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Category Archives: hilarious
a vegetable
Candice – I know her by her name badge – was having trouble with an article she had placed on the scales. She pressed lots of buttons but didn’t seem to be getting a satisfactory answer from the till. Her … Continue reading
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On the buses
may 31 2007 no 76 “wicked! hilarious! hilarious!! I’m still finding bits of plastic in my flat! love you lots! mmmwah!” dec 17 23 to Liverpool St they’re back the trimmings, the holly the tree and the telly trash in … Continue reading
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morrisons to shop at more reasons
I thought you might like to see a picture of my hair after it has been washed with Morrison’s Value Shampoo, which is peachy pink, similar to that colour city girls paint their cheeks, and costs a truly astonishing 38 … Continue reading
toilet paper
(march 2009) Childhood memory or shopping list? Who’s been taking the toilet paper or loo paper from the bathroom? Sheila says two rolls have just disappeared. Have the lodgers got colds? 240 sheets to a roll (where did you get … Continue reading
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then the train came in
October 7. There’s a new advert for the Comedy Channel at Borough tube station: According to some research that we just made up (I dropped the dog’s lead to write it down on my way home and an official comes … Continue reading
hydrochloric acid, or, it’s so easy to become a trouble maker
I went to B and Q to see what I could find out about bathrooms (we’re getting a bathroom put into the flat at the top of the house) and buy a tape measure, a new bow saw, some secateurs, … Continue reading
la gargouille bourgeoise
I was thinking again about our exit from the Blackwall tunnel on our way to France. We’ve just emerged from the narrow coils of the tunnel, the road is still a single carriage way and I haven’t seen a sign … Continue reading