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"John Jardine" wrote
| Actually, Endomol are looking for who isn't :-) | fit and attractive spoilt kiddies, (preferably blonde) who | have wealthy husbands and a lot of free time on their | unspoilt, lily white hands. Owain |
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heh...let's hope nobody takes..
'please email or call on 0208 222 4757 for a friendly chat.' ....and posts it to alt.fetish :-0 |
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In the current climate it could be a very popular series. How many drabe
shades of grey can you paint this bunker? BTW, anyone else notice that for the last 18 months all these shows have been telling people to paint everything beige/cream and now, only this week, one show that had preached this message was saying how awful everything painted, um, beige/cream is! How about combining "War Walks" or that new series on the invasion^W liberation of Iraq with a property show, to make "My Favourite Bunker"? -- Paul |
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"John Smith" wrote: BTW, anyone else notice that for the last 18 months all these shows have been telling people to paint everything beige/cream and now, only this week, one show that had preached this message was saying how awful everything painted, um, beige/cream is! I get depressed when I watch that House Doctor program. That woman takes people's homes and turns them into 3 star hotel rooms. Beige walls, anonymous pictures, no evidence of individuality. I find it depressing that people looking at houses can't see possibilities without being presented with what is a bland canvas. I would love a program following up these house buyers a couple of years down the line. I bet that 3 star hotel room look is gone in most of them. Peter -- Peter Ashby School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland To assume that I speak for the University of Dundee is to be deluded. Reverse the Spam and remove to email me. |
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"Peter Ashby" wrote in message news In article , "John Smith" wrote: BTW, anyone else notice that for the last 18 months all these shows have been telling people to paint everything beige/cream and now, only this week, one show that had preached this message was saying how awful everything painted, um, beige/cream is! I get depressed when I watch that House Doctor program. That woman takes people's homes and turns them into 3 star hotel rooms. Beige walls, anonymous pictures, no evidence of individuality. I find it depressing that people looking at houses can't see possibilities without being presented with what is a bland canvas. That is what sells, as the progs prove. I can see potential of any house. I can visualise what a awful looking room looks like when decorated properly. Most can't. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 05/06/2003 |
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"John Smith" wrote in message ... Just before the dot.con crash the BBC suddenly had loads of programmes on with American financial 'gurus' - why do they always employ Yanks on these financial and style programmes - telling us to invest in shares and set up share clubs, etc. Of course, by the time the BBC luvvies had cottoned onto the rising share market the bubble was on the verge of bursting. You can see the same thing happening now re all the house buying/selling programmes they are running. The property market is not bursting. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 05/06/2003 |
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What is truly depressing nowadays is that if you DON'T paint your house all
beige, chuck out most of your furniture and replace it with a beige sofa no one will want to buy your house. Instead of people going into a house, using their own imaginations and thinking what potential it has they now expect to see showroom conditions even in a 100 plus year old house. "Peter Ashby" wrote in message news In article , "John Smith" wrote: BTW, anyone else notice that for the last 18 months all these shows have been telling people to paint everything beige/cream and now, only this week, one show that had preached this message was saying how awful everything painted, um, beige/cream is! I get depressed when I watch that House Doctor program. That woman takes people's homes and turns them into 3 star hotel rooms. Beige walls, anonymous pictures, no evidence of individuality. I find it depressing that people looking at houses can't see possibilities without being presented with what is a bland canvas. I would love a program following up these house buyers a couple of years down the line. I bet that 3 star hotel room look is gone in most of them. Peter -- Peter Ashby School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland To assume that I speak for the University of Dundee is to be deluded. Reverse the Spam and remove to email me. |
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People who don't understand economics are the only ones saying the housing
