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"Someone, get a rope!" That's a dangerous thing for a politician to say!

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This works well on boats...

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Ay-up (hello) lad! The linguistic roots of all this are centuries old and were brought about by the partition of England following the Viking invasion. Whilst the south remained under Saxon control, a large area of East Anglia, the Midlands the North formed "The Danelaw" that was ruled by a Danish king. Here's a picture of our country in 878 AD: To this day, one can identify from which part of the country someone comes by the way they speak. The north-eastern accent (as heard when SOB speaks) is descended from the English Northumbrian dialect whereas Yorkshire (as heard when wildbill speaks) is descended from the Viking dialect. Place names up north (oop north) are influenced by the old Viking and Norse tongues too. Here's an example of real old Yorkie dialect (with subtitles). http://youtu.be/ScELaXMCVis (I'm fascinated by the English Language and studied it with the Open University.)

Beautiful! So pleased he has a loving family now too! Congratulations!

I have a little Sat nav It sits there in my car - A Sat nav is a driver's friend It tells you where you are - I have a little Sat nav I'll have it all my life It’s better than the normal ones My Sat nav is my wife It gives me full instructions Especially how to drive "It's thirty miles an hour", it says "You're doing thirty five" It tells me when to stop and start And when to use the brake And tells me that it's never ever Safe to overtake It tells me when a light is red And when it goes to green It seems to know instinctively Just when to intervene It lists the vehicles just in front And all those to the rear And taking this into account It specifies my gear. I'm sure no other road user Has this advanced device For when we leave and lock the car It still gives its advice It fills me up with counselling Each journey's very fraught So why don't I just trade it in And get a quieter sort? Ah well, you see, it cleans the house, And makes sure I am fed, It washes all my shirts and things And keeps me warm in bed Despite all these advantages I know I've friends who scoff The truth is I can't find the way To turn the damned thing off. Anon

Alas, the visitors to the Olympic venues had better have a taste for fizzy Dutch lager... The beer of the Games is Heineken! Another disgusting example of the way corporate sponsorship has decided the way that the guests are refreshed. (My current favourite IPA, by the way, is Thornbridge Jaipur - do look out for that one!) http://youtu.be/NDh2y6u_wnA

London Pride or ESB?

Heff', I would refer everyone to an ancient practice of Roman emperors who sought to appease the population by the funding of games. The term "bread and circuses" has endured through the ages and it is explained here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses SOB, the architect of this corrupt funding arrangement was Gordon Brown, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, so none of the political elite emerges with honour.

This is what is known here as "Neighbourhood Watch". Good catch, Google!

A friend of mine has a damaged front tooth and his dentist has mentioned implants... Now, these really cost some money. One clinic I looked up quoted £995 (about US$1500) per tooth!

Bah humbug! I boycotted it... Did you know the Government has raided £425 million from the Big Lottery Fund to pay for the 2012 Olympics? The Big Lottery Fund supports charitable projects that help communities and people in need across the UK. £425 million could have funded over 10,000 charities! http://www.biglotteryrefund.org.uk/

The same used to be said about Japanese goods in the 1960s, then their motorbikes arrived and, hey, they were excellent. Their popularity spelled the death of the great british marques: BSA, Triumph (now reborn) and Norton. It has been a similar story in the car (automobile) industry. The UK's is now foreign-owned. I would be wary of Chinese foodstuffs for the reasons you state, though one hopes that port health officers do sample imported foods for toxins. I was amazed to find that fresh garlic my wife had bought at the local (German) supermarket was from China! France is 25 miles away and when their garlic is in short supply, there's always Spanish... For less exotic foodstuffs, we prefer to support local/British farmers. Are there any flatscreen makers outside SE Asia? I doubt it. Same goes for many of the components in our PCs. It is ironic that the great capitalist system itself is contributing to the demise of our industries in western countries because others in the world have embraced it, kept their costs low and productivity high. It is one of the reasons why I am now convinced it is doomed to fail. The other and more compelling reason is that the world does not have an endless supply of resources to service a finite number of potential consumers.

National Health Service dentistry is pretty much non-existent here so we have to see a private dentist and pay the market rate. I used to think we funded his summer vacations in Lanzarote! Fortunately, he didn't find anything wrong at the last check-up! However, having suffered a dentist-related phobia after the treatment handed out by a former practitioner known locally as "The Butcher", I feel more comfortable in our man's chair!

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Today's papers report that Mr Romney addressed Ed Miliband, leader of the opposition Labour Party, as "Mr Leader"! As for the "party", the only food on offer is sold by McDonalds and one has to drink Coke... (You'll be seeing much more of me in the ACE Mod server for the next three weeks!)

But, apparently, not by David Beckham...

You can be sure it has an iPod dock fitted! (I am not a petrolhead, by the way. I drove just 66 miles last month!)