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5 minutes ago, Dan Steele said:

If she's still vegan she could be a Pirate of the Carob Bean.

If you've heard her latest album she definitely loves the 'bean'.

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58 minutes ago, coprolite said:

The strange symbol on Lesotho's flag is a straw hat called a basotho. 

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Kid in a Biggie Smalls t shirt

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Beautiful country, I hope I can visit there one day.

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Also one of my favourite Soft Rock Bands from the late 80s/early 90s covered a song by Jim Diamond & PhD. Until yesterday I thought it was their song. Covers that are better than the original thread for this pish I know.

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10 hours ago, Moomintroll said:

Also one of my favourite Soft Rock Bands from the late 80s/early 90s covered a song by Jim Diamond & PhD. Until yesterday I thought it was their song. Covers that are better than the original thread for this pish I know.

You should have known better.

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On 04/08/2024 at 11:31, Moomintroll said:

Beautiful country, I hope I can visit there one day.

Lesotho has the highest lowest-point of any country. Every bit of Lesotho is higher than every bit of the UK.

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1 hour ago, DiegoDiego said:

Lesotho has the highest lowest-point of any country. Every bit of Lesotho is higher than every bit of the UK.

Lesotho also has the highest suicide rate  of any country in the world.

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1 minute ago, Caledonian1 said:

Either had I ....however, Lesotho I am familiar with

You mean ‘Neither had I’?

(A wee tip - if you’re going to pick up someone for a typo make sure your grammar is accurate)

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31 minutes ago, Granny Danger said:

I’d never heard of Losotho until I read this thread.

According to wiki, nearly 25% of the population is HIV+, it has the highest incidence in the world of TB, a huge problem with rape and life expectancy is in the 50s for men and women.

But apart from that...

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17 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

According to wiki, nearly 25% of the population is HIV+, it has the highest incidence in the world of TB, a huge problem with rape and life expectancy is in the 50s for men and women.

But apart from that...

Twinned with Govan?

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On 04/08/2024 at 21:39, Richey Edwards said:

Apparently cats have their own version of HIV/AIDS.

yes, our ginger tom died of it alas. probably caught fighting the cat up the street. 

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14 minutes ago, tamthebam said:

yes, our ginger tom died of it alas. probably caught fighting the cat up the street. 

That's a shame, poor thing.

I'd never heard of FIV until my sister and brother-in-law mentioned having had their cat tested for "cat AIDS". I thought they were joking until I Googled it.

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