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by MarkB
Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:54 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: When a child is born ........
Replies: 109
Views: 14933

Re: When a child is born ........

Any suggestions for the best answer to the question 'Mummy, how will the baby get out of your tummy?' Grandma's response - 'If you think that is a problem, just wait until she starts asking how it got in there!' My cousin solved the conception problem question with 'Daddy sowed a seed in Mummy's tu...
by MarkB
Wed Mar 04, 2009 9:49 pm
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: Old Blue February 2009
Replies: 11
Views: 2618

Re: Old Blue February 2009

My eye was caught immediately by the smashing portrait on the cover, of three children by Benedict Rubbra. I flipped immediately to the review of Jenny Pery's book Point of Balance. I must try and get hold of this! The book is "lavishly illustrated". I'd like to see more of his paintings....
by MarkB
Thu May 29, 2008 3:28 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Bots
Replies: 19
Views: 3317

Re: Bots

J.R. wrote:So if we come across 'Booty-Bot', should we be very concerned ?
Possibly, but no doubt someone will get to the bottom of it.
by MarkB
Tue May 06, 2008 10:41 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Letters
Replies: 48
Views: 10922

Re: Letters

I don't think the TV License people have any more right to enter your home against your will than any ordinary citizen. They could apply for a search warrant but they'd have to go to a magistrate for that. Currently one way to watch TV without a license is through the BBC iPlayer (or the ITV equival...
by MarkB
Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:56 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: You've all had
Replies: 24
Views: 4379

Re: You've all had

None of the above. It was a listening test so the question was 'what they had just heard'.
by MarkB
Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:49 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Flying penguins
Replies: 9
Views: 1968

Re: Flying penguins

The penguins were great!

I also liked this story about Carla Bruni-Sarkozy in the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/apr/01/7
by MarkB
Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:13 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: I knew it!
Replies: 6
Views: 1638

Re: I knew it!

You want high blood pressure? Get a Burmese. In fact, I've one all ready packed up and ready to post. ;)
by MarkB
Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:33 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Mallett's Mallet
Replies: 32963
Views: 3700323

Re: Mallett's Mallet

van Gogh
by MarkB
Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:31 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Mucca
Replies: 31
Views: 5327

Re: Mucca

Angela Woodford wrote: Correct me if I remember this wrongly. It's always fun when plants are wrapped in a tabloid newspaper....
Ha,ha, yes, I've a dental appointment next week... can't wait to read 'Hello'. :)
by MarkB
Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:53 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Mallett's Mallet
Replies: 32963
Views: 3700323

Re: Mallett's Mallet

compass

(to follow suit, of course!)
by MarkB
Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:13 am
Forum: General Chat - CH Stuff
Topic: item on ebay
Replies: 6
Views: 2147

Re: item on ebay

See http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLUECOAT-SCHOOL-BAND-WONDERFUL-1897-PHOTOGRAPH_W0QQitemZ380006454260QQihZ025QQcategoryZ4036QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem This is quite an interesting image, and I don't think I've seen it before, but if you read the vendor's description, you will note that it is no...
by MarkB
Sat Mar 15, 2008 9:51 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Mallett's Mallet
Replies: 32963
Views: 3700323

Re: Mallett's Mallet

geezer
by MarkB
Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:53 am
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Computer Expert wanted!!
Replies: 4
Views: 2408

Re: Computer Expert wanted!!

OK, I have got a copy of the manual and so we can talk the same language. :) Firstly, although there appear to be various ways of sending files from the keyboard to the computer using the USB port I don't think that any of them will be of use for what you want to do. The reason for this is that the ...
by MarkB
Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:11 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Mallett's Mallet
Replies: 32963
Views: 3700323

Re: Mallett's Mallet

robe
by MarkB
Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:32 pm
Forum: General Chat - Non CH
Topic: Computer Expert wanted!!
Replies: 4
Views: 2408

Re: Computer Expert wanted!!

Alan,
I'm certainly not an expert but I know a little about computers (I have some experience of this sort of thing) and will help if I can. If you say what make and model of keyboard you have, I'll see if I can make any useful suggestions.