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Wow ! Now that's a bargain ! I'm a long time admirer of Twain, both as a writer, and as a person ....they guy lived the Tom Sawyer/ Huck Finn lifestyle and his pen name is, of course, taken from his time as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi, "mark twain " (two fathoms ) was the call as they sounded the depth in various stretches of the river . Actually, his life story makes for a nice wee read on its own . Anyway, happy reading ....it's hard not to feel better after spending time with Mark Twain !

Since you enjoyed the above, try his " Innocents Abroad "....it's a really good read and I think that you might get it at your favourite price .

Cheek of that c**t, pullin me up ! Right through his ceiling I'm going...right through his fuckin ceiling !!

Her mutt or her muff ?

It's a good wee earner .

Through trying to be decent, and do the right thing, you've allowed this to drag on for way too long mate . You see, people like the charmers you've described here, don't see you as being a good, considerate neighbour..they see you as a mug . However, there are two methods that you can employ to get some peace in your own home ; Firstly, there's the legal route which involves the police, the local council, and the Environmental Health services . If used properly this method will work, but will probably take some time . The second method isn't a legal route( so I won't go into details here ), but it's guaranteed to work pretty quickly . PM me if you're interested in futher info on these solutions .

And for just another £ 1.25 you can wash it down with a bottle of Bishops Finger ( that's got to be dark brown in colour ) Ale .

I think that the wee man's new team mates will be good enough to ensure that he keeps his sprint crown though . , , Although it's very early days, it looks to me that the guy who will lose out is Renshaw, who had hoped to challenge Cav in the sprints .

114 mph on the flat at Strathclyde Park during Hurricane Bawbag . This was confirmed by two traffic polis who were parked at the Bothwell side of the park as I rocketed past ! Btw, wee Cavendish got a sore wan at the finish of today's Giro stage .

The girl 2nd from right seems to have really long arms .

After the above post, I hesitate to mention pump , but today I saw why you guys sing the praises of the track style pump.....100 psi in jig time ! Impressive !

Agreed..... I particularly enjoy Forsyth's early stuff . If you haven't already read it, try his " Dogs of War "....most of the material for this was gathered while he was a BBC correspondent in Biafra .

Good to see that Stephen Hawking is getting out and about .

I heard that their dad couldn't make it as he was working .

There were, in fact, refrigerated ships ( reefers ) in use in the early 1800s . However, since your relative is described as a " most successful reefer ", who erected machinery on the Victoria Reef, then later had reverses in mining, it looks like the reference is to the Aussie slang word for someone who mined the Quartz reefs which supplied alluvial gold . ETA. Just noticed that Swampy has already confirmed that Reefer ships were in use in early 1800s.

Miaow !

I'm no expert, but it seems like a pretty decent time to me. I did 5k over an undulating course...Strathy Park, Smithycroft etc., in 27 mins. this afternoon and, as it was my first real effort since last year, I'm quite chuffed with that . All being well, I'll be out cycling tomorrow morning . .

The recent Hanks / Spielberg TV series " The Pacific ", was mainly based on this book .

Lift your head up and check post no. 82 .

" An entirely different matter ".

Or chips .

" Too Loose " Lautrec ?

Not unless you're planning to give Gollum CPR.

You might be surprised at how many of the " illiterates" can spell "embarrassing " correctly though.

Not half as embarrassing as it will be when you check your spelling .