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  1. Wooperts_duck

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    Pittsburgh Bottleshop Cafe - Address: 1597 Washington Pike, Collier Town Square,City: Bridgeville,State: PA,Zip: 15017,Phone: 412-279-8170.

    Evening anti <ok>. Your back must be getting better if you did an Eric Bristow and won the darts ! That's enough meet to last you the week. You know what they say......"a bird in the hand is worth two in the Bush" !! Wonder if Kate would agree ? <whistle>
     
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    The Korean War of 1592-1598 was a major conflict between Japan and the alliance of Ming of China and Joseon of Korea. Japan invaded Korea on May 23, with the larger objective to conquer the entirety of Asia (and the whole world) by using Korea as a land bridge to China. The battles that involved 300,000 combatants and claimed more than 2 million lives took place mostly on the Korean peninsula and its nearby waters. The war consisted of two main invasions from Japan &#8211; the first in 1592 and 1593, and the second from 1597 to 1598.

    Hey Woopert - Under 15 litres of amber fluid the back held up well Friday night - today went to the hydrotherapy pool for an hour then spa for 20 minutes then a walk in a whirlpool thingy - still feel the same - sunny again - I cling on to the vain hope that Miss Bush would find an aging stiff backed saddo not a bridge too far - God be all over her like a rash - RIGHT time for a cold shower ATB
     
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    For the first time in over 390 years, the complete 1599 edition of the Geneva Bible is again available! The Geneva Bible is the Bible with marginal notes authored by John Calvin, John Knox, Miles Coverdale, and many other leaders of the Reformation.

    G'day anti. Hot here today, but rain this afternoon. See Dejan Lovren joined the Scousers today, and Arsenal claim they are signing Callum Chambers, with talk of both Schneiderlin and Rodriguez on their way too ! Sorry to say it mate, but that is asset stripping by your owner - the same happened to Pompey a few years back. 7 top players to replace is not an easy task. Wish you well health wise, with or without Ms Bush giving you a bed bath. Over to you for number 1600. <ok>
     
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    At 1600 World Bier Haus we are committed to creating delicious made from scratch cuisine while supporting our local and Canadian businesses. Take a trip around the world with our always-evolving list of World biers. We have been lucky to send some of our staff to tour many of the European breweries so they can pass along the stories and history on to you!

    Greetings Woopert - cloudy day - I tend not to get involved with some of the point scoring banter that is going on - be it asset stripping or not all we as fans can do is to support in some ways it will sort the wheat out from the chaff supporter wise - and as for Ms Bush giving me a bed bath that has opened a plethora of fantasies that I can occupy myself with as the back gets better - blimey if she gave me a bed bath............Oh bugger better go and clean myself up a bit ATB
     
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    Essex's Rebellion was an unsuccessful rebellion led by Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex in 1601 against Elizabeth I of England and the court faction led by Sir Robert Cecil to gain further influence at court.

    G'day anti. Really hot today. Sad day tomorrow though - Mother-in-Law's funeral over in Portsmouth. She was 92 and a half, quite an age, and my missus and I thought she would outlive us both ! Sadly, not to be. Hey ho.
     
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    Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics.
     
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    Nov 17th 1603 - English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason.

    Gooday Woopert - sunny again here - I think that was the lady you visited in the nursing home sorry to hear about your loss sympathies to you and yours - back is almost better - expecting a robust board meeting this evening going in a flak jacket and crash helmet - hope your great weather continues although today will be a cloudy day - ATB
     
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    Witchcraft Act 1604

    In 1604, the year following James' accession to the English throne, the Elizabethan Act was broadened to bring the penalty of death without benefit of clergy to any one who invoked evil spirits or communed with familiar spirits. The Act's full title was An Act against Conjuration, Witchcraft and dealing with evil and wicked spirits, (2 Ja. I c. 12).[7] It was this statute that was enforced by Matthew Hopkins, the self-styled Witch-Finder General.
     
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    Founded in 2004, Beatport 1605 is the largest music store for DJs in the world. Beatport offers music in premium digital formats and provides unique music discovery tools created for and by DJs. Each week, Beatport's music collection is refreshed with hundreds of exclusive tracks by the world's top dance music artists. Beatport is privately held and headquartered in Denver, USA and Berlin, Germany.
     
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    In the year 2005, Southampton FC were relegated from the Premier League after 27 continuous years in the top flight of English Football.
    This was the same year that doctors reported an outbreak, in a nearby coastal town, of a fixed, smug look of satisfaction which was quite impossible to remove from the faces of the local inhabitants.
    Fortunately, that has long since disappeared and they are mostly looking as blank as usual.;)
     
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    Blimey Channon, your Maths isn't too good, you have jumped from 1605 to 2005, with some slightly amusing "cock and bull" story about your team, with a vague, somewhat rude and unnessary comment about the fine people of Bournemouth. Now in future, please concentrate, and keep off the falling down water.....
     
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    Now, where were we ?..........oh yeah........1606......

