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| Definition: | (noun) A building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions. |
| Synonyms: | greenhouse, nursery |
| Usage: | This kind of plant is very delicate and needs to be grown in a glasshouse. |
  The Black ObeliskThe most complete Assyrian obelisk yet discovered, the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III is a black limestone Neo-Assyrian bas-relief sculpture. Found in 1846 in what is now northern Iraq, the sculpture was originally erected as a public monument in 825 BCE, at a time of civil war. It features 20 reliefs depicting 5 kings bringing tribute and prostrating before the Assyrian king. The obelisk is particularly significant because it contains the earliest surviving image of a member of what kingdom? More... Discuss |
 Alcock and Brown Embark on First Nonstop Transatlantic Flight (1919)In 1918, the Daily Mail newspaper renewed its £10,000 prize for the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic. The next year, British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown claimed it after completing a treacherous 16-hour flight from Newfoundland to Ireland. Along the way, Brown had to repeatedly climb onto the wings of their biplane to remove ice, and snow filled the open cockpit. Upon reaching Ireland, they attempted to land in what they thought was a field, but it turned out to be what? More... Discuss |
 Margaret Bourke-White (1904)One of the original staff photographers at Time, Life, and Fortune magazines, Bourke-White was noted for her coverage of World War II. The first woman photographer to serve with US armed forces, she photographed the liberation of Buchenwald and was the only foreign correspondent in Moscow during the German invasion. Her pictures of the rural American South and her portraits of world leaders are also celebrated. What actress portrayed her in the movie Gandhi? More... Discuss |
 One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.Washington Irving (1783-1859) Discuss |
9 comments:
Total top quality. I'm pissing myself. Thanks.
Ha ha haaa chuffed you have put this on ya site. I laughed till juice ran down my leg when i saw it and every one i've shown it to reacts the same. It reminds me of that bit in Indiana Jones when the guy has that huge sword and is doing all these moves and Jones just pulls out a gun and shoots him , i cried laughing when i saw that too. No one likes a show off , knock 'im aaaaatttt . Carl
Great stuff for posting this Piley and nice spot Carl. More fight stuff on your blog please Piley, perhaps 'fight Friday' or something would extend your growing audience !
Hey Axe - good to see you again mate. Cheers, but the glory should go to Carl really!
Ta for the tip top e-mail mate... any more, I have another post to do!!
Colin 'fightin Friday' sounds like a possibility... my all time top 10 scraps... hmmm
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Geez, that guy was bound to lose anyway. He expelled to much energy showing off.
An absolute classic Piley.
I hope he felt like an absolute twat.
that is awesome!
It's certainly a classic! Glad everyone liked it. I might as well hang up my bloggin boots and just get my mate Carl to ghost-write it for me with all his iffy e-mails!
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IFFY ????? bloody cheek i only send you my best rubbish mate :-).
Carl.
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