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Old Jun 30th 2015, 9:12 pm
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Default So what did you do with your leap-second?!

Hope you did something useful with it and didn't waste the precious time.....I stayed in bed an extra second, makes all the difference when its a 4.30am start....!!

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Got a few hours to go yet!

The Beeb has a few suggestions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-33330301
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Default Re: So what did you do with your leap-second?!

Originally Posted by Pollyana
Hope you did something useful with it and didn't waste the precious time.....

Why Time Will Stop For a Leap Second

what a waste of time ...
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ate a chocolate pretzel, time well spent IMO.
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I ran 12k and rescued a puppy from a burning building. Then just lay in the couch for the rest of it.
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I gave Mrs BS an extra long seeing to and doubled my previous best time in the process

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Old Jul 2nd 2015, 4:21 am
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Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders
I gave Mrs BS an extra long seeing to and doubled my previous best time in the process


Hi stranger! Was thinking of you the other day as I packed my ticket for Lords
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Thought about all my friends on BE
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Originally Posted by Bernieboy
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A second well spent then
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I thought
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Originally Posted by Pollyana
A second well spent then
I'll second that.
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