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Old Oct 2nd 2006, 1:05 pm
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Originally Posted by renth
Fuelled by centuries of religious bigotry and violence, sorry mate, you can keep your "old firm" derbies.
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the only derby we got is dippy Luton town and they arent up to much,
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Old Oct 2nd 2006, 1:30 pm
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I miss my best mate who's son is seriously ill in Great Ormond Street being fattened up for a major op Why anyone would miss material things or food is beyond me.
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Old Oct 2nd 2006, 1:42 pm
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Originally Posted by moneypen20
Why anyone would miss material things or food is beyond me.
As you know, its a yearning for familiarity. You should have seen the hilarity in the office today when I went into raptures cos The Bloke rang and said there was a box of Hula Hoops at home for me


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I miss my best mate who's son is seriously ill in Great Ormond Street being fattened up for a major op .
But at the same time, I think we can all put things into perspective with reminders like this one. Within half an hour of my reaction as posted above, my thoughts had turned to the text I needed to send to my best mate, so he would get it as he woke up, knowing he needs me there today on the anniversary of the death of his dad.

A lot of us go on about the small things in life, whatever country we are in - at times thats what gets us through the day. But equally, we know the difference between those things and the ones that REALLY matter.

All the best to your mate's son - I hope things go well.
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Old Oct 2nd 2006, 2:20 pm
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I still miss my mother-in-law.

My aim is getting better though.
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Old Oct 2nd 2006, 4:00 pm
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Originally Posted by mackinnon
I still miss my mother-in-law.

My aim is getting better though.
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Old Oct 2nd 2006, 9:53 pm
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Originally Posted by rangersman
Queens Park Rangers.
the only derby we got is dippy Luton town and they arent up to much,
Ah, QPR. Do you know my mate a.k.a. "Battletank"? he runs the QPR fan club web site.
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Old Oct 3rd 2006, 12:41 am
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F**k All,

a bit strong, but true x
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Old Oct 3rd 2006, 2:53 am
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Originally Posted by renth
Fuelled by centuries of religious bigotry and violence, sorry mate, you can keep your "old firm" derbies.

hehe, actually i'd forgotton about that till you mentioned, now thats one thing i DONT miss, the whole Celtic / Rangers nonsense , glad to have left that behind. as you say, it was more about religion that soccer !! (sorry, Football )
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Other than friends and family, im not sure what i miss..

when i first arrived, i didnt like aussie chocolate, now i love it, i got sent some UK choccies for my birthday, and it tasted too sweet, i didnt like it LOL
didn't like the TV much when i first arrived either, now i think its really good

overall, i think you adapt and learn to live with the material things here(although i still love it when i get some Jaffa Cakes and Bassetts Jelly Babies ) but missing your mates and family, well i dont think that ever goes, it just gets easier to deal with after a while (for me anyway)
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