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London Necropolis Station!
at 22:46 22 Apr 2021

I had lunch at a pub called the Duke of Sussex near Waterloo Station today. The floor of the gents has a map of the area from about 100 years ago engraved on it, which was pretty amazing. Not only was there a leadworks, sawmill and brewery on the South Bank waterfront between Westminster and Waterloo Bridges, but there was a London Necropolis Station at the south end of Waterloo Station. Apparently a private company had a mortuary and chapel to receive dead bodies and send them on dedicated trains on the “London Necropolis Railway” straight to Brookwood cemetery and crematorium in Surrey, most famous passenger, Friedrich Engels. First, second and third class coffin tickets available.

I am 56 years old and hadn’t heard of it until I looked at the floor of a pub toilet!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Necropolis_railway_station

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Own up, which one of you was it?
at 08:54 13 Apr 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/12/worlds-biggest-rabbit-stolen-fro

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Frank Worthington RIP
at 09:07 23 Mar 2021

Elvis has left the building.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/mar/23/frank-worthington-former-englan

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Excellent waste of time
at 11:31 21 Mar 2021

https://www.sixdegreesofwikipedia.com/?source=North%20Dakota&target=Don%20Br

There are 558 three step paths from QPR to Stalin, eg QPR-Leeds United-Sergei Prokofiev-Stalin.

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Today’s Highlights
at 18:27 20 Mar 2021

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12251868/reading-1-1-qpr

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Mooooooooooooooooove! NRL 2021 starts tomorrow
at 15:06 10 Mar 2021

Including real people in the stands! Can't see any of last year's also-rans moving up into contention this year. With a less taxing schedule than last season and better luck with injuries (possibly), I'm tipping the Raiders this year.

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Good luck, Keith Curle
at 11:55 9 Mar 2021

Oldham's 16th manager in 6 years.

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You never know...
at 14:08 4 Mar 2021

Don't know why I stumbled on this. Top marks to anyone who recognises our entry. Otherwise, hats off to the Southampton lad who has since played in Eastbourne, Iceland and Cambodia, have a laugh at Manchester United's kiddy, and whatever happened to the Arsenal boy?
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/ng-interactive/2014/oct/13/next-genera

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Holiday tip line
at 19:48 25 Feb 2021

Pawing the ground at the thought of getting away to somewhere new. Who better to turn to than the Frank and Nesta Boughs of LFW? Can I go first? Has anyone been to Chania in Crete and is it a good idea?

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Flu Camp - any experiences?
at 14:05 15 Feb 2021

My youngest has applied to be part of a medical trial with a company called Flu Camp. She thinks if she's going to be locked up with nothing to do, she might as well get paid for it. Has anyone come across them?

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QPR on University Challenge!
at 21:31 8 Feb 2021

English place names including the names of American Presidents.
London suburb and the home of Queens Park Rangers Football Club?
Kensington???

[Post edited 8 Feb 21:31]

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Ranger is back!
at 09:40 29 Jan 2021

https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/libor-trader-tom-hayes-set-000001955.html

“When I was last free, Obama was U.S. President, Cameron British Prime Minister and the iconic Clint Hill was playing in defense for Queens Park Rangers,”

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Bad Boys
at 10:20 27 Jan 2021

This is a bizarre story. I must admit that when I saw the photo, I thought it must be about us.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/27/the-football-team-who-were-prom

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Creeket is back
at 10:55 14 Jan 2021

That crept up on me. Looks like it might be another three day game. Root and Bairstow could do with an upturn in form.

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This has come up before, but...
at 08:57 8 Jan 2021

...the last surviving (probably) widow of an American Civil War veteran had died, more than 155 years after the end of the war.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/last-surviving-widow-civil-war-veteran

[Post edited 8 Jan 8:58]

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