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Old 28-01-2010, 13:09:30
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Originally Posted by woodville View Post
I wouldn't push it as far as 25 yards breaststroke but I think the clerk just wants to tick a box.

I'll bet that 200 metres butterfly stroke would get you automatic temporary residency, though!
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I'll bet that 200 metres butterfly stroke would get you automatic temporary residency, though!

I believe the test for the degree to which one has assimilated with Russian culture is breast stroking technique.
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I believe the test for the degree to which one has assimilated with Russian culture is breast stroking technique.
You were tested for that at your college?!?
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Originally Posted by jmchoward View Post
You were tested for that at your college?!?

It was a compulsory subject when I was a student
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You were tested for that at your college?!?

I thought that's where most people got the knack.

Some people may have been introduced a bit earlier, mind.
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Originally Posted by jmchoward View Post
You were tested for that at your college?!?

Yes, of course, he went to an "anti-fattie" college!!!

Seriously, I'm trying to get my British degrees accepted by the french administration and its far from being a picnic...
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Originally Posted by jmchoward View Post
You were tested for that at your college?!?

O and A levels at school. Straight A's in Theory and the Practical.
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