Bowels, anyone?

HarryT · 10-26-2010, 10:56 AM

An amusing local news story from my neck of the woods.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-11628954

Sparrow · 10-26-2010, 11:07 AM

TGS · 10-26-2010, 11:45 AM

Salford...isn't Wigan pee-er close by?

HarryT · 10-26-2010, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TGS

Salford...isn't Wigan pee-er close by?

Yes, only a few miles away.

neilmarr · 10-26-2010, 12:30 PM

Thanks for the chuckle, Harry. Salford was my old stomping ground for many a year (ex Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Sunday People and Granada) and it can be a laugh a minute. And, TGS ... Modern Wigan has no PEER! At least that was the winner of a local GPO franking stamp contest back in the sixties. It was used on all outgoing mail for quite some time, while Wigan Pier itself was still waiting to be made into a tourist trap. Cheers. Neil

dsvick · 10-26-2010, 01:31 PM

Nice one!! I workl for a printing company and there are few I've seen here that have almost made it out the door!!

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Originally Posted by from the article

...The sports facility being advertised with the phrase "discover what's inside"

umm, no that's ok - thanks anyway.

kindlekitten · 10-26-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dsvick

Nice one!! I workl for a printing company and there are few I've seen here that have almost made it out the door!!

umm, no that's ok - thanks anyway.

so can we consider you an antiengrish crusader?

dsvick · 10-26-2010, 04:50 PM

No, not at all I like the English, the girls are cute and they all have neat accent as well

Sweetpea · 10-27-2010, 01:55 AM

Enlighten me, indoor bowls? Isn't a bowl something you can put other things in?

(I know what bowels are, and it would be bad if they were outdoors!)

Donnageddon · 10-27-2010, 02:09 AM

Reminds me of when I sent a hand typed snippet of Allen Steele's King of Infinite Space to a potential paramour. It had to do with recently thawed cryogenically frozen humans eating soup from "bowels" as part of their rejuvenation.

We never hit it off after that.

lene1949 · 10-27-2010, 03:57 AM

... and a person a my work left a note, saying he had left the salad in the fridge in a bowel...

We also had a manager, called Mrs Bowles... She was horrible, and I always addressed my letters to her as Mrs Bowels.. English is my second language..

Sweetpea · 10-27-2010, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

Reminds me of when I sent a hand typed snippet of Allen Steele's King of Infinite Space to a potential paramour. It had to do with recently thawed cryogenically frozen humans eating soup from "bowels" as part of their rejuvenation.

We never hit it off after that.

My collegues are looking strangely at me now!

HarryT · 10-27-2010, 05:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Enlighten me, indoor bowls? Isn't a bowl something you can put other things in?

(I know what bowels are, and it would be bad if they were outdoors!)

It's referring to this game, which is very popular in the UK.

Billjr13 · 10-27-2010, 08:22 PM

It is amazing the difference that one little letter makes!

Fbone · 10-27-2010, 09:26 PM

Similar to bocce (Italian for bowls) in the US except the balls (bowls) have no bias.

10-26-2010, 10:56 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Bowels, anyone? An amusing local news story from my neck of the woods. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-11628954

10-27-2010, 03:57 AM	#11
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	... and a person a my work left a note, saying he had left the salad in the fridge in a bowel... We also had a manager, called Mrs Bowles... She was horrible, and I always addressed my letters to her as Mrs Bowels.. English is my second language.. Last edited by lene1949; 10-27-2010 at 04:01 AM.

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Billjr13 Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 550002 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Device: Sony PRS 700 & 650	It is amazing the difference that one little letter makes! Last edited by Billjr13; 10-28-2010 at 06:00 PM. Reason: Horible grammar

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TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	Salford...isn't Wigan pee-er close by?

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neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Thanks for the chuckle, Harry. Salford was my old stomping ground for many a year (ex Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Sunday People and Granada) and it can be a laugh a minute. And, TGS ... Modern Wigan has no PEER! At least that was the winner of a local GPO franking stamp contest back in the sixties. It was used on all outgoing mail for quite some time, while Wigan Pier itself was still waiting to be made into a tourist trap. Cheers. Neil

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dsvick Wizard Posts: 2,737 Karma: 635747 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, USA Device: PRS-900	No, not at all I like the English, the girls are cute and they all have neat accent as well

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Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	Enlighten me, indoor bowls? Isn't a bowl something you can put other things in? (I know what bowels are, and it would be bad if they were outdoors!)

10-27-2010, 02:09 AM	#10
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	Reminds me of when I sent a hand typed snippet of Allen Steele's King of Infinite Space to a potential paramour. It had to do with recently thawed cryogenically frozen humans eating soup from "bowels" as part of their rejuvenation. We never hit it off after that.

10-27-2010, 09:26 PM	#15
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Similar to bocce (Italian for bowls) in the US except the balls (bowls) have no bias.

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