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Old Feb 7th 2011, 10:02 pm
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Hurricane, Earthquake, Volcanic Erruption, Comet Strike, Planetary Collision and running out of beer.

Any disasters I've left out?
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Hurricane, Earthquake, Volcanic Erruption, Comet Strike, Planetary Collision and running out of beer.

Any disasters I've left out?
Ben Elton is now a resident and has a new show.
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Ben Elton is now a resident and has a new show.
Not in my house mate.
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Plagues

Hurricane is a cyclone.
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Plagues

Hurricane is a cyclone.
Pedant.
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Typhoon.
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Default Re: Flood, Fire, Tsunami, Cyclone.....

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Hurricane, Earthquake, Volcanic Erruption, Comet Strike, Planetary Collision and running out of beer.

Any disasters I've left out?
Coronal mass ejection, space debris, tornado, microburst, Alien Invasion, severe thunderstorm, hail, storm surge, dam collapse, pandemic disease, exotic plant/animal disease, nuclear powered warship leak, oil spill, bomb/explosion, train/plane/rail crash....that keep you going for a while.......and I choose to do all those for a living

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running out of beer.
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
Hurricane, Earthquake, Volcanic Erruption, Comet Strike, Planetary Collision and running out of beer.

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I was joking about a plague of locusts last week, but now discover it's not a joke. We have locusts in our garden.
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I also read that there maybe a shortage of cocoa beans which means NO CHOCOLATE!!!
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I was joking about a plague of locusts last week, but now discover it's not a joke. We have locusts in our garden.
You're right, its serious. There have been huge problems in the very west of Qld and NSW with locust plagues this year - honestly! We can only hope most of them have drowned in the floods!
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Default Re: Flood, Fire, Tsunami, Cyclone.....

Originally Posted by Pollyana
You're right, its serious. There have been huge problems in the very west of Qld and NSW with locust plagues this year - honestly! We can only hope most of them have drowned in the floods!
When can I expect the plagues of boils and frogs?
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When can I expect the plagues of boils and frogs?
When the Euro exchange rate picks up, tourism is down across the board.
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Default Re: Flood, Fire, Tsunami, Cyclone.....

Originally Posted by DeadVim
When the Euro exchange rate picks up, tourism is down across the board.
the Boils being the Belgian hordes?
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Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus
the Boils being the Belgian hordes?
That will do ... A Boil Of Belgians ... A Drove Of Dutch ... A Sprinkling Of Spanish ... A ****load Of Finns ... A Little Too Many Liechtensteiner and Liechtensteinerin.

I'll stop now
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Sinkholes.

Polly missed that one

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