Category Archives: True stories

The Gospel according to Saint Dave

Posted on 19 July, 2022 by jb

And it came to pass in the Year of Our Lord 1947 that a child of the female variety was born to John Francis Burland and his wife Margaret Valda née Clough in the hamlet of Horsforth in the County … Continue reading →

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If anyone’s wondering what the flooding looks like in Germany….

Posted on 16 July, 2021 by jb

This is Schuld, population of around 750 and about 90 minutes drive north from here. Before. After. At some stage, Ahr river made an oxbow, the sediment solidified and over the last 1000 years folks built on it. Precipitation of … Continue reading →

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Juliette

Posted on 1 September, 2015 by jb

Met a young mum in the check-out line at Hannafords in York. Got chatting and got introduced to 2 month old Juliette. “Oh” I said “Little Feat sang “Juliette” back in the 70s” “Really?” she said “Little Feet?” “With an … Continue reading →

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The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language.

Posted on 1 September, 2015 by jb

  George Bernard Shaw in the 1940s. Still valid today. Ms jb is in Home Depot and asks a sales associate where she can find a toilet. “Now, honey, do you wanna BUY one or USE one?” Er, that would be … Continue reading →

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Why I’m not allowed to cook dinner anymore…

Posted on 25 August, 2015 by jb

  

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So now you know….

Posted on 31 July, 2015 by jb

“Flotsam” is floating wreckage, “jetsam” is cargo that is purposely thrown overboard, “lagan” is goods lying at the bottom of the ocean but reclaimable, and “derelict” is cargo at the bottom of the ocean but lost. Oh, and a collision … Continue reading →

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Even 67…..

Posted on 18 July, 2015 by jb
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An engineer dies and goes to Hell

Posted on 15 June, 2015 by jb

  He’s hot and miserable, so he decides to take action.  The A/C has been busted for a long time, so he fixes it. Things cool down quickly. The moving walkway motor jammed, so he un-jams it. People can get from … Continue reading →

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There is no such thing as a bad day…

Posted on 18 May, 2015 by jb

…just good days for different things. When it’s blowing a gale and pouring with rain, that’s a good day to sit in a café with mates, not a day to be up the mountain

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Waldi

Posted on 14 April, 2015 by jb

When I  came to  Germany over 40 years ago, I worked with a bunch of guys in Lufthansa’s logistics division who had the reputation of being a) all mad as snakes b) serious drinkers and c) the absolute elite. Leather … Continue reading →

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