Tag Archives: stupid bloody poms

>Snow chains go on WHICH wheels…?

Posted on 22 December, 2010 by jb

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>Snow removal, UK style

Posted on 21 December, 2010 by jb

> Although someone did comment, saying: Sorry, i find this picture graphically incorrect: With two ‘snow removal executives’ at work, there should be at least 4 health and safety inspectors to make sure that any broom is the used to … Continue reading →

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>Easy. Reloaded.

Posted on 1 July, 2010 by jb

> Now, what was that about “easy” again….?

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>Darwin Award Runner-Up 2009

Posted on 1 January, 2010 by jb

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>Failing to plan is planning to fail

Posted on 23 December, 2009 by jb

> Mrs jb dug up a recipe from an English magazine for classy Christmas cookies. English. Now that should have been a warning. Not that the Poms can’t cook (some – quite a few, actually – can), but there’s a … Continue reading →

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>"But I’ve got cookery class….

Posted on 2 November, 2009 by jb

> ..and we’re making pancakes…!”

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>Dalrymplisms – Grading on a Curse

Posted on 23 October, 2008 by jb

> The head examiner of a British school-examination board, Peter Buckroyd, whose examinations are taken by 780,000 children, recently explained to teachers why a pupil who answered the question, “Describe the room you’re in,” with “Fuck off”—an actual case, apparently—should … Continue reading →

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>It must be me – the nth experience

Posted on 11 August, 2008 by jb

> John Lewis’s coffee shop in Cheadle Royal is a true delight and an endless source of enjoyment. Popped in from the airport the other day for what goes for a latte in those parts of the world, pay with … Continue reading →

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>There ain’t half been some clever bastards…

Posted on 25 October, 2007 by jb

>When I’m in the UK, I seem to have this mantra. “Stupid bloody Poms. Stupid bloody Poms. Stupid bloody Poms“ You’re constantly encountering dumb rules, imbecilic shop assistants, officious civil servants, illegible signs and basic, grinding thickness. But sometimes, you … Continue reading →

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