just don't boycott Cepsa on the lagoa Road... PLEEEEASE.

Thanks for that Mike, that has really made me depressed. It always amuses me when you see the portuguese sitting in the sun with lots of warm layers on, and us Brits, in t-shirts and shorts enjoying the 'hot' weather. Are they wimps or are we too hardy!! :D I think 'they' have the right idea. Peopl...

TAXI FOR MIKE??!

Hmmm tagging children? What a great idea!!
I always found that a stout chain round the ankle attached to a concrete block works quite well. Just make sure to leave a bowl of water if there is likely to be strong sun...

unless babel fish has improved I would say don't use it. It gives literal translations which is ok for one or two words but as soon as you are trying to find phrases its rubbish. It is brilliant for a really good laugh (poems and song lyric esp good) but if you are translating things for business or...

MattK wrote:Everyone has something to be made fun of, there just jokes, dont be over sensitive, its nothing personal!

Matt

they're just jokes

If they send the rubbish here whatever goes to England, the coffee is crap AND expensive wherever you go 8) absolutely! Why do coffee shops here think that we all want to wallow about in swimming pool size cups of weak pissy coffee? I would pay the same price for a decent smaller cup - have you see...

I used to love the sexta santa procession in Silves - by candlelight with that crazy band playing funereal music. It really sends shiver up your spine - not quite as much blood and gore as Mel gibson's latest offering (gracas a deus!) but you have to admit it is what Easter is all about innit??

here comes the boring reply...! Little Miss Muffet was the daughter of a 16th century spider enthusiast. Mary mary quite contrary is about Mary Queen of scots Jack and Jill relates to an ancient scandinavian myth about two children, Hjuki and Bil, drawing water from a well when they were kidnapped b...

if you read peter and Iona Opie's The Lore and Langauge of schoolchildren or The Oxford Book of Nursery rhymes all is explained

OK - I'm laying down a challenge.
I've been looking at those little icons next to the subject and noticed there is one called 'sticky' so lets get to work and try to get a sticky label on this subject.

Here is one to start us off (esp for biffa's 1st darling)

WHAT IS BROWN AND STICKY???

SHOWWWY wrote:Sorry. My reference should have been to Salema, not Selena.

PHEW! I thought you meant Larry and SERENA...

the spare room is good enough for me... or maybe I should change it to 'sitting down' anyway its because i'm so ashamed of my true location :oops: :oops: :oops: but here's a good thing... spending Easter week in Lincolnshire - can you recommend good restaurants/walks/pubs etc etc, Ellie? I know its ...

maybe he has done it and that's why he's got to get married?

huurrrrumph - well I was the topic of discussion on page one but it seems now that backgammon is more interesting

you fickle bastards