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I’m not much of a fan of golf but Europe’s very convincing victory in the US Ryder cup deserves praise. Okay, as I type, not quite comple...
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The Name of the Rose is the 1980 debut novel by Italian author Umberto Eco.
It is a historical murder mystery set in an Italian monaster...
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Is everyone happy to have to carry Digital ID
or is it a step too far?
And what are the implications of Digital ID known as ‘Britcard’?
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Every time there are sirens -Police, Ambulance or Fire Engine the two dogs next door start howling.
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As I arrive I am confronted with 5 stationary police cars with their lights flashing at the entrance to the car park.
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I received a phone...
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I most certainly do not understand how such a weak sentence can be given.
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As soon as the thought was spent, I look down and there is this fine specimen.
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Over the years, I’ve noticed that many people hit a stage where the roles that once defined them — career, parenting, even hobbies — don’...
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What can I say? it is good morning from me on another typical sunny spring day.
Being Monday, of course it was coffee and cake morning, ...
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At a barbeque, someone peed in my beer (unbeknownst to me) and I drank some.
I tried to eat an acorn and it was very bitter.
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One question - What do diamond drills do?
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Over my life I have come across people who want to see if I was trustworthy.
I used to do deliveries for an Antiques store.
On my first...
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Is everyone happy to have to carry Digital ID
or is it a step too far?
And what are the implications of Digital ID known as ‘Britcard’?
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I most certainly do not understand how such a weak sentence can be given.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-25/horse-trainer-raped-and...
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Good morning to all you forum folks on this cool but sunny spring morning.
It is only just over 10 days before daylight savings kicks in...
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Am wishing you good morning a bit earlier than usual this morning.
It is quite warm out, I am going to a Hillman owners rally with a fri...
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Sorry, it is a very late Good Morning from me.
Very pleasant weather if a little windy, temperatures in the low 20s but the next few day...
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I sometimes make posts like this one simply because it is in my head when I awaken.
Why not share life experiences?
I was raised in a l...
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aka Sir Les Paterson, Dame Edna Everage, Sandy Stone.
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Barry appeared in various fi...
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Good morning to you all on a warm, sunny, spring day. There is a warm westerly wind and temperatures are already 25°.
I received a phone...
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As soon as the thought was spent, I look down and there is this fine specimen.
Left front foot
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I pulled up in a beach side carpark.
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All 6 where smoking. The ste...
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I’m posting this thread because twice in the last month I have been ripped off by well known brand names when buying online.
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Can we actually ever believe anything we see or hear on the news, youtube or even google. Even speeches made by prominent politicians and...
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Inspired by our hugely successful thread in this section for the The Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza 🇵🇸 let’s start this one to highlight the...
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When reminiscing I would always say, 10 years ago I…
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this is the daily phrase quiz we can share our results
Phrazle 568: 4/6
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In this game you guess a word
You are told if it comes before or after the solution.
Keep guessing until you find the solution
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Continuing the discussion from The Four Word Phrase (Part 1) - #10000 by EZ_Rider.
Previous discussions:
The Four Word Phrase (Part 1)
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A petition has been called to oust the present government due to their misleading manifesto at the last general election. Mrs Fox and me ...
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hello here, sorry for intruding, I’m new here and I don’t know how to use this site yet
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I had a 60 km ride in one after my car crash.
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I now h...
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This couple are fairly newly arrived from the UK and they are quite funny. They live in Queensland but what they say is true in NSW too. ...
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In the Service Station buying a paper. The guy was stacking shelves down at floor level.
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Bedside candleholders: stylish or a fire hazard?
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So what’s all this about then?
Should we all be glad that we didn’t join the Euro, or will it come to a bank near you?
One more nail ...
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this is my solution to walking and keeping a camera steady
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Can’t see this game here so…
Create a Four Word phrase using the last letters of the words in the previous phrase.
I’ll start you off… ...
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Make a two-word phrase using one of the words from the previous poster, and replacing the other word. No compound words such as “baseball...
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Please join in the fun and post your daily scores!
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Continuing the discussion from Over 50's Club Scotland (Part 1) - #10013 by May (When threads get 10,000 replies the system automatic...
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Take the last letter of the previous song title and post a new one.
Name the artist if you can but not essential.
First song
Comforta...
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It seems almost daily now there’s some crazy headline about the US election. Instead of creating a different thread for every crazy thin...
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Swap the letters around to solve the words.
Green…correct place
Brown…in the word
Grey…find the letters place
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As the heading indicates, this thread is for words in alphabetical order omitting the letter A.
B = Betterment
follow on with C.
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Does anyone else play the Connections Word Game from the New York Times online games set?
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Morning/Afternoon/Evening all, i’ve noticed a few of you like playing Wordle, so wondered whether you have tried Twordsy (Twordsy Daily -...
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Share your interesting news/facts here
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I am posting this thread for the humanitarian crisis that has been unfolding in Gaza due to Israel’s indiscriminate bombing/killing spree...
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Can be a city, state, province, country, continent etc. I’ll start.
Alabama
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My Dad once told me that when he was in the British Army in the mid-forties, everyone called each other, “Shag” but nobody knew why.
Whe...
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Post any word that contains the letters “er” (in the same order please) anywhere in the word.
Previous threads:
A-W of words containin...
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Huntingdon: Angry pedestrian guilty of killing cyclist - BBC News (video)
A pedestrian has been found guilty of killing a 77-year-ol...
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Continuing the discussion from Goodnight! (Part 1) :
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9th September 1967 living now in Beddington Surrey…first house bought for £4,400…Opposite The River Wandle…terraced three bedrooms one b...
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It’s that time of year again, when evenings get shorter and reality TV kicks into gear. A fresh batch of celebrities will be headed to th...
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Has anyone played this online game, Wordle?
(Wordle - A daily word game)
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Continuing the discussion from https://forum.over50schat.com/t/chit-chat-thread-part-1/11476/12628.
Previous discussions:
https://foru...
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Hi Dorothy it was nice and sunny here today. I was up seeing Jean today in hospital, they put a trachiotimy spelling in today to get her ...
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Thought I would start this “goodnight” thread as I sometimes feel rude in just logging off when there are other lovely people still aroun...
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Post any word that contains the letters “er” (in the same order please) anywhere in the word.
A…Allergy
B…Border
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We made a bad mistake there Pug, sure enough we should have stuck with our punts and punted our way out of trouble, now we’re slowly drif...
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We have a lot of music threads - which is awesome - but this thread is a little different, what is your top tune for today?
You can only...
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Currently, I’m listening to UB40
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A fresh start for limericks.
Lines 1. 2. And 5. Seven to ten syllables with the same verbal rhythm.
Lines 3. And 4. Five to seven sylla...
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Post a word that ends with Y, starting with A and continuing through the alphabet to W, then start again.
Asymmetry
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I voted to remain but accept the vote didn’t go my way. I genuinely would like to know what benefits has the UK gained from leaving the E...
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Words that end in a vowel - A to Z
I’ll start off with A for
Able,
and the next person goes with
B (ending in a vowel)
and so on…
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Continuing the discussion from Ridiculous Made Up Names..A-Z (Part 3) (Part 1) - #11137 by paula.
Previous discussions:
Ridiculous Mad...
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This is always a popular little subject and a thread which can be picked up and put down as the mood takes us.
Today - hopefully a barbe...
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