Ozexpatriate Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 'Staines' reminds me of the prosaically named "Browns Plains" a suburb south of Brisbane. The non-Browns Plains locals call it "Brown Stains", a fitting epithet. No offence to any of the good citizens of Browns Plains intended. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 A couple of things off today's BBC news that made me not so much smile as wryly amused. "Staines-upon-Thames", when did the name change? Not only was the BBC man stumbling over it when he said it, it's ruined a classic old joke*. And the Network Rail man "this is groundwater rising, not flooding". Now in my book, if groundwater is above ground, it's a flood. *"How do you get rid of stains?" "Drop a bomb on it" Pete It has now been officially changed to Thames in Staines! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Part of a series of 3-D adverts used in Germany 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 ha ha topical 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 now thats a score card a 38 ball duck and a century in the same innings ! http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-domestic-2013-14/engine/current/match/669209.html 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2014 now thats a score card a 38 ball duck and a century in the same innings ! http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-domestic-2013-14/engine/current/match/669209.html Young Maxwell did admirably to score 127 coming in at number 8 with the world collapsing around him! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 thought that he didnt have much support at the other end did he not the worst score card ive seen one from the 1960s in the saddleworth league ,my dad was secratery so had all the old records , uppermill 2nds all out for 11 friermere all out for 9 ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted February 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2014 Young Maxwell did admirably to score 127 coming in at number 8 with the world collapsing around him! Mike. after scoring 94 in the first innings. Not bad, considering his side lost. The others must be awful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Welly Posted February 16, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2014 Part of a series of 3-D adverts used in Germany lifes too short.jpg Curious that the advert's strapline is in English! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 16, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2014 Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Trainshed Terry Posted February 16, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2014 Please the profanation but the just cracked me up. Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted February 17, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2014 An item just on Sky News kept referring to sink holes 'popping up'. Completely the opposite I'd have thought. Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 There's been some brilliant headlines from the likes of Newsthump and The Daily Mash about the Scottish Independence, but this one made me laugh. http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/independent-scotland-will-not-be-allowed-to-use-british-oxygen-2014021283498 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2014 There's been some brilliant headlines from the likes of Newsthump and The Daily Mash about the Scottish Independence, but this one made me laugh. http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/independent-scotland-will-not-be-allowed-to-use-british-oxygen-2014021283498 That is English oxygen as Scotland has only one border. Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted February 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2014 our 4 yr old was enjoying himself in our holiday accomodation's club room the other night, the kids entertainer asked for a kid to sing a song for him to win a prize, gethin put his hand up and the mic was thrust at him to which he ummed and aaaahd then came out with....... "i like big butts and i cannot lie.........." (babys got back by sir mixalot) must admit i couldn't stop laughing despite wishing the floor would swallow us up!! he'd seen it on this, thankfully he doesnt "get it" yet http://youtu.be/wbRGGZLp3SA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie_pudd Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 There's been some brilliant headlines from the likes of Newsthump and The Daily Mash about the Scottish Independence, but this one made me laugh. http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/independent-scotland-will-not-be-allowed-to-use-british-oxygen-2014021283498 That is English oxygen as Scotland has only one border. Mike. This reminds of years ago doing the midnight trunk up to hamiltion and returning in the morning on the then A74, I was pulled on the weighbridge at Beattock. the DOT inspector checked my tacho then asked me what I was loaded with before being weighed - dot - what you loaded with ? me - scotch mist dot - how many pallets ? me - none. looking lost asked if I could open back doors and showing empty trailor. dot bloke - ha funny #'### aint we. sadly the copper on asking didn't find it funny - I guess you cant help some people. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointstaken Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 On an email from ebay today -"Live customer support" - Does this mean they discriminate against dead ones ? Dennis Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 OR! ! ! the phones are manned by ZOMBIES! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/ (for a different sort of smile) (glad he got away from the slotted screws, eventually) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/ (for a different sort of smile) (glad he got away from the slotted screws, eventually) Wow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 simply beautiful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/ (for a different sort of smile) (glad he got away from the slotted screws, eventually) I'm struggling to pick my jaw up from the floor now! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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