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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012
posted July 01, 2014 05:41 PM
A big well done to the USA in the World Cup, together with Jurgan, you did yourselves proud! Pity I cannot say the same for England yet again! As for Belgium, well done Vincent, City loves you more than you will ever know! Celebrate hard into the night Dominique!
As for Rolf Harris- shame on you, may you never see the light of day ever again!!
Should have known better with "Tie your Kangeroo down sport" & "Two Little Boys". Now what's all that about!!!!
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posted July 01, 2014 06:37 PM
Andrew, am I missing some news here about Rolf Harris and the Queen? Please enlighten me.
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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003
posted July 01, 2014 08:50 PM
Paul and members for the USA, did you see the same euphoria in Americans in general with World Cup? knowing soccer is not a favorite sport over there.
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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013
posted July 02, 2014 12:24 AM
Belgium, two points ;-) (for the non Europeans, this is refering to the European Song Contest, two points are very few, not like the two points won yesterday against the US)
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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012
posted July 02, 2014 02:25 AM
Paul, he was very well liked and respected by the British public throughout his career, always on our television screens, and very much thought upon as a do gooder. He even campaigned against child abuse. In recognition of being an all round good egg, he was knighted and selected to do a portrait of the queen several years ago.
I don't suppose that will be taking pride and place any longer in Buck House in view of the recent revelations. IMHO: She has been made to look a fool by this con man, and not just her, all of us.
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From: Bromley, Kent
Registered: Nov 2010
posted July 02, 2014 04:38 AM
Rolf had plenty of awards, but I don't think he was ever knighted, though that may well have happened later if the truth hadn't come out.
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From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012
posted July 02, 2014 01:20 PM
"A right Charlie" is another way of saying "mugged off" or "made to feel a right Muppet" etc etc. In other words someone has had you over or made a fool out of you in an embarrassing way.
Hope that's crystal now. l.o.l.
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From: The Projection Box
Registered: Nov 2006
posted July 03, 2014 03:07 AM
Osi. Having spent most on my working childhood life in London I can confirm Right Charlie is cockney rhyming slang for a Ponce.
Similarly Lancashire dialect might say 'That's peed on't chips' meaning 'That's very unfortunate'.
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From: Bromley, Kent
Registered: Nov 2010
posted July 03, 2014 07:08 AM
As a Londoner (born in Blackpool due to someone dropping bombs on London), I've never heard of 'Charlie', being refered to as rhyming slang for 'ponce', which is someone who gets clients for prostitutes. Sometimes used as rhyming slang for 'Charlie Hunt'( perhaps you can figure), and possibly a proper Charlie refering to Charlie Chaplin, being a figure of mirth.