We had a fella in the tenements who used to make hatchets for us when we were playing cowboys and indians, he’d flatten a tin can then nail it onto a stick, he charged a penny halfpenny for his creations.
Wonder what happened to Tom O’Hawk. 
Shall I pad a cell for the lot of yiz? you’re all nuts.
cos women keep stuffing them up?
They like to look efficient I suppose, some workers have mastered the art of looking to be very busy while in fact they are doing nothing.
A fella was here last week to clean the boiler thing, he had it done in five minutes but he spent another half hour running up and down the stairs and out to the back yard looking up at pipes, all to justify his 100 euro fee, and who can blame him, everyone’s on the fiddle these day, goes right up to the top.;-)
Oh I believe you.
My plumber has been rushing around banging the radiators, then playing with the knobs. Apparently that is balancing the system!!!
does anyone recall the sitcom “BRush STrokes” must be a 70’s thing - I was suddenly reminded of it this late evening and found it of course on Utube and very tight and funny script and great actors - spawning the notorious toffee nosed councillor in The Vicar of Dibley!!
Not me sorry.
I am just waiting for my Chinese takeaway.
where do you want to take him too? river of Pearls? or floating on the Yangtse?
Haha, it was lovely. I am rather fond of prawn toast.
I remember different strokes, the usual suspects. some keyed up individuals at an early age, turning into some middle aged misfits, and bucking the trend.
Can’t say I’ve every seen “Brush Strokes” Gummy, it’ll probably turn up on “Talking Pictures” the oldies channel sometime, they show a lot of 60’s 70’s serials, “The Rogues” and “For the Love of Ada” are currently running on it.
Ah yes the good old Yangtze River, brings me back to my China days and the many smuggling trips I had on that lovely river.
We were sailing down the Yangtze River, in a Junk comprised of wood
Me timbers they never did shiver, at the wheel I bravely stood.
We woz smuggling goods from China, Jimmy Wang, Philly, and me
That Wang had his eye on Philly, was plain for all to see.
He tried it on at Dragon’s pass, hoping I wouldn’t notice
Foolish man was he, for his head was soon in a poultice.
My cargo was China and Jade, all safely below in the hold
Then I gave Wang a clip round the earhole, for fiddling with the load.
He picked up a wrench in anger, and raised it above his head
But I kicked him hard in the growlers, and now the bugger is dead. 
That is pure Scribbles.
we back on course? - or just sailing down the swannee without a paddle?
I reckon Jems got an NVQ.
It’s all noodles to me.
Good Night Possums. X
I will be away for a couple of days next week, I’m off to South America, to judge the Rhea of the Year competition!
Sorry, I’ve “cracked” that one before, but its one of my favourites, I mean, what’s this thread for if not self indulgence.
Oeer Oeer get him then - swanky pants! - wots the rhea of the year when its around?
A Rhea, is a flightless Bird, a Birds Rear is something else.
there’s one in cambridge you don’t need to travel so far?