I never quite got the reasoning behind spelling it Boche. Makes it looks French. I suppose it's Krauts begin at Calais.
1885-90; < French, aphetic variant of Alboche German, equivalent to al(lemand) German + (ca)boche blockhead, head of a nailUsage note This term was originally French slang, perhaps from the Franco-Prussian War. In English, it appears today only in historical contexts.
Kim, you are very bad!
Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.
Male partner "Look! There's one o' them balancing bikes. In the shop window..."Female partner (who really, REALLY, can't be arsed) "Yer, well . . .It's OK but he'll need stabilisers"What. The. Actual. Fuck. ?
Little old lady to Truck driver " It's about a mile and a half but not in a big lorry like that ".
Afraid not hellymedic . It is straight up the main road A 695. I would have butted in but her instructions were spot on till the big lorry bit . No harm was done just made every one smile a bit more . I should have made it clearer sorry colin .
Last weekend, in the cafe I was paying with a £20 note for my £9.20 breakfast.Girl 1 (with a look of unbridled panic on her face) to Girl 2 - Have you got a calculator? The till's not working, and I've go to give change for nine twenty from a twenty pound note.Girl 2 - Ten pounds eightyGirl 1 (with a look of awe on her face) You're goooood
Quote from: Jurek on 20 June, 2015, 12:06:06 pmLast weekend, in the cafe I was paying with a £20 note for my £9.20 breakfast.Girl 1 (with a look of unbridled panic on her face) to Girl 2 - Have you got a calculator? The till's not working, and I've go to give change for nine twenty from a twenty pound note.Girl 2 - Ten pounds eightyGirl 1 (with a look of awe on her face) You're gooooodThe other week, my shopping came to £10.55. I gave cashier a £20 note, a 50p coin and a 5p coin (cos I like to get rid of coins). He had to work out the change on a calculator.
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 20 June, 2015, 02:35:13 pmQuote from: Jurek on 20 June, 2015, 12:06:06 pmLast weekend, in the cafe I was paying with a £20 note for my £9.20 breakfast.Girl 1 (with a look of unbridled panic on her face) to Girl 2 - Have you got a calculator? The till's not working, and I've go to give change for nine twenty from a twenty pound note.Girl 2 - Ten pounds eightyGirl 1 (with a look of awe on her face) You're gooooodThe other week, my shopping came to £10.55. I gave cashier a £20 note, a 50p coin and a 5p coin (cos I like to get rid of coins). He had to work out the change on a calculator. In that sort of situation, if there's any hint of a panicked look I'll quite often say something like "If I give you the 55, can you give me a tenner back?" Helps to point towards the solution ...
It doesn’t matter where you start. Just start.
It's hard to talk to girls. I try not to look at them as girls, and just look at them as people, but it's hard. Because they look like girls.
These days I am listening to nothing but Chopin. And that other geezer.
Andrij. I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT
I do not 'tweet'.