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            <title>Pros and Cons of Solar Panels (no replies)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Sales agents often knock on my door trying to sell me solar panels and suggesting that I may not have to pay for installation or my monthly bills will be zero etc. I just want to hear first hand about the cost and any other advice.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>O&#039;Brien</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Quel chatbot est le plus intelligent? (1 reply)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,10570,10570#msg-10570</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ J&#039;ai beaucoup utilisé ChatGPT à l&#039;université l&#039;année dernière pour apprendre à coder des équations mathématiques. Depuis, j’ai essayé différents chatbots et je voulais savoir lequel était le plus intelligent ou simplement le meilleur pour travailler dans le domaine scientifique.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Tremblay</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 06:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Common Mistakes in DIY Payroll and How to Avoid Them (no replies)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Hey everyone! I’ve been managing payroll for a small team by myself for a while now, but I’m starting to notice some errors popping up. I’m sure I’m making mistakes, especially when it comes to taxes and deductions, but I’m not sure where I’m going wrong. Can anyone share some of the most common payroll mistakes people make when doing it themselves and how to avoid them? I really don’t want to make costly errors!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>sallywand</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 07:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Frequency of Reviews? (3 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,8771,8771#msg-8771</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ When I first used Punternet there would be new escort reviews every 2 or 3 days. I login today (14th Nov)and the last reviews are dated 18th October. Is there a problem at Punternet? or are there just much fewer reviews?<br />
Attilla]]></description>
            <dc:creator>attilla</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 01:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>By Bye Boris (no replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,6928,6928#msg-6928</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Be careful what you wish for. What will happen? Who will take over? Will we get a labour goverment next? What a sad day what a mess!]]></description>
            <dc:creator>sexyasianescorts</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Anyone into stock trading? (2 replies)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Just wanted to put a thread out there to find out if any of you guys know anything about the stock market and what&#039;s good to invest in. Post some links for me]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Babylon</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>US election (no replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,5247,5247#msg-5247</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ the biden/trump debate was funny and frankly embarassed America.<br />
I don&#039;t care who wins really since it won&#039;t affect my life. Trump would stop SJWs and woke culture, though Biden won&#039;t as much if he wins.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>coa999</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 02:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>RIP The Iron Man Of Anfield (2 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,2430,2430#msg-2430</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Tommy smith sadly passed away at the age of 74,one of my all time favourite footballers.He took no prisoners,he could give it as well as take it.Very different to the overpaid tossers who play today.Scored in Liverpools first European Cup Final in 1977 against Borussia Monchengladbach in a 3-1 win for Liverpool and also MBE.<br />
<br />
The dont make em like him anymore ! Or Emlyn Hughes who is sadly not with us anymore from that great 1977 Liverpool team.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Aston Driller</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2019 01:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Advanced Opportunity to share your opinions and experiences for a Scotland-based research project on clients (no replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,1066,1066#msg-1066</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ <b>Have you ever paid for sex in Scotland?</b> Would you like to talk about it as part of a University research project? If so, we would be interested in speaking with you. We are currently seeking to speak with individuals who have paid for sex in Scotland for a research project seeking to explore the experiences and opinions of customers. This research project is funded by the British Academy and hosted by The University of Edinburgh. <br />
<b>Who can participate…</b><br />
If you are over the age of 18, are able to consent, and have purchased sex in Scotland, you are eligible to take part in this research. This research is seeking respondents of all sexes, genders, sexual identities, nationalities, ethnicities and religions. <br />
<b>Why participate…</b><br />
This study offers customers the chance to express their opinions and talk about their experiences in a safe, non-judgmental, anonymous, and confidential setting. <br />
Recently there have been many changes made to policies on sex work and various new bills proposed to Scottish parliament; in most instances, there has been no information on individuals who buy sex included. We think it is important that customers have their opinions presented in the on-going debates, their voices heard, and their experiences known. Projects such as this have the potential to help this happen. <br />
<b>What participation means…</b><br />
Agreeing to take part in this study means engaging in an interview that will last 1 to 1.5 hours. The interview consists of questions and discussions about topics such as around your history of paying sex, your experiences of doing so, and your opinions on policy in Scotland about sex work. The interview can take place face to face, on the telephone or on a program such as Skype. All of the information that you share is confidential and anonymous- your name will be changed in anything written about the research and any information that could lead to your identification will be removed. The information that you share with us will be used for research purposes only which includes things like journal articles, conference presentations and a book based on the research findings. <br />
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- <i>All participants are guaranteed anonymity and confidentiality.</i> <br />
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-<i>This research has no connections to, or funding from, any media, police, policy makers, unions and/or any other civil or government body<br />
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-<i>This research does not promote or support the criminalization of sex work or clients</i> <br />
