Adrian Mole Grows Up

Advantages: Satirical look at modern life
Disadvantages: Adrian Mole doesnt work as an adult character

...Adrian Mole starts the new millennium at a low point in his life; his previous career as an offal chef and TV presenter has come to an end, he has developed a bald spot the size of a jaffa cake and he is forced to live amongst the underclass on the Gaitskell estate. Adrian is now a single father to his two boys Glenn and William and parenthood brings new challenges for him. William wants a Barbie hairdressing salon for Christmas and Glenn forges notes from home to the PE teacher asking that he be allowed to wear long trousers for cross country running to spare him the humiliation of having his skinny legs on show. Modern parenthood can be a minefield, especially when your children have two different mothers and you are forced to bring them up on a tough estate with bad influences all around them. All the old characters from...

wigglylittleworm 03.12.2008 · Read review
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Adrian Mutu - the new Hagi

Advantages: Great speed and dribbling abilities
Disadvantages: Agressive

...Adrian Mutu (born January 8 1979, Călineşti, Arges) is a Romanian football player, supranumit The Diamond. He is a talented attacker for the football national team of Romania. He bears the classic number 10, which took the predecessor, Gheorghe Hagi. FC Arges Pitesti (1996-1998) Mutu began his career in professional football player at FC Arges Pitesti, where he scored 11 goals in 41 games, until it was sold on ? 600,000 ($ 760,000) at Dinamo Bucharest. Dinamo Bucharest (1998-1999) His big performance Mutu began to see at Dinamo. He scored 26 goals in 37 games with a very important role in winning the championship and the romanian cup by Dinamo, but in return, he has been transferred to Inter. Internazionale Milano (1999-2000) After he was transferred to Inter for ? 1,200,000 ($ 1,500,000), Mutu did not impose...

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Johnstones Paints quality at affordable prices

Advantages: Massive selection of colours, friendly helpfull staff, every product you will ever need
Disadvantages: Standard gloss paint not to be recomended externaly

...As a professional Decorator for over 25 years i feel i have enough experience to comment on Johnstones paints. 2 words sum most of the companys products up, quality and affordability, something that is extremely important in todays climate is the second word i use, affordability. This does not come with a downside either, infact if you ask in store about there emulsion coverage ( how far a tin of emulsion actually goes ) a member of staff will proudly inform you that in recent tests there emulsion now beats the leading brands that advertise with a dog ! so not only do you get a good quality emulsion but it covers more area than any other companys emulsion, as a professional i would recomend there emulsion paints. Johnstones also produce a large range of specialist products, from shed and fence paint right through to there specialist...

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If you love one of life's triers, go and find Adrian Mole

Advantages: Would suit teenagers and adults alike
Disadvantages: Today's teenagers might have to look up the 1980s references

...Introduction I can't help but warm to Adrian. One of fiction's hopeless cases - socially, he he partakes of all the usual teenage things (kissing, flirting, going to the odd party, sneaking a bit of illicit alcohol here and there) but there's something about his personality that isolates him. I think it's quite telling that he gets bullied by the school's "hard case", Barry Kent and his gang - Adrian comes across as someone who is always going to be different, and not quite accepted - but then again he believes himself to be an "undiscovered intellectual" so in a way, he carries on regardless, thinking that he is more sophisticated and educationally superior to Barry. Yet in some ways, Adrian is from a very average, working-class world and despite his lofty ambitions he is overwhelmingly concerned with the body worries and popularity...

KateHurst 02.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Adrian Mole: The Growing Pains - Sue Townsend

Add colour to your home with Johnstone's paints

Advantages: A wide choice of colours, colours can be mixed to your taste, excellent value
Disadvantages: None

...which I can only guess would be close to 5 litres for £17.99 but thinking that we would only need the average size can we didn't go for anything bigger. General info on the paint ------------------------- *** This is for Johnstone's Seashell paint in standard 2.5 litre can: The paint it's self is tough and washable perfect for Johns little chocolate coated fingers. That is one reason why we choose a silk finish the other being we were to paint on embossed wall paper and matt finish paint would get soaked into the wall paper too easily making it not so cost effective. It is suitable to use on both walls and ceiling as for bathrooms and kitchen where a lot of steam is accumulated I am not sure, you would need to seek advice from a decorating shop for advice if you are considering using this paint for either of these rooms...

mumagain 30.05.2001 · Read review
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Adrian Mole Returns

Advantages: Funny, witty, comical
Disadvantages: Adrian and Pandora are still not a couple!

