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john (from arran)

21st November 2009, 23:51
I just performed some necromancy on this thread to rescue it from page 8, as I wanted to share a thought with you all. This evening, the first time for ages, I saw a TV advert which told the truth.

"It wouldn't be Christmas without M&S."

Absolutely correct, it would be "Chrita".
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fred

22nd November 2009, 00:00
well spotted as scrooge said humbug.
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celadon

25th November 2009, 09:34
Rumour has it that this may be of interest to you gentlemen...

They have finally released the ingredients in Viagra:

3% Vitamin E
2% Aspirin
2% Ibuprofen
1% Vitamin C
5% Spray Starch
87% Holts Tyreweld
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john (from arran)

25th November 2009, 13:40
This example of Glasgow logic was in today's Herald. I thought I would share it with you. The ferry is still tied up here and doesn't look as though it will sail today, so there's no papers. Had to resort to the wibble thingy.

The H1N1 swine flu vaccine should not be taken if you are allergic to eggs as the vaccine is produced in chicken eggs and thus contains traces of egg protein.

This fact was not known to the elderly lady overheard on a Glasgow bus this week who told her pal it was odd that her doc, giving the swine flu jab, asked if she was allergic to eggs.

“I mean,” she went on, “what’s that to do with pigs? They don’t have eggs.”

Her pal pondered this conundrum for a few moments before coming up with the solution: “Ah but, you eat bacon with eggs. That must be the connection.”

And, thus, with the medical problem solved, the conversation turned to the weather.
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celadon

26th November 2009, 10:48
Just received this over the Web:-


Please pass on, thanks.




IMPORTANT

Warning..!!!!
Just last weekend on Friday night we parked in a public car park. As we drove away I noticed a sticker on the rear window of the car. When I took it off after I got home, it was a receipt for petrol. Luckily my friend told me not to stop as it could be someone waiting for me to get out of the
car. Then we received this email yesterday.

WARNING FROM POLICE
THIS APPLIES TO BOTH WOMEN AND MEN
BEWARE OF PAPER ON THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE--
NEW WAY TO DO CARJACKINGS (NOT A JOKE)'

Heads up everyone! Please, keep this circulating.. You walk across the car park, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine put it into reverse.

When you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you stop and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view.
When you reach the back of your car, that is when the carjackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off. They practically run you over as they speed off in your car.

And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car.
So now the carjacker has your car, your home address, your money, and your keys. Your home and your whole identity are now compromised!

BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED.

If you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window, lock your doors and just drive away.
Remove the paper later. And be thankful that you
read this e-mail. I hope you will forward this to friends and family, especially to women.
A purse contains all kinds of personal information and identification documents, and you certainly do NOT want this to fall into the wrong hands.
Please tell all your friends

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trevor

26th November 2009, 15:57
Nice one Celadon - this might deserve a new thread?
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rovert

26th November 2009, 22:58
Trevor

No new thread, that would be going backwards, let's go on for the century

Rovert
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celadon

27th November 2009, 10:17
=: Creative Puns for Educated Minds :=

1. The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi.

2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian.

3.. She was only a whisky maker, but he loved her still.

4. A rubber band pistol was confiscated from algebra class because it was a weapon of math disruption.

5. The butcher backed into the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.

6. No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.

7. A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.

8. A grenade thrown into a kitchen in France would result in Linoleum Blownapart.

9. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

10. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana..

11. A hole has been found in the nudist camp wall. The police are looking into it.

12. Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

13. Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other, 'You stay here, I'll go on a head.'

14. I wondered why the cricket ball kept getting bigger. Then, it hit me.

15. A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab centre said 'Keep off the Grass.'

16. A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. His grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'

17. A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

18. The short fortune-teller who escaped from prison was described as a small medium at large.

19. The man who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.

20. A backward poet writes inverse.

21. In democracy, it's your vote that counts. In feudalism, it's your count that votes.

22. When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion..

23. Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects !
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a pedant

27th November 2009, 10:56
A Pedant writes: Re your final one - it's practice as a verb only if you're American. Or thick.
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john (fromarran)

27th November 2009, 11:14
24. Practise safe eating; always use condiments.
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