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Old 23rd November 2020, 15:11
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Has it not got a "Donk"?
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Old 23rd November 2020, 17:06
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Just added the comment to spice things up a bit!
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Old 23rd November 2020, 23:18
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I inspected a sailing yacht yesterday - hit rocks, ripped the keel off and sank.
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Perhaps if you hadn't inspected it, it wouldn't have hit the rocks
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Old 24th November 2020, 02:11
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Ha ha! When I was looking it over, one of the shipyard guys laughed (regarding salvage items) and said,¨look, there´s an anchor - Obviously hasn´t been used!¨.
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Old 13th January 2021, 15:06
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I inspected a sailing yacht yesterday - hit rocks, ripped the keel off and sank.
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So was the inspection under wtaer with a dive suit on?
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Old 13th January 2021, 23:50
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No, I notice the incongruity of my comment! It was only aimed at firing up anew the thread "that won't die"!

Just looking at another - The "Party Boat!", out for six days, totalled a refueling jetty on return at nearly six knots! Hmmmm. ? I wonder why?

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Old 14th January 2021, 11:12
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The way 2020 is going they'll probably go out on their own ....
And way 2021 has started has made me decide to fast forward to 2022. See you there.
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Old 14th January 2021, 11:23
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The way 2020 is going they'll probably go out on their own ....
And way 2021 has started has made me decide to fast forward to 2022. See you there.
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Old 14th January 2021, 11:38
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And way 2021 has started has made me decide to fast forward to 2022. See you there.
If we are lucky & get jabs in time.
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Old 14th January 2021, 11:48
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Unfortunately life is not the same as iPlayer - you have to watch each episode in turn and you can't skip forward.... or rewind come to that.
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Old 14th January 2021, 13:16
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It's important to have something to help the world go a bit fuzzy round the edges.
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Old 14th January 2021, 17:56
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Personally I'm a proponent of one of the greatest philosophers ever known:

Popeye.

♫ I am what I am and that's all that I am. ♪

(René Descartes eat yer heart out.)

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Old 14th January 2021, 22:02
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Does he sing it?
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Old 14th January 2021, 22:51
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Some philosophers state that to do is to be
Others claim that to be is to do.
Frank Sinatra summarised it and said ' Doobee doobee do.'
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Old 14th January 2021, 23:45
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I did it my may.
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Old 15th January 2021, 08:03
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Can't wait until May, will you settle for Easter? And you can put on your Easter Bonnet (with all the frills upon it)..........
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Old 21st February 2021, 15:01
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One minute you are young and fun,
The next, you are turning down the car radio to see better.
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Old 21st February 2021, 17:52
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I have difficulty reversing with the car radio on. I also have trouble hearing the TV if I take off my glasses. Ought I see my GP?
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Old 21st February 2021, 19:23
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you wouldn't get a chance to see your GP. Probably fended off by the receptionist who will tell you that you shouldn't bother the doctor when there is a perfectly good pharmacy you can visit. ( Do I sound bitter?)
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Old 21st February 2021, 22:27
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I live in Dublin and do not qualify for a free medical card, MNOPF is too high (Believe it or not). I pay 65 Euro for a visit to the GP, rarely turned down. It's only a hairsbreadth away from the GP saying, "You dash me small".
Easy money and keep a good eye on the NHS.
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Old 4th May 2021, 16:32
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For the benefit of those who missed it:
Today is Star Wars day or even Jedi day...

May the fourth be with you.
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Old 4th May 2021, 16:36
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I'm waiting for 'The Creature from the Black Lagoon' day. Deep fried with a few chips, should be luvvly.
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Old 5th May 2021, 12:20
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Don't forget the salt and sauce (if you're in Leith)
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Old 9th May 2021, 13:40
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Ahhh memories of the Deep Sea on Leith Walk. (It was still there when I visited a couple of years ago ... )

Here's one little ship's payload that's covered more miles than any sea going ship ever built. But what is interesting about this is the sound they decided to capture when this test flight was conducted.

As well as the deep hum of the little chopper, you get to hear the eerie sound of Martian wind blowing over stark desolation. A bit disturbing, but cryogenically cool.

https://youtu.be/boOFTPSTXbE
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Old 9th May 2021, 16:33
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Maybe they could meet up with 'Spirit'.....
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