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I have recently discovered the cashback and discount coupon site called Quidco which makes it easy to get a discount when shopping online. A bit like the Nectar scheme, except you get money back instead of Nectar points. All you have to do is visit sites via Quidco! It’s early days, and I have not yet received any money from them, but neither has it cost me anything to join. Watch this space! I was one of those kids who sends off for free stuff from companies. You know – samples, information packs, promotional material, posters for my bedroom wall. One such firm was Adana (Printing Machines) Ltd in Twickenham, England. I could not resist the coupon for a free sample of printer’s type. They sent me nine characters which spelled the words ADANA TYPE wrapped in a plain piece of paper, together with brochures for their printing presses and accessories. I took these curious shiny rods of lead (exactly 0.918 inches or 23.3172 mm high) with the mirror-writing letters on top to primary school with me, where I would carefully unwrap them and show to friends and teachers. At first that was the extent of my interest in printing, but
… more → Liverpool is holding its first official Pride festival. So anybody who feels pride is welcome to attend, I suppose. Er, not really. Pride in what? OK we all know. There’s no need to spell it out. It’s the Liverpool **** Pride Festival. Let’s just leave it at that, shall we? Not proud enough to give it a name, it seems. Which is a shame. The omission of controversial words is a modern trend. It started with the War on ******* Terrorism of course. We became used to that one almost overnight. I can see it developing still further. How about the French government’s proposals to ban the **** ****? Or the British government’s new ***** plan? Talking of government, all right minded people agree that there should be more ******* and ***** MPs in the House of Commons. Those that don’t can ***** with a ******! |
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