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lol, yeah I did :) I am 25 so would have been a couple of years above you.

Did you get your pic taken by random Americans at South Street too?

It's a small world here... Not at school, but once when we were 17 a group of them took us to the bar at the Old Course and bought us heaps of booze- kinda skeezy...

I went to Nottingham last year, it was weird they apparently aren't allowed to have 24hr shops there or something?

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It's a small world here... Not at school, but once when we were 17 a group of them took us to the bar at the Old Course and bought us heaps of booze- kinda skeezy...

Damn! How come I didn't meet those ones!!!!

Did you ever meet any famous people during the Open? 2 of my friends met Michael Douglas & Samuel L Jackson (& got their autographs) outside the Tesco Metro!! The rest of us went to the canteen that day!! :x

Were you still there while Prince William was at Uni there? I'd left by then :( booo!

We got stopped outside that bakery on South Street just down from the school by an American Couple who said we looked "real cute" in our uniforms and asked us all about them! Then asked if they could take our pic! lol. Seemed normal at the time!

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Did you ever meet any famous people during the Open? 2 of my friends met Michael Douglas & Samuel L Jackson (& got their autographs) outside the Tesco Metro!! The rest of us went to the canteen that day!! :x

Yeah, I met them both as well cos I used to do housekeeping at the Old Course, I totally got to rake around in all of Samuel L's stuff too!

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I went to Nottingham last year, it was weird they apparently aren't allowed to have 24hr shops there or something?

Hmm I can't think of any 24 hour shops, but I don't see why there shouldn't be any. The takeaways seem to be open whenever we need them.

I don't have any trouble understanding people in Nottingham. It's just the old people who talk weird and call people 'duck'. Oh and the guy who works in my Hall at uni who talks funny and pronounces "trays" as "trees" - but he's just special.

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Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven , God went missing for six days. Eventually, Gabriel the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day.

He inquired of God, "Where have you been?"

God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look Gabriel, look what I've made."

Archangel Gabriel looked puzzled and said, "What is it?"

"It's a planet", replied God, "and I've put LIFE on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance".

"Balance?" inquired Gabriel, still confused.

God explained, pointing to different parts of Earth. "For example, Northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth while Southern Europe is going to be poor; the Middle East over there will be a hot spot." "Over there I've placed a continent of white people and over there Is a continent of black people". God continued, pointing to different countries. And over there, I call this place America . North America will be rich and powerful and cold, while South America will be poor, and hot and friendly. And the little spot in the middle is Central America which is a hot spot. Can you see the balance?"

"Yes" said the Archangel , impressed by Gods work, then he pointed to a small country in Northern Europe , "What's that one?"

"Ah" said God. "That's Scotland , the most glorious place on Earth. There are beautiful snow capped mountains, untouched rivers, streams And lochs of exquisite, timeless beauty. The people make a drink called Uisge Beatha or Whisky which means "The Water of Life". The people are good looking, intelligent and humorous and they're going to be found traveling the world. They'll be extremely sociable, hardworking and high-achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as warriors, engineers, inventors and pioneers.

Gabriel gasped in wonder and admiration but then said: "You said there will be BALANCE!".

God replied wisely, "Wait until you see the shower of b******s I'm putting below them!"

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