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dashwood_one:
I got him from Japan [where else] on Amazon. I'm a real sucker for weird and macabre toys, and this is one of the best. He's  super articulated - even his tiny jaw opens, yet only 3.75 inches high. He's made by a company that normally makes dolls' house furniture. You can even get a little skeleton dog [including a lead, bowl and bone] to go with him. The little dog is cute... but I don't do cute. Sorry. If you want one, do a search for 'Re-Ment Pose Skeleton'.
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I have just watched the 2015 film 'Mister Holmes'. What a beautiful, beautiful movie this is. As a big fan of Sherlock Holmes, this was a must. For everybody who was puzzled as to why the great detective should suddenly move to Sussex, and keep bees - as is stated in the 1917 short story 'His Last Bow' [set in 1913], this is a possible...
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So, the masses have decided... and the UK will be parting company with the EU. I voted 'IN', and so, when it all goes pear-shaped, which it will (starting with the minor amount of one hundred billion pounds being wiped off the Stock Market today), my conscience will be clear. Lots of people voting yesterday had never done so before, and a lot were totally...
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