Can you identify who I was sketching here? Initials only please.

My sister was checking her online banking account yesterday and noticed a debit of £31.99 with the name ReportScore.co.uk next to it. She looked up their website and it was nothing she recognised and is totally sure she hadn't signed up for anything like their service.
She tried to send them an email to ask for a refund and cancel any more payments. The sending failed saying it was spam.
I said to her, go into the bank tell them what happened and get them to stop the direct debit as the website says its £31.99 per month. Well the lady in the bank knew exactly who my sister was talking about. So much that she got ushered into a room to talk to a member of the fraud team. He asked her if she had been looking at any payday loan websites. She said she had looked at QuickQuid just out of curiosity to see how much it would cost, but had not taken out a loan. He said QuickQuid use ReportScore to do their credit checks and also sell your information to them to sign you up to their monthly payment scheme.

Name the British pop group whose hit singles include Deeper Shade of Blue and Stomp?
Just give me the initial letter and *'s, thanks

A few short weeks ago we were supposed to be in the biggest Parliamentary crisis for a bit of a while !!! Government was set to implode and the end of the world predicted !!! so whats happening now?.........urmmm ....not a lot as far as I can see ! Brexit seems to be forgotten......no rush, its months till the end of August ! The Conservative Party seem to be lining up their next sacrifice.....MP's are probably getting set up for their mid-summer break......Anyone laying odd's on which comes first ? Brexit or General Election? and whose bum's will no longer be polishing green leather benches in the near future ???!!!

My nephew has recently come back from a holiday in Tenerife. They had a lovely time most of the time, but there was a few things that went wrong.
He has been on holiday abroad before, with me when he was a teenager, and more recently with his giirlfriend. But this was the first time to be him, his pregnant girlfriend and a one year old son.
Firstly a minor hiccup on the day of departure. His girlfriend suddenly remembered she has a medical condition, something to do with high phosphate levels in the blood. I said I'd call Insure&go and get it added to their policy. Jobworth said, can't do that, you have to cancel then buy new insurance and pick from the list of medical conditions. It wasn't listed, so that was time wasted. emailed new policy to nephew.
Flight went well, got coach transfer to Adeje, walked into hotel reception with luggage, nephew suddenly realised he had left his manbag on the coach. It contained hotel vouchers, their passports, their money and his girlfriends Iphone. The receptionist phoned the transfer company and they contacted the driver who had seen the bag and kept it safe. Nephew had to take taxi to the airport to collect it. 50 Euros each way.
A few days before the end of the holiday his girlfirend got a urine infection similar to what she had with her first baby. So it was off to the hospital. Taxi to them to the nearest private hospital where they asked for 200 Euros before doing anything. They decided to go to the public hospital instead. There he was not allowed to be in the room with his girlfriend and had to wait outside.
On the plane home she still felt unwell and when the plane landed at Gatwick at 23.55 they went straight to their local hospital in Medway. Finally getting home at 4am. But they had to get up again 7am as she had an appointment for a scan.

Anyone else got any holiday stories good or bad?

Who was the executed British nurse who claimed that "patriotism is not enough" ?
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Any idea who I was sketching here from the eyes only? Initials only please - I will post the full sketch later.

A friend that me and dad often meet for coffee is a regular churchgoer. Last week she handed us a leaflet about a Cultural Carnival organised by her church happening today. The leaflet said there would be a parade at 9.30 this morning starting at the end of the road the church entrance is in.
so we got there with minutes to spare expecting to see participants liniing up ready to start marching, but instead there was a group of about 20 people standing around chatting. One lady asked, "are you here for the parade? we are still waiting for the band to turn up".
Then the band turned up, a 3 piece Afro-Caribbean ensemble of trumpet, drum and something else (I forget) At the same time three members of the clergy arrived including the vicar and the Bishop of Rochester.
The Vicar said which way the parade would go so as to go past most houses and annoy most people. They asked the band to lead the way, and obvioiusly had told them what hymn to play. And the parade started.
Thought it would be more embarrasing for just me and dad to say, we're not taking part just watching, when there was nobody else watching. So we decided to tag along near the back.
The band played and the clergy bringing up the rear right behind us lead the singing of "We're marching in the name of God, marching in the name of God". Halfway along the road, one of the women came to the back to tell them, the band had changed its tune to When the Saints go Marching in.
We left the parade when it got to the church and made our way to the High Street.

One of the reasons people said they voted to leave the EU was to stop workers from the EU coming here and taking "our" jobs. Mostly farm labouring jobs. Well most of the EU workers from Poland, Romania and Bulgaria have gone home and not enough UK workers are taking their place.
So now the farms are having to bring in workers from beyond the EU and it has government backing. There are now farm workers here from Ukraine, Kazakstan and Moldova.

