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Hate it when I'm being served in a shop or office and they stop serving me when the phone rings and the person dealing with me answers it. I am left in limbo while the person on the other end of the phone gets dealt with before me, even though I have taken the time to come into the shop/office and probably had to queue before being served. What is it about a ringing phone that makes people have to answer it right away even though they are serving someone already. The height of ignorance and bad manners if you ask me.

Roman Emperors Julius and Augustus took their names from the months of July and August on a calendar.

William Shakespeare could not read or write very well. He dictated all his plays, etc, to his secretary who wrote them out for him.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is actually perpendicular, it is the slope on the surrounding landscape that gives it the appearance of leaning over.

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The amount of sperm however was quite high.

The number of times The Hunt For Red October has been on the telly recently. Must have been on at least 8 times in 3 weeks. (maybe not statistically correct as I didn't really count, but it seems to be on a lot.)

The appeal amount is probably set at a fairly high level to try and discourage clubs, especially lower league clubs with less money, from taking the risk of lodging an appeal. ETA: I was going to ask if it was the same level of fee in all divisions but SD's post has answered this, although he didn't say what the current fee is.

I have been referring to tea brewed in a teapot not in the cup. The strength of the tea, making it in a cup, is determined by how much milk you put in, how long you leave the teabag in before adding the water, how much water you put in and how long you leave the teabag in after pouring in the water. It all comes down to experience and to personal taste so there is really no definitive answer to your question. You may have inadvertently posed another dilema. Should you add the sugar/sweeteners before adding the water or after the tea is brewed. I don't use sugar or sweeteners so on this one I'm out.

My version of afternoon tea is that it is after noon and I am drinking tea so I am factually correct. I did not say it was a fancy afternoon tea with all the trimmings. It was others who made it out to be a lavish occasion. I stretch to chocolate coated digestives if I feel like being lavish.

Yes things got a bit technical there for a while. I fancy unwinding with a nice cuppa. Milk first and fkuc you all.

I will never miss an opportunity to have a pop at the so called upper classes but afternoon tea is just my small way of living the high life for a short while. "Hosting" is a bit of an exaggeration as well, the stuff's on the table and they can help themselves. I made the tea and opened the digestives, I'm not going to fuss after them.

If they were that poor how could they afford to buy tea and not decent cups? And if your theory is correct just how much milk did they put in to counterbalance the heat from the tea. Sounds a bit too milky for my liking. I only like a small dash of milk.

Ready Salted, cheese, salt n vinegar or french fries, anything else is totally OTT.

If you really are his friend as you claim then maybe you shouldn't be too judgementle on how he makes his tea. Have you considered reporting his parents to the authorities? It's what a true friend would do.

As I said, snobby b-stards. When having tea made by someone else and they put the milk in last I don't find any difference to the way it tastes so I will continue with my preference of milk in first when I make my own tea and to hell with what others think is right. Can anyone actually tell me why etiquette dictates that it should be tea before milk, or is it just another instance of the "upper class" trying to dictate how the commoners should behave? Milk first then tea could be my way of sticking two fingers up at the chinless wonders. Anyone who visits me for afternoon tea is free to make their own choice because the teapot and milk carton ( I could have said milk jug but lets be honest) are sitting on the table for them to pour as they prefer.

Snobby b-stards and "Etiquette Tutors" who sneer at putting the milk in the cup before pouring the tea. That's how I do it, that's how I like it, get over it, it's only a f-ing cup of tea.

Yeh. Let herself go a bit since she got married. Still! wouldn't see her stuck if she asked nicely.

Jeremy Vine on the quiz show Eggheads if the contest goes to "sudden death" and he says "the questions aren't multiple choice in this round". Surely its the answers that aren't multiple choice.

People who park tight to your car in the next bay at supermarket car parks, or any big car park, when there are lines of other empty bays they could have parked in. Even worse when they get out and bang their door against your car.

I'll tell you what gets on my wick, when people are speaking and put an 'r' in the middle or end of words when it shouldn't be there. People have started to talk about "drawrings" (drawings), or they "sawr" (saw) something, or the old favourite "lawrandorder" (law and order). Just a few examples of this rapidly increasing habit. I sometimes think friends and colleagues do it deliberately to wind me up, (which it obviously does), because the same people were not talking like this a year or so ago. Newsreaders, TV and radio presenters are the same. Go back a year or two and they are talking properly, now they are all adding the extra "r" into words and the public follow like sheep. PLEASE STOP IT NOW!

Agree with this to a certain extent, From what I saw of Livingston yesterday I think we could bring in a couple of "fringe" players from the start and still progress and maybe give another couple a decent run-out from the bench. I wouldn't want to see wholesale changes to yesterday's starting 11 as the new recruits are still very much trying to form a team understanding. I suppose it very much depends on how the management team view this game. Do they see it as an opportunity to try different things or go with what they think's best to give them a chance to progress.

We should maybe keep a small place in our hearts for him, after all if he hadn't come upfield for Dundee in the Cup quarters in '08 then Ryan McCann probably wouldn't have scored his 84 yarder. If memory serves me well I think the ball came off him to set Ryan up. Wouldn't say he was a terrible keeper but has certainly played at a higher level than his ability would suggest.