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Offline Uncle Mort

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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4695 on: August 07, 2009, 08:04:26 AM »
You tell 'em Snoopy.

Humid here.
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4696 on: August 07, 2009, 08:10:34 AM »
I only know this because my mother's father was a cavalryman in both the 2nd Boer War and in WW1. He used to tell me about "Pig Sticking" when I was a nipper. Much to my mother's horror he had me doing it with a broom handle, some rubber "quoites"  whilst riding my bicycle full pelt down the garden path.

Rubber Quoites for those who don't remember.

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Offline Uncle Mort

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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4697 on: August 07, 2009, 08:16:19 AM »
I didn't know there was a second Boer War.
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4698 on: August 07, 2009, 08:45:26 AM »
Quote from: Uncle Mort on August 07, 2009, 08:16:19 AM
I didn't know there was a second Boer War.

'Fraid so ~ Wiki, as ever gives the answer. Again I would not have know other than for my Grandfather stressing that his involvement was in the Second War.
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The First Boer War (1880–1881), also known as the "Transvaal War," was a relatively brief conflict in which Boer settlers successfully resisted a British attempt to annex the Transvaal, and re-established an independent republic.

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The Second Boer War (1899–1902), by contrast, was a lengthy war - involving large numbers of troops from many British possessions - which ended with the conversion of the Boer republics into British colonies (with a promise of limited self-government). These colonies later formed part of the Union of South Africa. Unlike many colonial conflicts, the Boer War lasted three years and was very bloody. The British fought directly against the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. The bloodshed that was seen during the war was alarming and many of the British soldiers faced unfit conditions. Inhumane treatment of South Africans and the usage of a new system, the concentration camp, caused many in Britain to view imperialism as barbaric. The cost of war in money, destruction, and demoralisation was gigantic, and many in Britain began to believe the Empire was too costly to maintain.
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4699 on: August 07, 2009, 12:07:37 PM »
Mucho sunnio

It can't last  noooo:
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Offline The Moan Ranger

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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4700 on: August 08, 2009, 09:44:22 AM »
'Tis lovely here in Surrey and Mrs TMRBB is back from Jockland  cloud9:
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4701 on: August 08, 2009, 09:59:07 AM »
Quote from: The Moan Ranger on August 08, 2009, 09:44:22 AM
'Tis lovely here in Surrey and Mrs TMRBB is back from Jockland  cloud9:
Scorchio here today - I'm sweating lick a stuck pig again!  evil:
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4702 on: August 08, 2009, 10:01:31 AM »
Quote from: Barman on August 08, 2009, 09:59:07 AM
Quote from: The Moan Ranger on August 08, 2009, 09:44:22 AM
'Tis lovely here in Surrey and Mrs TMRBB is back from Jockland  cloud9:
Scorchio here today - I'm sweating lick a stuck pig again!  evil:

And do you lick many pigs?  angel1
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4703 on: August 08, 2009, 10:03:15 AM »
The weather here is nice as it can be
But it doesn't really matter much to me
Because the family have gone out to Rhyl for the day
To watch some people performing in an Air Display *

Peace reigns  cloud9:













* Sing to the tune of "It Might as Well Rain Until September"
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4704 on: August 08, 2009, 10:04:15 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on August 08, 2009, 10:01:31 AM
Quote from: Barman on August 08, 2009, 09:59:07 AM
Quote from: The Moan Ranger on August 08, 2009, 09:44:22 AM
'Tis lovely here in Surrey and Mrs TMRBB is back from Jockland  cloud9:
Scorchio here today - I'm sweating lick a stuck pig again!  evil:

And do you lick many pigs?  angel1
doh: I had sweat in my eyes prolly...
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Offline Miss Creant Commander of the picklement and baking BAb(Hons)

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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4705 on: August 08, 2009, 10:20:34 AM »
Wall to wall sun here today. cloud9:

I need to mow the lawn. evil:
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4706 on: August 08, 2009, 10:31:20 AM »
Quote from: Miss Creant on August 08, 2009, 10:20:34 AM
Wall to wall sun here today. cloud9:

I need to mow the lawn. evil:


Whoa there! Just have a little drink and think about that lawn for a while. Now have another little drink.

Now work it out ~ if you poured a few little drinks onto the lawn it too would be half cut. whistle:
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4707 on: August 08, 2009, 01:02:11 PM »
Groan. noooo:
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4708 on: August 08, 2009, 01:08:01 PM »
Quote from: Miss Creant on August 08, 2009, 01:02:11 PM
Groan. noooo:
He says my jokes are old...  noooo:
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Re: What's the weather doing where you are?
« Reply #4709 on: August 08, 2009, 01:11:54 PM »
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