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Contrary to popular belief I am a Londoner and surprisingly I’m able to read………although pictures are also good. Currently reading this. If you’re into First World War literature then this is one to read; really brings home the utter bravery on display and the staunch belief that they were fighting for all the right reasons. God help us if the current crop of youngsters ever have to step up.

This is the only book you've ever read.....

No thoughts on it and no knowledge of it. Ask your Harley mates!

Rustic homemade cornish pasties today. Pretty tasty, even if I say so myself!

One of @yen_powell's favourites.....

I've been reading these......

That's just because you're illiterate

There were a lot of kids with a swollen forehead after geography in my 6th grade, after getting hit with one of these Those older ones had the black foam bit very much squished so the change of it absorbing an impact was very low, too. That guy used to kick guys in the shins when he caught then copying on exams, when they cried he'd reply "you can go and complain and get a zero for copying, or shut up" He was a cool guy though.

I just finished reading this post wasn't very good wouldn't recommend

have a lovely weekend , just keep it to yourselves....

I've just finished this , it's 20 years old now so not current but shows you how engrained the Camorra (Naples Mafia) are in everyday life there.

I’m not too worried, after all it’s only gay if you push back.

01 595 6979. That phone number would have stopped being ours around 1977 but I still remember it. On the other hand I have had the same mobile phone number at work since 2003 and I still have to look it up if anyone asks for it, same with my current bike registration and that is 2 years old now.

The flying blackboard rubber was a common thing, but only in senior school for me. It's quite a lump of wood if it catches you right, I only ever saw it bounce of walls though, never saw anyone brained. Chalk was more often the missile of choice as the teachers knew there was less chance of getting the sack if it struck any one.

I bet she does!

Not long now before my puter goes upside down.

I don't do photoshop so haven't read that even

Nonce

She looks Polish.

I don't read anything Ray....never have! I just wait for the film to be released! @Slowlycatchymonkey reads stuff as I recall.

Devil Vagina?

Teachers used to beat the shit out of us in school.....starting in the Juniors!

Bit of teacher violence. My junior school head teacher was an utter arsehole, once saw him punch the boy next to me in the stomach during morning assembly for not singing loudly enough. My singing volume increased dramatically in that very instant so maybe he was a good teacher after all.....He also had the habit of picking his nose and flicking the result. If you mention his name on FB pages with ex pupils they all mention that without prompting so he must have always done it. https://spitalfieldslife.com/2022/10/18/the-mind-keeps-the-score/

quad core from 2017, chrome just crashed while i tried to type this [ost, i blame putiné, welcome to ww Z.

Get the jellied eels ready.

An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What would you want to talk about?" " Oh, I don't know," said the atheist. "How about why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death?" as he smiled smugly. "OK," she said. "Those could be interesting topics but let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff - grass. Yet a deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a flat patty, but a horse produces clumps. Why do you suppose that is?" The atheist, visibly surprised by the little girl's intelligence, thinks about it and says, "Hmmm, I have no idea." To which the little girl replies, "Do you really feel qualified to discuss why there is no God, or no Heaven or Hell, or no life after death, when you don't know shit?" And then she went back to reading her book.

One liner of the week I'd say!

Ours looked like this, hardwood I think, very solid, none of your girly pine.

Luckily, I'm already there, his comrades are dying all the time in the last few chapters, the Brits have introduced new aircraft that now have a fighting chance, I'm up to 1917, he can't last much longer himself now. Oddly, no mention of Snoopy yet????

I'm reading RICHTHOFFEN THE RED NIGHT OF THE AIR written in 1935, quite good, only halfway through though, CALL ME EMPTY by S P Muir, a London despatch rider of the 80s memoir and BLACK CAMELOT by Duncan Kyle at the moment. The red baron book is good. I have learnt he started off as a cavalry officer and fought in Russia on horse as well as in the trenches on foot before becoming an observer in a 2 man plane. Becoming a pilot was not really his plan at the start of the war. In fact being an observer usually meant you weren't allowed to learn to fly as they were considered more valuable than the actual pilots and harder to replace.

Hopefully the connectivity that the internet has brought means that globally youngsters are all pretty much the same. Imagine that, everyone says “No ta”

Could be it was in a village resembling Royston Vasey and if it is, it's a local scull for local people LOL

I was going to put this in the a photo you took today thread, but i think it belongs here not as bad as Pete's mange but up there with it once you know what your looking at LOL Who knows what your looking at

Two of Tym's imaginary girlfriends and a flat earther.

I'm back! So which of these twats did you ban @Buckster?

@XTreme

Inspired by Pete's and Moon's ride reports this afternoon i thought, i'll have some of that shit and went out for an evenings ride on the big black girl, there's a few reservoirs about 30 minutes from me, i picked the ones running from Pontsticill to Talybont On Usk as i haven't ridden that road in quite some time. Took the A470 to Merthyr the bike feels really smooth and quick after riding the smaller bikes so it wasn't long before i was at Pontsticill res the weather is a cool 14c overcast and dull At Pontsticill dam the water levels are still low even though we've had quite a lot of rain these last two weeks that big round thing with the railings around it is where the water overflows to when the res is full. This is looking up the res last time i was here you wouldn't have had this view as there were trees everywhere Onward towards Talybont res, the weather has brightened up and there's some great cloud formation overhead the views are spectacular, i see buzzards hovering and squirrels running as i ride, the roads are quiet and i'm throuraly enjoying where i live what mad bastard would want to leave this place LOL I pulled onto the gravel track above to have a look at these waterfalls i'm on my way back out there, pity the trees are blocking the top one you could see it better with the eye Heading down to the valley Talybont res is in bike looks a bit weird because its a pano At the start of the res (the filling end) this is what it usually looks like taken from google street view This is it today just as low as Pontsticill At the dam From here it was through the village of Talybont on Usk and i decided to follow the road that runs alongside the Brecon canal which opened over 200 years ago if your on the canal you have to duck down going through the tunnel here. A little further along at Llangynidr there are five locks to navigate which are a pain because when we were on the canal a few years ago the wife couldn't operate them so i had to drive the barge in and out of them and open and close the locks After here it was a right at Crickhowell and up a very steep winding road onto the road past Llangattock Quarry looking down over clydach gorge The Sun is on its way down now and its feeling alot colder even though the temperature is still the same Looking the other way you can the see the Blorenge where i rode yesterday I moved on thinking i would get a good sunset going over the ridgeway road from Tredegar to Bedwellty but not as good as i was hoping for Last photo was where they are planting another one of those eyesores, it was a blast home from here before it got too cold a great evening out i hadn't planned on doing a bit cold when i got in winter is on its way.