Random Facts XXXIV

look kids,, Big Ben..



theres Parliament ..

 

Don't ask me,farmy-I arrived at 08.30,had to wait until 9.00 for the pleb to arrive and open the office..and in that 1/2 hour I spoke to 17 people,and not one of them was English.

The thing that got me was as I was sitting on some steps sipping a wildy overpriced coffee I was asked directions by some Japanese tourists [as it happened I could help them,so I gave directions] and as they were walking away an elderly pavement sweeper looked up at me sat on the steps,looked at them and said "Fukkink forrrenurrss,vhy dey not shtayinnk home?" in the strongest 'I'm not a Cockney' accent you'd ever wish to hear!

How the hell do you answer that without putting your foot straight in it?

 

no one cool ever comes to Philadelphia

 

its always sunny there..

 

I am in London right now.

 

Not your fault Tipsy - everyone has to be somewhere.

 

I do love London..well some areas of London.

I miss home though I am considering moving home this year.

 

I heard they got killer clothes stores in london

 

When my first wife and I were driving down the east side of England and stopped for a meal at a roadside place in Yorkshire, I was standing in the loo doing my business after our meal, and a real, live Englishman asked me, "Are you from Canada?" I had to admit that I was from the USA, but I took his question as a compliment. I could have ordered kidney pie there...but I ordered a hamburger instead. I suppose I should have been more adventurous...

"And vhy don't dey lurrrrrn bettairrr English beforrre dey com???"

I'll meet you at Harrod's for tea - shall we say, 2015-ish?

 

At 7pm, for the same price, you get a glass of champagne with the Afternoon Tea....

 

Ah,but Tipsy-if you dine at the Ritz,the underground parking is free and attended.
[A weird random fact-the access road to the Ritz car park is the only road in GB where you have to drive on the right hand side.]

 

Well, if we are going to eat there, let's just stay overnight. I'll look perfectly out of place.

 

Just say in your best Scots accent "Ye ken the Euro Lottery winners,pal?"

They'll be over you like a silk dressing gown! :2thumbsup:

 

Ive never even been to london

not even the ontario one

 

You have plenty to choose from BBAD.
As I recall there are 28 around the world-18 of which are in the states.
[only reason I remember that is it was an answer in a pub quiz-we all got it wrong]

 

I really dislike the taste of warm lucozade.

 

thanks all for the bday wishes.

 

36 people were attacked by sharks last year in the usa

 

happy birthday...i got you a new bike

 

i like those tassels. reminds me of my days as a gogo dancer when i could get them going in opposite directions.