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THE place for your Sisters-related comments, questions and snippets of Sisters information. For those who do not know, The Sisters of Mercy are a rock'n'roll band. And a pop band. And an industrial groove machine. Or so they say. They make records. Lots of records, apparently. But not in your galaxy. They play concerts. Lots of concerts, actually. But you still cannot see them. So what's it all about, Alfie? This is one of the few tightly-moderated forums on Heartland, so please keep on-topic. All off-topic posts will either be moved or deleted. Chairman Bux is the editor and the editor's decision is final. Danke.
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In an interview published in The Times in 1987, :von: confided that he bought the newspaper just after lunch every day in Hamburg and could complete the legendary Cryptic Crossword in twenty minutes on a good day.

How proud he would have been last Friday, therefore, when the famous puzzle included a clue referring to an influential figure with a desire for Ecstasy which required the answer "eldritch". This clear reference to a fondness for the chemist's was certainly not lost on this blogger : http://times-xwd-times.livejournal.com/1165213.html
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I can do the grauniad's cryptic crossword on a good day but it usually takes me a couple of hours.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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markfiend wrote:I can do the grauniad's cryptic crossword on a good day but it usually takes me a couple of hours.
That's still impressive - I usually can't get a single clue. I love some of the smart-arse comments on that blog, you know the type : "currently suffering from bubonic plague and fending off an attack by a pack of wolves, so it took me eight minutes today - must be losing my touch etc etc".
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...and an accolade he may find somewhat less cool, from erm, model railway enthusiasts http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index. ... ale/page-5 (bottom two posts on page).
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Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:...and an accolade he may find somewhat less cool, from erm, model railway enthusiasts http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index. ... ale/page-5 (bottom two posts on page).
... :lol: ... lovely ... where the hell do you always find such stuff ... :lol: ...

Anyway, there's no reason to laugh about model train fans ... ;D ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3z09VRZ6to
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I was always a Scalextric kid myself, but I see nothing wrong with model railways. ;D
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Railway Modelling with TSOM on the soundtrack - Maslow will have to re-jig his pyramid
Well you must know something
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Being645 wrote:
Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:...and an accolade he may find somewhat less cool, from erm, model railway enthusiasts http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index. ... ale/page-5 (bottom two posts on page).
... :lol: ... lovely ... where the hell do you always find such stuff ... :lol: ...
I was just, erm, well... :oops: :oops: I'll get my coat.
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Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:
Being645 wrote:
Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:...and an accolade he may find somewhat less cool, from erm, model railway enthusiasts http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index. ... ale/page-5 (bottom two posts on page).
... :lol: ... lovely ... where the hell do you always find such stuff ... :lol: ...
I was just, erm, well... :oops: :oops: I'll get my coat.
Why? ... :lol: :kiss: ...
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Bad news. :von: indirectly responsible for Megadeth shock :
https://classicrock.teamrock.com/news/2 ... ls-bold-u2
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