Archive | October 2010
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Sunday Larf
Oldies but goldies… So this bloke goes into a bar and asks for a pint. “One for me and have one for yourself mate” he tells the barman, then as the barmans pouring both pints he says, “No, tell you what, give everyone in the bar a pint too” There’s uproar as everyone in the [...]
Video Saturday – Chas and Dave
The wonderful Chas and Dave, and Mick on drums of course, strangely the TV audience don’t seem to know a dance to do to this one. I offer this song to all those who will be haunted by pesky kids knocking at the door this weekend demanding tricks or treats – simply open the door [...]
The Day That Camping Became Not Cool
When did it become uncool to go camping and instead long for a hotel room ? The Queens Silver Jubilee weekend, May 1977, thats when. Thats the weekend that a big crowd of us took off to the Lake District to pitch up in a farmers field next to a mountain stream at the foot [...]
At last some common sense
A speech by British Airways chairman Martin Broughton which criticised the ridiculous security arrangements at British airports has tempted the Minister for Transport to tentatively agree that its a bit daft. I’ve only be banging on about the issue for three years but I suppose I’m not the chairman of BA, however its nice to note that [...]
I carved me-self a pumpkin last night…
Carved me-self a pumpkin last night, Oogie-Boogie from Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas, here he is sitting on our kitchen windowsill, are you frightened children ? I may carve me-self another pumpkin soon…
Our very own award winning public building
One of Leeds’ newest buildings has won an international award The Worlds Best New Tall Building is Broadcasting Place, the 23 storey building completed last year on the site of the old BBC Broadcasting House at the bottom of Woodhouse Lane, and its rusty already. On the other hand its supposed to be rusty, just [...]
We’re a bit short on fuel…
“By the time I make Albuquerque, she’ll be working, she’ll probably stop at lunch and give me a call…” After a long wait at McCarran Airport we finally boarded our privately chartered Boeing 707 late afternoon having waited inside the plastic departure lounge for several hours due to an unexplained problem, thats a lesson learned [...]
The National Lottery
Homer Simpson moment… Sitting at the computer on Wednesday evening Suzanne comes in with a lottery ticket and throws it on the desk, this is normal, this means “check this ticket to see if I won anything”. So I check it on the National Lottery web site against Saturdays draw. She’s got two numbers on [...]
A wonderful pub music quiz question…
What was wrong with each of the following in the song ‘Lily The Pink’? One point for each correct answer. a. Jennifer Eccles b. Mr. Freers c. Old Ebineezer d. Johnny Hammer e. Auntie Millie f. Brother Tony Answers tomorrow, when I get back from Birmingham
