A man walks out to the street and catches a taxi just as it's going by. As he gets into the taxi, and the cabbie says, "Impeccable timing. You're just like Frank."

Passenger: "Who?"

Cabbie: "Frank Feldman. He's a guy who did everything right all the time. Like my coming along when you needed a cab, things happened like that to Frank Feldman every single time."

Passenger: "There are always a few clouds over everybody."

Cabbie: "Not Frank Feldman. He was a terrific athlete. He could have won the Grand-Slam at tennis. He could golf with the pros. He sang like an opera baritone and danced like a Broadway star and you should have heard him play the piano. He was an amazing guy."

Passenger: "Sounds like he was really something special."

Cabbie: "There's more. He had a memory like a computer. He remembered everybody's birthday. He knew all about wine, which foods to order and which fork to eat them with. He could fix anything. Not like me. I change a fuse, and the whole street blacks out. But Frank Feldman could do everything right.”

Passenger: "Wow, what a guy!"

Cabbie: "He always knew the quickest way to go in traffic and avoid traffic jams. Not like me, I always seem to get stuck in them. But Frank, he never made a mistake, and he really knew how to treat a woman and make her feel good. He would never answer her back even if she was in the wrong; and his clothing was always immaculate, shoes highly polished too. He was the perfect man! He never made a mistake. No one could ever measure up to Frank Feldman."

Passenger: "How did you meet him?"

Cabbie: "I never actually met Frank. He died and I married his wife."

Crazy

Really?

I googled and reported on Who called me. Copied from Google
01523 is Geographic unassigned (former paging service). Any number with this prefix is a scammer.

Some people are saying that even when the numbers of deaths and new cases is zero we will still have to live the "New Normal". That's with social distancing and limited entry to shops and wearing masks. Theo Paphitis on Question Time is the latest person to say this.

I think once the virus is gone, we have to go back to living a proper normal but be prepared for any outbreaks so they can be dealt with locallly. This is what New Zealand have done.

5.5 mile walk today

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Not to be taken too seriously

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This little devil is eating all my bird food and my birds are not impressed!!

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN23X0D5

Back on BBC again this morning and receiving a personal message from David Walliams, little Tony has raised over a million pounds.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plans-to-ease-guidance-for-over-2-million-shielding
The `R` rate is 0.7-O.9. Daily number of lab.confirmed cases as of today is around 1,000.Nearly 150 deaths from it,just today!
But suddenly it`s OK for the `sheilded` to be less sheilded? What do you think?

My nephew sent his wife up to West London this week to pick up her birthday present from a car showroom.

A new car for her birthday, she is a lucky lady.

Reminder to pet owners

Is anyone getting this type of message when clicking on links sent in email with notifications from SL?
The page you were on is trying to send you to an invalid URL (http:///user/ ).

If you do not want to visit that page, you can return to the previous page.

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Damage done

https://www.bbc.com/sport/amp/tennis/53148053

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There is an article in Southend News network that people are calling for Dick van Dyke to be digitally removed from Disneys Mary Poppins because his face is 'blacked up'.
the idiotic woman who started it also says it is offensive because his name is penis Van Lesbian.
https://southendnewsnetwork.net/news/dick-van-dyke-condemned-over-blackface-appearance-in-mary-poppins2/?fbclid=IwAR2H3_39d9bmQV0q083i2NNRDT0Hvm9ume5w_59HTFX2gFl8lOhYrUhTHTU

This is a repost from the Pastime group as we don't quite have the answer yet.

Today's answer is
India
What was the question?
The clue is, I am looking for the name of the circular design on the India flag. Both the Hindi name and the English name.

Edward checking his cuttings ready to pot on, Pip spotted a big worm which he wants to save for his friend Bob Robin!
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Thought it might have been Edward at first - look closer

Journalist Ash Sarkar posted a photo on social media of her eating an ice lolly while sitting on a park bench.
Now the twitter trolls are sending death threats saying it means she supports the attack in a park in Reading.
Her photos were posted before the attack.

