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>Free people

> Seems like they just took the people and left their clothes hanging on them here racks……

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>Summing things up nicely

> BA038 lost power on both engines shortly before landing at LHR in January.. The usual second guessing of the crew’s actions immediately ensued. This is what someone wrote on Pprune, the forum for peole who fly (or are flown) … Continue reading

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YES! YES! YES!

Oh. It’s vapourware. Sod it. I was getting quite enthused there for a sec. John van der Nieuwenhuizen is an Aussie industrial designer at HP in San Francisco by way of Motorola in Milan and Chicago. He’s designed the Hidden … Continue reading

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>Struck off…..

> ..the medical register for fiddling the books…

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>A touch of grey

> Had one of those birthdays a while back and – while I’m nowhere nearly in the same league as Methuselah Whatley (“I am a man of great age”…) – you do start become aware of your own mortality. Especially … Continue reading

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>Stupid bloody Poms

> This sign says that – despite the fact that it's private property – you can park here under certain conditions. It continues to tell you what they'll do to you, your car and your wallet if you DON'T meet … Continue reading

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>Yes it is. Oh no it isn’t

> It's a fairly well-known fact that Germany lags behind the rest of the world technologically. Especially the UK, world leaders in plumbing (none of this complex/prone to failure combined mixed faucets – hot and cold taps are cutting edge…) … Continue reading

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>The Bionic Leg reloaded

> “If Helen can do it” I though, “then so can I” “I mean, she’s only a GIRL” Some bastard nicked my bike last year and I haven’t bothered getting a new one, what with this and that. (“This” being … Continue reading

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>The Phantom Bus Stop

> You’re a nursing home and your Alzheimer’s patients keep drifting off into the nearby town centre and having to keep getting rounded up by the local constabulary. The Benrath Senior Centre in Germany came up with an idea – … Continue reading

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>One more button…?

> Don't for a minute believe that the Germans are a distantly reserved, analytical lot. Not when it comes to football. 3:2 last night against Turkey and a slot in the final on Sunday (Jammy buggers – the goal uprights … Continue reading

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