A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum

[Pulcinella]

Recently back from an expensive trip to get my ear wax microsucked, to find a questionnaire from the practice, ending with:

We hope to see you again soon.

I sincerely hope NOT to (have to) see them again soon.

[johncorrigan]

Recently back from an expensive trip to get my ear wax microsucked, to find a questionnaire from the practice, ending with:

We hope to see you again soon.

I sincerely hope NOT to (have to) see them again soon.

You could consult the auricle before you wax lyrical in the feedback, Pulcinella.

[pastoralguy]

Feeling a bit goatish today. I was one night shift last night and having woken up at 14.30 I decided to pick Mrs. PG up from work. However, some inconsiderate person had parked over my driveway. After a lot of huffing and puffing I decided there was nothing I could do but wait it out. Eventually, the car moved and it was only then I realised it was my neighbours car that I’d completely failed to recognise! I just feel really stupid! ( Mind you you, it’s a very generic car!)

[Pulcinella]

We've just booked a hotel at Manchester Airport for an overnight stay before a very early morning flight, and found this as part of the description of their dining options:

If you don’t have time for a nice meal, you can also enjoy the “Aviator Bar” for a quick meal or a relaxing drink.

We're not too sure about the desirability of a not very nice meal if we're a bit rushed for time.


We also get those well-known favourites:

Complimentary toiletries

We look forward to being greeted by them as we enter the bathroom.

[Serial_Apologist]

We've just booked a hotel at Manchester Airport for an overnight stay before a very early morning flight, and found this as part of the description of their dining options:

If you don’t have time for a nice meal, you can also enjoy the “Aviator Bar” for a quick meal or a relaxing drink.

We're not too sure about the desirability of a not very nice meal if we're a bit rushed for time.


We also get those well-known favourites:

Complimentary toiletries

We look forward to being greeted by them as we enter the bathroom.

I.e. "Thank you for rubbing yourselves all over us!"

[Serial_Apologist]

I was out walking through the nearby woods yesterday, and when I stopped to pick the odd ripe blackberry a passing couple asked me "Are they any good?" "Yes" I told them, "and it's free Vitamin C too!"

[Serial_Apologist]

Latest Southwark Council online samizdat heading:

What's on for adults and families

Love, jealousy, deception and murder: watch Othello for free.

[oddoneout]

Latest Southwark Council online samizdat heading:

What's on for adults and families

Love, jealousy, deception and murder: watch Othello for free.

Everyday tale of city folk?

[Serial_Apologist]

Everyday tale of city folk?

[Bryn]

I was out walking through the nearby woods yesterday, and when I stopped to pick the odd ripe blackberry a passing couple asked me "Are they any good?" "Yes" I told them, "and it's free Vitamin C too!"

And since the removal of lead from petrol, it's now safer to browse on blackberries from roadside brambles. Before I took my car off the road (must get round to disposing of it) I used to take it to an MOT centre for its annual service. I would deliver it at 7 a.m and get the bus back home. While waiting for the bus I would gorge myself on ripe blackberries growing in the hedgerow by the bus stop. A big advantage of getting the service and MOT done during late summer/early autumn.

[edashtav]

A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget's Thesaurus crashed yesterday losing its entire load. Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, mixed up, surprised, awed, dumbfounded, nonplussed, flabbergasted, astounded, amazed, confounded, astonished, overwhelmed, horrified, numbed, speechless, and perplexed.

[Serial_Apologist]

Someone rang the BBC to ask why composer Doreen Carwithen had not been included on the programme on Garage music.

[Serial_Apologist]

The woman behind me in the cafeteria queue at M&S told me that she's reached the stage in life where she found great difficulty in orientating herself around large department stores, and had taken twenty minutes to find the check out counter. I told her, "If you want to know anything about the next stage after that, I'll be sitting at that table over there". All she had on her tray was a half-full glass of plain water. "I hope you'll ask for a discount on that for there being no bubbles in it", I told her.

Croydon's a much friendlier place that its bad reputation warrants.

[french frank]

Croydon's a much friendlier place that its bad reputation warrants.

She didn't clip you one on the ear then?

[cloughie]

The woman behind me in the cafeteria queue at M&S told me that she's reached the stage in life where she found great difficulty in orientating herself around large department stores, and had taken twenty minutes to find the check out counter. I told her, "If you want to know anything about the next stage after that, I'll be sitting at that table over there". All she had on her tray was a half-full glass of plain water. "I hope you'll ask for a discount on that for there being no bubbles in it", I told her.

Croydon's a much friendlier place that its bad reputation warrants.

Maybe but I’ll not bother to check - I’ll just take Brian Auger’s word for it

‘Come Back Home To Croydon Where Everybody Beedle And Bo’s’

https://youtu.be/4B5CTHiKfNk