Joke thread

[AES]

Not quite true mate. They now only work outside normal working hours "sometimes"! Rest of the time, just as you say, the French (or the Germans, and sometimes even the Austrians) do it for them! True!

Compares VERY unfavourably with the 1960's when I worked on an RAF fighter squadron. Then at least 2 aircraft from one of the 6 (or 8? I forget) RAF fighter squadrons were standing QRA 24/7/365. A practice which I understand continues to this day (though not with EE Lightnings)!

 

[Cozzer]

Meanwhile, back in Uxbridge....

Philistine : what you say to a German barman while pointing at your friend.

 

[Droogs]

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When we did the North coast 500 we noticed that someone had put a googley eye on every deer sign on the route. could not stop laughing as we come across each one

 

[stuart little]

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[stuart little]

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"OH NO it's not!

 

[Doug B]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocky_road_(ice_cream)

 

[stuart little]

Thanks, I've never heard of it as it's obviously American, & I don't eat ice cream.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

It's quite common in this Country.

 

[Phill05]

stuart think yourself lucky or you would have been as big as Phill

 

[stuart little]

stuart think yourself lucky or you would have been as big as Phill

Not knowing the size of Phil, but at a guess I could be!

 

[flying haggis]

 

[flying haggis]

 

[flying haggis]

 

[Cozzer]

Punctuation.
Grammar.
They're important.

For example, take the phrase "What a talent Claudia Winkleman is!"

Ordered and punctuated correctly, this should read
"What? Claudia Winkleman is a talent?"

 

[stuart little]

Who's Claudia Winkleman?

 

[John Brown]

Wasn't she in "Happy days"?

 

[stuart little]

Wasn't she in "Happy days"?

Naw, that was 'Enry!

 

[niemeyjt]

Punctuation.
Grammar.
They're important.

For example, take the phrase "What a talent Claudia Winkleman is!"

Ordered and punctuated correctly, this should read
"What? Claudia Winkleman is a talent?"

Someone else who turns off the radio when she comes on. Awful presenter.

 

[MorrisWoodman12]

Someone else who turns off the radio when she comes on. Awful presenter.

Doesn't that mean Claudia Winkleman turns off the radio when she hears herself on the radio?

 

[Jameshow]

Someone else who turns off the radio when she comes on. Awful presenter.

Along with Sue Perkins, Mel giedroyc and Claire Balding.....