Dick Smith
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But - and it's a big one - these people have the power to make other people very rich. Their management, record companies etc. This leads to a team of fixers and hangers on who have the eye for their own benefit, not the 'star' - so there is no pressure to be, for want of a better word, sensible, but a great deal of pressure to pander to every whim.When that meets a weak character, as Amy seems to be, or Paul Gascoigne, Britney Spears, or John Belushi or whomever, the results can be disastrous. And no-one will help her whilst there is still a pound to be made out of her. So getting her life back is a mountain to climb with hangers-on dragging her down.
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Well, thinking mostly.
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[quote user="Frenchie"]
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Like about 20 hours a day.
[/quote]Does that ever change in a man ?? [:D] [Www]
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Unlikely. What he means (but doesn't want to say) is that he spends more time thinking about it than you do...Like about 20 hours a day.
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Cunning, at least.
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My kids used to hang around outside the toilet door and mumble. Then go and do something crazy because "you didn't tell us not to". Very aware. Surprisingly, none of them grew up to be lawyers.
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Certainly not what you want to happen during breakfast.
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I think Frenchie knows that the ability of some people to be offended is limitless.Made me larf.
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She is sublimely talented, but distressingly damaged. The prison tattoos, the drugs, the whole persona. It isn't like Joplin, Janis just had bad drink and drug habits, otherwise she was reasonably together. Winehouse has no self esteem, it seems. She has no class.I am also appalled that she changed the lyrics of 'Free Nelson Mandela' at his 90th birthday bash to bring in her repulsive husband and plead for his feedom - as if Fielder-Civil has any right to be mentioned in the same breath as the ex-President of South Africa...
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Given that Chris has said that he did not report any posts, the OP certainly didn't, and on the other thread there is no support for Chris' position, can we have the other posts back - it seems they offended no-one and the OP would like to read them.Difficult to see why they were removed, in fact.
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Would you Adam & Eve it?
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No, I brought it back to snakes. That's good.
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If you drink enough wine, will you see snakes? My grandfather used to see snakes...
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To answer - punkah is from Sanskrit, and the Sanskrit for woman is stri, so the putative punkahwallah-ess would be a punkahstri. Innit.
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[quote user="cooperlola"]
Well, I guess if a "chairman" is now a "chair", regardless of their sex, then those who operate punkahs - of whatever sex - are just that : punkahs.
But as Dick can actually spell this, I think he should edjudicate really (or is it ejudicate?)
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Get a grip, people.The proper spelling is punkah.
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[quote user="Callie"]They could be Germans that were buried there, perhaps ones that were kind to people in the village, or who had saved their lives. [/quote]Impossible. First of all the memorials are aux enfants de la patrie, and secondly the circumstances of the war would not allow that kind of judgement. It was touch and go for a while if the French would allow the Germans any land to bury their dead at all, which is why they are buried four to a cross in the few cemetaries exist. Compare that to land ceded in perpetuity to Britain, Canada and Australia. The French loved no Germans...I think that the memorial has been rebuilt at some time (for another example see the 1870 memorial in Sourdeval) and either a name was not recoverable, or for some other reason was omitted.
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Steve - there is a long discussion of the power lines, and links to French sites, here.Are you affected? They seem likely to miss us, but may well be visible across a rather nice valley, as they seem to be taking the ridge line.
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If I was the FCO I'd give up, faced with ungrateful cynicism like that. What do they have to do to please you?
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The trackpad can also react to damp fingers. It's not easy to post whilst eating crisps...I regularly clean mine with this stuff. It is great for all sorts of cleaning of electronic devices.
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A Sikh acquaintance recommends whisky.I'd go for beer.
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You may find this article interesting. And very, very depressing.
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Vie en Rose - I have PM'd you the details of the WW1 discussion list - please pick up.
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Thank you very much. Lots more time, lots less money!
Bill Gates & his message to kids.
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