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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Grumpmeister on July 31, 2007, 12:06:55 PM
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Official olmypic souveniers made out of Panda dung? Call me a picky bugger but I cant see them being all that popular sick2:
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese wildlife research centre has come up with a novel idea to profit from panda poo -- make Olympic souvenirs out of it.
Researchers at the centre in Chengdu, capital of mountainous Sichuan province, had sculpted photo frames, bookmarks, fans and panda statues out of the 300 tonnes of the stuff produced by 60 giant pandas each year, state media said on Tuesday.
Jing Shimin, assistant to the director of the base, proudly declared that the souvenirs would be relatively odour-free.
"They don't smell too bad because 70 percent of the dung is just remains of the bamboo that the pandas are unable to digest," he told Xinhua news agency.
"We used to spend at least 6,000 yuan (390 pounds) a month to get rid of the droppings, but now they can prove lucrative as half of them will be sold as souvenirs."
Not wishing to miss out on Olympic-inspired profits, the base is currently working on moulding the poop into statues of athletic pandas performing various Olympic sports to sell as 2008 Olympic Games souvenirs.
A Thai zoo already sells multicoloured paper made from the excrement of its two resident pandas.
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Official olmypic souveniers made out of Panda dung? Call me a picky bugger but I cant see them being all that popular
Oh dear, don't you think so? redface:
I had beter shelve my plans for beating the Chinks at their own counterfeiting game. cry:
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You mean you were going to counterfeit Darwin, I just thought you were on some wierd bamboo diet whistle:
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Turkey shite models of Tower Bridge? noooo:
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Turkey shite models of Tower Bridge? noooo:
Yes, it should have hardened and become ?relatively odour free? by 2012? whistle:
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I think some of you have been hacking my PC. redface:
I am still offering 2012 turnip stall franchises at a special rate to VP customers. ;D
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I think some of you have been hacking my PC. redface:
I am still offering 2012 turnip stall franchises at a special rate to VP customers. ;D
rubschin:
Does the franchise include marketing materials, a little turnip stall, etc? rubschin:
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I think some of you have been hacking my PC. redface:
I am still offering 2012 turnip stall franchises at a special rate to VP customers. ;D
rubschin:
Does the franchise include marketing materials, a little turnip stall, etc? rubschin:
Does the franchise holder have to wear old clothes and green wellies? Is there a black and white dog to follow the franchisee around? Is there a choice of tractor colour (other than sh*t sprayed)?
We need to know much more before we commit to this project DS
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I think some of you have been hacking my PC. redface:
I am still offering 2012 turnip stall franchises at a special rate to VP customers. ;D
rubschin:
Does the franchise include marketing materials, a little turnip stall, etc? rubschin:
Does the franchise holder have to wear old clothes and green wellies? Is there a black and white dog to follow the franchisee around? Is there a choice of tractor colour (other than sh*t sprayed)?
We need to know much more before we commit to this project DS
Agreed...
This could be some Nigerian scam for all we know ? a crude attempt to part us from our money and no turnips in return. point:
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I think some of you have been hacking my PC. redface:
I am still offering 2012 turnip stall franchises at a special rate to VP customers. ;D
rubschin:
Does the franchise include marketing materials, a little turnip stall, etc? rubschin:
Does the franchise holder have to wear old clothes and green wellies? Is there a black and white dog to follow the franchisee around? Is there a choice of tractor colour (other than sh*t sprayed)?
We need to know much more before we commit to this project DS
If a pink tractor and wellies are part of the deal then I'm in! :)
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I think some of you have been hacking my PC. redface:
I am still offering 2012 turnip stall franchises at a special rate to VP customers. ;D
rubschin:
Does the franchise include marketing materials, a little turnip stall, etc? rubschin:
Does the franchise holder have to wear old clothes and green wellies? Is there a black and white dog to follow the franchisee around? Is there a choice of tractor colour (other than sh*t sprayed)?
We need to know much more before we commit to this project DS
If a pink tractor and wellies are part of the deal then I'm in! :)
I see there is a little confusion here over the nature of franchising. Excellent
You pay me for the right to sell using the popular and widely known "Darwins Turnips" logo.
