O/T - Terry Leahy says inflation has peaked
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:24:57 -0700 (PDT)
Presume he means food price inflation, but he is well placed to
know...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/3107596/Tesco-chief-says-inflation-has-peaked-as-profits-rise-11pc.html
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Nancy Pelosi bollixes up business bailout!
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:24:49 -0700 (PDT)
Katey Couric on CBS News said Speaker Nancy Pelosi made unkind remarks
to Republicans - they got huffy and wouldn't vote for Bush's $700
billion rescue plan!
Silly Nellie! ...
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WATCH
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:22:37 +0100
Who knows if its going to be encrypted or not - but going by next weeks
line up - the channel is a pile of poop and it wont really matter one
way or the other if it is or isnt . ...
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ITV4 - Sanctuary
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:11:24 +0100
Starts on monday at 9pm .
I've just read the blurb in next weeks tv guide about it and the first
thought was 50/50 on weither to watch it or not , But i've opted to give
it a miss as i'm with light of aria on this one .
Dog shite and a 'whats on next' popup banner took it under the 50%
threshold for being ...
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OT - internet humour
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:49:39 +0100
www.cannabiswindow.co.uk/guestbook_view.php?entry=23
The guestbook entry is genuine - i guess i'm just not in the mood for
silly questions today :-) ...
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Re: Is the term "Mail Order Bride" both racist and sexist?
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:39:50 +0200
Saviour Machine goes:
>On 29 Sep, 23:20, Alan Hope <usenet.ident...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Your answer then makes no sense now, in light of the fact you're
>> posting incriminating quotes from all and sundry. If I can wipe the
>> archive clean (including all replies to my posts) why can't these
>> people listed ...
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banks/money/etc
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:17:26 +0100
Where and when did the trouble start ? .
With banks going tits up or bailed out and billions being lost on the
stock market etc - could the situation have been prevented .
'a stitch in time saves nine'
Do you think it was greed by the bankers who where more interested in
how much money they could make rat ...
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Heather Locklear drugs arrest
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:48:51 -0700 (PDT)
DYNASTY actress HEATHER LOCKLEAR has been charged with driving under
the influence of prescription drugs.
Heather, 47, was arrested after driving erratically in California on
Saturday.
She parked across a lane of a busy highway and then stumbled into
traffic.
Heather, who checked into rehab in June, was take ...
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Apprentice loser Tre Azam charged with benefit fraud
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:33:11 -0700 (PDT)
Earlier this year, Tre Azam accused The Apprentice contestants of
lacking 'integrity'. But it seems his words may come back to haunt him
after he was charged with falsely claiming benefits.
Azam, 29, who appeared on last year's show, is accused of failing to
declare income and two accounts on a housing and tax ...
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OT: Walkers ¡ê50,000 Prize For New Crisp Flavour
Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:03:29 -0700 (PDT)
I don't think the world's ready for Hedgehog 'n Mustard just yet, but
there just might be an opening for a Potty Ploughman's. Cheesy yet
peppery with a surprisingly bitter aftertaste. The only problem is
that the crisps tend to repeat on you.
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