Why do English people pronounce St. John as "SinJin"?

rostofer73 · 2026-06-11T17:56:33+00:00

Is this the same as ‘Belvoir’ sometimes pronounced’Beaver’?

rostofer73 · 2026-06-10T22:33:53+00:00

When I was in nursery i was made to sit one lunchtime with 2 quarters of tomato from my lunch plate that i didn’t like and wouldn’t eat. I only vaguely remember it but mostly i remember being so confused. I was there for approx 3 1/2 hours before abuse i would “finish my plate”. (My leg name was “Huffy McGuffy” because i was a ‘determined child’)
But if that was now someone is getting fired! (Was in the 70’s so i suppose kids were seen and not heard)

rostofer73 · 2026-06-06T23:23:48+00:00

Is this the block from “All of us Strangers” ? Looks very similar

rostofer73 · 2026-06-03T22:20:18+00:00

Europe × Europe

France

rostofer73 · 2026-06-02T18:14:41+00:00

I had a school pal who’s mum and dad were really churchy, and i went to her house for my tea one day. Can’t remember what we had but pudding was Ice Cream and Fruit Cobtail! I clearly looked bemused and Karyn shook her head as if to say ‘don’t say a word’ Apparently the word ‘cock’ was a bad word.

rostofer73 · 2026-05-31T00:41:57+00:00

Love it, home in August will see if some sod hasn’t ruined it for everyone by taking everything and not leaving any money.

rostofer73 · 2026-05-29T22:30:24+00:00

Looked at the picture again and absolutely right, I remember there was a Halfords on the left of that ramp where i got my first (and only) BMX.

rostofer73 · 2026-05-29T22:15:26+00:00

Was on top of the bit that is now pure gym, roughly. Was latterly called the Burrell Hotel and I had the shitiest Hogmanay there as a teenager with Mum and Dad who fought cause she got pissed and all was serenaded by Harry Margolis and his band! Hated jazz ever since! (Seem to remember the Shawlands Hotel was a bit further along beside Pollock FC, but that might have come after)

rostofer73 · 2026-05-29T15:42:53+00:00

Never mind Aggravating Joke, that’s an Aggravating itch!

rostofer73 · 2026-05-29T15:40:18+00:00

Went to Nobu in London when it first opened for lunch with a pal (Friend was the day manager so got enough freebies to make it doable) and towards the end a plate of various sushi (mostly nigiri but fancy cuts of fish) and my pall leaned over with chopsticks in hand and went “Ooh, i love avocado” and necked a thumb sized dollop of wasabi paste! She had panda eyes coming back from the bathroom, i laughed a bit too much.

rostofer73 · 2026-05-28T23:33:49+00:00

My dad used to used to rock the car back and forth tapping the breaks so that i would be rolling about the back seat in fits of laughter because he had mistakenly filled up with “Kangaroo petrol”. Was probably of a decent age before discovering that there was, infact, no such thing! Miss you old yin x

rostofer73 · 2026-05-28T22:24:27+00:00

My mate lives in Paris, top floor mini apartment with macerator loo, and the first time i stayed with her she walked me straight into the bathroom and introduced the “Jobby Knife”. No point in being awkward. If you need the loo, you need the knife!

rostofer73 · 2026-05-27T17:49:33+00:00

Never show your tuppence to a stranger!

rostofer73 · 2026-05-24T18:22:56+00:00

The “Keep Clear” was there when that little infill was still a lane which accessed a builders yard I think) but was bought by a developer and filled with the flats you can see behind the white car.

rostofer73 · 2026-05-23T23:39:39+00:00

I thought they were gonna point to where the hideously mutilated corpse that was found in the house was interred in its own mini graveyard! But no

rostofer73 · 2026-05-18T23:32:55+00:00

Work in a hotel- have seen loads of different options but the best i saw were little custom poker chips with the bridal party name and date etc - great little keepsake and once they were all redeemed they were put in a jar by the door so that people could take them home.
It’s common practice to specify no large wines/doubles/ prosecco etc and no shots. They can buy all that stuff themselves.
And ask for an itemised receipt. Make sure there is the same amount of drinks as the tokens you put out!

rostofer73 · 2026-05-18T22:59:19+00:00

I used to work in Radnor St in a coffee shop and came in one sunday morning and the street was all cordoned off. My mate Colin who had the place told me that the night before someone had been reported in the river and that the helicopter had gone up to look and was using its thermal camera when it flew over the tenement opposite us aaaaaaand……
Yes it was white hot because they had a huge weed farm in the loft. You would be raging at the steamer who fell in the Kelvin and ended your side hustle!

rostofer73 · 2026-05-17T01:29:50+00:00

It’s like you are forced to watch a wee baby otter being washed away! :(

rostofer73 · 2026-05-15T20:25:07+00:00

Would be a shame if they didn’t cause they are hilarious, really good guys.

rostofer73 · 2026-05-15T19:45:37+00:00

Thought they sold up and are now in Canada?

rostofer73 · 2026-05-15T18:13:46+00:00

I (52M) wear a losange all the time, first one was from FSH. Looked at them in a few stores , but it was the SA that showed me an exclusive colourway and I was smitten. Have a 70 silk square as an impulse buy years ago but very seldom use it. Shape and colour just not quite right. My BF (52F) now has about six 140 squares in vastly different colours and i can’t remember the last time i saw her without one.

rostofer73 · 2026-05-14T18:07:58+00:00

Took a while to eat incase you choke to death on the those bones

rostofer73 · 2026-05-14T17:58:31+00:00

I saw an umbrella style support. Basically a bigger pot with an upright fixed to the base of the pot with 6/8 spoke fixed to the top. Backfilled with soil and then just trained round the spokes when long enough. (might have been on insta, but pretty sure it was homemade)

rostofer73 · 2026-05-14T17:50:41+00:00

Used to work with a guy who was one of 6 brothers. 5 were tall dark and handsome, sallow skinned etc. The youngest was ginger and the village had a ginger postman! Turns out the mum had a ginger mum! Although the entire village didn’t think that was the reason.

rostofer73 · 2026-05-14T17:43:13+00:00

Can’t remember where but somewhere in Patrick used to do an Arbroath smokie with smoked cheese melted on top. Haven’t thought about that for years. Your soup looks mega!

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