You sign up with me for a minimum of 1 tonne of turnips per week which you must take and are payed for by Direct Debit
I will sell you at 'cost' eyes: the stall and all the banners.
If you wish to promote the product by having a pretty young lady driving a pink tractor and wearing nothing but pink boots, I am open to persuasion.
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I think some of you have been hacking my PC. redface:
I am still offering 2012 turnip stall franchises at a special rate to VP customers. ;D
rubschin:
Does the franchise include marketing materials, a little turnip stall, etc? rubschin:
Does the franchise holder have to wear old clothes and green wellies? Is there a black and white dog to follow the franchisee around? Is there a choice of tractor colour (other than sh*t sprayed)?
We need to know much more before we commit to this project DS
If a pink tractor and wellies are part of the deal then I'm in! :)
I see there is a little confusion here over the nature of franchising. Excellent
You pay me for the right to sell using the popular and widely known "Darwins Turnips" logo.
You sign up with me for a minimum of 1 tonne of turnips per week which you must take and are payed for by Direct Debit
I will sell you at 'cost' eyes: the stall and all the banners.
If you wish to promote the product by having a pretty young lady driving a pink tractor and wearing nothing but pink boots, I am open to persuasion.
I think we need an investors meeting rubschin:
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You lot couldn't afford me. point:
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You lot couldn't afford me. point:
Don't be so sure. eyes:
I am still waiting for the quotation. whistle:
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You lot couldn't afford me. point:
Don't be so sure. eyes:
I am still waiting for the quotation. whistle:
Depending on who you're getting from I could be quite cheap. cry:
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I think some of you have been hacking my PC. redface:
I am still offering 2012 turnip stall franchises at a special rate to VP customers. ;D
rubschin:
Does the franchise include marketing materials, a little turnip stall, etc? rubschin:
Does the franchise holder have to wear old clothes and green wellies? Is there a black and white dog to follow the franchisee around? Is there a choice of tractor colour (other than sh*t sprayed)?
We need to know much more before we commit to this project DS
If a pink tractor and wellies are part of the deal then I'm in! :)
I see there is a little confusion here over the nature of franchising. Excellent
You pay me for the right to sell using the popular and widely known "Darwins Turnips" logo.
You sign up with me for a minimum of 1 tonne of turnips per week which you must take and are payed for by Direct Debit
I will sell you at 'cost' eyes: the stall and all the banners.
If you wish to promote the product by having a pretty young lady driving a pink tractor and wearing nothing but pink boots, I am open to persuasion.
I think we need an investors meeting rubschin:
Agreed (again),
Perhaps we need to check out alternative turnip franchise suppliers to make sure we?re getting the best possible deal? rubschin:
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You lot couldn't afford me. point:
Would you flash us a nipple for a fiver?
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I have heard it attributed to both Churchill and George Bernard Shaw but whoever the story is apposite:
On a train a man asked a pretty girl if she would allow him a kiss if he paid her ?1m ~ She smiled and said "Yes"
The man then asked "If I gave you ?5 would you sleep with me?"
"Certainly not!" exclaimed the girl "What sort of girl do you take me for?"
"Madam" the man replied "We have already established the facts ~ we are now merely negotiating the price."
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I have heard it attributed to both Churchill and George Bernard Shaw but whoever the story is apposite:
On a train a man asked a pretty girl if she would allow him a kiss if he paid her ?1m ~ She smiled and said "Yes"
The man then asked "If I gave you ?5 would you sleep with me?"
"Certainly not!" exclaimed the girl "What sort of girl do you take me for?"
"Madam" the man replied "We have already established the facts ~ we are now merely negotiating the price."
And that's what i was setting Wenchy up for, cheers snoops!
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I saw through your little game long before snoops mentioned it! point:
Of course it's a matter of negotiation. To say that it's not is just silly.
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I saw through your little game long before snoops mentioned it! point:
Of course it's a matter of negotiation. To say that it's not is just silly.
Do you have a "Buy it now" price?
