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Writing tagged: ‘conversations’

Overheard in the pub yesterday

Non-alcoholic ginger ale with a twist.

Published 12-Sep-2016
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: alcohol, conversations

Davey No-Mates

Discussion about a poorly constructed personalised numberplate.

Published 02-Aug-2016
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: cars, conversations, jen

Buying alcohol at Sainsbury's…

Brief conversation with a checkout lady.

Published 15-Mar-2016
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: alcohol, conversations, supermarkets

Watching ‘The Bourne Identity’ with my dad…

‘Did she just say she was Mr Kane's pregnant sister?’

Published 11-Feb-2016
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: conversations, dad, films, movies

Apostrophe catastrophe

In which I am outraged by a spurious apostrophe.

Published 23-Jan-2016
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: conversations, jen, punctuation

Come again?

In which a fishmonger enquires about Easter.

Published 23-Jul-2015
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: conversations, religion

Ball/game

Conversation at Jen's work.

Published 08-Mar-2015
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: conversations, jen

The woman from UNCLE

When I was at Boots the Chemist this morning, I couldn't help noticing that the woman behind the counter was wearing a black T-shirt with the word UNCLE emblazoned across her chest.

Published 12-Dec-2014
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: christmas, conversations, hebden bridge, shopping, yorkshire

Do you see what I did there?

In which I confuse a barmaid with a side-splittingly clever double-pun concerning venison burgers.

Published 17-Oct-2014
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: alcohol, conversations, food, pubs

The Italian elbow game

This is a game I usually play in Italian restaurants to check if the staff are authentic Italians.

Published 26-May-2014
Filed under: Nonsense Tags: conversations, games, italy, poland

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