Back in the 80s a colleague (former Coldstream Guards officer) and I were working away.
We went out for a few bevvies and a curry and found that there was an offer on Newkie brown. Collect the tops from 12 bottles and send off for a free pair of sunglasses .
By the end of the evening he had collected his 12 tops. I had just a couple of pints of bitter.
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Another offering from Aunty
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Corry
August 26, 2026, 7:01am
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On the subject of cute cats
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Ian2001
September 2, 2026, 10:13am
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Some good news (reported by BBC 31/08/2026)
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Beware what you fish for!
sean86
September 4, 2026, 12:49am
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An invasive mosquito species known to spread diseases has been found breeding in some east London homes.
This looks like lots of fun.
porkyg
September 5, 2026, 7:47am
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My wife is a volunteer there and everyone involved are very excited
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Count.d
September 8, 2026, 11:01am
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Monty quits Gardeners’ World. At last. Great presenter, but God he was dull, lack of inspiration and only interested in growing seeds every week on the cheap.
fergch
September 8, 2026, 11:08am
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…is that not the essence of gardening…
I will miss him, and his dogs…
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Hollow
September 8, 2026, 11:19am
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That’s a shame - who will take over?
Hollow
September 8, 2026, 12:18pm
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wouldn’t surprise me, he’s in everything else! Presumably one of the existing team will step up, I quite like Adam Frost
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Stop drinking all that hot tea!! The BBC News must think everyone is a bit dim - food pipe indeed! What would they call an anus, a poo hole?
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Breaking news. Living results in death.
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sean86
September 9, 2026, 8:28pm
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suzywong:
Living results in death.
Yeah, that is the absolute true.
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Drink cold beer instead.
HungryHalibut:
…food pipe indeed!
That’s coz jounalists can’t spell oesofagus……
And I can’t spell it either, so I do have some sympathy…..but not much!
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With the sheer number of teas and espresso’s I sink each day, I’m done for…
But the daily Cognacs will ease my departure.
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Or perhaps a chilled Sauvignon Blanc…
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