trousers

Just to clarify, is the answer definitely 4 letters?

I've got my eye on one of these for Lady Trousers. Did my usual trawl of the internet to find the best price but every retailer (bar almost none) has it on sale for the same price (£399 for the entry level model). I assume this is because Apple effectively create a price cartel whereby they 'threaten' to withdraw supplies from retailers who don't stick to the RRP? So much for free market competition....unless anyone knows of anyone 'reputable' selling it below RRP.... Now, how do I get down from this rather tall horse....?

I think there's mortar this than meets the eye

He was also part of the team at FFW who advised CSI on the purchase of a certain team http://www.ffw.com/press-releases/2011/jun/acquisition-of-portsmouth-fc.aspx ?

Well, at least they're acknowledging that something they own is gonna go up in smoke... http://www.wfblondon.co.uk/our-projects/wood-briquettes/ Wood briquettes fuel We are UK basing company and we produce eco fuel wood briquettes (sawdust). Our factories are based in Ukraine. We would like you to offer our product: The parameters of briquettes: * Diameter – 50 mm * Length – 300 mm Sizes are variable upon to request. * Density – 0,9-1,2 g/mm3 * Calorific value – 16-20 MJ / kg * Packaging – in polypropylene bag weights 10 kg (12 pcs.) We may wrap each pack with your logo and contact details on it. Comparative technical specifications for the content of ash: * When the combustion of brown coal a 40% ash * When burning wood briquettes arises from 0,12% 1% ash (ash) When allocating CO2 compared to wood briquettes (emissions to the air when burned): * Earth’s natural gas – the content of CO2 is 15 times higher * Light oil – the content of CO2 is 20 times higher * Coke – the content of CO2 is 30 times higher * Coal-anthracite – CO2 content 50 times higher Comparison of calorific value briquettes: * Wood (solid mass, wet) – 10 MJ / kg Wood (solid weight, dry) – 12 MJ / kg * Brown coal – 16 MJ / kg * Briquettes from wood waste – 18 MJ / kg * Black coal – 20 MJ / kg * Cox – 25 J / kg * Earth’s natural gas – 32 MJ / kg We may deliver our product to you. Price: £220 per tonne.

Maybe it should have been called a 'banner' rather than a 'flag'? The club seem to take more interest in banners.... ;-) officialsaints Saints FC Seen the Saints lampost banners around the city? We will be running a competition next week where you can win one! Together We Stand! 5 minutes ago

Is there also a 'farmyard noises' ringtone so that we can start counting chickens...?

Our club was going to the dogs at the time so it was fairly apt for it's day.

How many more times? Jesus was born in July. Christ Almighty.

Cement, my arse.

Yeah, that's pretty s h i t e too :-)

Is it too early in the thread to ask if we've signed Skacel yet?

Well well well....

I doubt it. I pride myself on not using several fancy words when one simple one will do. And them there'd the fact that the 'next step' button doesn't work on my iPhone...

Does it test for quality or quantity...? ;-)

Yep, agree with all that

Can't beat a bit of double apathy I say

http://spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/5841

These "celebs" are quite happy for inconsequential "personal" news about them to appear in the media when it's good news rather than bad news. Yes, hearing about a film star;s new film is "work related" but to hear they've adopted a child (for example) is not "in the public interest". There are plenty of "not in the public interest" news items that they are happy to see the light of day if it shows them in a good light. Cake and eat it anyone? Edit: indeed - the enquiry is covering this angle just now...sayign that Coogan was happy for a GQ interview by Piers Morgans to go to print even though it contained "private stuff" (it just happened to be private stuff that helped promote him at the time)

There's a 'happy medium' in that arguement somewhere

It's only "too simplistic" because human beings are typically better at moaning about stuff than actually getting up off their arses and doing something about it. Collective laziness and ambivalence.

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/santa/cocacola.asp

I agree, but all I was saying is, ultimately, it's consumers that have the final say as to how much salary and bonuses a company boss gets. If everyone reduced their lazy reliance on supermarkets (for example) and started supporting local sole traders (for example) then supermarket revenues would drop and it would therefore follow that the top dogs would get less salary and bonuses (as voted for by the "shareholders"). "We" (Joe Public) have ultimate (albeit indirect) control over CEO renumeration.

Nutshell

I say: let the 'man in the street' consumers choose. If you don't want the boss of Tescos (for example) earning a huge wedge then buy your chickens and sausages from the local butcher (etc). That said, it takes a lot less effort for the apathetic British public to moan about these sort of things on an Internet forum than to actually put their money where their mouth is...