Monthly Archives: September 2009

>Unarmed robbery

Posted on 6 September, 2009 by jb

> Only in America via Reuters Reminds of the story of an unfortunate bloke standing at the bus stop, waiting for the Number 88. 3 eyes, no arms and just one leg. Bus comes along (this is proof it isn’t … Continue reading →

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>The Global Economy for Dummies. Correction. For Kurt Beck

Posted on 5 September, 2009 by jb

> Full disclosure: I worked in the aviation industry for over 40 years. This might make me partisan. It also might mean that I know a bit about the way the business works. Certainly more than Kurt Beck. Kurt Beck … Continue reading →

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Just what WERE they thinking……?

Posted on 4 September, 2009 by jb

This is a real bus. Saw it today in Frankfurt and just about drove into the bloody river. The company‘s since changed its name to Fücker, but what’s an umlaut between friends…? Reminded me of the story of WW2 Luftwaffe … Continue reading →

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>Seems to have caught on….

Posted on 4 September, 2009 by jb

> Birgit S’s girl (I use the term loosely..) friends seem to have been flattered at being categorised as “Desperate Housewives”“Crikey” said the salesgirl “was there a RUSH…?! All these women from Klein-Winternheim just DESCENDED on the place and started … Continue reading →

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>…and consequently this country is at war with Germany"

Posted on 3 September, 2009 by jb

> Proclamation of war 11:15 BST 3 September 1939

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>The Laptop Burka

Posted on 3 September, 2009 by jb

> Now here’s a useful piece of kit. But hasn’t she got knobbly knees?! And from the fact that she doesn’t shave her legs, I’d say Polish. All very confusing. Explanation here Buy it here

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>New toy – Sarah Palin Fictional Quote Generator

Posted on 2 September, 2009 by jb

> Here And if it sounds familiar, here’s the interview with CBS’s Katie Couric: ” . . . where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about … Continue reading →

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>Stop me if you’ve heard this one

Posted on 2 September, 2009 by jb

> A nun, a Muslim woman and a rabbi walk into a bar the Hastings District Court in New Zealand…… Here’s the story: A Hastings Muslim woman who was barred from entering a courtroom because she refused to take off … Continue reading →

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>NOW I understand….

Posted on 2 September, 2009 by jb

> …differential gears. If someone could now explain calculus as simply, we’d be set…

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>Common sense and Swine Flu

Posted on 1 September, 2009 by jb

> From a letter to the Daily Telegraph: “When I was a student nurse back in the sensible Seventies, we were taught a simple diagnosis for those with influenza. If there is a $10 note on the floor and the … Continue reading →

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