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Vote Tastic
Take the Who Should You Vote For? England quiz Labour 20 Liberal Democrat 20 Green 12 UK Independence -14 Conservative -14 You expected: LIB Your recommendation: Labour/Liberal Democrat Click here for more details about these results
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Gorgonzola Spaghetti
This is even easier and faster than my last post. Astonishingly enough! For this delightfully creamy pasta effort for two people you will require: Enough Spaghetti for 2 people (4oz or whatever that is in metric) 8 spring onions About … Continue reading
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Courgette Pasta with Capers and Parmesan
I stumbled across a wonderful and very easy pasta dish this evening. This works with any pasta, but works best with long pasta like spaghetti, linguine or tagliatelle. 150g pasta (e.g. tagliatelle) 1 shallot – finely chopped 1 garlic clove … Continue reading
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Mince Pies
Comparing Dutchy Original with Waitrose All Butter, our exclusive team say 4 to nill that Waitrose win. Dutchy original were acknowledged for their smell, however the texture of the pastry and a general lack of flavour let them down. It … Continue reading
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Wharfedale DV832B
I strongly suggest that nobody every buys a Wharfedale DV832B set top box. These are currently on sale in Argos punted as a low power model. I have not made any investigations into the power consumption, so I have no … Continue reading
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A C an Eb and a G walk into a bar…
The E-flat leaves, and the C and the G have an open fifth between them. After a few drinks, the fifth is diminished: the G is out flat. An F comes in and tries to augment the situation, but is … Continue reading
Inspiration
Over the last few months I have had the privilege of working with some very great people. I have been conducted by Charles Mackerras, Andrew Davis and Mark Elder and most recently I played 3rd trumpet with the Rehearsal Orchestra … Continue reading
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Names
R : You like to drink. I : Fuckin crazy. C : You are really silly. H : You have a very good personality and good looks. A : You like to drink. R : You like to drink. D … Continue reading
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Crimes
I noticed on a thread the other day the following list of trumpet crimes and associated fines. I agree with these wholeheartedly: MUSICAL OFFENCE AND FINE Playing highest note possible in warm- up £100 Sound-checking mic with obnoxious jazz licks … Continue reading