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A nice calm weekend with the Chief Inspector.....!

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 It's the weekend, quiet, calm, typically English in Summer (that's the period that lasts roughly from 7-11 August) in that "green and pleasant land" At least the village fete doesn't last 8 days, as it does here...! A quiet, dignified game of cricket, on the village green, whilst the merry makers taste the sponge cakes and other local housewives specialities. And then - MURDER MOST FOUL.....and - for a change, this is an English village where "Miss Marple" does NOT live! The fete carries on, in spite of at least 3 murders - that's the average for each episode...! Number one got his head crushed by one of the church bells, and the blood dripped into the sanctuaary...... Number Two decided that she'd had enough of chasing the vicar who hadn't quite followed the required lessons at school, years ago, but then - it IS a Catholic church.... . Number Three got an arrow through his eye, just like Harold, and since he was on the Village...

A little souvenir before the SS (Soccer Season)

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REMEMBER THIS....? Or do you prefer to forget it....? This afternoon-A scenario.... par  Ian Mitchell , mercredi 23 juin 2010, à 19:00 The sun was up, it was Michael's birthday, the geese - the chickens - the ducks and all the rest had been put out of harms way, "God Save the ...." was sounding out, the assembled notables were on their feet, patriotically singing, or humming, the ladies in tears and nostalgie swamped over. Suddenly, in the 7th (lucky for some) minute, an England goalkeeper stopped the ball, picked it up and threw it away - in disgust! English roses squealed with delight, others jumped up and down on the sofa - that'll cost a pretty package to repair, and then - ROONEY gets the ball and advances, the 3 Lions on his chest pumping out saliva and sweat, or is it him....? Chips and peanuts have been replenished, glasses topped up - again. All is calm then the 22nd minute - Haskey scores....! English roses wet themselves, so does Keefer, he's swall...

Work - Travaille- Arbeit.....!

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EN: With a touch of luck, a good postman, and I should get my new Windows PC very shortly! This will mean about a week of work to set it up as I wish, so very few articles during that period, so here is something to look at while you're waiting..!  ******* FR: Avec un peu de chance et un bon facteur de la Poste, je devrais recevoir ma nouvelle Windows PC très bientôt! Ceci veut dire une semaine pour l'arranger comme je veux, donc peu  des articles pendant ce temps!Donc quelques chose a regarder en attendent! ******* DE: Mit etwas Glück, und ein gute Postbote, durfte Ich Meine neue Windows PC bekommen sehr bald! Das will heißen - eine Woche arbeiten um es so hinzukriegen wie Ich es haben will, darum wenige Artikeln während diese Zeit! Darum etwas zum kucken derweil....  *************   --   Google search-" iwmpop " - " mrlemarquis " http://www.marquisdugalipot.blogspot.com ( links/liens)

A touch of the "Keefers".....!

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT......! "une copie de votre pièce d'identité (carte nationale d'identité, passeport ou permis de conduire) - un justificatif correspondant aux coordonnées de livraison (facture d'électricité........" ********* This was what awaited me at 0430hrs this morning! A great start to the day! First things first... I think I've got a touch of the "Keefers" - 23.30 to 0400 just a touch of sleep. Pointless, so one puts feet on the floor, and things start....! I suppose I should be happy that at least I could send the things demanded by e-mail but.... 1. Dig out the scanner, set it up, figure it out again (hasn't been used for years). 2. Make 4 or 5 attempts, to finally get what I wanted. 3. Go to "G-mail" to find out that those damned "whizz kids" at Google have had a new brain storm - as usual. it works, but very slowly - it'll take days before it's really working! In this respect, the kids at...

Morbid...? No - more disappointing!

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S o - there we are, that'll make me around 120 years of age. Respectable....? Bit disappointing really, I was quite looking forward to playing golf all day, something I can't do here - no money....! On the other hand, those who leave the same day must speak for themselves! BUT...... WHEN I go, I'm taking this with me, don't think I'm leaving it for you lot....!

Ian Mitchell - Google Profile

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Link: http://www.google.com/profiles/116154142837077001221 (sent via Shareaholic)  EN: Amazing the things you find! I don't often go to my "Google Profile" - after all, I know about myself! Sometimes I go - just to change it, once every 5 years or so! This time around, I was amused to find that "Google" had attempted to translate what there was in French on my original "profile" - got it mixed up with the English, and boom! They also slid my "arrow" indicating where I live to the beautiful island of Corsica! I don't mind, but don't think a free holiday in Corsica is possible....! ******** FR: Google Profile Je ne vais pas regarder souvent, je me connais déjà! Mais, cette fois-ci, Google ont essayé de Traduire les quelques mots en Français a l'anglais - pas très bien! En plus, il m'ont placé en Corse! Je veux bien, mais.....   

Merci "Journal des Femmes"

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Absolutely great...!

http://scottbrundage.com/rollovers/nyears.html I tend not to wax eloquent about things, I stay reserved, but these things are unbelievable...You MUST have a look! Unfortunately I can't download them - wonder why! You'll just have to go and look yourself! Just roll your mouse over each image......!  I'll give it ********** (10 stars from 10!)

It's not quite like that....!

