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Re: Passing the time

#601 Post by Scurra » Tue Jun 03, 2014 1:13 am

Just some book reviews on Amazon. But...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/member-r ... 813W6H36YA
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Re: Passing the time

#602 Post by eirian » Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:46 am

they are fab reviews - and we're currently reading those books a lot at the moment.

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Re: Passing the time

#603 Post by Cenwulf » Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:46 pm

This is a weird one.
Create a Fursona (male)
Apparently there's a female version as well, but I've not looked for it yet.
But I have created a few different characters (screen-dumped into Word).
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Re: Passing the time

#604 Post by Bunnylump » Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:01 pm

<Splutter>
Mot-Li the Demon Jester (with one of the Lilac minions)
MINIONS?

Well, Scurra, I hope you are enjoying your new role as my Dominatrix. :lol: :lol:
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Re: Passing the time

#605 Post by Wulfruna » Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:44 am

Love it! that purple Bunny is definitely terrifying...... :o

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Re: Passing the time

#606 Post by Cenwulf » Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:20 pm

A few more (including another terrifying purple rabbit).
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Re: Passing the time

#607 Post by Bunnylump » Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:15 pm

OK so own up. Who's been playing on the Google Santa tracker? :lol:
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Re: Passing the time

#608 Post by LAT » Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:30 am

Not me - I've not heard of it. :?

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Re: Passing the time

#609 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Dec 14, 2014 12:06 pm

Click on the thing below the white box in google where you type in what you're looking for.
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Re: Passing the time

#610 Post by LAT » Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:15 pm

I don't seem to have anything under the white box apart from links to my most visited sites. :?

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Re: Passing the time

#611 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:39 pm

Ooh that's weird, it seems to have disappeared since yesterday. Here's the link. It's pretty daft, but I quite enjoyed spray painting Santa's beard. :lol: https://santatracker.google.com/?hl=en#village
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Re: Passing the time

#612 Post by Bunnylump » Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:17 pm

If anyone is a fan of outsider puzzles, here's a link which should keep you busy for a while! :D

http://www.outsiderpuzzle.co.uk/puzzle_archive_13.html

It's certainly keeping me occupied while I'm off work with flu*. :|

*And no, I don't mean "a cold" - we're talking aching, chest infection, temperature, ear infection, inflamed tonsils, sleeping 15 hours a day, dizziness when I stand up and can't eat anything. :cry: And yes, I am feeling really sorry for myself. :lol:
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Re: Passing the time

#613 Post by giraffe » Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:56 pm

What is an outsider puzzle? My laptop won't open the link.

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Re: Passing the time

#614 Post by Bunnylump » Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:20 pm

:? That's weird, it comes straight up when I click on it. Here's one.

They are those ones where you solve the clues and have to make them work in the grid, using a combination of knowledge and anagramming! :lol:
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Re: Passing the time

#615 Post by maisie ladybird » Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:42 pm

Thanks for those, Bunny, I like those (the link worked for me).

Poor you! Hope you're feeling better soon xx

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Re: Passing the time

#616 Post by Bunnylump » Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:21 pm

Thanks x
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Re: Passing the time

#617 Post by giraffe » Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:25 pm

It's my laptop, not your link. It used to work fine, but then suddenly stopped opening links and pdfs unless I use Chrome to open them. Chrome takes ages to open and then I don't know how to use it properly, so I can't always be bothered to go to the trouble. I expect I have changed a setting in internet explorer by accident, but I don't know what. I shall have to get the little man to come and fix it.


The second link you posted works fine, and I do like those puzzles.

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Re: Passing the time

#618 Post by Bunnylump » Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:04 pm

Well, if you want any more then just ask and I'll download you some more.
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Re: Passing the time

#619 Post by LAT » Fri Jan 16, 2015 4:41 pm

I've recently finished one of the hardest jigsaws I have done. It was only 374 pieces but it was 170 x 220mm so each piece was tiny. And the picture was of the Mona Lisa so half the pieces were a muddy brown colour. However the quality was good so it was at least fairly easy to tell if I had the pieces fitted correctly together.

If anyone would like it please say. Otherwise it will probably go to the charity shop as my eyesight isn't going to get any better so I can't imagine doing it again! :lol:

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Re: Passing the time

#620 Post by Wulfruna » Sat Jan 17, 2015 10:21 am

Thanks for the Outsider link - just my kind of puzzle!
This is a good example of puzzles that we can continue to share with each other from elsewhere. Maybe we can offer more of them during this "gap year" for PB......

Oh - and LAT, I might be interested in that puzzle. I love jigsaws with a difference! PM me if it's still on offer and I'll send my address.

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