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Glasgow doesn't get snow that much (more in the last year than in my lifetime, pretty sure) but we did get a good 2-3 foot of snow at one point in the late 90s and the schools remained open. Hah, I looked out the window there to be greeted by the most half-assed snow you'd ever seen. Bright clear skies ahead, and just two clouds barely emitting a few flakes. In fact, in the time taken to describe how pathetic it looked, it's turned into rain.

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That's quite cool actually. Apparently, one of my many great great (not sure how many greats though) grand uncle according to my parents is former US president James K Polk. I definitely would not have guessed that if I had to guess famous people that I'm related to, so it's especially cool to know someone that is related to one of the few living relics from before 1905. Next time you get to chat with her, tell her that one of the posters from another forum said hello to her.

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Please, no more teams of 20 people with the same name.

If he gets cold he could just through a few more tax receipts on the fire.

Pity he didn't feel the same way about Vietnam....

Turn on, tune in, drop dead.

I've just eaten a small plastic Star Wars figure. It was a little chewy * Yes, I know. The old 'uns are the best.

Thanks for the great answer. She sounds terrific. I think she and I would see eye to eye on a lot of things. "You have no idea how many voice recordings I’ve accumulated and questions I’ve asked her!" With her consent, you should put them up on Youtube as they will be a treasure trove for people interested in social history. "... when she was in university..." It would have been rare for a woman of her generation to go to uni. "She always jokes that based on what people eat today her longevity records might never be broken, so she thanks McDonalds." I made that very same joke a while ago somewhere in this same thread. I think it was about the proliferation of Yank supercentenarians thinning out as the McDonald's generation hits old age. "1990’s. She hated the war periods and in between the wars there were too many economic depressions for her liking. The economy in the 1990’s was booming and in her opinion, the culture was great. " Yes, the Asian Tiger economy period would have been good. Yes, the 1990s were a fairly good era in retrospect before the Yanks lost the plot completely after Sep 11.You'd be too young to even remember that world. There were a lot of economic problems for those of us not living in Asian economies though. Depressing that that decade might be as good as it gets and we might not see anything as good in the rest of our lives... "She says that hygiene was the biggest imrpovement. In the early 1900’s, the thoughts of washing your hands, brushing your teeth, and taking showers were almost non existent! " That's why she outlived them all. "She hated the developement and progression of the atomic bomb. " Absolutely. "I think she also has a crush on Yuzuru Hanyu." Well, you can't blame her because every man in the world is a toyboy from her perspective now. "This is also when she started driving (she got her first car at the age of 92)" She's Supergran!

to Joanne Woodward 88 today!

"US President Donald Trump has boasted that he would have run into the deadly Florida high school shooting, even if he didn't have a weapon." http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-27/trump-says-he-would-have-run-into-florida-shooting/9487640

Think Feb is done for me. Though if James, Jowell, Vervoort or Ding Dong die within the next 48 hours I'm gonna fucking piss. Quim's March Malingerers: 1) José "José José" Jose 2) Ken Dodd 3) Leah Bracknell 4) Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Sri Shivakumara Swamigalu 5) Kirk Douglas

Betting doesn't go on here. Death needs no encouragement, except from those it affects. This isn't my sole pleasure...you'd be actively disgusted by some of my other pleasures/practices. My mother's dead. Yours, YW.

Aye, though if I found my mum's name on, say, DDT's DDP team, I'd be a bit worried tbh...

"Silent blob" is great.

Penny Vincenzi, the best-selling author you've never read but have seen all her books advertised on train station platforms, dead at 78.

It was, I had to go out and was worried I wouldn't be able to get back home! Joking apart, we're not really expecting much until tomorrow/Wednesday, but then again, it doesn't take much to bring the town to a standstill. Looking forward to more of this...

A weasel walks into a bar. The bartender looks up and says “Wow! In all my years tending bars, I’ve never had a weasel walk by. What can I get you?” “Pop,” goes the weasel.

I think the search box requires at least four letters for it to look something up. Otherwise, you get nothing...

Not everyone is as good as dying as you Leon you dirty man!

Do Americans not know the English meaning of "con"? I always picture hordes of fans happily rushing to get ripped off at these events. Oh wait though .....