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@Matt_Pinner Of course

Simple question and be honest with me Do you take the shopping trolly back to the trolly return when you’re done?

@theiaincameron Add in the Channel Islands for extra confusion

Here is a clear and jargon-free (coughs) description of the differences between, Britain, Great Britain, the U.K., Ireland, and the British Isles. 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪 Scotland, England, and Wales make up Britain (or Great Britain). This is the larger of the two islands. The United Kingdom (UK) is Britain and a country of the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland) together. Ireland is, as we have said, the other island. But Ireland itself is made up of two countries: The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. This odd situation is compounded by a good many Northern Ireland residents who insist on calling themselves British. (We’ll leave the politics of that out of this post…) Both the islands of Ireland and Britain combined are called the British Isles in a geographic sense. But this framing is contested by many Irish residents, who dislike the term British, for exactly the same reason that some Northern Irish folk love it. Following so far? Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland all have individual national soccer teams. In rugby, however, Ireland play as one team. Confused? It gets worse. At the Olympics, athletes from Northern Ireland can represent Team Ireland or Team Great Britain (there is no U.K. Olympic team). Oh, and let us not forget the Isle of Man. Despite being slap-bang in the middle of Northern Ireland and Great Britain, it doesn’t form part of the U.K., but it is in the British Isles. Happy to have cleared all that up.

@MbarkCherguia Looks like a tick removal tool.

Does anyone here knows what this is or used for?

@InsideLucysHead Back in the 70s a saturation diver working in the North Sea came to an arrangement with a motorbike shop in Aberdeen. He left his vv expensive motorbike in their showroom while he was offshore. They cleaned it and serviced it for free. Used it as advertising.

A blonde woman walks into a bank in London before going on vacation and asks for a £5,000 loan... The banker asks, "Okay, miss, is there anything you would like to use as collateral?"Rolls-Royce The woman says, "Yes, of course. I'll use my Rolls Royce." The banker, stunned, asks, "A £250,000 Rolls-Royce? Really?" The woman is completely positive. She hands over the keys as the bankers and loan officers laugh at her. They check her credentials and make sure she is the title owner. Everything checks out. They park it in their underground garage for two weeks. When she comes back, she pays off the £5,000 loan as well as the £15.41 interest. The loan officer says, "Miss, we are very appreciative of your business with us, but I have one question. We looked you up and found out that you are a multi-millionaire. Why would you want to borrow £5,000?" The woman replies, "Where else in London can I park my car for two weeks for only £15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?"

@theiaincameron And the difference in climate due to the Gulf Stream warming Northern Europe.

It will never not amaze me how far north European cities are when overlaid at the same latitude as North American cities (and vice versa).

@StevenFryerz9 I went looking for adders the last 2 days but failed to find one.

"Fangtastic" Every now and then you get an image that just wows yourself, found another adder on my way to photograph Dippers and as it was basking in the sun it yawned 😮 couldn't believe my luck, all day I've being saying to myself "I can't believe I've just got that shot"

@ThrillaRilla369 I would have the opposite problem jumping into a car with automatic gears!

Be honest... could you jump into a stick-shift car and drive it without a problem right now? 🚘

@BLackgold_5 Beautiful

Describe one word Concorde

Nice day out with camera yesterday early pm. Roebuck (up sun of me), Sparrowhawk, Buzzard and 3 sorts of Butterfly. No Adders or Skylarks.

@SamaHoole Sounds like Keith is a real opportunist.

New information has emerged about the post office incident. Keith's permanent record, Entry 7, states only that Keith "was found in the village, had at some point eaten something that resulted in an incident outside the post office." Dave has now provided the full account. Keith escaped on a Wednesday. Keith was in the road for eleven minutes before Dave noticed. Dave drove to the village. Keith was outside the post office. Keith had eaten the contents of a hanging basket mounted to the wall at approximately Keith's head height, which had contained petunias, trailing lobelia, and what Dave describes as "some kind of succulent that the post office gets every year and that Maureen from the post office is particularly attached to." Maureen was not attached to it by this point. Maureen had opinions about this. There was also a display board outside the post office advertising the village fete, which had been in a plastic stand at ground level. Keith had not eaten the display board. Keith had, however, moved it. The display board was now approximately four metres from where it had started and leaning against the parish notice board. Dave could not explain how this had happened. Keith could not be asked. Maureen had two further opinions. Dave apologised. Dave paid for the hanging basket. Dave has not established what Keith was doing with the display board. Dave's log, Entry 7 addendum, added three weeks later: "I think he moved the board to read it. I don't know why I think this. It just feels consistent." Keith is back in the village occasionally on Wednesdays. The hanging basket now has a bracket extension that raises it six inches higher than before. Keith has been measuring this from the road. Maureen has been informed. Maureen has added a second bracket.

@sallyevanz1 How rude of hubby

hubby: the bindery goes through six or more sheets of ordinary waste paper, every day Sal: I know that hubby: well, I'm running short. don't suppose you fancy writing another book of poems, or a novel, or something? Sal: 😳

@CSP_News In the UK it is a requirement to move over to the inside lane if you are not overtaking another vehicle. Problem solved.

Last year, Colorado State troopers pulled over 2,540 drivers traveling slower than the flow of traffic, often creating additional hazards for other motorists. The left lane is for passing, the right lane is for traveling. Know your lane.

@DiverNetUK My wife is glad I retired from diving last year, after 53 years of diving, due to all the dive boat losses recently.

3 missing, captain held after Seychelles liveaboard sinking The captain of the dive liveaboard Galatea is reported to have remained in police custody since the vessel sank near the island of Marie Louise in the Seychelles Outer Islands at the end of la... divernet.com/scuba-news/hea…

@Lucy_Worsley All 3

Come on holiday with me! 😃 Which trip would you choose? Norfolk, Yorkshire, or Devon? tripsmiths.com/collection/luc…

@PHDockyard It should be Alexander McKee who should be centre stage. Not Margaret Rule.

One woman. One ship. One discovery that changed maritime archaeology In 1982, the warship Mary Rose was raised from the seabed. At the centre was Dr Margaret Rule Today her work helps tell the story of the Tudor crew at @PHDockyard orlo.uk/2LM9W #WomensHistoryMonth

@Amelia558rs Tattoos are a personal choice. I am glad I don't have any.

Do tattoos actually ruin women's appearance?

@RaminNasibov Nicely taken

@BLackgold_5 German WW1 scuttled in Scarpa Flow at end of WW1. Raised by Cox and Danks during the 20s by sealing g all hull openings and pumping it full of compressed air.

What type of battleship is this?

@otokyo__ 40 million year old fossilised shark teeth

@WorkElizab B

Help me choose the most elegant dress ❤️🖤