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  1. #3171
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    Classic, innit?

    Ye cannae whack the old Scottish comedies!

    That's also why 'beaver hunting', in Glasgow, takes on a whole new meaning... You can floss your teeth on some of the 'fur'

    Marco.
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  2. #3172
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    we all like a bit o' beaver
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    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Lol, what are you lot like!

    Using your imagination to 'fill n the blanks', as you say, is definitely sexier. As I said before, the bouncy-castle tart you mentioned before was precisely that: an attention-seeking tart, and would've got a major ticking off for her behaviour, had she been my wife, not that Del would dream of behaving like that, even though she's small and agile enough to make a good job of jumping up and down on a bouncy castle or trampoline, and not look ridiculous - indeed she's still a big kid herself!

    As Bev says, flashing things like that is slutty, and lacks class. Indeed, if I'd been there with male friends, I'd have been laughing *at* her, not with her, and we'd have found her rather tragic! Fair enough if a woman chooses not to wear knickers under her skirt, because she likes the freedom it gives and makes her feel sexy or naughty, but that should be her 'little secret', and perhaps that of her partner, not something that she broadcasts to the world. I'm sure that Bev would agree

    Marco.
    Totally agree with all that Marco...

    Flashing the bits is slutty and classless, not sexy at all, well not to me and any guys I've known anyway as it leaves nothing to the imagination. Yes I'd have laughed at her as well and definitely found it rather tragic that she feels that's the right way to behave, which it's not..

    I totally 'get' the feeling of wearing no nicks but I'd want to keep it as my, and my partners, 'little secret' as that's the sexy/naughty bit don't you think ?
    Bev


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    Absolutely! It's those types of things that can really spice up a relationship

    Marco.
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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


    Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!

    Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!


  5. #3175
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    Well it needed a good tidy up after all the kids had been hedge-hopping. And I was working with a large canvas - not so much Brazilian, more like Brazil. It's what got me interested in topiary.
    The thoguht of your full Brazil Steve conjures up so many thoughts....
    Bev


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  6. #3176
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Absolutely! It's those types of things that can really spice up a relationship

    Marco.
    Totally agree with that ....as you get older more things seem to be able to 'spice it up' as well... which is nice....
    Bev


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  7. #3177
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    A flash of the thigh is more seductive than bare assed nudity in the right hands
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    In my experience all guys are different... to some the best clothes are the one's in a pile on the floor but for others sexy undies are the way to go... I guess everyone to their own...
    Bev


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    Did a business ethics course at work this week. Quite confusing. You cannot accept any gift from a client that 'might be considered extravagant'


    So there's a question 'A client offers you a box set of DVDs, can you accept it?' So I answer 'Yes'. I'm thinking an extravagant gift is like a Rolex or something. I mean a box set of DVDs, it's what? Twenty quid value tops. Who's buying DVDs nowadays ffs? But apparently that's wrong and you can't accept a DVD box set, it's an extravagant gift. A coffee mug with the client's name on it is okay though. Whoopee doo.

    But later they ask 'Is it okay for a client to take you out to a show, buy you a meal at a restaurant and put you up in an hotel for the night?' - And the answer is yes, that is perfectly fine.

    I'm really struggling with it tbh.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Did a business ethics course at work this week. Quite confusing. You cannot accept any gift from a client that 'might be considered extravagant'


    So there's a question 'A client offers you a box set of DVDs, can you accept it?' So I answer 'Yes'. I'm thinking an extravagant gift is like a Rolex or something. I mean a box set of DVDs, it's what? Twenty quid value tops. Who's buying DVDs nowadays ffs? But apparently that's wrong and you can't accept a DVD box set, it's an extravagant gift. A coffee mug with the client's name on it is okay though. Whoopee doo.

    But later they ask 'Is it okay for a client to take you out to a show, buy you a meal at a restaurant and put you up in an hotel for the night?' - And the answer is yes, that is perfectly fine.

    I'm really struggling with it tbh.
    We were all asked to go on one. It was when I worked for BAE Systems ('nuff said about the ethics of a defense company and weapons manufacturer). I declined - finding their hypocrisy remarkable.
    Barry

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