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Sometimes, when I'm asked where I live, I notice a slight air of "mis-belief" "Southern France", I say, and I can see the immediate effect- either this guy's got "brass" - "scudos"  or he's lying! Well, actually - neither! I live here - far from the madding crowd of Tourists, although the Meditteranean is only 10 miles away, or so, and Tourists, mainly lost, do pass through! Yes - I live in the South of France, but I have little to do with the typical tourist occupations! My life is more that of the typical pensioner who has to live SOMEWHERE, and park benches are quite all right, by me! And - yes, there are some traditions which are agreeable, because they're not only traditions, but can be seen day in, day out! On the other hand, I don't have the luxurious villa with at least 2 swimming pools, tennis courts, private golf course and so on....And - I don't want them either! They're for Tourists! Si...

Get your very own Garfield - every day!

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Rejoignez-moi sur Facebook

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facebook Ian Mitchell a : 25 amis 7 photos 2 articles 2 publications sur le mur 4 groupes Rejoignez-moi sur Facebook J'ai commencé à utiliser Death Clock, une application de Facebook, et je pense que vous l'aimeriez aussi. Facebook est un site web qui vous permet de communiquer avec vos amis, de partager des photos, d'utiliser des applications et bien plus. Merci, Ian Pour vous inscrire à Facebook, suivez le lien ci-dessous : http://www.facebook.com/p.php?app_id=135084146531704&i=1359621646&k=Z31U63V4QXTF6BD1PF36XVVSVPIB4U5FRVCUB&r Vous avez déjà un compte ? Ajoutez cette adresse électronique à votre compte. Ian Mitchell a invité marquisdugalipot.coicadin2@blogger.com à rejoindre Facebook. Si vous ne souhaitez plus recevoir ce genre de messages de la part de Facebook, cliquez ici pour annuler votre abonnement. Facebook, Inc. P.O. Box 10005, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Spam - not clever, but slightly amusing...!

I did think I'd seen just about everything from the spam world, but this one is different, not in the spam box, but posted on this Blogsite! Well - it's different! Full marks for ingenuity, even if I may have to start taking them off.....! ********* Anonymous has left a new comment on your post " A christmas story (last part) ": I’m currently being held prisoner by the Russian mafia [url= http://www. buypenisenlargement.com ]penis enlargement[/url] penis enlargement and being forced to post spam comments on blogs and forum! If you don’t approve this they will kill me. [url= http://www.male-sexual- styles.com ]penis enlargement[/url] penis enlargement They’re coming back now. [url= http://vimax3-4.com ] vimax[/url] vimax Please send help! nitip [url= http://www.male-sexual. com ]penis enlargement[/url] penis enlargement ******** Q uite exciting really, but he could have signed it all the same!

Weekend - fin semaine - Wochenende....!

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-- We're there - pause for the author! On y est - pause pour l'editeur! Mir seien da! Pause fur die Redaktion...!   Google search-" iwmpop " - " mrlemarquis " http://www.marquisdugalipot.blogspot.com ( links/liens)

Facebook, Twitter and Company.

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Social Networks... There are hundreds out there. Only problem is, you have to be careful... I just had the experience of following a link to a thing on Facebook, called "Ask a Frenchman" - frankly, it would be better named - "Order a Frenchman"! I didn't really believe what I was reading. The simplest of questions (all of which seemed to remain unanswered as all the other questions) like what does "cc" mean in a flat rental advert, mainly posed by females who it seemed were already on the point of undressing to meet their "French lover", a photo of whom they had never seen. Most of them were from Australia, USA, and they wished to have closer personal contact with "Frenchman" who I don't personally believe to be Gallic (possibly Welsh Wales) going on the English used. That, also, is Facebook. You have to be careful, selective when choosing "friends". Comments that lead to photo pages where there are no photos, a gr...

Where ARE the bugs.....?

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Bugs and virus are everywhere, they don't know borders or frontiers, we're talking here about the "virtual" but very real ones we find on Computers, Phones and other electronic items, The material ones are the same, of course, and we inject stuff from the Doctor at an alarming rate to try to deal with them! The same thing applies to the virtual type. We spend millions and millions every year - it's one of the largest and most profitable businesses' on the Internet - and strangely, we tend to buy them ONLINE, even those amongst us who refuse to buy online! Have a look here - Protection or not - Worldwide: The best protected are probably those that need it the most! In Europe, most of the "rogues" are Russina, Australian or American! Perhaps the scariest category of security threats is key loggers. As the name suggests, key loggers is tracking every activity on the computer and then storing and transmitting that information Viruses are th...

Useful to know....

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Windows 7 - I haven't got it yet, but people tell me they find it "just fine"! Only thing - thay can't find their normal "Windows Games" - Well, here's how to get them back.... (with thanks to "World Start.com") Sign up for their letters - tips, pc items for sale........ ********** Random Tip:  Zoom in MS Excel Create An Account   Go To Store Email:    Password:     Remember me on this computer Computer Help Search: What is your question?   Enable Windows 7 Games Printer Friendly Version  | Like These Tips?  Get Them Free In Your E-mail Everyday! E-mail Address:    Currently 4.28/5 1 2 3 4 5 Rating:  4.3 /5 (32 votes cast) We've come to expect certain things from Windows, especially in the installed games department. So if you're running Windows 7, and notice that the usual game roster (Freecell, Solitaire, Hearts, etc) isn't available, then this tip is just for you! Click  Start>Control ...