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The Craic Was Ninety In The Isle Of Man. A great Irish song

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The Craic Was Ninety In The Isle Of Man    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HislZDHyTIg   Barney Rush Ah weren't we the rare old stock Spent the evening getting locked In the Ace of Hearts Where the high stools were engaging Over by the Butt Bridge, down by the dock The boat she sailed at five o'clock "Ah Hurry now lads" says Whack "Or before we're there sure we'll all be back" Carry him if you can Oh the Craic was Ninety in the Isle of Man Before we reached the Alexander Base The ding dong we did surely raise In the bar of the boat, had great sport As the ship she sailed out from the port Landed up in the Douglas Head Enquiring for a vacant bed To the dining room soon got shown By a decent woman from up the road Bate that if you can Oh the Craic was Ninety in the Isle of Man Next morning went for a ramble round For to see the sights of Douglas Town All went in for a mighty session In a pub they call Dick Darby'

Get ready for the storm October 2013

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Walpole park Ealing Having a coffee today in Ealing looking at a cute dog.

What is the most frequent word in English?

The answer is the word... THE

Is cheekiness a truly British concept?

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So what is it exactly? Well, maybe it's easier to define what it's not. It's not quite the same as audacity - it takes itself less seriously than that. And it's not as rude as impudence because cheekiness never sets out to truly offend. Cheekiness, then, is neither high-minded nor aggressive. Its hallmark is good-hearted humour, a certain cheeriness of spirit. Often it is loud - think of the effectiveness of the whoopee cushion left on the unsuspecting teacher's chair. But it can be just as deadly when silent, or even sartorial. Cheekiness isn't just funny, though. It has the power to deflate pomposity faster than any whoopee cushion Translating cheekiness to someone unfamiliar with the concept in Britain can be tricky. Could it be that cheekiness as a concept is untranslatable, unique to the UK? I looked at two of the cheekiest languages on earth - Yiddish and Punjabi - to see if they had any equivalents. In Yid

Kew Gardens in West London

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http://kellydavid777.wix.com/better-english-class I visited Kew gardens a few weeks ago. It is a very relaxing calming place to spend an afternoon. I prefer it when the weather is warm but why is it so expensive? I don`t think it is right to charge £14 to walk around a very big park.

Dave and Polish Pete looking for monkeys

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In a cafe at the bus station on my way to Tarifa in Southern Spain. It is the last day of my holiday. I am staying in Polish Pete`s flat in Gibraltar. I am glad I made the trip to Spain and Gib and It hasn't cost me too much money and I have had a good laugh most days. I broke my sunglasses on my first day.It was the fault of the flies buzzing around my head. I have been walking around a lot and swam in the sea most days. It was cold but It gets the blood flowing. My left foot is sore again and I will have to get it seen to when I get back to London.   I am listening to some eighties music on my iPod, feeling OK with life. but also a little sad. I would like to meet a pretty Spanish girl, or any girl to that matter. The girls P. and I met last night in Gib were good fun and it made me think back to some fun times in Spain before my dad died and I became ill. I liked the younger girl Lorena and so did Peter but he would not admit the fact. He keeps his cards