Funny things always happen to us when we go away for a few days. In a lovely old pub in Burford in the Cotswolds, Roberto was asked by an attractive young barmaid if he wanted a Full Brazilian. Once we had stopped laughing, he ordered a pint of it.
There were hundreds of Japanese tourists in the area when we recently visited. I knew they liked taking photos but I couldn't believe it when I saw several of them taking photos of the parking ticket machine in the car park in Bourton-on-the-Water ("Velly intellesting machine"). In another car park I saw a man taking a little powered mono-wheel thing out of his boot to use to scoot over to the parking ticket machine and then back to his car. If I had done that, I would have fallen on my a**e. Velly funny.
Then there was the odd newsagent. We went into a newsagent shop to get Roberto his cigarettes. It was one of those occasions when I got a bit freaked out and wanted to run. Roberto asked for his usual brand and we noticed that there were no cigarettes behind the counter. In fact, the whole shop looked a bit bare. The owner turned round to a kind of metal cupboard that turned out to be a cigarette machine. He told us that he had to take the money out of the till, put it in the machine, press some buttons and then when the cigarettes came out, he scanned them on the till and we paid the money. I really wanted to run. It was all a bit odd and velly strange.
On another day we got on the Park & Ride bus to go into Oxford. We clambered up to the top deck and sat down. We had visited last year as well. There was a young woman already on the top deck, dressed in a black skirt and red blouse. That same young woman had been there on the top deck the year before when we visited, wearing the same outfit, I swear to God. Anyway, she was on the phone, apparently to a locksmith, asking him to come and fix the lock on her back door. She then proceeded to tell anyone who had ears to hear her name, address, post code, visa number etc etc. Velly Silly.
One final question before I go. If England football players get paid up to £300,000 A WEEK (yes, you heard that right - A WEEK), why aren't they winning matches at the World Cup? Full Brazilians all round I think.
More soon. We went to the New Forest as well.
There were hundreds of Japanese tourists in the area when we recently visited. I knew they liked taking photos but I couldn't believe it when I saw several of them taking photos of the parking ticket machine in the car park in Bourton-on-the-Water ("Velly intellesting machine"). In another car park I saw a man taking a little powered mono-wheel thing out of his boot to use to scoot over to the parking ticket machine and then back to his car. If I had done that, I would have fallen on my a**e. Velly funny.
Then there was the odd newsagent. We went into a newsagent shop to get Roberto his cigarettes. It was one of those occasions when I got a bit freaked out and wanted to run. Roberto asked for his usual brand and we noticed that there were no cigarettes behind the counter. In fact, the whole shop looked a bit bare. The owner turned round to a kind of metal cupboard that turned out to be a cigarette machine. He told us that he had to take the money out of the till, put it in the machine, press some buttons and then when the cigarettes came out, he scanned them on the till and we paid the money. I really wanted to run. It was all a bit odd and velly strange.
On another day we got on the Park & Ride bus to go into Oxford. We clambered up to the top deck and sat down. We had visited last year as well. There was a young woman already on the top deck, dressed in a black skirt and red blouse. That same young woman had been there on the top deck the year before when we visited, wearing the same outfit, I swear to God. Anyway, she was on the phone, apparently to a locksmith, asking him to come and fix the lock on her back door. She then proceeded to tell anyone who had ears to hear her name, address, post code, visa number etc etc. Velly Silly.
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| The lovely Cotswold town of Burford. |
One final question before I go. If England football players get paid up to £300,000 A WEEK (yes, you heard that right - A WEEK), why aren't they winning matches at the World Cup? Full Brazilians all round I think.
More soon. We went to the New Forest as well.
Strange times indeed. Still at least you find it odd/funny, not odd/totally freaky.
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Hi Jean. I think it's me. I always notice funny things about people. Another funny thing that happened was bumping into a couple we know from our village when we stopped off at Stratford Upon Avon. Have a good Sunday.
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According to the Political Correctness Police (PCP), "velly" is a racist term as it mocks the articulation of our oriental cousins. The other shocking feature of this velly interesting post was the revelation that Roberto is a cigarette addict. What a waste of money and velly smelly too.
ReplyDeleteI don't do political correctness, YP, and I know I'm not a racist. I know, I know...the fags..but you can't force an adult to stop, although he has cut down a lot.
DeleteDon't get me started on football, the players and their ridiculous wages, not to mention transfer fees. Or on fat cat salaries. Or wasted money within the NHS. Or whingeing Brits who complain they can't get a job because all the foreigners get there first. Or benefit scroungers. And to my mind, if Roberto wants to have his ciggies, let him. There are worse things he could be doing!
ReplyDeleteHi Edwina. It just amazes me that people who are supposed to be the best of the best, and are paid an absolute fortune, are actually just mediocre at best. I don't nag R about his smoking. He will stop when he is ready. I just frighten him occasionally with the cost and tell him what we could do with the money if he stopped for a year - hee hee. Have a good Sunday.
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