Interesting or funny links

[MKM]

http://www.preparingforemergencies.co.uk/index.htm

On a more serious note (and interesting for me) I seem to remember that a few summers ago the government was distributing leaflets to every household which I think (I was in France) were about emergencies.

Does anyone remember this and what was being distributed? Given that nothing was delivered to this house I reckon it is about time the authorities were reminded that it should take a bit under a few years to walk from the town hall the one mile to my home so where the h**l is my copy?

Any info gratefully received. Might be fun if some limpwristed pip bespeckled rozzer takes it upon itself to be offended at my request for the document; I see a fight coming (rubs hands)

We never had a copy of the leaflet either.

[Angela Woodford]

Ladies, are you bored by that hulking great white metal thing gurgling away in the corner of your kitchen? Fear not help is at hand!!
http://www.dishwasherart.com

Bored? You are joking? We would love a dishwasher! In the Woodford family, the men always wash up. It's just that, being a hungry lot, they like to eat any leftovers. If we all had a dishwasher it would be nice though.

Ladies! How sweet.

[sejintenej]

We would love a dishwasher! In the Woodford family, the men always wash up.

So you have got not one but two or more dishwashers - what more can you want?
I suppose now you want to take them walkies as well?

:deadhorse:

[sejintenej]

Any info gratefully received.

Well, so as there's absolutely no risk of confusion, here's the original link:

http://www.preparingforemergencies.gov.uk/

Thanks Mark. Of course HM Gov have ballsed things up yet again. The leaflet is available in 17 languages but you are only allowed top get copies in 10. Amongst the available but banned languages are the Scottish and Irish versions of Gaelic. That said you can download most if not all including English and English double page, Welsh in English as well as Welsh in Welsh, Scottsh and Scots Gaelic (evidently different!) .....................................

The imagination boggles; you evidently have to be a bit warped to work in the Civil Service and create chaos like that. Seems to be designed to confuse and offend most caucasians.
Especially for Katharine they have even spelt Gymru with a C (I know - don't even try to comment on that one)

[Jo]

Errrr.... Ladies??? Your kitchen??? Our dishwasher, in our kitchen, belongs to both him and me, and is a joint responsibility

It looks like fun, but if anyone bought one for me (rather than him or both of us) for Christmas or birthday, they'd get a thick ear

Get's them every time, eh guys?

Now a preview of Jo's next post:

How did you guess?

[Angela Woodford]

So you have got not one but two or more dishwashers - what more can you want?
I suppose now you want to take them walkies as well?

:deadhorse:

Things aren't quite like that David! They don't just wash up for the leftovers, but so that they can cap each others' stories about war, planes, war, railways, war and (groan) disused railway lines. It's voluntary, really!

However, with just son at home before The Move, the Woodford washing up tradition began to change. Imagine a meal.

Henry: Chomp chomp chomp. (His mobile rings) Yeah.. I'm good... (grunt - grunt - )... God! Yeah.. (grunt) see ya... (He springs from the table) Gotta go - see ya - great meal mamma -

Current Husband (annoyedly): Hey, hold on! What about -

Henry: See ya later -

(Front door slams)

[sejintenej]

Imagine a meal.

Henry: Chomp chomp chomp. (His mobile rings) Yeah.. I'm good... (grunt - grunt - )... God! Yeah.. (grunt) see ya... (He springs from the table) Gotta go - see ya - great meal mamma -

Current Husband (annoyedly): Hey, hold on! What about -

Henry: See ya later -

(Front door slams)

I've had 3 like that. Got the tee shirt

[englishangel]

Imagine a meal.

Henry: Chomp chomp chomp. (His mobile rings) Yeah.. I'm good... (grunt - grunt - )... God! Yeah.. (grunt) see ya... (He springs from the table) Gotta go - see ya - great meal mamma -

Current Husband (annoyedly): Hey, hold on! What about -

Henry: See ya later -

(Front door slams)

I've had 3 like that. Got the tee shirt

Can I borrow 20 quid?

[kerrensimmonds]

No you......bl...y can't!
Come on Mary, why do you want 20 quid? Didn't your loving parents give you enough pocket money on top of which, what happened to the dosh you earned on your paper round/stint in Tesco's...whatever?

[sejintenej]

No you......bl...y can't!
Come on Mary, why do you want 20 quid? Didn't your loving parents give you enough pocket money on top of which, what happened to the dosh you earned on your paper round/stint in Tesco's...whatever?

But mummy, I need it now, not tomorrow. Kath has this super dooper new shade of lipgloss and I can't be seen with one which went out of fashion this morning.

[Angela Woodford]

But mummy, I need it now, not tomorrow. Kath has this super dooper new shade of lipgloss and I can't be seen with one which went out of fashion this morning.

Don't. David. I still remember the sheer annoyance of finding that my lipgloss had been nicked by one of them...

[Angela Woodford]

David! Would you point out the reference to lipgloss in your interesting sejintenej song? I already understand it means "yes, but no"! One wears the lipgloss or one doesn't? ??

[englishangel]

I think it is his handle in the title and nothing to do with lipgloss, but I may be mistaken.

[Katharine]

Surely only in America?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,337232,00.html (funny peculiar not funny ha-ha!)

[Angela Woodford]

Two years on a loo seat... it's truly difficult to believe! I just boggled at this!

I also rather like the ad for the pink patch - stick it on and lose two stone. I didn't think Americans did weight in stones, so even more surprising!