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mattc

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #551 on: 01 November, 2017, 01:43:08 pm »
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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #552 on: 01 November, 2017, 01:48:26 pm »
Must be a quiet news day even by the Pompey News' standards . ;D
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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #553 on: 09 November, 2017, 05:50:59 pm »
Woman makes understandable mistake due to ambiguously-worded instructions

I remember putting "Current Plus" or similar in the name field the first time I filled in a standing order mandate form, on the basis that the company I was dealing with already knew who I was, and wanted details of my bank account.  Same principle.

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #554 on: 10 November, 2017, 08:01:48 am »
Woman makes understandable mistake due to ambiguously-worded instructions

I remember putting "Current Plus" or similar in the name field the first time I filled in a standing order mandate form, on the basis that the company I was dealing with already knew who I was, and wanted details of my bank account.  Same principle.

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #555 on: 10 November, 2017, 04:10:30 pm »
This is a bit like answering "yes please" when a form asks for sex.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #556 on: 10 November, 2017, 05:56:45 pm »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41939115

more newsworthy would be "John Lewis scraps Christmas ad and gives money to Shelter ,Age UK and  Sally Army."

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #557 on: 10 November, 2017, 06:29:50 pm »
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/business/biscuit-lover-stunned-to-find-plain-digestive-in-milk-chocolate-pack-1-8224342

ADMIN!!!!!!

Surely belongs in the "News from The Provinces" thread  >:(

(where it will be fully appreciated :) )

I love the fact they were "stunned" by the discovery.  That used to require expensive Phaser technology.

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #558 on: 17 November, 2017, 01:22:28 pm »
'Dog Owners have 33% lower risk of death, study finds'

According to the BBC front page (Lifestyle section) get a dog and you stand a good chance of living forever!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/

(they fixed the headline in the main article)
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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #559 on: 18 January, 2018, 07:54:40 pm »

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #560 on: 16 February, 2018, 12:54:04 am »

hellymedic

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #561 on: 20 March, 2018, 03:04:15 am »
Easter eggs have much packaging.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43460018


Cudzoziemiec

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #563 on: 20 March, 2018, 07:13:32 pm »
Thousands of miles of UK roads in poor condition
Probably an example of official stats confirming the obvious. At least, if anything is done about it.
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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #564 on: 21 March, 2018, 09:35:43 am »
Get a bicycle. You will never regret it, if you live- Mark Twain

Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #565 on: 21 March, 2018, 09:47:03 am »
I'd be interested in the amount of fraud directly attributable to contactless payments.   The banks seem reluctant to share this information.

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #566 on: 21 March, 2018, 10:01:11 am »
I'd be interested in the amount of fraud directly attributable to contactless payments.   The banks seem reluctant to share this information.
Just as they are reluctant to share the amount of fraud attributable to chip and pin. The main reason they pay up so easily when your card gets cloned is because they don't want taking to court and be forced to share this information. The charitable view is that they don't want confidence in the products knocking, the less charitable view is they don't want saddling with the costs associated with a) strengthening the systems, b) providing alternative systems and support for people who refuse to use chip and pin.
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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #567 on: 27 March, 2018, 03:15:26 pm »
BONG - woman gets new phone! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43554205 BONG!

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #568 on: 27 March, 2018, 03:38:48 pm »
No specifics. Estate Agents are lying bastards.
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Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

hellymedic

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #569 on: 27 March, 2018, 09:17:41 pm »
My Twitter feed informs me that the Daily Mail has seen fit to report that cops on duty for the Boat Race ate hot dogs for lunch before the event.

Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #570 on: 28 March, 2018, 11:42:29 am »
My Twitter feed informs me that the Daily Mail has seen fit to report that cops on duty for the Boat Race ate hot dogs for lunch before the event.

Which brings to mind the photograph of a Gendarme with his officially sanctioned wine on a lunch break whilst armed and on riot duty.
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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #571 on: 09 April, 2018, 12:10:23 pm »

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« Reply #572 on: 11 April, 2018, 02:34:42 pm »

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Re: BONG ..And Here is the Not News..BONG
« Reply #573 on: 11 April, 2018, 02:45:21 pm »