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Title: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: KKOB on August 12, 2012, 13:41:26 PM

I've just returned from shopping in a well known shop where, apparently, Every Little Helps.

I went to the tobacco kiosk where I was served by a young lady and the conversation went roughly like this.

Me "A dozen first class stamps please"

Her "Sorry?"

Me "A dozen first class stamps please"

Her "I'm sorry, but we only sell stamps in books of 6 or 12 and we're not allowed to split them"

Me (with just a hint of sarcasm in my voice) "Well, I s'pose I'll have to settle for 12 then, eh?"

FFS ! : :)

Title: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: Rimms on August 12, 2012, 14:18:51 PM

Good job you didn't ask for a bakers dozen

Title: Re: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: KKOB on August 12, 2012, 14:26:38 PM

Or a small gross.

Title: Re: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: screamlead on August 12, 2012, 14:43:23 PM

Chavtastic!!!

Title: Re: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: Bluwise on August 12, 2012, 18:28:14 PM

Similar situation yesterday but this time it was me that should have known better.....

Local shop being served by a young man aged around 18ish - I asked,

"Quarter of sherbet lemons please"

He looked at me gone out...............  ???

Title: Re: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: johntaylor49 on August 14, 2012, 12:16:40 PM

Quote from: Bluwise on August 12, 2012, 18:28:14 PM

Similar situation yesterday but this time it was me that should have known better.....

Local shop being served by a young man aged around 18ish - I asked,

"Quarter of sherbet lemons please"

He looked at me gone out...............  ???

  Wel, I am not surprised -- Sherbert Lemons, what are you some kind of revolutionary???  :) Joking, tum, yum how I moiss the old sweet shops although they are coming back a bit, sigh the Old High Street  --- BUT WHEN WE HAVE SHOT ALL THE SUPERMARKET EXECUTIVES AND HANGED THE M<CDONALDS FRNACHISEES FROM THE LAMPOSTS! Oh Dear I have had one of my "turns" havent i???  :)  :)

Title: Re: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: johntaylor49 on August 14, 2012, 12:21:50 PM

Come the Revolution Brothers and Sisters all thgis will change, public flogging
for failure in 3 R's! Oh dear, Its happened again hasnt it? A "turn"??  ;D

Title: Re: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: Highlander on August 14, 2012, 14:00:58 PM

and public floggings for the failure to be able to spell ?

Title: Re: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: Colwyn on August 14, 2012, 18:03:31 PM

This is not a spelling problem. It is "Keyboard Operating Deficiency Syndrome".

Title: Re: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: Sandrats on August 15, 2012, 18:25:40 PM

Some years ago I opted to erecte a wooden garden shed, and although in the correct location, it wasn't quite right, so summoning my three sturdy lads, approx 13,15,17 (good lord is it that long ago!  Eldest is 29 next month) we all took one corner of said shed.  Dad took charge and shouted "on my count of three move it two inch my way - one, two, three."  I nearly put my back out when the shed never moved.

Dad now expressed one or two views on why said shed hadn't moved and heard the reply "how much is two inch?", I explained that this time we would move it fifty mil, lo and behold second time round it moved almost effortlessly

Title: Re: Education.............Or, Lack Of It
Post by: johntaylor49 on August 15, 2012, 20:16:22 PM

I confess! I have hidden the syndrome from freinds, falimy and those I hlod daer!