There doesn't appear to be a charter for uk.d-i-y at
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May I post a small ad for a DIY related item, please?CHARTER: Does anyone mind if I post a small ad?
May 21, 2004
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I think the group is too old for a charter....but see:
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proceeding.
In message , Mike Tomlinson writes
A small person ad is permitted, commercial advertising is not
So, "lawnmower for sale" would be acceptable, "see our range of lawnmowers at
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Looking on google at the earliest archives of this group, they are: 21 Jan 1995 PC I/O boards (12 articles) Frithiof Jensen 15 Jan 1995 Fondle my hot shiny 8 inch c*ck! (5 articles) The Better 5 Dec 1994 Victorian Light Fittings (1 article) Craig Wood
So, not much change.
"geoff" wrote | A small person ad is permitted,
That's heightist.
Owain
It's illegal to sell dwarves?
A bloke goes in to a pub and asks the barman "Do you serve dwarves ?" The barman ask "How do you want it, fried or boiled ?"
In article , Ian Stirling writes
But not to throw them.
In message , Owain writes
Maybe, but I have some for sale
In message , geoff writes
Maybe you should just Do It :)
NO! I object.
On Sun, 23 May 2004 11:41:26 +0100, "IMM" strung together this:
And since when has your opinion counted?
"geoff" wrote | >| A small person ad is permitted, | >That's heightist. | Maybe, but I have some for sale
Now is not the best time of year for selling small persons. They're not much in demand.
Wait until all the directors of Snow White are casting, and you'll geta much better price.
Owain
In message , Owain writes
Bugger, didn't think of that
I thought most dwarves and gnomes were cast anyway
In message , IMM writes
Ignore him
Don't be silly, where would the new ones come from in that case.
In message , geoff writes >IMM interjects
Many of us don't need to ignore IMM's posts - except when gets quoted by others :-/
He may be selling a cutter for plastic pipe, se don'y diss him yet :-)
In message , Stephen Dawson writes
but I've already got a hacksaw!
Doh ...
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