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Kim

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2325 on: 21 January, 2021, 05:14:28 pm »
One blow of its wing...
Well - what does happen when you blow a swan's wing?

It breaks your arm.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2326 on: 21 January, 2021, 06:21:19 pm »
One blow of its wing...
Well - what does happen when you blow a swan's wing?

It goes into a flat spin and crashes.  And then breaks your arm.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2327 on: 21 January, 2021, 08:06:27 pm »
One blow of its wing...
Well - what does happen when you blow a swan's wing?

It goes into a flat spin and crashes.  And then breaks your arm.
And then you get locked up in the Tower pending your head-dechopment. Causing a swan to crash is TREASON against HMtheQ!
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2328 on: 21 January, 2021, 08:35:47 pm »
One blow of its wing...
Well - what does happen when you blow a swan's wing?

It goes into a flat spin and crashes.  And then breaks your arm.
And then you get locked up in the Tower pending your head-dechopment. Causing a swan to crash is TREASON against HMtheQ!

Does that apply to all swans found in BRITAIN or just the non-migratory ones?
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2329 on: 21 January, 2021, 08:55:36 pm »
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The only two companies that still observe the tradition of owning swans on the Thames are the Worshipful Companies of Vintners and Dyers. The Royal swans are no longer marked, but an unmarked mute swan on the Thames is regarded as belonging to the Queen by default. The Queen still maintains an officially-appointed Swan Keeper, and the ceremony still takes place on the Monday of the third week in July.

The Queen has a prerogative over all swans in England and Wales. The Swan Keeper also despatches swans all over the world, sent as gifts in the Queens name.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/mute-swan/swans-and-humans

With this brexit they have now, she has of course taken back control of all swans in all countries that used to be pink on the map.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2330 on: 21 January, 2021, 09:03:59 pm »
One blow of its wing...
Well - what does happen when you blow a swan's wing?

It goes into a flat spin and crashes.  And then breaks your arm.
And then you get locked up in the Tower pending your head-dechopment. Causing a swan to crash is TREASON against HMtheQ!

Does that apply to all swans found in BRITAIN or just the non-migratory ones?

Asking for a friend, are you?

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2331 on: 22 January, 2021, 12:29:56 am »
One blow of its wing...
Well - what does happen when you blow a swan's wing?

It goes into a flat spin and crashes.  And then breaks your arm.
And then you get locked up in the Tower pending your head-dechopment. Causing a swan to crash is TREASON against HMtheQ!

Does that apply to all swans found in BRITAIN or just the non-migratory ones?

Asking for a friend, are you?

Roast swan is a regular main course for Sunday luncheon chez Poulidor-Featherstonehaugh.  No-one wants Bethany (10) to be incarcerated for scoffing Missis Kwin's swans; she's in quite enough trouble as it is.

EO Aquitaine:I don’t mind.  They’re just fukn big ducks, innit!
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2332 on: 22 January, 2021, 07:28:32 am »
One blow of its wing...
Well - what does happen when you blow a swan's wing?

It goes into a flat spin and crashes.  And then breaks your arm.
And then you get locked up in the Tower pending your head-dechopment. Causing a swan to crash is TREASON against HMtheQ!

Does that apply to all swans found in BRITAIN or just the non-migratory ones?

Only unmarked mute swans in England and Wales.  Doesn't apply to swans in Scotland or Northern Ireland, or those owned/marked by the other three permitted owners.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2333 on: 22 January, 2021, 11:29:10 am »
Covid-19 cancels competition for tossers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-55752712
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2334 on: 22 January, 2021, 01:27:05 pm »
Covid-19 cancels competition for tossers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-55752712

Biscuits? They look like scones to me.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2335 on: 22 January, 2021, 01:47:42 pm »
Covid-19 cancels competition for tossers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-55752712

Biscuits? They look like scones to me.


Proper Dorset Knobs aren't actually biscuits as they are thrice baked.

Good for little more than acting as anchors for model boats or flogging to gullible tourists.
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T42

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2336 on: 22 January, 2021, 02:11:08 pm »
Covid-19 cancels competition for tossers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-55752712

Biscuits? They look like scones to me.


Proper Dorset Knobs aren't actually biscuits as they are thrice baked.

Good for little more than acting as anchors for model boats or flogging to gullible tourists.

Triscuits then.  They look as if they'd make good sling ammo.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2337 on: 24 January, 2021, 10:37:44 am »
I considered this one for the 'motorised morons' thread, but it IS East Grinstead, that beacon of rational thought
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/news/mcdonald-s-customer-called-police-after-showing-up-too-late-for-drive-thru-breakfast/ar-BB1d2rOX?ocid=msedgntp
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2338 on: 24 January, 2021, 12:49:43 pm »
I considered this one for the 'motorised morons' thread, but it IS East Grinstead, that beacon of rational thought
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/foodanddrink/news/mcdonald-s-customer-called-police-after-showing-up-too-late-for-drive-thru-breakfast/ar-BB1d2rOX?ocid=msedgntp

They were obviously in motorised moron reporting mode for that one:

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An angry McDonald’s called the police after arriving too late for a drive-thru breakfast at a branch in West Sussex.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2340 on: 31 January, 2021, 01:15:52 am »
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2342 on: 07 February, 2021, 09:33:07 am »
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2343 on: 07 February, 2021, 10:55:58 am »
Woof
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2344 on: 08 February, 2021, 12:37:32 pm »
Sheep at illegal drinks party

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-55964154

Police spokesman

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2345 on: 16 February, 2021, 11:41:53 pm »
Not fast & rarely furious

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2347 on: 20 February, 2021, 03:29:56 pm »
From Clydebank...man doesn't win the lottery.


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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #2349 on: 20 February, 2021, 06:10:12 pm »
Pah, that’s nothing, I managed to miss £157 millions by 7 numbers. It takes great skill to avoid ALL the numbers.
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