...Well, it's great to see dear old Adrian Mole back after so many years. But this time he is a grown man in his 30's, not a meer spotty lad of 13 yrs old! Sue Townsend has, yet again, written a book that is so witty, funny and comical, I was laughing the whole way through! He is an offal chef at the 'Hoi Polloi' restaurant in Soho, London. A job he endures only to earn a living. His real dream is to be a writer, something he has had little success of. Another one of his failures is Pandara Braithwaite, the beautiful school sweetheart who is up for election as the MP for Ashby-de-la-Zouch. He loves her dearly, and would be a dream come true for him if she could love him in return. Now a single father to William, half Nigerian. Jo-Jo, William's mother, is now in Nigeria. William loves the Tellytubbies and Jeremy Clarkson...

Louise90 04.02.2001 · Read review
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Review of Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years - Sue Townsend

Adrian Briliant Flux

Advantages: 4x4 cover at a brilliant price
Disadvantages: none that i have found

...after a long look at the market I chose to go with Adrian Flux who gave me a brilliant comprehensive package at a great price .In fact it was £300 lower than the next lowest quote and gave twice as many extras with the policy at no extra cost . I opted for their breakdown cover too as it was a good deal and also very competative . I got several freebies with them including some extra cover for road rage incidents and also my insurance file which is a website for their customers to use. I have had a false and complicated claim made against me and they have been brilliant totally supportive and willing to listen. I have dealt with several insurance companies in recent years and this has been the best choice by far . I have had no communication problems and have had no inferior treatment because i have paid less than other companies . I...

carlarog1 21.02.2008 · Read review
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Murray Johnstone Extra Return Shares

Advantages: Well managed, easy withdrawl, easy to understand, good up to date web site
Disadvantages: 1% penalty for withdrawl

...I can reccomend the Murray Extra return Investment Trust 10p income shares. Murray Johnstone are a financial institution specialising in ISA's, Unit Trusts, stocks and shares. I chose to use them as they have an excellent reputation and have consistently returned good dividends for members. I currently have two types of shares with them. This opinion is about their Extra return Investment Trust 10p income shares. Since taking out this option with them in March I have already seen an increase in my investment of 4.5% in just 6 months and it continues to grow. I am very pleased with the way Murray Johnstone manages its funds and they regularly supply reports and updates to members....

jonwhite 11.09.2000 · Read review
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Adrian Mole Growing Pains!

Advantages: very hard to put down!
Disadvantages: none

...Adrian Mole is a series of books by Sue Townsend. It started of with The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 and the next was "The Growing Pains Of Adrian Mole. Adrian Mole is 15 in this book, He says he's an intellectual even though he's a bit dim, one of his main problems is all the spots he's got. He is in a lower class than his girlfriend, Pandora, who has a massive home, loads of money, and smokes, Unlike him. The story is his diary of what happens every day through his eyes. At the beginning, the falklands war is happening and he tries to keep his map up to date. In the first book, his mum and dad break up, and his dad goes to live with 'Stick insect' Doreen Slater and her son Maxwell. His mum starts to see the next door neighbour Lucas but his mum and dad get back together. Then They find out Doreen is pregnant...

uk_girl_nikki 16.08.2005 · Read review
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Cover your wheels with Adrian

Advantages: Guarantee to beat a better quote from another company
Disadvantages: The same problem as everybody else, amount of time you are on hold!

...I found Adrian Flux insurance about 6 years ago when 'searching for cheaper car insurance' and I've renewed with them every year since. As a broker they check their panel of 36 insurance companies (which could be why you are so long on the phone) and do seem to have the customer in mind when finding competitive quotes. With over a 100 different schemes the offer cover for everything from family cars to American hot rods. Their renewal quotes have always favourable (for both my four and two wheels as I tend to go for the performance side of the market) and if I do find a quote cheaper the will always beat it. They provide the usual extra's such as legal protection, breakdown cover, courtesy car while yours is been repaired etc. I'm afraid I couldn't tell you what the speed and how helpful they are at processing claims as I...

Paid.Ark.Man 20.05.2005 · Read review
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