Name the 1940 song by Mexican songwriter Consuela Velazquez whose title translates as "kiss me generously"?
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Where idid the Chinese joke go? Was Tomasz's punchline that bad?

It's the No Nonsense Coffee Guide. It's outside a cafe in Sandbanks, Dorset.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mickhuett/36840344811/

Just got some TePe Interdental brushes, recommended by my dentist. I got a pack of 8, but you can get larger amounts.
I am fairly sure each one can be used more than once, but how many times would you use one brush before throwing it away?

Name the US state whose capital is Baton Rouge?
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Games

Alphabetical games ---Words ending and words with "two double" letters.

Please join in

Start --- 23/06/2019 Ful --- ended

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Start ---26/06/2019 --- Cal--ending

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Academical

Both Sainsburys and Tesco have run out of baby beetroot. Think there must be a shortage, or an importation issue.

Sainsburys put little union jack flags on their fresh produce to make you think its British. Looked at the label on my spring onions - grown in Senegal.

Now some good news. Bought a PieMinister steak and ale pie. Says on the box 100% recyclable. But its got a plastic window thinks I. Surely that part goes in the bin? But no, that is made from wood pulp and can go in the paper recycling box or on the compost. Who knew that wood could be see through.

I watched Top Gear last night and the whole show was putting electric cars through their paces.
The conclusion was they are still not good enough, except for the Tesla
The Nissan Leaf that Paddy was driving claimed to have a range of 100 miles but in reality it was 50 miles and sometimes only 35 miles.
However the Tesla that was tested had a genuine range of 250 miles. The downside is it's £40k, but who buys a car outright these days?

Name the 1991 comedy spoof starring Charlie Sheen as Topper Harley?
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Name the country whose capital is Seoul?
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What was the pen name of Tintin creator Georges Prosper Remi?
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23/06/19 ---FUL----
Awful

Mia Austin started this petition to British Airways and 5 others and is appealing for more support and signatures. Please sign

https://www.change.org/p/allow-wheelchairs-on-flights/u/24450461?cs_tk=AptySQIGfS69Al0Xv1wAAXicyyvNyQEABF8BvEI__0rILI6BP3N9JWPdpoA%3D&utm_campaign=b415a10b75064d2a9ccb3d919c0dd5c1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=petition_update&utm_term=cs

Has anybody ever eaten or seen "red bananas"?

Googled:
Despite being smaller than their yellow counterpart, red bananas excel in every other area. They contain approximately 110 calories and are packed with fiber, potassium, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C. ... They taste like a crossover between a regular banana and a ripe, tangy raspberry.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/113610746/mali-womens-side-dismissed-for-six-by-rwanda-in-new-international-twenty20-record

Mali 6 all out, but the devil is in the detail. Only one player score a run off the bat, the other 5 runs were from byes or wides.

What is the insectivorous plant, Dionaea Muscipula?
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Could we try something new please.
Copy and paste the previous answers and add your new word so we can easily look back if word was already mentioned. Have fun

Annabelle

Been watching the televised games only. It's been quite entertaining at times and some of the players have some good skills. Like in the men's game, its the latin countries that are more prepared to play a bit dirty to get the end result.

But a lot of the refereeing has been awful. Clearly offside goals have been given, even after seeing it on VAR. Both Nigeria (versus France) and Scotland (versus Argentina) were stitched up by the ref making their goalkeepers face a retaken penalty.

I switched channels to see the end of the Scotland game when Jonathan Pearce said about Argentina having a last minute penalty. Didn't realise until reading todays newspaper about the refereeing fiasco that led to the penalty. Scotland were making a substitution but the referee allowed Argentina to carry on playing.

What is the non-technical name for telangiectasia; a small dilated blood vessel?
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Name the African country whose capital is Addis Ababa?
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Walking down to the High Street, we see a police car with blue lights parked across the road we are about to walk along. Then we see a red Citroen on its side in the middle of the road. Half a dozen police are standing around it. There is another police car and ambulance. There is also a black Vauxhall Corsa parked normallly but with some damage to the rear offside.

I ask a police officer, how did that car get like that? He said it was an elderly driver swerved to avoid a bus, hit the parked car and his car flipped.

Think its time to get back to normality
Name the large oceanic bird of cool Southern oceans?
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Back in February 2017 we had our last bill from Thames Water. It was £580. Then our street got water meters. We had the option of waiting the full 2 years to switch over, or we could switch over earlier and get a credit for doing so. We switched after seeing the first comparison bill, and we were £265 in credit. Our bill has been in credit ever since, until today.
I finally have a water bill that requires paying, £52. Although this is not the true cost of water used as the previous bill was a credit. The next bill will show the true cost. I'm expecting it to be around £100, which is a big drop from £580.

