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Post 1

MysteriousOneWoS/Darth Horrifus - Thingite Well of Souls and member of the MotMV, Chief of the ICUP and Founder of the Mint

Just thought I'd point out the typo: "paragragh" is supposed to be "paragraph" in normal English language.


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Post 2

John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!"

How about in exceptional English language?

Thanks. We can't very well have typos in a piece about Subbing!


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Post 3

John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!"

Is 'paragragh' Welsh for anything?


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Post 4

Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday

Nah, looks more Germanic or Scandinavian?


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Post 5

John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!"

hmm... could be. I did have a relative who spoke fluent Gibberish.


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Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday

Come to think of it it could just be Goonish smiley - smiley


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Post 7

John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!"

Now I think we're getting somewhere! smiley - ok


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Post 8

flyingtwinkle

hi there granny and john i am enjoying your typo


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Post 9

John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!"

I'm glad. If I'd known how much fun they can be I'd have made more. smiley - smiley


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Post 10

Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday

But it wouldn't have been nececelery to notice it smiley - smiley


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Post 11

Skankyrich [?]

Woww, i readd htis Entryy twce befor annd neber notixed thot typoo! smiley - smiley


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Post 12

John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!"

You'ved read it twice as much as me, then. smiley - smiley


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Post 13

Deidzoeb

Aye phicksed it!


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Post 14

Skankyrich [?]

Whale dun!!


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Post 15

John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!"

Now what are we going to talk about? smiley - erm


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Post 16

flyingtwinkle

you are so inventive


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Post 17

John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!"

Thank you. To be honest, flyingtwinkle, this Entry is little more than a collection of things that I've felt too sentimental to discard. smiley - smiley


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Post 18

Granny Weatherwax - ACE - Hells Belle, Mother-in-Law from the Pit - Haunting near you on Saturday

smiley - cry *passes paper hankies* smiley - cry


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Post 19

John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!"

The moral of the story is... never throw anything away. smiley - biggrin


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Post 20

MysteriousOneWoS/Darth Horrifus - Thingite Well of Souls and member of the MotMV, Chief of the ICUP and Founder of the Mint

That sort of thing was mentioned a while back, wasn't it? That entry about first-edition books, 'Here at H2G2 towers we were taught never to throw any books away.'


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