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Old 6th November 2016, 09:20 PM
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Nice thread OP. Howdie from sunny Warrington, Cheshire, UK.

Here it's about 5°C, and very autumnal. Crisp and cold. Whether it's GMT or BST it's beer o'clock.

Doh! Now you've gone and spilt it!
Thanks for the compliment about the thread; I was pretty sure it was in keeping with "General Banter" and "Daily Natter"


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In bonnie Scotland its 2145 and the temp is in single figures (celsius) and I have just got back from watching the fireworks display in commemoration of Guy Fawkes. For your info Tom, he was an English catholic fundamentalist who fought with Spanish against all protestants (Dutch in particular) and was intent on blowing up the English parliament building with all inside as they were Protestants. He was found out, tortured and decapitated and we now celebrate him as one of the few people who have entered Parliament with honest intentions.
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Sound familiar? Could be Iraq today or America tomorrow. Only joking about the USA part.
Sometimes I feel our motto should be "USA - The World's Police Force"
And Yes, as a Catholic myself, I do know who Guy Fawkes was but did not know that he is (still) so widely celebrated over there! My 13 and 15 year olds not only knew who he is, but did know he's got himself a holiday! (Catholic School) Do Catholics and Protestants kid around or are you going all Irish on each other still?


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...Then walked to the pub, had a pint, chatted to lots of people we know, came home and cooked a pizza and got stuck into a 2000 vintage bottle of excellent French wine...
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Currently on holiday in toronto - 13 deg and sunny in the beer garden at the distillery!

Wow, are you people ALL drunk over there? (Glad I fit into the demographic so well)!
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Wow, are you people ALL drunk over there?
Have you never been to the UK?

For hundreds, maybe thousands, of years the only way to stay alive here was to drink beer, not water. We are genetically selected to drink and survive/thrive on it!
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Old 7th November 2016, 01:06 PM
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The most pointless thread in ages! Good job aTOMic! I'm thoroughly enjoying it!

Mmmmm Peroni! Great choice Johnmed!
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Frosty start to the morning and by mid-day it was sunny and a toasty warm 41F with plenty sheep on the road



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The most pointless thread in ages! Good job aTOMic! I'm thoroughly enjoying it!

Mmmmm Peroni! Great choice Johnmed!
Still following the forum I see Prof. Peach You'll be back!
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Great thread!

6 degrees here in Somerset, just watching the sun set over the Somerset Levels.
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There you go Tom, Audidothat's from Somerset where they drink cider (the alchoholic apple juice - not American cider) which probably accounts for the fact that he was lying on his side when taking that photo.
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There you go Tom, Audidothat's from Somerset where they drink cider (the alchoholic apple juice - not American cider) which probably accounts for the fact that he was lying on his side when taking that photo.



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