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« Reply #122 on: 12:54:56, 06-07-2007 » |
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 I've remembered it now. At least I got in before anyone made the suggestion: "Ollie, are you sure the sign didn't just read 'Plain clothes and uniformed police patrol this train'?" ___in ___the_ ___ un_formed ___ice ______ __is _rain |
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« Reply #123 on: 12:57:01, 06-07-2007 » |
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In St Helens Lancs, as most will know , the vowel sound of ai ( as in Claire) becomes er as (in her)
There used to be signs on the buses saying ( - because they thought it rhymed)
'Treat us fairly, travel early' ( Thus treat us furly travel early)
There was also a girl in a cafe who thought her name was Cler... she was in for a shock when she left the area!!
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« Reply #124 on: 14:57:52, 06-07-2007 » |
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Recite in the correct accent:
A scouser lass known as Our Mary [Murr-y]
Sold goosegogs outside of the dairy.
I said "Whar'are they, wack?"
"I dunno" she said back,
"They're like gear little plums only 'airy."
Irrelevant, I know.
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« Reply #125 on: 15:24:00, 06-07-2007 » |
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I can't remember if I posted this one, but.....
Seen in Chinese restaurant
'Toilets upstairs. Upstairs closed'
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« Reply #126 on: 15:43:19, 06-07-2007 » |
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In the trains in Sydney there always used to be this notice:
Uniformed and plain clothes police patrol this train.
With something before it, can't remember what (can anyone else?) but it contained the words "in the".
This would regularly be scribbled on selectively so that it read
(in the)
un_formed ___ _____ _______ ___ice ______ __is _rain.
I always found that strangely poetic.
Often seen in my place of work: "The College is not responsible for any personal __longings left on the premises" |
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« Reply #127 on: 15:46:35, 06-07-2007 » |
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Nice one !
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« Reply #128 on: 16:04:18, 06-07-2007 » |
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I had assumed the following to be widespread enough for it to be on google images, but alas it's not; I remember giggling once to myself, upon seeing that a bin along the street with "litter" written on it had extra letters appended each side ("c" and "us" left and right respectively).
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« Reply #129 on: 01:01:57, 08-07-2007 » |
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Is
TITANIC SUNK - S****HORPE MAN FEARED DROWNED
in the local paper true or an urban myth?
Probably true The headline in the Daily Echo (Dorset edition) on 12th September 2001 was something like "Dorset Mum hears her daughter is safe" (in Twin Towers attack). To be fair the paper goes on sale at midday every day so they weren't breaking the news of the event to anyone. There are a lot of jokes about this sort of thing in local paper offices like "Britain under nuclear attack, local fete cancelled." |
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« Reply #130 on: 09:34:45, 08-07-2007 » |
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Oh dear, yes, toilet signs. Hong Kong airport above the urinals, words to the effect of: Keep your valuables in view at all times. Sydney again: a sign from a cleaning company that used to read "Assuring you security and hygiene around the clock". I don't think I need to tell you which letter had been effaced but anyone who doesn't understand it can send a PM.  And then there's that company specialising in the placement of advertising in public conveniences who reasonably enough have called themselves 'conads'. Why have I never seen this altered? |
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« Reply #131 on: 13:26:04, 08-07-2007 » |
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L hath no fury like a letter scorned"!Baz 
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« Reply #132 on: 13:28:10, 08-07-2007 » |
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« Reply #133 on: 13:31:06, 08-07-2007 » |
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 Is this an instruction? Do we have to stand and take a packed lunch or something? ! |
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« Reply #134 on: 13:35:10, 08-07-2007 » |
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