Great news! Blameless victims of bank transfer scams will soon get refunds from their banks, in another massive win for our campaign.

A new code will launch in May, which will require banks to refund customers who have been scammed into transferring money to fraudsters through no fault of their own.

This is a major victory for bank transfer scam victims - and something we've been calling for since 2016. And it’s thanks to supporters like you, who backed our super-complaint and shared your stories to put pressure on the banks.

The code is voluntary, but several major banks have already signed up. We want all banks to sign up in the coming months to protect their customers.

But for now, will you share this fantastic victory on Facebook with your friends and family?



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Product details: Apple three-prong AC wall plug adaptor

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Reason for recall:

Product may break, allowing access to live parts during use.
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Product details: Gentek Wireless Charging Pad

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Reason for recall:

Risk of fire due to product overheating whilst in use
What should you do next?

Electrical Safety First recommends that anyone who discovers they have an electrical item that has been recalled should stop using it immediately
Check the product recall notification for details of what to do next
If no details are shown, you should contact either the seller or Citizens Advice on 03444 111 444 or visit them at www.citizensadvice.org.uk
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Checking your other electrical products

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Can you identify who I was sketching here? Initiala only please.

When I switched my TV set on yesterday there was no picture or sound, not even static. It is not worth repairing, so I have a choice of replacing it and probably getting my first flat screen or using my time more productively.

So far, I have searched Freecycle (nothing, only people who wanted TV sets) and Gumtree where there was a wall mounted Alba Freeview TV with no stand for £55. The owner could not remember how long she had had it. I am reluctant to pay more than that for a second hand TV set which may not last very long.

I had a look in Asda today and thought the Polaroid TVs looked a reasonable price. Fortunately, I did not buy one at the time and I have just looked at online reviews for Polaroid TVs. Apparently, Polaroid is owned by Asda (probably Wal-Mart). Out of more than 1,000 reviews, it is hard to find a favourable one and when things go wrong, as they generally do, Asda are not helpful and they don’t want to know if it is out of warranty. It is even worse in the USA; if something goes wrong during the warranty period, customers are expected to pay $120 to ship the item to California for repair.

Can anyone recommend a reliable TV make and model and a reputable supplier in the Portsmouth area who will deal with any issues? I do not want a smart TV.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

I know we've had this before but I seem to be the only one in my (small) circle who tips. I've recently had a job done (£1,000+) and normally I would have tipped - I have to say I find it embarrassing if I tip and also embarrassing if I don't. I paid in advance for the materials so the rest was presumably labour which was high for a day's work - and the work was fine to be honest. I was warned in advance by various people not to tip as it wasn't necessary - they gave the money they wanted in the quote - so I didn't. And now I feel mean.

I'm having other work done by a chap who has really gone out of his way to help and there is no way I wouldn't give him a hefty tip when he goes even though he quoted for the job which also involved other people - who I haven't tipped.

As this is an ongoing problem for me at the moment I'm interested in what other people do and what's the norm. And, let's be honest, even a tenner goes nowhere....

One of my recent previous posts should be a big clue

Can you identify the song that contains these lyrics: "Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland".

Who was I sketching here? Initials only please.

Turned laptop on and the noise of the fan is making a noise like a car over revving. It has done this before quite a few times but it can be fixed by shutting down a nd restarting. But today no amount of shutting down and restarting is making the laptop run with its normal quietness.

It is not yet affecting ths software, apart from it is running a bit slower than usual.

Any suggestions what to do.

Can you identify the famous song that contains tehse lyrics: "Send down that cloud with a silver lining"

This could be an ongoing thread with people posting what calls they are getting and the different things being said. This one I got today.

Answered to hear a recording saying, "This is an urgent call from Visa Secure. A transaction of £600 has just been made on your card. If you did not make this transaction, press 1 to speak to an advisor".

Will we finally know the answer after DNA tests? Have to wait until September. For more info

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48499253

What was the real surname of comedian Eric Morecambe?
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Any flooding in anyone's area? We had a high alert for the River Ravensbourne which runs right through Bromley, with the possibility of residences being flooded. We are near one of the roads but, thankfully, slightly uphill so no danger to us. The last time that particular road was flooded must be at least 30 years ago if not more.

Can you identify this country from its silhouette?

Can you identify which famous song contains these lyrics: "Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
while sergeants played a marching tune" ?