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Smivs wrote:
And what with developments in northern Syria, you fear the Kurds are going to cop it pretty soon as well.
They've been copping it for decades! Having spent some time in Kurdistan, I have a liking for the Kurds.
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Donald Trump wrote:
In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally
Donald Trump questions the legitimacy of the election that he won.
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<sniggers>
Monster Raving Loony Party candidate wrote:
We have to make unicorns a protected species. They are magical and invisible animals and the first one that appears will be shot, so as a protected species they can reappear and breed again. If you don't usually vote then vote unusually.
If Trump can become POTUS, then perhaps...
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Donald Trump wrote:
This is really a bigger job than I thought.'
Yes, he's referring to the Presidency.
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We're building self-driving cars and planning Mars missions - but we haven't even figured out how to make sure people's vacuum cleaners don't join botnets.
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Yeah, they'll develop a collective intelligence one day and suck us!
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The US Supreme Court has sided with Samsung in the South Korean company's long-running patent fight with Apple.
This has dragged on for five years - and counting. Rounded corners? Madness!
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madness.. the apple way lol....... we stole the idea so no one else is allowed to....
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"... regular use of social networking such as Facebook can negatively affect your emotional well-being and satisfaction with life".
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A second £5 note engraved with a tiny portrait of Jane Austen and said to be worth up to £50,000 has been found in a Christmas card.
Moral dilemma - would you tell the person who sent it?
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The real threat to global critical infrastructure is not enemy states or organisations but squirrels, according to one security expert.
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An early contender for Typo of the Year:

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<sniggers> That's a cracker! Almost looks deliberate...
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London's Saatchi Gallery is planning a new exhibition to explore the importance of selfies as an art form.
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Good stuff in this thread! I'll try to keep the thread in mind and find something to add to it.
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