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Mick Covell Posts: 349 Joined: 7th Nov 2008 Location: USA	quotePosted at 02:37 on 15th November 2008 Did you know that income tax in the UK is a temporary measure first established back in the Napolionic era to pay for the cost of the war . It still has to approved each year by the Queen . My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 08:50 on 15th November 2008 Napoleon's chair and desk are in Highclere Castle, North Hampshire, on which he may have sat down to devise his novel idea of the metric system. In the mean time, the army decided to survey the whole of Britain, and their starting point for what would become the Ordnance Survey mapping was near the fire station at Heathrow Airport. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Posts: Joined: 1st Jan 1970	quote \| editPosted at 10:14 on 15th November 2008 I didn’t know any of this, I am learning so much. Love the new Avatar Paul, fantastic car. Did you know that if you get your mobile phone wet it never works again, I guess you all know that already. Dropped mine in water last night and surprise, surprise it still isn’t working this morning. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 11:18 on 15th November 2008 Yes Paul, great car! I can go one better then you Lyn, I dropped mine down the loo lol ask anyone on here, I posted it in one of the threads a while ago (not the phone lol) , cant remember which one now though. I had to buy a new one, but my Nokia did work again after about a week of leaving it dismantled! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Posts: Joined: 1st Jan 1970	quote \| editPosted at 12:23 on 15th November 2008 LOL Lyn, mine went in the bath, if I don't ask what you was doing texting in the loo will you promise not to ask why I was texting in the bath My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Beth Austin Posts: 1090 Joined: 14th Sep 2007 Location: UK	quotePosted at 13:54 on 15th November 2008 LOL to both of you ! Sounds like a best seller in the making....hmmmmmm.....nope..won't ask this time....lol....love the intrigue tho! My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 14:00 on 15th November 2008 Mine fell out of my pocket honest! not sure about Lyns excuse though LOL My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 17:53 on 15th November 2008 Lyn, it was the Dr. D. thread. You posted it as a problem for him to solve and he came up with that brilliant answer about talcum powder, remember? LOL My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Sue H Posts: 8172 Joined: 29th Jun 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:19 on 15th November 2008 You have a great memory Ruth. Ah Dr. D. I wonder if he still practices? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 18:22 on 15th November 2008 Hi Sue: Hope you're well today. My memory is actually very poor, but I'm sure you know why I remember everything about Dr. D. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions