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After going chippy for my tea today i was looking at the menu, and could not believe the spelling on the menu, instead of sweet and sour, they had spelt it, sweat and sour, it made me laugh, anyone else come across anything like this.

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Was once in a hotel that said 'please take advantage of the chambermaid'

Down the norweigian seafood market in December 'give your girlfriend crabs for Xmas'

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I was once in a children's playcentre and on the menu instead of 'can of Sprite' it actually said 'can of Spite' :D

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The newsagents near The Castle pub in Accy once had `Cock & Diet Cock` 2 for £1.50...............:rolleyes:

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And ya never got a picture?? :rolleyes: :D

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At 5.30 in the morning that was the last thing on my mind but it made me chuckle all day..............:D

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Small things..... Ok I'm going before I get in trouble;)

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I also once saw in a cake shop on holiday (years ago)`homemade cakes and flapjacks, see if any tickle your fanny`...............:D

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Lol!!!!

Oh dear..., that really made me laugh:D

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Hilarious! hahaha

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Read in the local rag yesterday that "Canada is at risk from tainted meet." And several years ago I read an excellent review of Mussorgsky's famous opera, "Doris Godunov".

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it made me laugh as well, accylass

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Think I've mentioned this before, but there was a dentist in Haslingden called Dr. P. Nutt, his wife was called Hazel and that's true:D

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Just remembered when I was working with a shopfiting firm we had a job to do in Yorkshire, it was in a little town called Idle, the shop we worked in was next door to the Idle Working Mens Club:D

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Years back, when I was living in Saskatchewan, the local RCMP detatchment was beefed up from one copper to two (I think I mentioned the low population density) ... the new constable was John Feathers, his wife was called Lark ... I first met her at the local bonspiel ... great girl, wonderful sense of humour ... told me that if I laughed at her name she would shove my broom up where the sun don't shine ....:eek::D

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In Japan, instead of saying "Tokyo & Osaka" in the English version, it said "Tokyo & Osama".

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In Iceland instead of saying "Volcano", they say eldfjall.


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Went to Amsterdam with Less and Peter there we stopped off for a drink at one of the local pubs the landlords name was "Pee de Wall"

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Are ya sure that not what ya did when you exited the pub mick:D

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We went to the 'nooks' before we left, recycling is a priority in Amsterdam, they had a sign saying "do not take de piiss".
:)

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What about effin elsies chinese chippy in ossy.

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Doolittle & Dalley. Estate agents in Tewkesbury.

Lamp chops, in a turkish restaurant.

and, funniest of all, imo, a clothing warehouse in Manchester with a big sign outside...

'Now open to the PUBIC' !!!:confused:

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True enough jaysay, I have had a few pints there in the afternoon when I was repairing a mill steam engine during the local holidays. The mill was a not far away just over the road.

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Ya I got told that you could get a days membership (mainly for tourists) to to show you were a member of the Idle Workingmens Club:D

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For the doubters,

Welcome to Yorkshires 'Idle Working Men's Club'

enter the following post code into Google maps and see it for yourself, does it bring back memories jaysay.

bd108nb

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True, it's a load of bollards. I hope you didn't go to him for your teeth seeing to, Mr. P. Nutt was a veterinary surgeon when I lived in Hassy. He moved to Ramsbottom.

Mr. P. Nutt, B.V.Sc., 385, Whalley Rd., Ramsbottom, Lancs. ...

Typical Tory spin and misinformation.:D:D:rolleyes:

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Think the best takeaways are in Croydon, Hackney etc.:D

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I work in idle on a regular basis my firm has a nursery there and i also can confirm there is an Idle working mens club.

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Also i have worked on the same site as a concrete specialist called A. FLATMAN:D:D

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Ya it does actually, When I went to Idle in the 70s I'd never actually heard of the place and when we pulled up at the shop we were to fit out it was right opposite the club, we got chapter and verse from the shop keeper who told us of the numerous foreign visitors who came to the village just to be photographed outside the club, but actually didn't have time to call in for a pint

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Dentist Vet whats the difference, but the name's are real;)

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being from ossy yeh wouldn't know.:D

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well I wouldn't because I don't have any animals and very few teeth:p:p:D

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Also in Disneyland, instead of saying "please show your annual passes California citizens", it said ;

"please show your annual asses California citizens"

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:confused::confused::confused:

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Shut up John. Buzz Off :D

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Do ya know there's two things in life I hate bad beer and cheeky Kids:p

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Totally agree john and these days there is to much of each:D

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i used to regularly spell things wrong on my specials board (on purpose) it made people take more notice of it and sold more specials that way.

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Ya the Landlord at my local used those tack ticks jedi, it worked for him too

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On the A-Boards for the Observer there was a headline that said:

"Domestic Violence lessons for pupils"

Which entertained me. Used to have a picture of it but I can't think where it will be stored now.