market is not going to go bust. People think low interest rates means that house prices will not crash - this shows a lack of understanding. Crashes, anyhow, in housing happen suddenly and violently. Houses in Japan are now worth about 90% less than 10 years ago and they have effective 0% interest rates. In 1911 UK house prices fell 92% in one year. The Economist mag had a 16 page article a few weeks back saying they think we will be lucky to get away with a 25% - 30% crash here in the UK. It said to roll up the Economist and hit anyone over the head with it who says different. Anyhow, this is a DIY forum. J. "Capitol" wrote in message ... It is in Essex! The treasury had great difficulty selling government debt this week, the retail inflation rate hit an annualised rate of 7% in June, how long before interest rates rise? Regards Capitol IMM wrote in message ... "John Smith" wrote in message ... Just before the dot.con crash the BBC suddenly had loads of programmes on with American financial 'gurus' - why do they always employ Yanks on these financial and style programmes - telling us to invest in shares and set up share clubs, etc. Of course, by the time the BBC luvvies had cottoned onto the rising share market the bubble was on the verge of bursting. You can see the same thing happening now re all the house buying/selling programmes they are running. The property market is not bursting. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 05/06/2003 |
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"geoff" wrote in message
... In message , louisa writes Endemol Television are making a brand new series about style and interiors for BBC2 reflecting the nations taste and style through Britain's homes. This primetime BBC2 series is currently looking for women with a strong sense of style, fashion and flair to take part: women who not only take pride in their appearance and who like to look good but who have also put a great deal of time, effort and thought into the way in which they have decorated their homes - I would particularly love to hear from women who are not afraid to use bold colours or very modern decor in their homes. Why not just put on loads of Charlie Dimmock digging holes and getting wet..... |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 02:09:24 +0100, "John Smith"
wrote: People who don't understand economics are the only ones saying the housing market is not going to go bust. People think low interest rates means that house prices will not crash - this shows a lack of understanding. Crashes, anyhow, in housing happen suddenly and violently. Houses in Japan are now worth about 90% less than 10 years ago and they have effective 0% interest rates. In 1911 UK house prices fell 92% in one year. Japan does not have 0% interest rates, with deflation of 3%, then even 0% interest rates cost 3% in real terms. Just like South Africa's 10% interest rates looks extremely scary, but is actually more servicable than our rates, once you take into account relatively inflation rates. A crash is of course possible, even likely, I don't disagree with that. The Economist mag had a 16 page article a few weeks back saying they think we will be lucky to get away with a 25% - 30% crash here in the UK. It said to roll up the Economist and hit anyone over the head with it who says different. No, it said prices had to fall by 20% to meet the long term average, and it expected such an overshoot |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 12:48:19 +0100, "IMM" wrote:
"John Smith" wrote in message Houses in Japan are now worth about 90% less than 10 years ago 10% less in 10 years? Hardly a crash. 90% _less_ The Economist mag had a 16 page article a few weeks back saying they think we will be lucky to get away with a 25% - 30% crash here in the UK. The Economist! Read proper papers not politically leaning rags. The economist has a libertarian bias, not a conservative one. Jim. |
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"Jim Ley" wrote in message ... The Economist! Read proper papers not politically leaning rags. The economist has a libertarian bias, not a conservative one. Please!! --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 05/06/2003 |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 02:09:24 +0100, "John Smith"
wrote: People who don't understand economics are the only ones saying the housing market is not going to go bust. See http://tinyurl.com/g0uw - which suggests that the market may be cooling off, but with no sign of "going bust". People think low interest rates means that house prices will not crash - this shows a lack of understanding. Low interest rates, coupled with low wage inflation, mean that people cannot "grow into" mortgages that they can't really afford. Crashes, anyhow, in housing happen suddenly and violently. Houses in Japan are now worth about 90% less than 10 years ago I think that you mean that they are worth 90% of that they were worth 10 years ago. Even in a well-ordered society like Japan, I suspect that a 90% fall (i.e., a house purchased for equiv of £200K in 1993 now being worth £20K) would be the cause a popular revolution! and they have effective 0% interest rates. .... but in a deflationary economy. In 1911 UK house prices fell 92% in one year. Reference? Or, again, do you mean that prices in 1912 were 92% of those in 1911? The Economist mag had a 16 page article a few weeks back saying they think we will be lucky to get away with a 25% - 30% crash here in the UK. Which will primarily affect those who (a) buy houses as part of a make-money-quick approach to life, rather than as somewhere to live over a substantial period of time, and (b) live in the SE of England. Only those areas that have had hyper-price inflation on property are likely to see equivalent falls. The rest of us will quietly smug when this happens :-) Julian -- Julian Fowler julian (at) bellevue-barn (dot) org (dot) uk |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 13:04:36 +0100, "IMM" wrote:
"Jim Ley" wrote in message ... The Economist! Read proper papers not politically leaning rags. The economist has a libertarian bias, not a conservative one. Please!! Legalisation of drugs is not a Conservative issue... yet is an Economist one. Jim. |
