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Old 02.04.2008, 22:08
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

No it's not a joke



The product itself can be found here
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Old 25.04.2008, 09:23
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

Sick on the train?

Saw this advert on the train this morning. Would you like your next career to be in sick?

PS I clicked on the link at the bottom of the advert and it came back as "Not Found"



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Old 25.04.2008, 09:44
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

Cool thread.

I like some of the road signs/place names like ****dorf, neiderwangen, ausfarht etc...
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Old 25.04.2008, 19:47
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Sick on the train?

Saw this advert on the train this morning. Would you like your next career to be in sick?

PS I clicked on the link at the bottom of the advert and it came back as "Not Found "



SICK in the USA
http://www.sick.com/gus/en.html
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Old 26.04.2008, 07:13
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

Whilst out shopping with daughter, we stopped to look in the window of the pet shop. Two squirrelly type things mating. Daughter 'what are they doing mummy?' Answer - playing piggybacks. No photographs I am afraid
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Old 28.04.2008, 11:25
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Whilst out shopping with daughter, we stopped to look in the window of the pet shop. Two squirrelly type things mating. Daughter 'what are they doing mummy?' Answer - playing piggybacks. No photographs I am afraid
That reminds me of this young family in Amsterdam who wandered into a red light district. "What's the lady doing in the window?" "She's waiting."
"Why is she in her underwear?" "She's going to sleep soon."
"What's she waiting for then?" "For bedtime, I guess."
"Why does she wait with her curtains open?" "Uh, um..." *cough, cough*
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

Saw this last week in the Salvation Army bookshop in Basel. Check out the (male) author's name...
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

On the main road from Bern to Olten, there is a showroom selling lawnmowers,
and there it is for all to see, the name of the proprietor in huge letters:
"WILLY HURTER" -
shame he doesn't have his head office in W***dorf!!!!
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

How was your coffee appointment this morning ? Was she upset that you were late ?

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and there it is for all to see, the name of the proprietor in huge letters:
"WILLY HURTER" -
shame he doesn't have his head office in W***dorf!!!!
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

Just noticed these when picking up a coke at lunch from denner.



Snigger...

Apologies for shaky pic, but the iPhone camera really is ****.
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Old 21.11.2008, 19:33
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Just noticed these when picking up a coke at lunch from denner.
That is the item that started this thread off last year
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

I had an English teacher named Mr. Dick. He named his baby daughter Ophelia.

Ophelia Dick. Cruel man.
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Old 11.12.2008, 09:24
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

Just been checking out the "For Sale" pinboard in the MParc shopping centre in Basel.

I couldn't resist taking a snap of these two notices which complement each other perfectly...



For those of you unfamiliar with the German language, the advert on the left is selling a violin from the year 1786 and is asking for Fr 10 000.

The advert on the left is offering violin lessons.
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Old 11.12.2008, 11:17
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Only in Switzerland will you see a note selling a CHF 10K antique on a supermarket noticeboard.

Priceless...
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Saw this wine on offer in Co-op and thought of this thread. Not sure whether the wine is smooth and velvety or just plain ropey though

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On the main road from Bern to Olten, there is a showroom selling lawnmowers,
and there it is for all to see, the name of the proprietor in huge letters:
"WILLY HURTER" -
shame he doesn't have his head office in W***dorf!!!!
There is a nice man in Sargans called Ruedi Willie who will lay any type of flooring you need if you pay him enough
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Re: Whilst out shopping...

You'd think that a company selling stationery products would know how to spell the word.
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Blimey.

Or maybe it means once you have got it to your home, school, office or wherever, you don't remove it again. Hence it is a stationary stationery set.
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Blimey.

Or maybe it means once you have got it to your home, school, office or wherever, you don't remove it again. Hence it is a stationary stationery set.
I knew a salesman who was driving through the sticks to get to an important appointment and realised he had forgotten to bring his notebook. He stopped at a post office in this tiny village in Norfolk to see if he could buy one. He couldn't see any books or even pens on the shelves so he asked the girl behind the counter if she kept stationery.

"Yes" was her reply. "Right up until the last minute, then I go wild"
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Blimey.

Or maybe it means once you have got it to your home, school, office or wherever, you don't remove it again. Hence it is a stationary stationery set.

Or, it looks so dated, it ain't moving.

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