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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 19, 2016 17:58:06 GMT 2
And I heard of another announcement on a British train as it pulled into the station. The guard apparently said "We apologise for the late arrival of this train. This was because it went too slowly."
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Post by tzarine on Aug 21, 2016 22:54:28 GMT 2
residents dressed in period gear a woman w a painted mustache a man in a sequinned dress
sunday promenade in donostia
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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 22, 2016 10:03:03 GMT 2
nd yet another train announcement. A conductor was walking through a compartment of a stationary train when a bored passenger said: "Leaves on the line again?" "You're right," the conductor said, "though this time they are attached to the trunk."
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Post by tzarine on Aug 23, 2016 23:09:10 GMT 2
bonpreu
i kept looking for bonprix
bonpreu is the catalan supermarket
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Post by Baz Faz on Aug 26, 2016 9:41:49 GMT 2
Sign on the door of the gents' toilet in Broadcasting House in London: "Out of order. Please use the floor below"
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Post by Netsuke on Aug 26, 2016 11:36:29 GMT 2
A millipede on the architrave. Got it off with one of those paper towel squares, hate the sound of it scrunching to make sure it was dead.
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Post by Baz Faz on Sept 3, 2016 19:17:13 GMT 2
I saw a correction in a local newspaper. Someone had been described as a cleaner. The newspaper wanted to point out that she was in fact a "dust displacement technician".
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Post by shrjeff on Sept 4, 2016 5:02:16 GMT 2
I saw a correction in a local newspaper. Someone had been described as a cleaner. The newspaper wanted to point out that she was in fact a "dust displacement technician". the distinction is obvious: a cleaner cleans, a dust displacement technician merely moves the dust around...
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Post by Baz Faz on Sept 6, 2016 10:02:10 GMT 2
"Research" has shown that older men who have sex are more likely to have heart attacks. The "research" also shows that older women who have sex do not suffer extra heart attacks. The conclusion is obvious: older women must find younger men for their romps (as the tabloid press always puts it).
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Post by Voy on Sept 6, 2016 14:49:56 GMT 2
's beeo long that it qualifies as odd... RAIN!!! yayyyy. please let it keep up - at least for today!
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Post by tzarine on Sept 13, 2016 9:36:57 GMT 2
tourists touching the toe of the john harvard statue
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Post by rikita on Sept 13, 2016 12:00:36 GMT 2
there is a shopping cart stuck at the top of this lattice covering a path in a nearby park: (picture is without the shopping cart)
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Post by auntieannie on Sept 13, 2016 12:05:31 GMT 2
I saw an odd thing the other day but forgot to put it on here. gah... as soon as I remember I'll post.
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Post by slowcoach on Sept 13, 2016 12:38:00 GMT 2
A mantis on the doorstep.
Rain
A Hen's Tooth
A puddle of water.
Well 3 out of 4, but still not bad.
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Post by Baz Faz on Sept 15, 2016 18:46:05 GMT 2
The US ambassador in London has had a rush of blood to the head and hosted a cricket match at his pad (it is in Regent's Park and is vast). The match was US Press against British Press. What was the ambassador thinking about? A cricket team has 11 players. There are not 11 cricket-playing US journalists in London. They could only rustle up one. So they made do with various international stars of yesteryear. I think it is cheating to pretend that Kevin Pieterson is an honorary American journalist.
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Post by suzanneschuelke on Sept 15, 2016 19:10:26 GMT 2
There are not 11 cricket paying US journalists in the entire USA (or so I would guess). Rugby yes, but not cricket.
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Post by auntieannie on Sept 15, 2016 21:55:47 GMT 2
yes, cricket isn't really a popular sport in the US, right?
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Post by suzanneschuelke on Sept 16, 2016 2:19:19 GMT 2
Not at all, of the major sports it is the only one you never see or hear about here.
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Post by Netsuke on Sept 16, 2016 3:22:38 GMT 2
I saw a correction in a local newspaper. Someone had been described as a cleaner. The newspaper wanted to point out that she was in fact a "dust displacement technician". There are job vacancies for a waste management and disposal technician and a coordinator of interpretive teaching.
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Post by slowcoach on Sept 16, 2016 10:11:20 GMT 2
Some years ago I read that there were more cricket teams in New England than in England. Whether that is true or not possibly hinges on how you define the terms cricket and team. If you let in citizens from Commonwealth countries you get cricket teams springing up. Picture of an American College Team
Many moons ago I played cricket in a local league in Kent. "Slow" left arm bowler and right hand bat.
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Post by Baz Faz on Sept 16, 2016 10:44:52 GMT 2
Google Street View has blurred the face of a cow in order to protect its identity.
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Post by happytraveller on Sept 16, 2016 11:03:37 GMT 2
Google Street View has blurred the face of a cow in order to protect its identity.
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Post by Baz Faz on Sept 16, 2016 23:29:20 GMT 2
We went to a production of our local drama group this evening. There was a sign in the entrance: "Please note. This play contains scenes with smoking."
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Post by Baz Faz on Sept 18, 2016 0:07:14 GMT 2
In Britain one in five relationships now start online.
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Post by Voy on Sept 18, 2016 21:39:05 GMT 2
me, tryimg to pull sweatpants with one hand....
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Post by rikita on Sept 19, 2016 1:17:02 GMT 2
a one meter tall spider man with a spider man t-shirt and a spider man face paint and my daughters voice ...
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Post by rikita on Sept 19, 2016 1:19:52 GMT 2
oh, and also a puddle right in front of a voting booth, as said spider man had a potty accident when i took her along to go vote ...
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Post by slowcoach on Sept 19, 2016 13:27:05 GMT 2
Cherry Blossom!
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Post by happytraveller on Sept 19, 2016 18:15:54 GMT 2
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Post by slowcoach on Sept 19, 2016 20:38:30 GMT 2
It is not totally weird, it is on a cherry tree. To be honest it is just one flower so far, but the buds are bursting all over the tree.
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