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  1. dutchman

    If you thought British military ceremonies were weird ...

    Shorter version of the same ceremony. The great thing about it is they do it this way and shake hands at the end instead of shooting at each other:
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    How much longer can the human race last?

    "If the world was full of identical twins it would still divide into two factions at war with each other" [Jonathan King, circa 1981]
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    Sports that should not be in the Olympics

    Women's boxing. Not only should not be in the Olympics, should not be allowed anywhere on the planet.:(
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    What are you currently listening to?

    This is another 1960s guitar instrumental that did my head in trying to remember the title. I mean there's nothing in the tune to make you think it's called "The Cruel Sea". Great tune, stupid title.
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    Things that annoy you

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    "Glass half empty" or "Glass half full"

    Schrodinger's glass could be either half empty or half full depending on whether his cat's been at it! :D
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    How much longer can the human race last?

    Suppose Google disappeared, how would anyone survive? :arghh:
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    How much longer can the human race last?

    You missed out Gamma Ray Burst! :)
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    Things that annoy you

    Signing on late night TV repeats. It's the only chance I get to watch TV and the picture is often ruined by a signer waving their arms about on the right side of the screen. There was a good reason for it in analogue TV days - most VHS recorders were unable to record Teletext subtitles - but...
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    "Glass half empty" or "Glass half full"

    Er, you left out the word 'again' Otis! Coventry was a great city once, in my lifetime and for some time before that. I wouldn't have wanted to have grown up anywhere else. So what you should have said was "Always hopeful of Coventry becoming a great city again".
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    Things that annoy you

    Those woolly hats that look as if there's a pair of pigtails hanging down at the sides. :(
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    Olympic Sport You'd Like To Do ?

    I'd rather be the cox' in the women's eight! :D
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    Olympic Sport You'd Like To Do ?

    Handball is a sport? Do you get sent off if you accidentally kick the ball?
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    Things that annoy you

    Newsreaders who say "Shroosbury" instead of Shrewsbury or "Sollyhull" instead of Solihull. :(
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    Best place to live in the UK?

    The best place to live in the UK would be next-door to the best fish & chip shop, wherever that is.:)
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    Two dozen artichokes

    They look like tampons in a dish of very stale wee! :D
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    Prediction League 2016/2017

    The rankings don't appear to have been updated since last week? http://www.skybluestalk.co.uk/xfsoccer/matches/league-one-2016-2017.2/ranking?matchday=2
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    Things that annoy you

    The Metric System, just an excuse to hike prices and make everything look less expensive than it really is.
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    Things that annoy you

    They smell nice though. There's a tree near me which sheds its needles and they form a carpet on the road which releases its scent when you walk on it. Smells like aftershave. :)
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    Things that annoy you

    I could if it wasn't already prepacked! :)
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