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    Same applies with No.2: 'West In-Ds' describes an...

    Same applies with No.2: 'West In-Ds' describes an collection of Independent Caribbean Islands/Countries.
  2. I should've been sailing New Zealand to Fiji...

    I should've been sailing New Zealand to Fiji about now, then on to Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Australia; c'est la vie.
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    No. it couldn't have been: 1975+13 years = 1988...

    No. it couldn't have been: 1975+13 years = 1988 and I was overseas that whole year, it must've been two or even three years earlier.
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    was it the year that Wimbledon won the cup when...

    was it the year that Wimbledon won the cup when they beat us for the second time in it? we lost about 3 or maybe 4 - 1 at Plough Lane and I had the good(?) fortune to watch both games. During those...
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    27 points - nine games - 1/4 of the season during...

    27 points - nine games - 1/4 of the season during which they 'might' do better; I'd suggest that it'd be less fair on teams that've 'actually' already done well over 3/4 of the season not to be...
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    Why? if you're motorcycle racing (probably cars...

    Why? if you're motorcycle racing (probably cars too?) and a race gets red-flagged/stopped after about 2/3 distance you're not re-started; the positions held at the end of the last completed lap are...
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    Floatin. The boat's in New Zealand and we're in...

    Floatin.
    The boat's in New Zealand and we're in the UK
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    And tell them: "No, we're not for sale". Sometime...

    And tell them: "No, we're not for sale". Sometime in the not too distant future, professional football's magic money tree is going to wither and die, at which point BFC will be one of the few clubs...
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    Was that the game that Leeds got fined for...

    Was that the game that Leeds got fined for playing a weakened side in? Perhaps not, I think that might've been a year or two later?
  10. I too think we should win comfortably, but it's...

    I too think we should win comfortably, but it's going to hurt - glad I'll be watching and not playing in the game.
    On recent performances England are the far better rugby 'playing' side, but those...
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    It will sadly remain unknown until you try: My...

    It will sadly remain unknown until you try: My only problem due to altitude in Nepal was a bruised head: On the night at Gorak Shep when 23 of the 24 people in the hut didn't sleep a wink, an Aussie...
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    It was 30+ years ago, when we walked in from...

    It was 30+ years ago, when we walked in from Jiri, up to base camp/kalapathar then across to Gokyo Lakes and back down to fly out from Lukla; we were on the last plane to leave there for four days...
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    Dodgy? I hear that Lukla's got a tarmac/concrete...

    Dodgy? I hear that Lukla's got a tarmac/concrete runway nowadays; Luxury! No more driving the sheep and yaks of the bumpy grass runway ahead of flights, though I don't suppose they've been able to do...
  14. Where does the 'Would' come from? By falling down...

    Where does the 'Would' come from? By falling down Jonny Evans 'Did'prevent that goal.
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    A great summation from BBC Sports website:...

    A great summation from BBC Sports website: "Burnley are a solid outfit with industrious, hard-working players across the pitch, assembled at a fraction of the cost of their opponents."
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    Politicians are like zits; as long as you keep...

    Politicians are like zits; as long as you keep picking them, they only get worse.
  17. Who's managing your predictions Quique Sánchez...

    Who's managing your predictions Quique Sánchez Flores?
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    "Lose to Liverpool,...And we are back to where we...

    "Lose to Liverpool,...And we are back to where we belong, bottom of the league !!"

    Alternatively: Beat Wolves today,...And we are back to where we belong, near the top of the league !! Possibly...
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    They're so sh1te we're only competing in the...

    They're so sh1te we're only competing in the world's biggest/most valuable league, we should oust the lot of them; are the Oystons available now?
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    My thoughts/expectation too.

    My thoughts/expectation too.
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    For me I'd rather have sold Pope: Tom's older,...

    For me I'd rather have sold Pope: Tom's older, but still likely to have four, five or even more years left in him at this level and we could've had him for all of them; Pope on the other hand might...
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    I'd agree that we need a replacement but there's...

    I'd agree that we need a replacement but there's no point in 'cancelling his contract' as we'd be required to pay out his salary to the end of it anyway; keep him under contract until it expires and...
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    Why? It certainly can be if you've got a...

    Why?

    It certainly can be if you've got a highly paid squad particularly if without a 'pay-cut if relegated' and/or 'a let me walk away for sweet FA if we get relegated' clauses in the players...
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    I think you're right, but to be honest I'm all in...

    I think you're right, but to be honest I'm all in favour of that approach; for a town/club the size of Burnley then even the Championship is punching above our weight, but the dry-powder room...
  25. Player purchasing team not doing their job?

    thankfully not ours.

    Having noticed in a BBC Sport article about the Wan-Bissaka transfer from Crystal Palace to Manc United that:
    '...paying £45m up front, making Wan-Bissaka the club's...
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