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There will always be an England. (Original Post) rug Feb 2014 OP
You'll not be showing your face in ***Scotland*** after that, rug. hunter Feb 2014 #1
+1 geardaddy Feb 2014 #3
Hey, Wales doesn't count. rug Feb 2014 #5
Paid â malu cachu. geardaddy Feb 2014 #6
Fy cachu yn rhy anodd i falu. rug Feb 2014 #7
It's an idiom. geardaddy Feb 2014 #8
Saved for future reference in GD. rug Feb 2014 #9
Croeso! geardaddy Feb 2014 #10
Oh, it's over there somewhere. rug Feb 2014 #4
Wait! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #2
A live snake, badger and a dead cow were among the bizarre things found in Scotland's sewer network jakeXT Feb 2014 #11

jakeXT

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11. A live snake, badger and a dead cow were among the bizarre things found in Scotland's sewer network
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 03:09 PM
Feb 2014

Scottish Water staff have also found a platoon of toy soldiers, a live frog and a goldfish clogging the pipes.

The firm spends £6m a year clearing system blockages and urged people to think about what they flush away.

Many items also enter the system by falling into drains or manholes found in fields and roads.

A worker at the Dunfermline waste water treatment works was stunned to see a Mexican desert kingsnake curled beneath a metal grid boardwalk he was strolling along.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8578973.stm

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