Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain great.
May 15th 2009, 3:47 am
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Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain great.
OK - I can understand reader's wives, the shipping forecast and pasties but alcopops....?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...at-910558.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...at-910558.html
May 15th 2009, 4:16 am
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Re: Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain great.
It didn't want to open up properly on my machine but I did see double yellow lines 
May 15th 2009, 5:10 am
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Re: Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain great.
I used to listen to the Archers on a Sunday morning whilst preparing lunch - and the bandstand in picture 5 is my home town of Eastbourne. I used to love the Wimpy Bar (brown derby was my favourite) and the OH has just come back from the UK with about 100 Tunnock's caramel wafer bars!
May 15th 2009, 5:27 am
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Re: Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain great.
OK - I can understand reader's wives, the shipping forecast and pasties but alcopops....?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...at-910558.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...at-910558.html
Presume it is a "fun" article
May 15th 2009, 6:18 am
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Re: Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain great.
I used to listen to the Archers on a Sunday morning whilst preparing lunch - and the bandstand in picture 5 is my home town of Eastbourne. I used to love the Wimpy Bar (brown derby was my favourite) and the OH has just come back from the UK with about 100 Tunnock's caramel wafer bars!
May 15th 2009, 11:58 am
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Re: Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain great.
Haha. love it, "If you like fighting old ladies for urine-stained support hose then the jumble sale is the place for you." 
May 16th 2009, 3:39 am
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Re: Notes on a small island: The things that really make Britain great.
Was looking forward to that but couldn't make the link work (not OPs the one on the Indpendent)
