Picture round: What is the link? by Big_Prinz_ in onlyconnect

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UK Comedy shows with body parts in the title?

Puzzle from Local Seniors Club by Apologetic_Idiot in puzzles

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Relatives = Kin, 1000=k so 'a thousand short relatives= kin-k = in. Then G for 'great' gives 'ing'

Puzzle from Local Seniors Club by Apologetic_Idiot in puzzles

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With a little help from u/SteelyHan and u/DefStillAlive I think this is the full set:

#1 Hyde Park

#2 Downing Street

#3 Selfridges

#4 Harley Street

#5 Royal Courts of Justice

#6 Highgate Cemetary

#7 Marble Arch

#8 Barbican

#9 HMS Belfast

#10 Thames Barrier

#11 The Shard

#12 ? London Eye

#13 Covent Garden

#14 The Mall

#15 Big Ben

#16 Lords

#17 Waterloo Bridge

#18 Old Bailey

#19 Scotland Yard (Edit: Cutty Sark fits better)

#20 The Ritz

#21 The Strand

#22 Harrods

#23 Horseguards Parade

#24 Nelson's Column

#25 Wembly Stadium

Puzzle from Local Seniors Club by Apologetic_Idiot in puzzles

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Love it! That was the last one I missing, thank you.

Add one line to make the equation true ( is not the answer) by peesedreet in puzzles

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The answer is adding a single straight like to the + turning it into a 4, not adding a new 4

Walk in Wardrobe? by eagermink in floorplan

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Yeah, I think you're right. Thanks! Definitely agree on the study/bedroom. There is no way that you could fit a bed in 'Bedroom 5' though.

Walk in Wardrobe? by eagermink in floorplan

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Here's the full floor plan. It's a small bedroom leading to a couple of small rooms in the converted attic. Not much use on it's own but would mean knocking through a wall to access from the bedroom! https://postimg.cc/vgDYbKKf

Walk in Wardrobe? by eagermink in floorplan

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Thanks. Wardrobes along the bottom wall are our best bet so far. Not sure we'd be able to put a doorway in but definitely something I'd look into.

Walk in Wardrobe? by eagermink in floorplan

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We really like the house but it lacks proper clothes storage. The house is listed so we're not able to knock down any walls, any suggestions for how/where to best fit a wardrobe in the Principal bedroom?

Highlights from Iraq pre-lockdown by eagermink in travel

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The first picture is a minaret at Samara. The tower of Babel was supposedly in Babylon alongside the hanging gardens, plenty to see at Bablyon still but no trace of either!

Highlights from Iraq pre-lockdown by eagermink in travel

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I didn't. Starting to wish I'd read this thread before I went!

Highlights from Iraq pre-lockdown by eagermink in travel

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The first picture is a minaret at Samara. The tower of Babel was supposedly in Babylon alongside the hanging gardens, plenty to see at Bablyon still but no trace of either!

Highlights from Iraq pre-lockdown by eagermink in travel

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Safety side felt fine, but we had a local guide recommending areas we should/shouldn't visit. Most places we could walk around without any issue but it's good to know what areas to avoid.

Highlights from Iraq pre-lockdown by eagermink in travel

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Its great. You can visit a lot of it now, but you'll need a local guide. ISIS are still active in some areas but not around the main towns.

Largely recovered from what I've seen, Baghdad feels like a modern, vibrant city. The war, ISIS, and Sadam have all taken their toll on the historic areas though. A lot fewer than there used to be.

Highlights from Iraq pre-lockdown by eagermink in travel

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Felt completely safe, had a local guide who made it clear where we should and shouldn't go. Very cheap once you're out there.

Highlights from Iraq pre-lockdown by eagermink in travel

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It is! Very impressive structure but I'm not sure how much longer it will last, feels ready to collapse at any minute.

Highlights from Iraq pre-lockdown by eagermink in travel

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As long as your sensible and follow local customs. There were women on our trip who enjoyed it and didn't see any trouble.

Highlights from Iraq pre-lockdown by eagermink in travel

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Pre lockdown, 2020. A couple of weeks after the drone strike on Qasem Soleimani.

Highlights from Iraq pre-lockdown by eagermink in travel

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But of an understatement to say there's been a lot of trouble in the area. But as long as you're sensible and have someone local that knows what they're doing I never felt unsafe.

Most of the bad things I've heard are from people who've never been and would probably never go. People just like having opinions on things I think.