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<b>If you have any questions about this project and/or would like to take part please email us at : <a href="mailto:&#115;&#99;&#111;&#116;&#99;&#114;&#64;&#101;&#120;&#115;&#101;&#101;&#100;&#46;&#101;&#100;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;">&#115;&#99;&#111;&#116;&#99;&#114;&#64;&#101;&#120;&#115;&#101;&#101;&#100;&#46;&#101;&#100;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;</a>   <br />
or you can Private message &#039;cpres&#039; through this forum.</b></i>]]></description>
            <dc:creator>cpres</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 16:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>HS2: Vanity project or money making scam? (16 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,835,835#msg-835</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ We all knew it would end up at least twice over budget but I hear the company are trying to pull the wool over Parliaments eyes now.<br />
<br />
No doubt they will manage to keep it going until it is too late to stop it.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>rationalman</dc:creator>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2020 11:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Giro d&#039;Italia (3 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,709,709#msg-709</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Does anyone else feel that Chris Froome&#039;s success yesterday is reminiscent of the Marco Pantani&#039;s exploits a few years ago in the Tour de France?<br />
<br />
I hate to feel this way but it looks very suspicious to me.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>arnold whisker</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2018 07:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Tattoos (36 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,690,690#msg-690</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Tattoos.  Love them or loathe them?  Are they like Marmite or can you be indifferent to them.<br />
<br />
It’s a free country so individuals can choose to cover their bodies with ugly disfiguring art?work if they wish.  As a child I remember loving what we called transfers, they were great but they washed off.  Does this mean it’s an age thing?  At the home my mum is in I haven’t met one old lady called Britney with a sunburst covering most of her wrinkled back.<br />
<br />
Is it a fashion thing?  When I look back at photos of me as a young man I tend to think what a pratt I looked.  Thankfully the dreadful clothes wore out and I was able to change my hairstyle.  I’m stuck with the face.  Tattoos are so permanent.  I doubt the NHS will stand the bill for removal.<br />
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Escorts.  Having said all that I do find a small, discreet flower or suchlike quite sexy so there may be hope for me.<br />
<br />
What do you all think?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>rationalman</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 17:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>RIP Mini-Me Verne Troyer (no replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,435,435#msg-435</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ [<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43853755?ns_mchannel=social&amp;ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&amp;ns_source=twitter&amp;ns_linkname=news_central"  rel="nofollow">www.bbc.co.uk</a>]]]></description>
            <dc:creator>tripleh</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 21:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Acronyms (6 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,421,421#msg-421</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ We all remember that &quot;Dave&quot; Cameron thought that LOL represented &quot;Lots of Love&quot; when appended to e-mails sent to Rebekah Brooks.<br />
<br />
I have just come across a new one which has me foxed. Can someone please explain to me NSFW<br />
<br />
Thanks]]></description>
            <dc:creator>arnold whisker</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 08:21:03 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>RIP dale winton (4 replies)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ [<a href="http://www.itv.com/news/2018-04-18/tv-presenter-dale-winton-dies-at-62/"  rel="nofollow">www.itv.com</a>]]]></description>
            <dc:creator>tripleh</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>an mcpartin fined £86,000 + 20 monh ban (4 replies)</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ [<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43786771"  rel="nofollow">www.bbc.co.uk</a>]<br />
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TV presenter Ant McPartlin has been fined £86,000 after pleading guilty to drink driving.<br />
<br />
The Britain&#039;s Got Talent presenter and Saturday Night Takeaway presenter was also banned from driving for 20 months.<br />
<br />
He was charged following a collision with two other cars while driving in Richmond, London, on 18 March.<br />
In a witness statement, the driver of one of the cars said he and his wife &quot;could have died as a result of Mr McPartlin&#039;s reckless driving&quot;.<br />
<br />
McPartlin was more than double the drink drive limit, Wimbledon Magistrates&#039; Court heard.<br />
<br />
The charge states he had 75 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath - the legal limit is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.<br />
The driver of a BMW hit by McPartlin&#039;s car said the TV presenter&#039;s Mini came round the corner like &quot;a rocket&quot;.<br />
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In a letter read out in court, McPartlin said he is &quot;ashamed and mortified&quot; and &quot;accepts full responsibility&quot;. He said he let himself &quot;and so many others down&quot;.<br />
<br />
The presenter added that he realised people in the public eye should provide a positive example to others and that his court appearance was a &quot;turning point&quot; for him.<br />
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His barrister Liam Walker said McPartlin has expressed both his &quot;sorrow and regret&quot; and knows the consequences could have been much worse.<br />
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&#039;Lost control&#039;<br />
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Prosecutor Katie Sinnett-Jones told the court the incident happened at around 3.50pm on 18 March on Lower Richmond Road.<br />
<br />
She said McPartlin was driving around a &quot;sharp bend and lost control&quot; and then ended up on the wrong side of the road.<br />
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He collided with another Mini Cooper car before driving &quot;straight into the front of an oncoming car&quot;.<br />
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McPartlin&#039;s vehicle &quot;came to a halt and was no longer driveable due to the damage caused&quot; she said<br />
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In a statement read by Ms Sinnett-Jones, the driver of the other Mini said: &quot;Myself and my family were in deep shock as we believed we could have died as as a result of Mr McPartlin&#039;s reckless driving.&quot;<br />
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The Metropolitan Police previously said that a number of individuals were treated at the scene for minor injuries, and a child passenger from one of the cars was taken to hospital to be checked as a precaution.<br />
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McPartlin&#039;s barrister said his client had been seeking help for &quot;alcohol and emotional issues&quot; at the time of the crash, adding that his mother was in the car with him.<br />