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No. You have to put some effort in! ::)
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My bid is already in and I have placed an upper limit to save me having to bother to keep checking it. So far I am in the lead and stand to get change. I think it is very kind of Wenchy to offer herself in this way. Of course she runs the risk of the orange airline's favourite passenger winning but hey! What's life without a gamble.
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
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I bid three turnips but I see somebody has gazumped me? Now who has access to fives tonnes of turnips? rubschin:
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
Actually I just Googled "Turnip House" ~ there a dozens of them all named Turnip House or Turnip Cottage etc. Perhaps you need to rethink your strategy.
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rubschin:
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
How about Berkshire?
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
Then you'll need a HIP and no-one's got one
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
Then you'll need a HIP and no-one's got one
Good point that man!
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
Then you'll need a HIP and no-one's got one
Good point that man!
Perhaps three bedrooms and an um office eh Wenchy? whistle:
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My problem is I have four bedrooms upstairs and downstairs an office (but I like to call it a Study now I've tidied it up and installed bookshelves) plus two lounges and a dining room plus, of course a kitchen/breakfast room. I wonder how we'd stand if I put a cooker and a fridge in one bedroom and called it "the second kitchen"?
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My problem is I have four bedrooms upstairs and an office (but I like to call it a Study now I've tidied it up and installed bookshelves) plus two lounges and a dining room downstairs. I wonder how we'd stand if I put a cooker and a fridge in one bedroom and called it "the second kitchen"?
There must be thousands searching for ways around the system right now ? no doubt a test case will be brought to exactly define what is and is not a bedroom.
My prediction of the verdict: the HIP junta inspector will decide what is or is not a bedroom and will be right on all occasions however bizarre his opinion appears.
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
Then you'll need a HIP and no-one's got one
Good point that man!
Perhaps three bedrooms and an um office eh Wenchy? whistle:
Three bedrooms and a studio! lol:
Snoops, start growing weed and call it your conservetory.
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
Then you'll need a HIP and no-one's got one
Good point that man!
Perhaps three bedrooms and an um office eh Wenchy? whistle:
Three bedrooms and a studio! lol:
Snoops, start growing weed and call it your conservetory.
A stable for all your my Little Pony?s perhaps? whistle:
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
Then you'll need a HIP and no-one's got one
Good point that man!
Perhaps three bedrooms and an um office eh Wenchy? whistle:
Three bedrooms and a studio! lol:
Snoops, start growing weed and call it your conservetory.
Fine for growing "weed" in a conservatory = ?5k+ and/or a period during which Her Majesty may take some pleasure.
Fine for placing house on market without a HIP = ?200
Placing house on market with proviso "HIP applied for" = NIL
No contest really lol:
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
Then you'll need a HIP and no-one's got one
Good point that man!
Perhaps three bedrooms and an um office eh Wenchy? whistle:
Three bedrooms and a studio! lol:
Snoops, start growing weed and call it your conservetory.
A stable for all your my Little Pony?s perhaps? whistle:
Oh YES! I can see it now "And through here we have the tat room"
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
Then you'll need a HIP and no-one's got one
Good point that man!
Perhaps three bedrooms and an um office eh Wenchy? whistle:
Three bedrooms and a studio! lol:
Snoops, start growing weed and call it your conservetory.
A stable for all your my Little Pony?s perhaps? whistle:
Oh YES! I can see it now "And through here we have the tat room"
Wouldn't it be marvelous! :)
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Ummm. I don't think I ever said I was doing it? eeek:
BUT you didn't say you weren't. point:
Good point. I'm not! Certainly not for turnips! If someone could furnish me with a four bedroom detached house fit for habitation in Surrey though we could talk. ;D
Then you'll need a HIP and no-one's got one
Good point that man!
Perhaps three bedrooms and an um office eh Wenchy? whistle:
Three bedrooms and a studio! lol:
Snoops, start growing weed and call it your conservetory.
A stable for all your my Little Pony?s perhaps? whistle:
Oh YES! I can see it now "And through here we have the tat room"
Wouldn't it be marvelous! :)
Wake up Wenchy, WAKE UP! You were snoring? point: