positivity!
#61
Sorry Polly...i wont do it again...just ha dot get it off my rather ample chest..i feel heaps better now.
I wont do it again i promise!!
How are the wedding plans going?
I wont do it again i promise!!
How are the wedding plans going?
#62
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Originally posted by Pollyana
God, what is the matter with you lot today, have you all been out in the sun or something! I thought I'd be the grumpy one, having a job with no internet access, instead of which you're all busy sniping at each other! And there was me hoping for some cheerful relaxation! Fat chance!!!
God, what is the matter with you lot today, have you all been out in the sun or something! I thought I'd be the grumpy one, having a job with no internet access, instead of which you're all busy sniping at each other! And there was me hoping for some cheerful relaxation! Fat chance!!!
#63
Originally posted by bondipom
Woking town centre pubs
Rat and Parrot
Wetherspoons
The Sports Bar
Some godawful night club that digs up eighties DJs
O'Neills chintzy crappy pretend Irish pub
Yates wine lodge.
For all the atmosphere and hair gel in the world head to Woking town centre.
There are plenty shitty pubs in Oz but the UK pub scene can be just as crappy.
Woking town centre pubs
Rat and Parrot
Wetherspoons
The Sports Bar
Some godawful night club that digs up eighties DJs
O'Neills chintzy crappy pretend Irish pub
Yates wine lodge.
For all the atmosphere and hair gel in the world head to Woking town centre.
There are plenty shitty pubs in Oz but the UK pub scene can be just as crappy.
The Office sums Britain up in Many ways for me. Grimy concrete town centres, Political Correctness gone mad, nothing but out of town shopping centres, etc etc etc.
Russ
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Good and Bad!
My God-what did I re-start today?!
Good luck with it all Dotty-hope that it works out for you. Seems to be a lot of Poms on here that now do not have a bad word to say about Oz. There is good and bad everywhere-the UK is not all bad and Oz is not all good-tell it like it is as this is what this forum is about-not bitching about each other-and the heat has not got to me-imagine the UK now-brrrr, so cold?!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck with it all Dotty-hope that it works out for you. Seems to be a lot of Poms on here that now do not have a bad word to say about Oz. There is good and bad everywhere-the UK is not all bad and Oz is not all good-tell it like it is as this is what this forum is about-not bitching about each other-and the heat has not got to me-imagine the UK now-brrrr, so cold?!!!!!!!!!!!
#65
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thats a bit rich from somebody living in auckland - one of the most depressing places on the planet.
Originally posted by BritboyNZ
'So what becomes of you my love....when they have finally stripped you of, the handbags, and the glad rags your granddady had to sweat so you could buy'
The Office sums Britain up in Many ways for me. Grimy concrete town centres, Political Correctness gone mad, nothing but out of town shopping centres, etc etc etc.
Russ
'So what becomes of you my love....when they have finally stripped you of, the handbags, and the glad rags your granddady had to sweat so you could buy'
The Office sums Britain up in Many ways for me. Grimy concrete town centres, Political Correctness gone mad, nothing but out of town shopping centres, etc etc etc.
Russ
#66
Originally posted by captaincook
thats a bit rich from somebody living in auckland - one of the most depressing places on the planet.
thats a bit rich from somebody living in auckland - one of the most depressing places on the planet.
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Originally posted by captaincook
thats a bit rich from somebody living in auckland - one of the most depressing places on the planet.
thats a bit rich from somebody living in auckland - one of the most depressing places on the planet.
What is this crap about PC. I remember the Kiwi mob whinging about positive discrimination recently.
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Originally posted by bondipom
Auckland is grey depressing and consists of miles of mind numbing suburbia. Give me Woking over Auckland any day. At least Woking weather is drier and London is 30 minutes away on the train.
What is this crap about PC. I remember the Kiwi mob whinging about positive discrimination recently.
Auckland is grey depressing and consists of miles of mind numbing suburbia. Give me Woking over Auckland any day. At least Woking weather is drier and London is 30 minutes away on the train.
What is this crap about PC. I remember the Kiwi mob whinging about positive discrimination recently.
Oh well at least in oz its all just bleached blond gelled up pretties in the weatherspoons type pubs, or is that ladbrookes with bar pubs?????
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Originally posted by dazuk
Carefall there mate you may end up gloryfying that gel haired pretty boy occupied shithole that is SE england.
Oh well at least in oz its all just bleached blond gelled up pretties in the weatherspoons type pubs, or is that ladbrookes with bar pubs?????
Carefall there mate you may end up gloryfying that gel haired pretty boy occupied shithole that is SE england.
Oh well at least in oz its all just bleached blond gelled up pretties in the weatherspoons type pubs, or is that ladbrookes with bar pubs?????
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oh cmon sydney is full of spikey haired peroxide surfies in their singlets. u must be thinking of qld the mullet centraal.
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Originally posted by dazuk
oh cmon sydney is full of spikey haired peroxide surfies in their singlets. u must be thinking of qld the mullet centraal.
oh cmon sydney is full of spikey haired peroxide surfies in their singlets. u must be thinking of qld the mullet centraal.
#72
Originally posted by bondipom
Since when do Skips use hair gel or do anything to smarten up their mullets?
Since when do Skips use hair gel or do anything to smarten up their mullets?
Last edited by Florida_03; Jan 5th 2004 at 11:32 pm.
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Originally posted by bondipom
No hair gel there. It is congeeled salt water. Anyway from the look of Will Young on pop idol UK hair styles are going the Aussie way.
No hair gel there. It is congeeled salt water. Anyway from the look of Will Young on pop idol UK hair styles are going the Aussie way.
Guess I can see the relevance of that comparison with all those aussie rugby and surf types.
Someone say repressed bottom inspecting macho lads????
surely not
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Originally posted by dazuk
you mean will young that well known homosexual pretty boy??
Guess I can see the relevance of that comparison with all those aussie rugby and surf types.
Someone say repressed bottom inspecting macho lads????
surely not
you mean will young that well known homosexual pretty boy??
Guess I can see the relevance of that comparison with all those aussie rugby and surf types.
Someone say repressed bottom inspecting macho lads????
surely not
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Originally posted by bondipom
Not sure where bumb inspecting is involved in surfing but I can see why Rugby is such a proud British Public school tradition along with buggery and fags.
Not sure where bumb inspecting is involved in surfing but I can see why Rugby is such a proud British Public school tradition along with buggery and fags.
English society.
Does that make it greater or lesser that the convict descended lower genepool of Australia that make up its bogan respected sports ermmmm culture?????????