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  1. Taffvalerowdy

    Taffvalerowdy Well-Known Member

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    Applicable - Capable
     
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    Capable - Elaborate
     
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    Elaborate - Labour*

    * - I recall sending an email to the Controller of a German subsidiary where I was a NED...... His explanation for an item in the Monthly Report was ‘vague’. So I asked him to elaborate.

    Heard nothing back and when I visited the following month, he was distinctly ‘cold’ towards me. Turns out he didn’t know/understand the word elaborate so he looked it up in a German / English dictionary. It said ‘labour/work harder’ <yikes><yikes><yikes>

    Just shows how easily things can be lost in translation ... <cheers>
     
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    <applause><laugh><laugh>

    Labour - Unelectable **

    ** still ?
     
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    <cheers>

    Unelectable - Liberals*

    * - Liberals are not going to gain power (again) any time soon. Labour, possibly, if Boris keeps tripping himself up ...... Anyway, they are always elected in Wales ....
     
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    IF Boris keeps tripping himself up!!!

    Surely...WHEN Boris...

    Liberal - Burial **
    ** as their electoral chance end up

    Always voted Liberal (& Dem) till they sold out to the Tories
     
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    Nick - the ‘if’ related to if he continues to trip himself up, meaning he is currently and needs to stop. If he can’t, the gap will continue to close and Labour could win....

    Never voted Liberal: I’ve voted for Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Tories. Labour ‘lost’ my vote rather than either of the latter two winning it.....

    Burial - Embalmed*

    * - before burial?
     
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    Gotcha <ok>

    Can't remember who said it, but people vote against, rather than vote for

    Embalmed * - Blackballed

    ** can you tell the difference with this lot
     
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    <laugh><laugh><laugh>

    Blackballed - Ballot*

    * - blackballed in a ballot?
     
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    <applause><laugh>

    Ballot - Bailout **

    ** if/when you lose said ballot
     
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    <laugh>

    Bailout - Obligations*

    * - a bailout required due to an inability to meet one’s obligations?
     
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    Sometimes <laugh>

    Obligations - Liabilities

    On that, will have to sign off I'm afraid.
    Enjoy the evening & see you tomorrow <cheers>
     
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    Sleep well Nick

    Liabilities - Balance*

    * - off with assets?
     
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    Morning Nick and PH

    All good here and trust likewise with yourselves <ok>

    Today’s theme is words that include the random letters SHE

    Balance - Sheet
     
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    Morning Taff & PH

    Yup, all well, good to hear same appllies <ok>

    Great link, guess you have seen one or two of those in your time <laugh>

    Sheet - Washerwoman **

    ** likewise
     
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    Just a few .... <laugh>

    Washerwoman - Showers
     
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    Morning Nick & Taff,

    I hope you and yours are all well, all fine here,

    showers thunderstorm
     
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    Hi PH
    <ok>

    Thunderstorm <applause> - Southwesterly
     
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    south-westerly Somersetshire
     
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    It is <laugh>

    Somersetshire - Cheese
     
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