Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

Pub round here with that name was renamed by locals as "The Brass Cat". Golden lion was considered to pretentious by the locals in a Northern mill town.

The Asahi Beer company has its headquarters in Osaka, Japan, and on top of the building is a large golden scuplture they refer to as the "Asahi Flame". According to Wikipedia the 'flame' is:

...an enormous golden structure at the top, said to represent both the 'burning heart of Asahi beer' and a frothy head.The 360-tonne golden flame was made by shipbuilders using submarine-construction techniques. It is completely empty.

It is known universally among English speaking immigrants as "The Golden Turd"

 

[Illaveago]

Morning. It looks dark and wet out.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Staff meeting yesterday. I managed to stay awake through the whole meeting.

They've decided we will all go to the Christmas Market next week after work.

Oh, good.

 

[Salty seadog]

Morning. It looks dark and wet out.

Same down here. No ride today.

 

[Illaveago]

You didn't remind me that it was bin day!

I could have missed the boat! I mean dust cart.

 

[Salty seadog]

You didn't remind me that it was bin day!

I could have missed the boat! I mean dust cart.

...... And you the king of bins. I'm disappointed but at least you recovered the situation .

 

[Illaveago]

What! Call 118 118 directory enquiries for 90 seconds and receive a bill for £11. 23p.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

What! Call 118 118 directory enquiries for 90 seconds and receive a bill for £11. 23p.

Yeah but that is now capped

 

[perplexed]

I've nothing to add to the thread at the moment.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I've nothing to add to the thread at the moment.

Are you sure about that, not even a snippet?

 

[perplexed]

Are you sure about that, not even a snippet?

Well, I've got about an inch and a half of coffee left in my mug. I think that's as good as it gets at the present.

 

[Speicher]

Staff meeting yesterday. I managed to stay awake through the whole meeting.

They've decided we will all go to the Christmas Market next week after work.

Oh, good.

I would go and just visit one of the stalls on the very outside of the Market. Then I would go home. I guess you think the same way. There must be others amongst your clients who do not like over-crowded, noisy, over brightly-lit, crowded, and boisterous places.

 

[Speicher]

Are you sure about that, not even a snippet?

Well, I've got about an inch and a half of coffee left in my mug. I think that's as good as it gets at the present.

An inch and a half should be deep enough to dunk a snippet. Or do you prefer Hobnobs? You cannot have a dark chocolate digestive as I have eaten them all.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

An inch and a half should be deep enough to dunk a snippet. Or do you prefer Hobnobs? You cannot have a dark chocolate digestive as I have eaten them all.

And I've had the last chocolate hobnob.

 

[Speicher]

I also have reservations about the advisability of dunking chocolate digestives, as their structural integrity is easily compromised.