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Thank God for that.
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And the elusive thing, presence? Some have it, some don't.
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That's always puzzled me. There is nothing wrong with the physical conformation of whippets and greyhounds, they have been developed to run fast, the things that they may be lacking which is gained from introducing other types of dog into the mix cannot be judged or confirmed from physical appearance, apart from a better coat. Is the perfect show lurcher a greyhound or whippet with rough coat? It's all just a bit of fun though.
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Not a festival but as soon as I heard the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band would be playing at the Stadium of Shite I got my bet on. 1 - 3 to the visitors, Silvio Dante first goal. Just bought the tickets today, thought I'd left it too late but front field standing, just where we like it.
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Gateshead born and still live in a Gateshead postcode despite having many opportunities to move away. A bit pathetic really. I could be living in a Baroque palace in a beautiful part of the Czech Republic if I wanted. In hindsight my decision to decline was probably wise. The person who wanted me to go live there is a Hare Krishna devotee now. She wasn't at the time. Her family own it. Me digging the local wildlife probably may be an issue now. An image has just popped into my head. Me leading a pair of terriers on couples into the woods accompanied by an entourage of devotees twirling
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An old friend is being forced to "down size", his ex getting his house. He asked if I wanted any of his prints. He's only keeping his originals or the rarer signed prints. I like these 3.
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Found the Liverpool FA Cup match being streamed on DSTV with English commentary for anyone not wanting to listen that woman co-commentating on ITV
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I could give many examples but not in the serious context of the original of the thread. Found out at a relatively young age that they are crazy in direct proportion to how beautiful they are. Beautiful women exist in a bubble of privilege. How much of the crazy you are prepared to put up with depends on how much you need to enjoy their beauty. And for how long. The thing is though, I see many men these days having their lives being dictated to by ugly pig dogs! Yes, love is blind but come on, show some ambition and there is a Spec Savers on every highstreet.
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mackems?!? Now it just got interesting.
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Klopp? Such is the modern game in England. He f****d up last season (in the opinion of his employer's and some fans) but has now got them back on track. The track that they were not on for many years until his arrival. A great football manager. Probably doing a f**k you, f**k you all!
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There where some good contributors to the weekly or monthly sporting press papers in the days before we had the internet. A lot of it was shite but worth buying for the good stuff. Thank you to those who wrote the good stuff.
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I think LPD is correct. Mr. Burrell's breeding only goes back 800 years. I looked after a Rottweiler for someone once and thought it best to read up on them. According to some breed books the lineage of Rottys can be traced back to ancient Rome. The Burrell dogs are scatter bred bitzas in comparison.
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There is a rumour that Klopp is under investigation by the FA over accusations of cheating. Apparently after Liverpool have been awarded penalties some opposition keepers reported him for blinding them with his teeth. That's why he now turns his back to play when they take a penalty. Not sure if it's true mind.
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I just liked this, struck a note at the time.
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More reason then to keep and not burn. History. A quote popped into my head after reading this and it was in a Plummer book. Now I have upset everyone Something like "there came a time when the quite men of the forest were no longer valued. A wise man said record those who hunted the fields and the forests as there will come a time when they will be looked on more favourably" or words to that effect. It inspired me at the time when most people thought that I was a proper weirdo because I hunted with dogs.
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Bull cross more suited. Slip the dogs of war.
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Spooky when I read this. I had just been reading history of the French Foreign Legion again and the thought popped into my head, should we conscript these immigrants and put them to the test to find out how much they valued attaining British citizenship? The Romans offered the same opportunity 1000's years earlier. Then I thought... should be be arming these people and training them to fight properly? Probably not.
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I found it quite a thought provoking question. There was a time I would have instantly answered the call to arms. The country and government were not perfect but is any? The last Labour government changed that in my opinion. They were the ones who began to break this broken Britain and subsequent Conservatives have done nothing to fix it, the opposite in fact. Broke the country even more. Would I now answer the call? Well, I am slightly passed my prime but as it is a theoretical question I had to think about it. Would I want to fight to protect what this country has become? Probably not.
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The "laddish" culture of the '90's. "girl power". Drink pints, get pissed, get tattoos, sleep around, just like we do. That generation of young working class women were sold down the river by their role models and the male dominated media.
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I think that women have been dealt a better hand than men in the society that we live in for a long time now. Look at suicide rates, mostly men. That's one thing that they are not demanding equality in.
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Rather tenuous but often brings a smile to my face when I walk past. On one of the walls in the place where my parents now live, part of our culture man!
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Once a person is afflicted with it there is no going back, no cure, it only gets worse. There are many charities and support groups but in the cold light of day they do bugger all. The inevitable is that the person afflicted needs 24/7 attendance. Sad but true. The charities do f**k all. PS. I have just read my own post and it may appear as though I was expecting or needing help from charities. Not at all. The help needed was an actual person in attendence and these are not provided free of charge on the NHS. Not a problem, paid for it. Then eventually found a proper place for relocation
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Is that a full deerhound if you don't mind me asking sir? Impressive looking hound whatever it is.
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Not really viable consistent working terriers though. Those nice working Parson types that you have would not be out of place in a working terrier show. And nothing wrong with that. Good conformation is not a disadvantage to any working dog, breeding purely for conformation and rosettes is. But people like shiny things.
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Russell x cocker? Just shows what I know, bugger all . Back in the day those Jack Russells on estates were probably a bit of this and a bit of that, especially considering that parents went to work, kids went to school and people's dogs were just let out to form packs and roam the streets until someone returned. Madness to think about now, but happy days at the time. Unless you were a postman.
