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dmb



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:34 pm    Post subject: In how many places..... Reply with quote

on another thread Tararu wrote
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but in how many places would people you don't really know go out in a posse for you?


.... is watching construction building a hobby?
.... do people lower baskets out the window �os they can't be arsed to walk 5 metres to the shop
...... do 15 relatves turn up in your apt. at 11 o'clock at night.


Carry on.
(thrifty, you should have a field day on this one)
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tekirdag



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

...do people suggest women not let their feet get cold cause their eggs will get cold. (last I heard my eggs aren't in my feet)
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lovelace



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 3:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

...do people reverse a ten-tonne truck on a busy semi-pedestrianised street without using their mirrors?
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runeman



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

.. do you see stray dogs and cats allowed to live and roam freely in the streets of the city and generally be treated with kindness or tolerance?
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Baba Alex



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

....is it rude not to engage a total stranger in cafe in conversation when you're trying to do some work, but not rude to try and con people out of money?

....is drinking cold water unhealthy but taking anti-biotics for no real reason perfectly fine?


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Laura777



Joined: 13 Apr 2004
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

... do bus drivers pass you by when you are waving at them to stop while waiting at the bus stop.

... do neighbors want to discuss your every move and plan.

... do people bump into you while walking on a wide path and never utter a word of apology.

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tararu



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

..do little old ladies come up to you in the street for no reason and ask if you need help or directions?
..do cashiers that you have never met before say that you can come back later and pay if you don't have enough money or the correct change?
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lovelace



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

...do people absolutely insist you take the last piece of cake, and get really offended if you don't?
...and then the next week look at you, tut, shake their head sadly, and say 'You... took kilo?'
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thrifty



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The best way to save money is to give it in cash to your mother-in law who then would go to the gold shop, buy gold bracelets and then hide them in her house. Robberies are then considered a stupid reason for not using this Turkish saving method.
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Sheikh Inal Ovar



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hope your petrol $ are more securely invested
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thrifty



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Safely in Channel Isles.
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justme



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

tekirdag wrote:
...do people suggest women not let their feet get cold cause their eggs will get cold. (last I heard my eggs aren't in my feet)


Oh! Oh! It gets worse! If you're nursing a baby and you go barefoot, the gas that's inherent in the floor will travel through your feet and into your milk and give the baby gas. Now that's science. And if the baby is barefoot, not only will he probably DIE, but the gas can easily enter his feet as well.

Gas, people. More deadly than cold, drafts, and cold drinks combined.

(I had my baby Feb. 22, so I know what I'm talking about here. He's really cute, and we're both barefoot and gas free.)
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tararu



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well done, sweetie!!! Very Happy You must post some pics.
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dmb



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 1:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Congrats justme.Have you had a beer yet?
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Baba Alex



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey nice one Justme.
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