Or Zed Bed as I know it . The fold up temporary bed you use for guests. Mighty uncomfortable. Anyone can manage a really bad nights sleep without any difficulty at all. You'd think you didn't really want anyone to stay in the first place - I suppose its unlikely they'd ever come back for more ...

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As opposed to Whats App. The old greeting term - "How's it going ?" Heres a few others :

1. "How's it going?"
2. "How's everything?"
3. "What's the story?"
4. "What's the latest?"
5. "What's cookin'?"
6. "What's the word?"
7. "What's new, buttercup?"

The last one I've never heard...

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Nice and ambiguous - Thats your lot  - meaning that is it- that is your world - deal with it  OR

Thats your lot - the end - finito .. take your choice

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The line from Oliver Twist everyone remembers 

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Piece No2 of the Spanish Suite put together when I was staying in Madrid through the 2020 lockdown.The airport was in the distance and you could always hear the planes - but not nearly so many as I remember.

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In about 1980 Outlandos D'Amour was the first Police album with the singles So Lonely and Roxanne. I followed the Police and even saw them in a downpour at Milton Keynes bowl before they split. I loved Andy Summers guitar playing and enjoyed his instrumental album Golden Wire. This Sting song lives on very well over generations. I was a little unsure whether to do it - its done now.

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One of the slightly more generous assessments of Donald Trumps suggested movement of the Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt.

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Another take on the Delay Deny Defend idea - You certainly hear this one a lot - often when very little is happening

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The magnificent Great Auk apparently died out in about 1844 - hunted for its down and single eggs in the end its flightless life couldn't cope.

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A metaphorical itch is intended otherwise taken literally this song is just a little unpleasant

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