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    #11
    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
    There are good bargains to be had in pawn shops - also Oxfams in posh areas are good for books
    posh chsrity shop near me in Didsbury, Manchester had a box full of Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PS1, Atari Lynx, N64, Mega Drive and games for all of them.

    Looks like some geeks girlfriend had a clear out whilst he was away.

    Picked it all up for a fiver!!
    Coffee's for closers

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      #12
      Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
      posh chsrity shop near me in Didsbury, Manchester had a box full of Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PS1, Atari Lynx, N64, Mega Drive and games for all of them.

      Looks like some geeks girlfriend had a clear out whilst he was away.

      Picked it all up for a fiver!!
      Confusion is a natural state of being

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        #13
        Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post
        Saw an advert on Facebook for "Payday Loans". They charge £20 per £100 borrowed. Am I right in thinking if I borrowed 2 weeks before payday then repayed the day it was due it'd represent an annual interest rate of 520%?
        From memory I think Payday Loans APR is approx. 1355%.
        Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions."

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          #14
          Originally posted by Diver View Post
          Geek WAS meant effectionately.
          I didn't get where I was today by playing football with the other boys
          Coffee's for closers

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            #15
            Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
            Geek WAS meant effectionately.
            I didn't get where I was today by playing football with the other boys
            Confusion is a natural state of being

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              #16
              The name has been changed and I have relocated it as well!
              What happens in General, stays in General.
              You know what they say about assumptions!

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                #17
                Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
                Geek WAS meant effectionately.
                I didn't get where I was today by playing football with the other boys
                affectionately

                Niether did I

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View Post
                  affectionately

                  Niether did I
                  Neither
                  Coffee's for closers

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by expat View Post
                    and some other peoples'
                    BTW I was wrong with the position of the apostrophe, even if the implied following word "possessions" is plural; because "people" already is plural.

                    I am shocked that nobody noticed.

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
                      The name has been changed and I have relocated it as well!
                      You should have retained the old domain and put redirects in place to avoid dribbling all your Googlejuice down the drain.

                      Remember: HTTP/1.x 301 Moved Permanently is your friend

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