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Old Mar 10th 2008 | 6:38 pm
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Hi to all, have just recently joined this expats site and i have to say it makes great reading, not only good information but also like smiley central, always find a funny line here. Anyway just wanted to say hello and say thanks for your contributions to making life easier for the newbies
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Old Mar 10th 2008 | 6:42 pm
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Originally Posted by pete9001
Hi to all, have just recently joined this expats site and i have to say it makes great reading, not only good information but also like smiley central, always find a funny line here. Anyway just wanted to say hello and say thanks for your contributions to making life easier for the newbies
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Always nice to meet someone with the grace to say "Thanks" for the advice & info... even nicer when they appreciate the twisted verbage that passes for humour around here...

Welcome to the site & happy posting....
 
Old Mar 10th 2008 | 6:43 pm
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Hi to all, have just recently joined this expats site and i have to say it makes great reading, not only good information but also like smiley central, always find a funny line here. Anyway just wanted to say hello and say thanks for your contributions to making life easier for the newbies
Peter
we are having a night out on friday if you fancy it. let me know
 
Old Mar 10th 2008 | 7:11 pm
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Always nice to meet someone with the grace to say "Thanks" for the advice & info... even nicer when they appreciate the twisted verbage that passes for humour around here...

Welcome to the site & happy posting....
well Shakh and Inselaffen, twisted humour is quite easy for me, i come from Yorkshire thats the county with no football teams, not sure i can make friday night yet as may have visitors in for the weekend, where you off too just in case :-)
 
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well Shakh and Inselaffen, twisted humour is quite easy for me, i come from Yorkshire thats the county with no football teams, not sure i can make friday night yet as may have visitors in for the weekend, where you off too just in case :-)
we are going to Spice Island at the Renaisance in Deira.
such a pity your from the wrong side of the Pennines though
 
Old Mar 10th 2008 | 7:36 pm
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well Shakh and Inselaffen, twisted humour is quite easy for me, i come from Yorkshire thats the county with no football teams, not sure i can make friday night yet as may have visitors in for the weekend, where you off too just in case :-)
But don't you have a team in the FA Cup semi-finals? Cant be that bad then...
 
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But don't you have a team in the FA Cup semi-finals? Cant be that bad then...
eye lad appen ya raght, never thought about that, but they will only be guests to Wembly so Man u and the arse dont have to worry too much :-)
 
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Originally Posted by pete9001
well Shakh and Inselaffen, twisted humour is quite easy for me, i come from Yorkshire thats the county with no football teams, not sure i can make friday night yet as may have visitors in for the weekend, where you off too just in case :-)
Oi.Steady on young man, my football team is from Yorkshire, albeit in Division Four these days....

Errrm, actually, I think you might be right

Welcome to the Board anyway.
 
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Hi to all, have just recently joined this expats site and i have to say it makes great reading, not only good information but also like smiley central, always find a funny line here. Anyway just wanted to say hello and say thanks for your contributions to making life easier for the newbies
Peter
welcome pete9001...
 
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