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ginntonic

United Kingdom · From September 2004

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Moisturiser rip-off continues
Pint&APie, 20 August, 2009 at 13:21

Just thought I'd share the latest Which? survey with you, as it hasn't come up for a while . . . Simple replenishing rich moisturiser (£3.20, 125 ml) outperformed both ROC retin-ox intensive (£19.95,...

poochanna, friday 21-Aug-09 34
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People who do VAT returns / accountants - help!
Boop, 22 July, 2009 at 21:18

My accountant is on holiday - how very dare they - and I am trying to do my VAT return ending 30 June. For various reasons I’m yet to invoice and therefore get paid for the final two weeks of June. Do...

Boop, thursday 23-Jul-09 10
AnnaBanana
Best Cleopatra Biography?
AnnaBanana, 22 July, 2009 at 08:18

Ive become interested in Cleopatra after reading a book about jewellery and her facination of it. Can anyone recommend a good one? I've looked on Amazon and the comments seem to favour Michael Grant's...

ginntonic, wednesday 22-Jul-09
Sparkley
I'm off to Poland tomorrow! Anyone been before?
Sparkley, 22 July, 2009 at 12:05

? I'm staying in Krakow and going to a wedding on Saturday. I can't wait, the wedding is going to be heeeeeeyuge!!! Has anyone been before? I'm not even sure when Poland is ? I am so unorganised. I...

Sparkley, wednesday 22-Jul-09 11
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Valentine Warner (a rant)
Pint&APie, 21 July, 2009 at 10:51

1. Despite your claims, you are not a chef. Do you work in a restaurant ? No. Can I make a reservation to have you cook me something ? No. You are a slightly average food writer with an irritating...

hazel, tuesday 21-Jul-09 16
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Dim Sum virgin seeks advice
Pint&APie, 21 May, 2009 at 15:26

As title really. I've never been before (dining out is an evening experience, lunch is for pubs), and while I get the concept, was wondering if people could reccommend their favourite dishes / what to...

ginntonic, thursday 21-May-09 10
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Dr Christian from embarassing bodies
ginntonic, 21 May, 2009 at 15:56

Good looking or not? discuss.

Mrs Space Cadet, thursday 21-May-09 30
SophieM
Newsflash: Pringles are crisps BLOCKED SCRIPTSmiliesDialog.insert('[eek]');
SophieM, 21 May, 2009 at 15:26

Http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2009/may/21/pringles-vat-tax-crisps-snacks Loving some fo the comments.

Maxi, thursday 21-May-09 5
penguin1977
Kerry Katona - Whats The Problem?
penguin1977, 20 May, 2009 at 23:32

Ok so I have had a few vinos owing to the fact I have the day off tomorrow. But I don't understand. Why would this utter fool do this programme? I never watched it before as H has a big prob with chav...

Doughnut, thursday 21-May-09 26
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Holiday Recs to Cyprus or Turkey
Sez, 20 May, 2009 at 10:05

We are looking go away in Sept for 2 weeks AI and just wondered if anyone could recommend any good hotels in Cyprus or Turkey. We've looked at Protaris or Paphos in Cyprus and various places in...

chids, thursday 21-May-09 29
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In other anger . . . university challenge
Pint&APie, 23 February, 2009 at 12:53

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1152008/Your-starter-Why-people-hate-girl-simply-clever.html I can't beleive the abuse this poor woman has come in for. Yes, she's clever, very clever, and has...

I love shoes, monday 23-Feb-09 21
Mrs Magic
Pint & A Pie!
Mrs Magic, 15 February, 2009 at 19:44

You're famous! ? I love the vase, really quirky!

Iris, tuesday 17-Feb-09 27
NickJ
share your sh1t days
NickJ, 18 December, 2008 at 17:12

Fark me. i have had THE crappest day ? got up at 6:30 to move furniture for painters. painters arrive at 7:30. go to studio to await delivery of clothes supposedly at 8. no delivery. call client (who...

Smint, saturday 20-Dec-08 56
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Gigolos
ginntonic, 17 December, 2008 at 13:22

Whilst watching this fascinating insight into the random workings of male minds last night I came up with a marvellous money spinning idea which was for the pieman to hire himself out as a gigolo. He...

Hyacinth, thursday 18-Dec-08 9
pans
following on from display bath towels
pans, 17 December, 2008 at 10:41

Do you have display "products"? I was really laughing at people having display towels a while ago, even more so when people DARED to use them. And then today i was tidying up before the cleaners came...

