Eeyore.
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
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I think you're right, Courtenay! (I too guessed that Eeyore was one of the possible characters.)
Cheers, Katharine and Wolfgang! Aw - Moley is a lovely character, Katharine!
Question 2 was particularly hard, I thought!
Cheers, Katharine and Wolfgang! Aw - Moley is a lovely character, Katharine!
Question 2 was particularly hard, I thought!
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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I found that no answer was really applicable in at least 2 places... and I got Moley, which I don't think was particularly accurate.
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