    The claim that the term "Union Jack" properly refers only to naval usage has been disputed, following historical investigations by the Flag Institute in 2013.

    The origins of the earlier flag of Great Britain date back to 1606. James VI of Scotland had inherited the English and Irish thrones in 1603 as James I, thereby uniting the crowns of England, Scotland, and Ireland in a personal union, although the three kingdoms remained separate states. On 12 April 1606, a new flag to represent this regal union between England and Scotland was specified in a royal decree, according to which the flag of England (a red cross on a white background, known as St George's Cross), and the flag of Scotland (a white saltire on a blue background, known as the Saltire or St Andrew's Cross), would be joined together, forming the flag of England and Scotland for maritime purposes. King James also began to refer to a "Kingdom of Great Britaine", although the Union remained a personal one.


    Afternoon anti. Thanks for your kind comments. Still very hot over here. Pleased to hear your back is feeling better. Hope your meeting goes o.k., without too much hassle from the natives !
     
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    You are absolutely right, I had not read the previous post carefully.
    Damn! It's so annoying to have got out of sequence. I do hope that you two can forgive me. Nightmare!
     
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    Originally formed when two of our members were studying at the Royal College of Music, The 1607 Ensemble is unique in that we perform early consort repertoire alongside 20th-century vocal jazz&#8212;both to a high professional standard&#8212;and create our own eclectic compositions using elements from both styles. We draw our inspiration from a cappella groups like The Real Group, Take 6, Manhattan Transfer, and the New York Voices; mainstream early music groups such as The Consort of Musicke, I ***iolini, and Le Poème Harmonique; and &#8220;third stream&#8221; jazz/classical fusion groups like The Modern Jazz Quartet.

    Hey Woopert - Methinks Channon got a rush of blood and charged straight in an opportunity too good to miss. Sunny day been to the hydrotherapy pool for an hour and now resemble a prune . Darts tonight - a Gatsby themed Ball tomorrow and footy on Sunday what a busy girl I am ATB
     
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    Bushmills 1608 / 400th Anniversary
    70cl / 46%
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    A special bottling to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the license to distil aqua vitae in Antrim originally granted in 1608 to Sir Thomas Phillips. Bushmills 1608 has already won 'Best Irish Blended Whiskey (No Age Statement)' at the World Whiskies Awards 2008 and 2012.



    Evening anti. Busy weekend for you then !! Daughter, son-in-law, and new grandson down from London, staying with us until Sunday evening, which is very nice. Cheers <ok>
     
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    Named to commemorate the wreck of the Sea Venture and the establishment of a colony in Bermuda, our new dramatic harbourside dining experience, 1609 Bar & Restaurant, offers uninterrupted harbour views and open air dining.
    The menu features a variety of items from charcuterie and pizza to burgers, sandwiches, and salads as well as a variety of seasonally inspired entrées. A carefully crafted cocktail menu offers Bermuda classics such as the Rum Swizzle and Dark & Stormy, as well as island-inspired libations including the Passion Fruit Mojito, 1609 Frozen Rum Punch, and White Peach and Tropical Red pitchers of Sangria.

    Hey Woopert - Sunny again came home from darts with a full breasted shapely legged and plump thighed bird last night - yup won at darts again into the oven tomorrow night after footy - av a goodun with the family ATB
     
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    Come Dine with me is on Channel 4 today at 16:10
     
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    In May 1611, Sir Thomas Dale arrived in Virginia with instructions from the London Company to find a secure and healthy area to establish a new town and principal seat for the colony. In September 1611, Sir Thomas Dale moved up the James River to establish Henricus, the colony&#8217;s second settlement.
    Sir Thomas Dale was an experienced officer, having served as a captain in the Netherlands. He had been knighted at Richmond (England) on June 19, 1606, as Sir Thomas Dale of Surrey. With the help of friends, Dale was appointed High Marshall of the colony.
     
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    1612 is a 2007 Russian historical fantasy film about the 17th century Time of Troubles and the Polish&#8211;Muscovite War with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was directed by Vladimir Khotinenko and produced by Nikita Mikhalkov. The film was released on November 1, 2007, to coincide with the celebrations of National Unity Day on November 4 that marks the expulsion of Polish troops from Moscow.


    Hey anti, look at you coming home with a tasty, shapely, leggy bird on your arm ! Pleased to see you have an understanding wife <laugh> Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
     
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    Local 1613 of the National Border Patrol Council is the exclusive representative of approximately 2000 Border Patrol Agents and support personnel assigned to eight Border Patrol stations throughout the San Diego Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol. Subsequent to the passing of the Homeland Security Act, the U.S. Border Patrol was merged with 21 other agencies into what is now known as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or as we commonly refer to it, "The Department of Homeland INSecurity".

    Hey Woopert - sunny day hope you enjoyed your family weekend - that bird was a delight to get stuck into pity there was no stuffing as I was in a hurry - tis Monday morning here and a busy week in store - back slowly improving ATB
     
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