I understand the tracing app is probably already on all of our phones.
If you have an android phone go into settings, scroll to Google settings and open it and you will likely find the sneaky download Coronavirus info that just needs location and Bluetooth turned on to make it active. Similar on iPhone.
I found it on my phone. Does anyone know if it can be removed?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8444185/Swan-dies-broken-heart-teenage-yobs-killed-unborn-cygnets-smashing-eggs.html

Who is planning to go the minute they open or are you feeling it's better to wait and see?

Reminded me of Edward and Pip

Although I have recently left a few groups on here I have just realised I am a member of more than 20 groups on a wide range of subject , public and private.
Have I overdone done it? Or have other people joined as many?
I believe there are now almost 70 groups available!

Thinking outside the box
Clever mask

https://vm.tiktok.com/JJXxYjy/

Today is a national holiday in Texas. Celebrating the day a Union soldier rode into Galveston to tell the black slaves the Civil War was over and they were free.
They now only had to worry about American police officers.

Just seen an item on FB talking about the above - remember them ?
What others were your favourites ?

What do people think of frankenfoods, when two foodstuffs are put together. Like;Philadelphia chocolate cheeseMarmite peanut butterMayo-ketchupChorizo JamChocolate and salted caramel spreadClotted cream with jam spread.

While we all try to get a Tesco delivery slot to risk shopping ourselves, the super rich emplay minions to queue at Waitrose for them, while lamenting that Harrods food hall is closed.
This is the article by FT columnist Shruti Advani who has a Venture Capitalist husband. Her kids are being home tutored for £95 per hour. So she can look good on Zoom calls she bought £425 silk pyjamas.
https://www.ft.com/content/8ea1c992-89f8-11ea-a109-483c62d17528

maybe use one of these..........

https://www.keepsafe.org.uk/posters?fbclid=IwAR0VhAZvwXWUe9TwbfvJbVwFwhdSdnNyZLE4UF1Rf4MBy3Smlto5Joea0Qc

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More sad news

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8439945/amp/Lord-Rings-star-Sir-Ian-Holm-dies-aged-88-battle-Parkinsons-disease.html

Up to 30/31 degrees next week !
i'm going to hate it.

Really?

For info.

I hope the dogs don’t do this when everyone goes back to work

Does anyone know why the newspaper tweak thread has been closed down?

If you wish to avoid the advert, popup and video festooned page you are presented with when clicking links such as the one in the Primula post https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/18/tesco-asda-sainsburys-morrisons-urgently-recall-cheese-product-linked-paralysis-12869501/ , then do the following: Instead of clicking the link, right-click it and copy it, then paste it in to the address bar of the Edge browser. When it opens, click the open book and speaker icon at the end of the address bar. You will then have only the news item, which if you wanted to print it would save on ink and paper. You can also have it read to you.

Where is @Lonicera our queen of the product recalls when we need her? This is a major one. All the supermarkets are recalling Primula cheese as it contains a food poisoning bug that can cause paralysis.

https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/18/tesco-asda-sainsburys-morrisons-urgently-recall-cheese-product-linked-paralysis-12869501/

Just seen this in the Guardian online

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/18/man-rescued-by-uk-black-lives-matter-protester-is-ex-police-officer

And wonder what members think about how papers ‘pick and choose’ or word certain articles to biased the reader?

In this article the heading itself picks out that the man in the photo ‘is an ex police officer’ and writes the story therefore in that order.

He is actually a delivery driver and went there with other football fans - Millwall to ‘protect statues’ which it conveniently mentioned later in the story. The men that helped him said on BBC TV yesterday morning they went their to protect young people who were getting caught up in the protests with no adult supervision!

How would you have worded it ? Is the Guardian worse than other newspapers politically ?

Can anyone tell me how the ‘point’ system works
I have just seen this new member who has no friends, has posted no comments etc but had 4 points

Whereas our ‘friend’ Vincent who tried to ‘befriend’ all the lady’s and had 4 friends for a whole day has NIL Points

Goodnight, God Bless and thank you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-pP_dCenJA