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minx2012
15 yrs ago
> (says the girl who > finds her SPF 15
> moisturiser sliding off > her face the
> second it gets above 17C > because she
> gets warm quickly...)
> I use Oil of Olay moisturizer with SPF 15,
> oil-free.
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minx2012
15 yrs ago
| 2 replies
You can only get by on about 10 minutes in the summer - come winter the weakness of the sun reaching us means you'd need to be outside for about five hours to get all the vit D you need through your skin.
As vitamin D …
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I need tennis balls for my tumble dryer????
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Re: Apparantly putting two tennis balls in the dryer cuts down on the
minx2012
16 yrs ago
> You can buy tumble dryer balls
> specifically for the purpose from the
> likes of Wilkinson, Lakeland etc, but I
> gather tennis balls work just as well, and
> are cheaper.
Mum has a set of these, they're g…
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Sugar. The drug.
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Re: Yah thanks. The Americanos have been talking about further up thread.
minx2012
16 yrs ago
I have a bottle of the stuff if you fancy trying it.
It lasts forever, so one small bottle will do you for years.
The only downside I found was that it has an aftertaste like that of the cheaper sweeteners, and I'm n…
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Would you trust your child's early education to these people?
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Re: Would you trust your child's early education to these people?
minx2012
16 yrs ago
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> "Thank you for your e-mail, I have
> attached a broacher and the fees."
You shouldn't be worrying about affording the fees. After all, they included them with the leaflet. You should write them a letter of compla…
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Well that just does it for me..weeps..
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Re: I was amazed at how the BBC was falling all over themselves
minx2012
16 yrs ago
> As for the great new entende, are we
> really being persuaded there was a problem
> before?
Yes, because no one wanted to get on with each other while there were no pretty people to invite over / see again on d…
minx2012
16 yrs ago
> I also have a
> yellow teddy called Mrs Warrington, which
> I think is a great name for bear!
That *is* a good name for a bear!
Makes her sound like the sort of character who would hang ot with Badger in Wind i…
minx2012
16 yrs ago
But my heart will always belong to Flopsy, a 28-year-old rabbit with a frightening gaze and a pink dress which belies her no-nonsense persona, and Gromit, the daft but adoring ginger mutt who turned 13 this year.
minx2012
16 yrs ago
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> I am especially fond of
> chocolate covered digestive biscuits, a
> cookie made with whole meal, something
> close to what we'd think of as graham
> flour
So would US graham crackers be an equivalent of ou…
minx2012
16 yrs ago
| 6 replies
> American-style ones are a relatively
> recent introduction in the UK - we've only
> really had them since the US coffee shops
> migrated over here!
Is it just me that thinks they're basically a fat/rising coo…
minx2012
16 yrs ago
| 4 replies
> As for being taxed, in the supermarket,
> they are not, at least not in New Jersey.
> The rules for taxing edibles is very
> complicated;
You think so?
Here, VAT (value-added tax, of 17.5%) is added on to go…
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Really dumb question about British biscuits.
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Re: Really dumb question about British biscuits.
minx2012
16 yrs ago
> Pretty much. Though I think it is going
> out of fashion they are also called
> digestives.
No, that's just one type of biscuit.
They're pretty much the best ones though (possibly with the exception of hobnobs)…
minx2012
16 yrs ago
You'll be pleased to hear it was suitably mush-free - all the sweetness came from the chocolate: http://www.flickr.com/photos/minx2012/sets/72157604254020552/
minx2012
16 yrs ago
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It was suitably chocolate-filled though.
The boy and I have been going out for a whole year, so we celebrated by him taking me to lots of chocolate-themed places, and not grumbling too much when I decided to increase my…
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Its Easter, so Im wondering do you give eggs to each other if you arent a
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Re: Marzipan, chocolate, etc.
minx2012
16 yrs ago
| 1 replies
> I have read recently that the level of
> happiness in the late Middle Ages in
> Europe exceeded that of the "Western"
> countries today. Lots of festivals, lots
> of fun. Part of fun for everyone was
> eating…
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Its Easter, so Im wondering do you give eggs to each other if you arent a
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Re: Its Easter, so Im wondering do you give eggs to each other if you arent a
minx2012
16 yrs ago
> I dont think pagen gave
> choccy eggs or paintwed eggs did they:)?
They might not have back then, but this one certainly does now!
I love Cadbury's Mini Eggs, and a year without sneaking a pack whenever I can jus…
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Does *every* moment of a child's life need to be documented?
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Re: I presume you asked them to stop? I am this type of parent
minx2012
16 yrs ago
> I admit it. We take dozens of photos of
> our baby- the reason? His grandparents
> live in another country and haven't met
> their first grandchild yet.
Neither has one of the poor lad's adopted aunties ;)
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minx2012
16 yrs ago
Can't get enough of them, they're so much better than yer basic toasted teacake, and I love those.
There's a movement which gives towns the award of "slow city"; Berwick got one most recently I think, and they're usua…
minx2012
16 yrs ago
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> RTE have restored my faith in non-
> hypnotised rugby commentators- they
> described one of JW's kicks as 'O'Gara-
> esque'!
I like that :)
I'm just waiting, now Danny Cipriani is making headlines both on- …
minx2012
16 yrs ago
| 1 replies
> I'd much rather he was anonymous off the
> field than making headlines for being
> arrested on suspicion of rape in a night
> club.
That's not my point. When he's asked for his opinion, he is crashingly dull.…
minx2012
16 yrs ago
| 1 replies
I'm going to need one when I get home tonight.
Kronenberg 1664 please.
And a large slab of G&B Maya Gold too, if there's any going.
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OK, chubsie's got me thinking....which British actors would you
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Has no one said David Tennant?
minx2012
16 yrs ago
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He's all mine!
Mwah hahahahh ha ha hah ha.
minx2012
16 yrs ago
| 17 replies
From the list they've got on there, I do feel I have to vote for Wilko.
He may be a good lad on the rugby pitch (and evern that recently has been a bit hit and miss), but his image off it is deservingly dull.
He doesn'…
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OMG! Just saw where gas is above $5 a gallon in Gorda, CA.
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Re: £1.06 a litre where I live...
minx2012
16 yrs ago
Bum - take the 'beta.' out of the address and it'll work ;)