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"Jim Ley" wrote in message ... The Economist! Read proper papers not politically leaning rags. The economist has a libertarian bias, not a conservative one. Please!! Legalisation of drugs is not a Conservative issue... yet is an Economist one. Ever heard of stealth? A tactic the Tories have used for centuries, otherwise how could such a party, which is primarily concerned at keeping a certain layer of society well heeled and in control, exist? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 05/06/2003 |
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On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 13:41:45 +0100, "IMM" wrote:
"Jim Ley" wrote in message ... The Economist! Read proper papers not politically leaning rags. The economist has a libertarian bias, not a conservative one. Please!! Legalisation of drugs is not a Conservative issue... yet is an Economist one. Ever heard of stealth? Hey? Please explain... You're saying that the economist doesn't want legalisation of drugs, but they're trying to appeal to the segment of the market that does and then ram Conservative propaganda down their throats? I can't help imagining that newspapers other than the economist would be more appropriate for this, as those people who read the economist if denied a libertarian voice are likely to vote on the free trade aspect of libertarianism more than anything else, so I can't see the need for the propaganda. Jim. |
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Jim Ley wrote:
Hey? Please explain... You're saying that the economist doesn't want legalisation of drugs, but they're trying to appeal to the segment of the market that does and then ram Conservative propaganda down their throats? I can't help imagining that newspapers other than the economist would be more appropriate for this, as those people who read the economist if denied a libertarian voice are likely to vote on the free trade aspect of libertarianism more than anything else, so I can't see the need for the propaganda. No Jim..Nooooooo..... Don't get IMM started - you have *no idea* what you're getting into. Just google for IMM or International Man of Mystery. -- Grunff |
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On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 13:15:45 +0100, Julian Fowler
wrote: Hmmm ... not sure how appropriate this ng is for such a programme. I'm probably not far wrong in saying that when a typical d-i-y-er chooses between different paints, the main criteria a * which brand of brilliant white * matt or silk * liquid or non-drip So THAT's what living dangerously looks like! ;O) Take Care, Gnube |
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writes It is in Essex! The treasury had great difficulty selling government debt this week, the retail inflation rate hit an annualised rate of 7% in June, how long before interest rates rise? Regards Capitol So that's why they've put 7 gatzos in each direction between J26 and J27 of the M25 - to cream a bit back from you -- geoff |
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Smith writes People who don't understand economics are the only ones saying the housing market is not going to go bust. People think low interest rates means that house prices will not crash - this shows a lack of understanding. Crashes, anyhow, in housing happen suddenly and violently. Houses in Japan are now worth about 90% less than 10 years ago and they have effective 0% interest rates. In 1911 UK house prices fell 92% in one year. The Economist mag had a 16 page article a few weeks back saying they think we will be lucky to get away with a 25% - 30% crash here in the UK. It said to roll up the Economist and hit anyone over the head with it who says different. Anyhow, this is a DIY forum. J. Your point being ...? -- geoff |
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In message , Julian Fowler
writes On 2 Jul 2003 08:44:11 -0700, (louisa) wrote: Endemol Television are making a brand new series about style and interiors for BBC2 reflecting the nations taste and style through Britain's homes. This primetime BBC2 series is currently looking for women with a strong sense of style, fashion and flair to take part: women who not only take pride in their appearance and who like to look good but who have also put a great deal of time, effort and thought into the way in which they have decorated their homes - I would particularly love to hear from women who are not afraid to use bold colours or very modern decor in their homes. Hmmm ... not sure how appropriate this ng is for such a programme. I'm probably not far wrong in saying that when a typical d-i-y-er chooses between different paints, the main criteria a * which brand of brilliant white * matt or silk * liquid or non-drip You mean - "what have I got left over in the shed?" -- geoff |
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writes In message , ANt writes heh...let's hope nobody takes.. 'please email or call on 0208 222 4757 for a friendly chat.' ...and posts it to alt.fetish :-0 Nah - email it to mr Chumbawumba (or whoever) of the nigerian scam The latest "419" scam seems to have a God-bothering slant: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Cut Here =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- From: Deacon Momoh Subject: Remain Blessed! Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 19:41:03 -0700 I am in anticipation of your reply and I am standing on Malachi 3:10 where our Lord Jesus has decree that we should bring tithes and offering to his store house, he convinced us that he will open the windows of heavens and bless us most abudantly. I am a retired Director general of Ministry of aviation and transport and presently the managing director of Solomon consultancy firm and Solomon foundation Inc not until last two years I was practically in the world. Due largely to the counseling of my wife and by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ I confessed Jesus as my personal Lord and saviour and I became a member Redeemed pillar fire ministry and the man of God Pastor Ellias counseled me for deliverance which I did for a period of 30 days, for God said in Obadiah 1:17, that upon mountain Zion there will be deliverance, after which holiness and one can posses his possessions that already I have claimed as my portion. During my thanksgiving that proceedeth prayer session in my ministry, our Lord ministered to me concerning my funds in Europe to invest it in His work and I proceed to posses my possessions. I related with the Elders of my ministry and Pastors of my ministry to direct me. Five names and ministries were nominated and we all prayed for God's divine confirmation which he did at the third/3rd day. Already all arrangements have been concluded with the Finance house in where they were deposited, for the direct payment of the funds $15million us dollars to you. All you need do is to furnish me with your full names,address, Telephone & Fax numbers in order to appropriate the document with the Finance house in Europe for onward payment to you. Then I will be able to confirm to you Brother in Lord the code access number to contact the Finance House for the fund.I thank God for his Grace upon my life and for making me to know our Lord Jesus Christ,Glory be to God.Be informed that this fund is strictly for the work of God and other investment that will Glorify God. Remain Blessed Deacon John Momoh. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Cut Here =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- My reply was simply "Isaiah 36, v12." -- Paul |
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On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 09:28:26 +0100, "IMM" wrote:
"Jim Ley" wrote in message ... On 4 Jul 2003 12:55:06 GMT, (Huge) wrote: Conservative != conservative. Free trade != Conservative. Views other than your own != propaganda. What exactly are you trying to say? nowhere did I say anything different. You missed out Keeping privilege for a certain class of people != Conservative. Keeping an outdated near Medieval system != Conservative. Petty snobbery actively promoted != Conservative. Sharp differences between rich and poor != Conservative. I'm going to keep and treasure this one, Adam ... "!=" means "not equal to". Given your love for quoting references, we can all now cite a usenet post in which you stated unambiguously that the following are *not* characteristics of conservatism: * Keeping privilege for a certain class of people * Keeping an outdated near Medieval system * Petty snobbery actively promoted * Sharp differences between rich and poor Thank you, thank you for starting we weekend off with a good laugh :-) :-) Julian -- Julian Fowler julian (at) bellevue-barn (dot) org (dot) uk |
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On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 09:28:26 +0100, "IMM" wrote:
"Jim Ley" wrote in message ... On 4 Jul 2003 12:55:06 GMT, (Huge) wrote: Conservative != conservative. Free trade != Conservative. Views other than your own != propaganda. What exactly are you trying to say? nowhere did I say anything different. You missed out Keeping privilege for a certain class of people != Conservative. Keeping an outdated near Medieval system != Conservative. Petty snobbery actively promoted != Conservative. Sharp differences between rich and poor != Conservative. This one is absolutely priceless! "!=" means "not equal to" I know it's always possible that you might have experienced a revelation, but is this what you intended to say? ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Julian Fowler" wrote in message ... On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 09:28:26 +0100, "IMM" wrote: "Jim Ley" wrote in message ... On 4 Jul 2003 12:55:06 GMT, (Huge) wrote: Conservative != conservative. Free trade != Conservative. Views other than your own != propaganda. What exactly are you trying to say? nowhere did I say anything different. You missed out Keeping privilege for a certain class of people != Conservative. Keeping an outdated near Medieval system != Conservative. Petty snobbery actively promoted != Conservative. Sharp differences between rich and poor != Conservative. I'm going to keep and treasure this one, Adam ... "!=" means "not equal to". I know. Mistake as I cut and pasted in a hurry. So it is: Keeping privilege for a certain class of people = Conservative. Keeping an outdated near Medieval system = Conservative. Petty snobbery actively promoted = Conservative. Sharp differences between rich and poor = Conservative. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.488 / Virus Database: 287 - Release Date: 05/06/2003 |
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My point being that no amount of beige paint is going to stop the UK housing
market falling off a cliff in the next 2 - 3 years. J. "geoff" wrote in message ... In message , John Smith writes People who don't understand economics are the only ones saying the housing market is not going to go bust. People think low interest rates means that house prices will not crash - this shows a lack of understanding. Crashes, anyhow, in housing happen suddenly and violently. Houses in Japan are now worth about 90% less than 10 years ago and they have effective 0% interest rates. In 1911 UK house prices fell 92% in one year. The Economist mag had a 16 page article a few weeks back saying they think we will be lucky to get away with a 25% - 30% crash here in the UK. It said to roll up the Economist and hit anyone over the head with it who says different. Anyhow, this is a DIY forum. J. Your point being ...? -- geoff |
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