Overheard today

[hellymedic]

Happy birthday for tomorrow.
My friend turns 80 tomorrow.
He was born in Odessa and held a BIG party last week.

[Basil]

Two blokes obviously from the boxing club here.

"Nah, he couldn't box 6 eggs."

[The Family Cyclist]

"Max verstappen is the least attractive person on the grid

Having not watched F1 in years no idea if this is true

[Cudzoziemiec]

"You mustn't swallow it, you just drink it."
I've no idea what "it" was, but how do you drink something without swallowing it?

[Kim]

I've no idea what "it" was, but how do you drink something without swallowing it?

Isn't that the SEEKRIT behind successfully downing yards of ale or similar?

[Cudzoziemiec]

From a Whatsapp group.
Rose: I'd like to the join the group, please.
Eddy: I think you already are Rosemary.
Rose: I am Roseline.

[L CC]

"Don't you still need the toilet"
"nah, I'll manage now. It's slipped back in"

[Basil]

Not really overheard as I was sitting in the same group. 
*discussing missing regular*

"He's gone to someone else's funeral"

I nearly lost a whole mouthful of beer.

[The Family Cyclist]

In decathlon yesterday when a young lad legs it's past me followed by I'm assuming his Dad, Dad is on phone and just caught him saying

If there's a fire engine there it IS serious

[Basil]

"A face like a summons".

[ian]

Secret shoppers ‘dress just like normal people’ said by someone into their phone on Oxford St earlier. They wouldn’t be very good if they had a distinctive and special uniform I suppose.

[Ham]

As a member of the facebook Shelly Support group (yes, I've wondered about that phrasing, too) someone posted a photo of a LOT of devices, and said that they were expecting to have "full coverage", which engendred the reply:

From curiosity, what do you do for living? Bcs that amount of devices are quite expensive.

And the response:
Less than 1000€... here in Finland we have kind of phrase including subject "touhutonni" well known between all enthusiasts of many hobbies. Like with cars. It means like "thousand euros for doing", actual meaning is that every time you do anything you have to prepare to have thousand euros to fix that. 😃 That's not expensive, that's in budget to real enthusiast.

I like that the Finns have a word for it

[markcjagar]

this morning in the airport returning from Mallorca, a man dropped his wallet on the floor and a Scouse lad loudly proclaimed "with a wallet that heavy you know he votes Tory"

[Cudzoziemiec]

On a train back from Keynsham (a town you need not have heard of) this evening: "I haven't been smoking so much since the new job. You know, my dad rolls his joints cowboy-style. He doesn't put any joins in them."

[robgul]

On a train back from Keynsham (a town you need not have heard of) this evening: "I haven't been smoking so much since the new job. You know, my dad rolls his joints cowboy-style. He doesn't put any joins in them."

Surely everyone over about 60 has heard of Keynsham (and can even spell it thanks to Horace Bachelor)?    Do people still do the football pools or has online betting overtaken them?

[Cudzoziemiec]

I remember hearing that story from a flatmate's father about 30 years ago. The flat in question was in Bath, so not far from Keynsham. But you're only the second person I've ever heard mention it; I guess you had to listen to Radio Luxembourg (was that the station?) at the correct point in time.

I've no idea whether people still do football pools, and I often want to spell the town "Keynesham".

[Mr Larrington]

Any fan of the Bonzos will know of Keynsham, on account of that being both the title of their fourth album and that of said album’s second track.  Horace Batchelor also got a namecheck in the “The Intro And The Outro”, apparently playing percussion with Zebra Kid.

[Basil]

Yes. I cannot hear Keynsham without spelling it in my head.
Millions of years ago I used to ride through it on my commute between  Bristol and Bath.
Well, between Knowle and Twerton actually, so not as far.

[Tim Hall]

I think I gained my Keynsham knowledge second hand, by reading Ye Shedde* and wondering WTF people were banging on about.

* It might have been UMRA.

[Beardy]

I think I gained my Keynsham knowledge second hand, by reading Ye Shedde* and wondering WTF people were banging on about.

* It might have been UMRA.

I have to admit I haven’t a clue what you’re all on about 

[Kim]

My Keynsham knowledge is limited to being in a traffic jam there once, so I also haven't a clue what you're all on about.

[PeteB99]

Radio Luxembourg adverts (And several Bonzo dog songs)


From the local shop this morning

She was in hospital for five weeks. Of course there was nothing wrong with her when she went in.

[Basil]

My Keynsham knowledge is limited to being in a traffic jam there once, so I also haven't a clue what you're all on about.

You need to be old enough to have listened to Radio Luxembourg under the bed covers as a kid.

https://youtu.be/ydQ8I-qLH4o

[Cudzoziemiec]

Yes. I cannot hear Keynsham without spelling it in my head.
Millions of years ago I used to ride through it on my commute between  Bristol and Bath.
Well, between Knowle and Twerton actually, so not as far.

Stockwood - Keynsham - A4? Or past Newton St Loe and in the back?

[Canardly]

With seven transistors as I recall.