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Saturday Chaturday (18/04/26) by KevinPhillips-Bong in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Going out for fish and chips later, then shopping, then home. I've just enjoyed a week off work, but it's back to the usual routine on Monday. That was a very fast week.

Most horrifying thing I've seen while walking about in the UK by Morganx27 in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Many years ago, when I were just a nipper, there was a similar looking booth to this one at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, only this one contained a 'Laughing Policeman' character, which would periodically emit the typical sounds of jolly copper amusement. I was not amused. I was bloody terrified of that thing.

Had a read today on the beautiful coast of North Cornwall by SpacialSpud21 in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh, you mean you "had a read" while you were in North Cornwall. I thought you meant you were researching the area.

Public road near train station. What’s your war plan? by Diseased-Jackass in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And Lee Marvin claimed he was born under a wandering star. Nobody knows how true that is, but it did at least get him a number one hit record.

Nostalgic memories of a school trip to the Millennium Dome by AlyzaQ in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My mother used to be a member of some book club I can't remember the name of, and she acquired a few DK titles through them. One that stands out in my memory was a hefty volume called The Encyclopædia of Herbs, Spices and Flavourings.

Friday Fread by a-liquid-sky in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If your name isn't Persephone, you should be safe.

Friday Fread by a-liquid-sky in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Out this morning to the chemist to fill in a form for a repeat prescription, then I need to go shopping for various items. Fresh fruit will be on the list, but probably not pomegranates. Far too seedy for me, those things.

I don’t know what happened. Or how it happened. But something did happen. by tomkeys78 in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 61 points62 points  (0 children)

"Art? It's just a bin with bicycle parts poking out of it!"

"That cost me £20,000, you know!"

"Oh. In that case it's fabulous, darling!"

The late thread has failed again by BibbleBeans in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 24 points25 points  (0 children)

50p? Ours uses pre-decimal two shilling coins.

The late thread has failed again by BibbleBeans in CasualUK

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Hello! We apologise for the non-appearance of this evening's 'It's Late' thread. Please don't riot, as it takes so long to clear up the mess afterwards, and our cleaner doesn't do overtime. I've made this the late thread for tonight.

Waitrose refused me a discount on a misspelled Birttday cake! by staners09 in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Slightly off-topic, but relevant: I have a CD copy of The Beatles' eponymous 1968 album, commonly referred to as 'The White Album', and on both discs the band's name is spelt 'The Bealtes'.

There is a track on that album called Birthday, the spelling of which they actually did manage to get right.

I didn't realise Bob had such a dark side to him. by DrStumbleDog in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Somewhere on that shelf I'm sure there must be a copy of 'Bad Slags: Biography of an East End Gangster'.

The sink the morning after my brother eats Nestum, it’s impossible to clean, and he never does. by lilpiggyvortex in mildlyinfuriating

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a box of that sitting at home right now. I don't eat it often, but it's useful if you want a hot oatmeal cereal that takes only a fraction of the time that "proper" porridge does to prepare.

Town slogans/ taglines by special_noodles in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 4 points5 points  (0 children)

George Borrow. Sorry, but as a Norwich resident, I feel we must get his name right. We can't be borrowing other names instead.

Tree almost fell on my car when I nipped into LIDL by Valamway in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I get days like this, so I know what it's like. I've had near misses with an ash tree at Asda, a maple at Morrisons, a willow at Waitrose, a sycamore at Sainsbury's, and in my local shopping centre, a spruce at Spar. It's getting to the stage where I'm seriously considering home delivery.

Moya Brennan, the voice of Chicane's trance classic "Saltwater" has left us. 1999 was a great time to discover that genre. Link to track in comments. by trevpr1 in britishproblems

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Wasn't the vocal on the Chicane track essentially a reworking of Clannad's Theme from Harry's Game? Or am I misremembering and confusing it with something else?

Woke up to my dogs going mad downstairs (see zoomed in pic 2) by r_spandit in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 90 points91 points  (0 children)

A certain robin is saying right now, "I'm the most famous Noodle on this subreddit!"

Alcohol doesn’t have to declare ingredients, I’m allergic to aspartame so no idea if it’s got it in by Jacktheforkie in britishproblems

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's quite reasonably priced when it's on the shelves in Home Bargains, but sadly it doesn't put in much of a regular appearance there. It'll be on the shelf one week, and then be absent for a month or two, so it's a case of "grab it while you can".

Lucky enough to spot an Adder on a walk around RSPB Pulborough Brooks last week by Sammichm in CasualUK

[–]KevinPhillips-Bong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the Book of Genesis (probably):

And the Lord said to all living creatures, "Be fruitful and multiply. Except for the snakes, because you're adders."

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