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  Christmas Crazy Time

  I went to  a Garden Centre this weekend to buy some flower bulbs and pots.  The place looked a right state with Christmas decorations and lights all set up in some sort of "Sales Grotto".  They actually did have some bulbs and pots but because of the range of Christmas stuff they have, they have to reduce their normal lines.  When I asked what range of bulbs they had in stock they said.  LED, coloured, outdoor, indoor...

  I'ts not that I'm a "humbug" person, the Dent household does have some bunting and lights up for the Christmas period but the ones I bought 20 years ago are still going strong and (here's a good time-saving tip)  our tree was decorated, about 20 years ago.  It is, of course artificial but simply dropping it into a bin bag (the sort that are used for wheelie bins) and putting it into the attic until next year means that you just drag it out, and spend about 5 minutes titivating, plug the lights in and hey-presto!

  Posted 05 Nov 07

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  2008 US Presidential Elections

  As far as aesthetics go, she is definitely better to look at than 99% of other politicians.  I don't think I'd like her around at breakfast time though...

  Posted 27 Oct 08

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  Lightning crashes

  i think it's a different electricity

  Thank goodness someone other than my daughter and Mrs Dent say things like that.  I thought it was a problem with genes or something...  

  Posted 16 Jul 08

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  Remembrance Day. 2008

  We did it at the weekend in UK (just gone).  I attended the Remembrance Day Parade in Colchester (the home of 16th Air Assault Brigade, currently in Afghanistan). I found it a very daunting and humiliating experience being in the presence of real heroes and their families.  The Paras really are bunch of tough bastards...

  Posted 10 Nov 08

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  aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

  Reminds me of the same ode that Marc Bolan had.  "You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel"

  Posted 06 Nov 08

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  Movies of 08

  That reminds me of a Question in QI aaaages ago which was what would a fly do in space?

  My answer would have been Crosswords.  There wouldn't be much else for a fly to do in space now would there?

  Posted 07 Oct 08

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  Halloweeeeen

  Haloween is a good night to get home from work late and then have a quick 4S and get out again.  It's not so much the kids knocking on your door and demanding rewards for looking and acting less evil than they normally do, it's the sight of the idiot parents who stand at the end of the garden path egging the little sods on and comparing the generosity of the neighbours.  Bloody hell, I thought they'd have learned not to knock on my door by now.  Last time I was in on Halloween, I scared them all shitless.  One of the lads at work downloaded some blood-curdling noises of torture and other human suffering.  When they appeared at the door, they were played at max volume on Master Dents boom box.  Half of them ended up in tears and the parents were extremely unnapreciative of my efforts to join in with the Haloween theme.  They even threatened to sue me.  Arseholes!

  Posted 31 Oct 08

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  Time for pedestrians to run and hide

  or contain an additive to assist in the cleaning process

  or (if you live where I do) an additive to stop the bugger freezing!

  Posted 31 Oct 08

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  Big Brother

  I must say that I'm not even tempted to watch.  The peeks I've had at the program in the past have drawn me to the conclusion that the description; "complete and utter bollocks" is a taster to describe how dreadful it is.

  Posted 28 Oct 08

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  the evolution of mobile phones

  I view mobile phones as a necessary evil and therefore use the simplest one I can lay my hands on without it having a look nand feel of Fisher-Price.

  Posted 24 May 08