He told the judge the incident was down to &quot;a brief relapse unbeknownst to his passenger&quot;.<br />
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&#039;Let down terribly&#039;<br />
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&quot;Anthony McPartlin is sorry and is doing everything he can to ensure this never happens again,&quot; Mr Walker said.<br />
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&quot;He hopes that in time he can make himself better and that he might be forgiven by all of the many people he knows and he feels he has let down terribly.&quot;<br />
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McPartlin&#039;s statement to police said: &quot;I accept full culpability for this and wish to apologise to all those concerned.&quot;<br />
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After he was charged, his publicist confirmed McPartlin was taking time off from his TV commitments. He is currently seeking treatment.<br />
<br />
His presenting partner Declan Donnelly hosted the final two episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway alone and will also host Britain&#039;s Got Talent on his own, although McPartlin was seen on the ITV show over the weekend as the talent show aired its pre-recorded audition shows.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>tripleh</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 15:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>The punternet joke thread (20 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,232,232#msg-232</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ How can you tell if a wigan lass has orgasmed?<br />
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she has dropped her chips.<br />
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coat]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Coventrypunter</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 15:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>RIP eric bristow (2 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,209,209#msg-209</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ [<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/43663426"  rel="nofollow">www.bbc.co.uk</a>]<br />
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suffered a heart attack at a darts event in liverpool]]></description>
            <dc:creator>tripleh</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>willy (5 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,205,205#msg-205</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ This guy is the Cock of the North.....<br />
Police seize over 3,000 penises during raid at morgue employee’s Preston home <br />
Lancshire Police were astonished to find over 3000 embalmed penises, when they raided the home of retired mortician Anthony Bowe.“There were shelves everywhere, filled with hundreds of glass jars. Each of them contained a penis floating in formalin.” A total of 53 criminal charges have already been filed against Mr. Bowe and hundreds more could be filed over the next few days. Mr Bowe will remain in custody for the moment as a psychiatric evaluation has been ordered to determine if he’s fit to stand trial.<img src="https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/50dbba77972eb749ad3308143bdf6d326d5a19184bd3a0e8cccfeca680deb417.jpg?w=600&amp;h=387" class="bbcode" border="0" />]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Coventrypunter</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 16:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>USA new law coming (10 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,135,135#msg-135</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ Quote from a USA site that allowed discussion of sexual services and reviews of meeting escorts:<br />
<br />
<br />
&quot;Given the recent rulings in the US (which are expected to become law) called SESTA then we, like most other companies that work within the USA have removed any forums that involve talk or discussion on escorting or sex work.&quot;<br />
<br />
The quotation here comes from Hung Angels, a TS/TV forum, but as it says it looks likely to apply to all sex forums based in the USA and shows how things may be going in the future elsewhere.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>charlieton</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 21:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>iTunes Scam (1 reply)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,117,117#msg-117</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ I came across the iTunes scam a couple of years ago but it seems to be back. Without going into the details, I was trying to book a girl. She wanted confirmation and asked me to buy an iTunes voucher and text her the number. If I had done so then the voucher would have been used within seconds and the &#039;girl&#039; would have been nowhere to be found. I did not get taken in by this, but the lead-up was <u>very</u> convincing. <br />
<br />
The golden rule applies - never pay up front, cash or any other means, until you are actually with the girl you have booked. Once you give an iTunes voucher number to someone, they can use it themselves and your money will be gone forever.  <br />
<br />
Are there any other scams doing the rounds at the moment?]]></description>
            <dc:creator>dave451</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 23:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Griffin (7 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,86,86#msg-86</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ It&#039;s a while since I have been to the Griffin pub on the Clarkenwell Road, London. It&#039;s had a bit of a makeover and is now a lot smarter than in days of old. Still the same format - girls dance on stage, naked, and for this the customers are expected to put a quid in their jar. Private dances are available, but no touching and no other services. Drinks are normal pub prices, no entrance fee so fantastic value and well worth a visit. <br />
<br />
This evening I went straight after, work. It was a bit quiet at that time, but a great selection of EE and SAam girls to entertain us. Shame I could not have stayed longer, but I will be back!<br />
<br />
[<a href="http://thegriffinstripclub.co.uk/"  rel="nofollow">thegriffinstripclub.co.uk</a>]]]></description>
            <dc:creator>dave451</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>RIP Stephen Hawking (9 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,48,48#msg-48</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ A truly inspiring figure.<br />
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I wasn&#039;t too interested in his field of science, however, it takes a truly powerful mind to achieve so much whilst living in such a tortured body.]]></description>
            <dc:creator>Indigo Nile</dc:creator>
            <category>Off Topic</category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 11:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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            <guid>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,35,35#msg-35</guid>
            <title>The Punternet Word association thread (455 replies)</title>
            <link>https://www.punternet.com/board/read.php?5,35,35#msg-35</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ You know how this works<br />
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Ill start with <br />
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