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Munchkin Posted Nov 15, 2001
Well you can't get much more useless than untrue now can you 
The coat of arms of Dunbartonshire Council in Scotland has an Elephant on it
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Mola mola Posted Nov 15, 2001
You can still be tried for witchcraft in Scotland.
It is a capital offence to double park your horse and carriage in London (or so I've heard).
Snails kiss whilst mating.
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Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki Posted Nov 15, 2001
my telephone number contains every digit except 4 and 8 ... unless of course you're calling from overseas in which case it's just the 8 that isn't there ...
If anyone can guess what it is I'll give them some 
and 
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Vidmaster - A Pebble in the Pond Posted Nov 15, 2001
The CDR thing does depend on brand. I can't remember what type I used, but it worked.
Microwaving a CD is much cooler anyways. You get a nice crackle finish on it...just don't use one you want to use again. AOL CDs work great.
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Wayfarer-- I only wish I were crackly Posted Nov 15, 2001
AOL cds do not make good frisbees.
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Wayfarer-- I only wish I were crackly Posted Nov 15, 2001
why would you *want* them to come back?
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beanfoto Posted Nov 16, 2001
My college badge (S.O.A.S. , London Uni) has an elephant on one side and a giraffe on the other,
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Encapsulated Life Pod Number 3- Muse of Gibberish Posted Nov 16, 2001
I am not eating toast.
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Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki Posted Nov 16, 2001
Black "Niceday" Ink does not taste of liquorice ...
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Pink Paisley Posted Nov 16, 2001
I can spell Mississippi without using a spell check.
PP
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Munchkin Posted Nov 16, 2001
I have just dyed a five pound note light blue in the wash.
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Tonto BA (Hons) Posted Nov 16, 2001
Most shops do not accept £5 notes that have been dyed light blue!
George Washington's White Horse
Lentilla (Keeper of Non-Sequiturs) Posted Nov 17, 2001
And what color was George Washington's white horse?
Gray.
In horse-breeding terms, there is no such thing as a white horse. Horses that are white are generally considered to be albino, and classified as gray.
George Washington's White Horse
Xanatic Posted Nov 17, 2001
In Denmark we also have some discussion about a white horse. The king rode one when we had been liberated from the Germans, and it might have been it had simpy been painted white.
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- 881: Munchkin (Nov 15, 2001)
- 882: Mola mola (Nov 15, 2001)
- 883: Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki (Nov 15, 2001)
- 884: Vidmaster - A Pebble in the Pond (Nov 15, 2001)
- 885: Wayfarer-- I only wish I were crackly (Nov 15, 2001)
- 886: Tonto BA (Hons) (Nov 15, 2001)
- 887: Wayfarer-- I only wish I were crackly (Nov 15, 2001)
- 888: beanfoto (Nov 16, 2001)
- 889: Encapsulated Life Pod Number 3- Muse of Gibberish (Nov 16, 2001)
- 890: The Theory (Nov 16, 2001)
- 891: Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki (Nov 16, 2001)
- 892: Tonto BA (Hons) (Nov 16, 2001)
- 893: Pink Paisley (Nov 16, 2001)
- 894: Witty Ditty (Nov 16, 2001)
- 895: Munchkin (Nov 16, 2001)
- 896: Tonto BA (Hons) (Nov 16, 2001)
- 897: Pink Paisley (Nov 16, 2001)
- 898: Pink Paisley (Nov 16, 2001)
- 899: Lentilla (Keeper of Non-Sequiturs) (Nov 17, 2001)
- 900: Xanatic (Nov 17, 2001)
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