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lambert.the.farmer



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What is a Graham Norton? Is it some kind of euphemism or something? Oh hang on, I just remembered, I don't care. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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No, your correct Lambert, a Graham Norton is a euphemism for blatant advertising on the BBC. You might remember some of the old ones we used to use. A Michael Parkinson or a Terry Wogan. It usually involves a ‘famous’ person, could be male or female, appearing on a prime time television show to make small talk with a presenter before blatantly plugging their new book or film. Sometimes it was difficult to work out who the ‘famous’ person was.

When I was a kid, the BBC were so paranoid about advertising, even the Fairy liquid bottle they used to make stuff on Blue Peter had the name blanked out.
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Oh. Thanks for the explanation. I, err, still don't care. Laughing Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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Lambert, I believe you are one of the lucky ones Thumbs Up
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Nepotism, in middle management. Your face doesn't fit so you can get the blame for anything we feel like. Don't back me into too much of a corner, you won't like it if I come out fighting. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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First rant on here - Amazon Parcel Deliveries

Anyone noticed how Amazon have gone from massive over packing of parcels to ...well er nothing?

Ordered a DVD player for my Son at Uni and it arrived completely unwrapped in its box unsealed and battered!

And to think I was stupid enough to pay for Prime Banging Head 2010 XS USW
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Someone was talking on the radio yesterday about Amazon packaging,
They had ordered a large roll of bubble wrap,
Apparently it came wrapped in bubble wrap.... Rolling with laughter

Who are these people?.... Shocked 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

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DHL are just as bad, three package left at the door the only problem wrong address and wrong country left in Dorset and got to go to Devon Rolling Eyes
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Near enough for a courier! Rolling with laughter 80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

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Weather forecast providers. Looking at the forcast for this afternoon it is going to range between a Canadian blizzard and a couple of light showers depending on which of the two more accurate more often services you look at. It is now essentially impossible for me to make a valid decision as to what provisions I put in place for the welfare of the sheep. Trust the blizzard and put out extra hay that I could have better need of later or trust the showers and have sheep half starved huddled behind walls under drifts of snow. It can't really be so hard to get a forcast something like can it with all the money being thrown at it? It's not a simple matter of taking a few extra minutes to get home because the roads are a bit slippery, if I misjudge it too badly too often it affects the welfare of the livestock under my care and my livelihood. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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I feel your pain, I also work outside for a living and have ended up giving up on the forecasts completely and just take what comes. When you do look I would say they are accurate perhaps 20% of the time for my area. It's rubbish 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
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The amount of times the forcast says it is currently raining and it's actually sunny really does beggar belief. Thing is thought that it's not really for my benefit I need it fairly close so I can offer the best support to my livestock, and the forcast being opposite to the actual can make a lot of wasted effort. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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lambert.the.farmer



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One more thing, I suspect that the accuracy would improve if the forcasters were only paid for the days they got it right. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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Lambert, I feel the same way about Footballers.

If they got paid only on results, the Premiership may look a different place*

*I am in no way a football supporter - I just think it is bizarre that these numpties get paid eye wateringly large amounts of money to draw 0-0 or lose and those that follow football tell me that they watch a match and the players show no commitment to the game. It is also strange how so many clubs operate at a loss and they can't make money. I dare say my boss could run a business like that if he paid me £150000 a week - not that it would last long.
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