RomanticRedCars37253, wednesday 14-Nov-18 73
KB3
Urgh! I feel sooooo rough - Friday hangover kleek
KB3, 28 November, 2008 at 09:00

So, my afternoon of boozing ended with me being put into a taxi at 10pm, completely sozzled and boy am I suffering this morning. I hate wine. ? I've had a bottle of lucazade, a can of coke, a sausage...

ginntonic, friday 28-Nov-08 15
badkitti*
excel help please
badkitti*, 27 November, 2008 at 10:04

If you've hidden all the rows so that you've only got blank columns and rows how do you unhide them? I've tried just unhide or column - unhide and row- unhide Help and thanks!

ginntonic, thursday 27-Nov-08 4
HeidiHole
I've got sellotape stuck in my throat.
HeidiHole, 26 November, 2008 at 17:27

Will I die? ?

HeidiHole, wednesday 26-Nov-08 8
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Too busy to hitch
Pint&APie, 21 November, 2008 at 15:53

? I'm averaging less than 10 posts a week - some days I don't get on here at all. And it'll be 2009 before things improve. I miss you lot - well, some of you anyway.

Pint&APie, monday 24-Nov-08 18
SophieM
Hair despondency
SophieM, 20 November, 2008 at 21:15

I emerged from the hairdresser tonight £77 lighter and fed up. I am bored with my hair, I hate it, I am still suffering the aftereffects of my ginger drama last year and I don't know what to do next....

SophieM, friday 21-Nov-08 27
marmalade atkins
My husband is a nuisance
marmalade atkins, 20 November, 2008 at 22:02

I (I now realise) somewhat foolishly bought MrA a Spit the Dog puppet. It was an impulse buy as I was ordering my friend a "Make your own Morph". ANyway, he's fucking torturing me with it. It's just...

janeyh, friday 21-Nov-08 50
Sparkley
I am looking for a bar which fixes above a doorframe and you hang yourself from by your ankles - help!
Sparkley, 21 November, 2008 at 11:21

Does anyone know what this is called? I thought it was called space boots ? You have a bar above a doorframe and you hang yourself from it via special boots/ankle cuffs - it really helps stretch your...

ginntonic, friday 21-Nov-08 8
Clairy
A question about sex - not TMI
Clairy, 21 November, 2008 at 10:25

Do you remember the first time you slept with your OH? Does he? I quite often think about it ?? but was surprised to discover that H doesn't remember it at all. I must have been good, eh? ?

Melancholie, saturday 22-Nov-08 46
lannie*
how utterly utterly grim!
lannie*, 21 November, 2008 at 09:50

My brother and his girlfriend are staying with us for a few days, and this morning I needed an item from the wardrobe in their room and thinking they had both gone to work just strolled on in. In fact...

tahdah, friday 21-Nov-08 34
KJX
I have a packet of the best crisps in the world!
KJX, 20 November, 2008 at 13:46

OK, corn snacks if I want to be accurate! http://www.retailbrands.co.uk/our-brands/ellert/peanut-puffs.html I used to love these when my dad was based in Germany. I used to live off crisps like this...

HaloHoney, thursday 20-Nov-08 33
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Online cake/Brownie delivery
Izzycat01, 19 November, 2008 at 20:11

Hello, Just wondered if anyone knew of any nice online brownie or cake websites. My brother has just moved into a new house with his girlfriend and I wanted to send them something a bit different from...

Izzycat01, thursday 20-Nov-08 7
Sparkley
Foodie help please.....
Sparkley, 19 November, 2008 at 17:30

I want to make Char-grilled sweet potato medallions with cauliflower cheese tonight This is the recipe: Ingredients For the sweet potato ½ sweet potato, peeled and cut into 6 1cm/0.5in thick rounds 1...

babygreenuk, wednesday 19-Nov-08 5
Mr JK
John Sergeant to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing
Mr JK, 19 November, 2008 at 12:00

Just announced: [quote]Former political journalist John Sergeant has decided to pull out of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing. The 64-year-old has received strong support from the public since...

NickJ, wednesday 19-Nov-08 40
NickJ
A desperate situation (the economy)
NickJ, 11 November, 2008 at 15:27

Did anyone see Dave's press conf this morning? I was so mad about his useless and pathetic proposals that I wrote to him about it, and said that the proposals were half-baked, ineffectual and useless....

princess layabout, wednesday 12-Nov-08 90
LouM
Manners and basic decency
LouM, 7 November, 2008 at 09:05

Nicks comment on the compliment the chef thread is worthy of its own thread, I think. People do seem to be utterly self-obssessed and thoughtless in today's society (although I do often ponder, is it...

KJX, monday 10-Nov-08 109

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