Fancy dress costumes
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Printed Date: 16-April-2024 at 09:50
Topic: Fancy dress costumes
Posted By: spokey
Subject: Fancy dress costumes
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 07:09
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With the fuss about a certain choice of fancy dress outfits going on, I thought I'd look for some alternatives.
Please do NOT follow these links if you are likely to be offended by things of very, very poor taste. And please do not look at them if you are at work! You have been warned!!! http://home.btconnect.com/spokey/images/Fancydress.jpg - Fancy dress http://home.btconnect.com/spokey/images/Fancydress1.jpg - Fancy dress http://home.btconnect.com/spokey/images/Fancydress2.jpg - Fancy dress http://home.btconnect.com/spokey/images/Fancydress3.jpg - Fancy dress http://home.btconnect.com/spokey/images/Fancydress4.jpg - Fancy dress http://home.btconnect.com/spokey/images/Fancydress5.jpg - Fancy dress ------------- Ciao, Spokey 
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Posted By: CarlA
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 07:51
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I'll wait till I get home then !! ------------- 
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Posted By: Gyrock
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 08:02
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Obviously pics of you thrashing round Rockingham in the 7 then Spokes
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spokey wrote:Posted By: Nostrils
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 08:03
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I am sure some of those would offend someone. Thats the problem with the PC Brigade in todays society, people are too frightened to have a laugh because it might offend. As long as whatever someone does carries not malicious intent, what the problem.
I have been off work today with a bit of the flu, and i have sadly been watching the superb morning TV this country produces....apart from now being brain dead, all I saw was MP's and Celebrities watchers going on about Harry and that costume......who cares! I am sure these MP's have far more important topics to discuss than some 20 year old going to a private fancy dress party, where I hope he had fun, got drunk, stoned and whatever else other 20 year olds get up to! Bring back FUN, live a little, dare to be different! ------------- Phil |
Posted By: spokey
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 08:16
Well, there's always: banning smoking (I don't smoke myself, but I consider this a major invasion of personal liberty to abuse yourself) banning smacking banning foxhunting speed cameras and how they improve safety etc, etc, etc. Personally, I think it's probably better that they waste their time on this rather than screwing the country up any further. I mean, FFS, it was a private party, the Sun paid £100K for the photo, invasion of privacy, respect for Diana's kids, yadda yadda yadda. Sure it was in bad taste, but really... ------------- Ciao, Spokey
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Posted By: Phillip
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 08:20
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Poor taste?? I'd call them plain humourous...amusing. I have just e-mailed them round the entire office and judging by the laughter I'd say everyone else finds them good and funny too!
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Posted By: therealmccoy
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 14:31
Very good! 
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Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 15:55
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Ironic (in the Macbeth / Banquo sense of the word) that 'arry chose a Nazi uniform, given that at least part of his family ancestry (the Battenburg part) is, in fact, errm, German....
...also the uniform, which seems to have been a poor copy of that sported by Rommel's "Afrika Korps", was spectacularly well-timed given Reichskänzler Gordon Brown's (or should that be Braun?) "Brown Plan" for Africa.....  -------------   
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Posted By: Nigel
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 17:06
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Your far to cultered for this forum horsey, either that or I'm too common !! What the blazes are you on about ? ------------- Best Wishes Nigel |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 17:42
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Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 17:43
I'm merely referring to Nostrils' posting, which rather neatly went on about Harry's near-total lack of tact (like father, like son). If you go back in history, you will find that much of our present Royal family owes its existence to German blood, thanks to the House of Hanover (18th century right up to 1837). Even after that, there was further German influence thanks to Prince Albert (of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). The family name of "Windsor", if I remember correctly, is artificial. Technically the current mob are Battenburgs (or Mountbatten, if you prefer). By sporting German (albeit Nazi) replica uniform, all Prince Harry is doing is going back to his roots in his usual tactless way. That is the irony. And I mean irony in the proper sense of the word, as reflected in Shakespeare's "Scottish Play". In Act III, Scene I, Macbeth reminds Banquo (who he later arranges to have murdered) to attend a gathering: "Fail not our feast" to which Banquo replies: "My Lord, I will not" ...and indeed he does not, because in Act III, Scene IV, having been murdered earlier, he does attend the feast - as a ghost....and visible only to Macbeth! Hence Banquo failed not the feast....but not quite in the way Macbeth purported to remind him. Too often, the word "irony" is used by journalists (who have combined to ruin the use of the English language in the last 15 to 20 years), when they actually mean "paradox" (the reverse of something). It really is painful to read. Well, you asked me to explain, so ye did. Ah, sure you wouldn't expect anything less..... -------------
