badgerx16

Rainbow - Down to Earth : I am in the process on converting my vinyl to digital, there are some 'oldies but goodies' that really deserve to be revisited.

Just go to GOOGLE images. She seems very fond of bikinis.

Guess we'll just have to concentrate on the FA Cup then.

Jethro Tull - Hunting Girl ( from "Songs from the Wood" )

I think the problem with the exam system is not the "easier or not" debate, but the fact that there is congestion at the top of the marking scheme - with increasing numbers of successful candidates gaining more A* & A grades, whether in GCSE or A levels, how can employers / colleges discriminate ? If the pressure on schools to continually produce improved pass rates was removed, this would allow the marking scheme to be reviewed. As it is, some Unis are now effectively setting entrance exams which are taken alongside the A levels, because they need to identify the elite among the high achievers, and the exams themselves fail to do this any more.

What p's me off are the 'wiggers' - why do children of european descent have to use mock Jamaican twang ?

Can't you remember ?

The Government, as we have experienced many, many, times over the last 30 years, can be a law unto themselves, and can do just about whatever they want, ( even ignoring Judicial rebuke ), so canceling these carriers is feasible, plus it will additionally save all the accrued costs of manning and operating them for how ever many years they are planned to be in service. If the private companies involved want to complete them, they can find another buyer, it is, after all, a free market economy.

Last week I went for a walk along the Langscarth valley in Borrowdale - for 3 1/2 hours the only other living things I saw were sheep and dragon flies.

hoi-polloi

Don't drink wine at all. In fact my total alcohol 'units' per month is probably about 2. I was asked to give my views of what constitutes a "luxury", and I personally would view paying more than about £15 a bottle as 'snobby', after all it's only going to end up being p!ssed down the lavatory.

Most jewelry sold ( other than by H Samuel ); cars advertised as capable of more than 130 MPH, having engines above 150 BHP, or only having 2 seats; first class travel tickets; all champagne and 'snobby' wine; anything with a 'designer' label; any meal at a restaurant displaying or aspiring to a Michelin star; all 4 & 5 star hotel accommodation; premier league club shop sales; any private practice plastic surgery that is not for a clinically justifiable purpose. There's a good start.

Veronica

Fair's fair, I probably disagree with all of your political dogma.

I wouldn't sell my principles for a share of power. ( Nick Clegg please note ).

Stop Trident; stop the pointless super carriers; cut back on the Typhoon fighter order; tax on bank profits ( not a windfall, an annual tithe ); transaction tax on the stock market ( a fraction of a % won't hurt ); cut back on 'universal benefits' such as child tax credits ( people on over £50k pa don't need it ); stop MP's second homes; move all major whitehall departments out of London; surcharge on premier league club turnover; 35% VAT on chelsea tractors and on their fuel consumption; +2p on income tax between £30k pa & £70K, +5p thereafter; tax on all residential properties in the UK owned by non UK tax payers, ( including non-doms ); tax on second / holiday homes. VAT at +5% over normal on 'luxury' goods. And the main ones; try for a maximum of 12% budget cuts rather than 25%, and pay the deficit off a couple of years later. Also, gtf out of Afghanistan.

grip

skate

Oh come on BTF, you know full well that if we send all the eastern european immigrants home there are plenty of jobs fruit picking and washing cars that can be re-allocated to the workshy

bakerloo

puff

Without them, 7 year-old kids would miss out on their favourite joke; q) "What's the capital of England?" a) 'E' Adjust to suit your nation of choice.

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Pleasant

Gorillaz - Gorillaz. Unearthed it down the back of the computer table when redecorating.