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Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 17:44
Nigel can drive a car to an advanced standard, but he can't spell. -------------
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Posted By: Nigel
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 18:43
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And Killian gave me a spellchecker !!!, now he just has to explain how to use it. ------------- Best Wishes Nigel |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 18:52
you press the  button Nigel - not really rocket science!------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: Nigel
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 18:57
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Ah, but, not quite, it tells me that IE spellchecker is not installed, click ok to go to the download page, then does nothing when I do click ok ! ------------- Best Wishes Nigel |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 19:09
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go to http://www.iespell.com/download.php - http://www.iespell.com/download.php and just click one of the 'download now' links. The download is 2.5MB. ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: Rhys
Date Posted: 13-January-2005 at 20:05
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is there one for Firefox? (spoolchiker that is, ) ------------- V reg Rustbucket Merc C220 Cdi estate J Reg Saab 900i 16v '63 Ford Anglia 105e deluxe R reg Honda PC50 moped.. No BMW as yet... |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 14-January-2005 at 09:20
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no as the message box for firefox that comes with this software is different. i think it is because iespell is only an MSIE plugin. Instead just bookmark http://www.dictionary.com - www.dictionary.com ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 14-January-2005 at 09:20
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Nigel - have you a pop-up blocker installed, e.g. the google toolbar? ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: Praktisk
Date Posted: 14-January-2005 at 17:21
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Dont you mean google "foolbar" ... that'll be that damn spell checker again. I must say tho, what a start to 2005, a link to soft-porn on the forum, two moderators involved and not an edit in sight. Might start throwing in a bit of my choice language if its going to carry on. Keep up the good work. ------------- 
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Posted By: spokey
Date Posted: 14-January-2005 at 17:57
One does what one can.  ------------- Ciao, Spokey
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Posted By: Praktisk
Date Posted: 14-January-2005 at 18:08
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[OFF_TOPIC]
Speaking of these, I went in there the other day for the ususal "white chocolate mocha". Commented to the spare right hand that £15 was a rip off for one of those alluminium flask type cups. Her reply was, "yeah but it s got the Starbucks logo on it, duh!" -- somethings are so easily justifiable to a female (consumer whore) [/OFF_TOPIC] -------------
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Posted By: Nigel
Date Posted: 14-January-2005 at 19:12
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I do have the gogle tool bar, so I have now downloaded it directly, and we will soon see if it works, just keep an eye out for horsey spotting any spilling mistakes. Ah, its ok with spilling mistakes, but then again I suppose spilling is a word......well K, it sort of works but it isn't Nigel proof ! ------------- Best Wishes Nigel |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 14-January-2005 at 19:20
Sailing close to the wind there, Nigel. -------------
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Posted By: B 7 VP
Date Posted: 15-January-2005 at 10:38
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I blame the Freedom of Information Act for all this disclosure. Not sure where Spokey dug up those Disclosures, had a right job to dis-connect me Parental Control firewall thingy ------------- SAFETYFAST |
Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 15-January-2005 at 11:39
Given that the WCUK Governmant were apparently busily shredding documents in advance of the Act coming into force, I prefer to regard it as the Freedom of Lack of Information Act.... -------------
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Posted By: spokey
Date Posted: 15-January-2005 at 12:01
You reckon? Gosh! You think it might just be another headline-grabbing "initiative" that doesn't actually achieve anything useful? You're so cynical ... it must be a lawyer thing... Some day the country's gonna wake up and then ...  ------------- Ciao, Spokey
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Posted By: Horsetan
Date Posted: 15-January-2005 at 12:48
I do my best....
WCUK's got its eyes wide open, but is powerless to prevent itself being sucked down the toilet. So, if you're in a powerful business position, e.g. on a Board of Directors, a Chairman, a CEO, etc., best get that pension fund topped up with a few million, and then milk the rest of your company. After all, everyone else seems to be doing it...  -------------
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Posted By: Nigel
Date Posted: 15-January-2005 at 17:37
You've lost me Ivan, give us a clue !! ------------- Best Wishes Nigel |