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In the vein of "Chester draws"

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ShatnersWoodwind · 07/12/2024 09:18

On a local selling page:

"Chabby Chique bedside tables".

😂

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RosaMoline · 10/01/2025 23:51

HobnobsChoice · 10/01/2025 23:05

A lovely restaurant we used to go to offered Aborigines cooked in tomatoes and olive oil. No cannibalism, just can't spell aubergine .

Was that a Middle Eastern restaurant in Kensington by any chance chance?

Anyway, got another:

Michael wave

OnceMoreWithAttitude · 10/01/2025 23:52

SabreIsMyFave · 10/01/2025 21:27

DH and I are watching Rip Off Britain right now (recorded earlier today,) and one particular holiday company has confusing information in the terms and conditions.

DH turned around to me and said 'hmm they do like to boozbamble people.'

Straight face. Never even realised he had said it! 😆

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Edited

Boozbambled: being confused when drunk

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 10/01/2025 23:53

All be it.

BashfulClam · 10/01/2025 23:53

I saw on here the other day that someone had fallen on her ‘cock sick’

ErrolTheDragon · 10/01/2025 23:54

‘towing the line’ is what bargees horses did years ago, along the tow path

that wouldn't make sense in the context 'toeing the line' is used in.

MyDeepZebra · 10/01/2025 23:55

BashfulClam · 10/01/2025 23:53

I saw on here the other day that someone had fallen on her ‘cock sick’

So THATS how people "fall pregnant".

RabbitsRock · 10/01/2025 23:57

nomorecoconutboosts a county lion?

Bumcake · 10/01/2025 23:57

Know a fence.

LaMarschallin · 10/01/2025 23:57

DoloresODonovan · 10/01/2025 23:51

‘towing the line’ is what bargees horses did years ago, along the tow path

That may be so.
However, I see "tow the line" used here in the sense of "obey" or "accept authority" and that definitely should be "toe the line".

DoloresODonovan · 10/01/2025 23:57

ErrolTheDragon · 10/01/2025 23:54

‘towing the line’ is what bargees horses did years ago, along the tow path

that wouldn't make sense in the context 'toeing the line' is used in.

Well of course not, I’m just showing off

RabbitsRock · 10/01/2025 23:59

Isles in a supermarket

LaMarschallin · 10/01/2025 23:59

DoloresODonovan

Well of course not, I’m just showing off

Ah.
Fair enough.
Interesting.

Berlinlover · 11/01/2025 00:00

A local travel agent has a sign on the window advertising holidays to Grand Canary.

Tacsi · 11/01/2025 00:00

🤭🤭🤭

In the vein of "Chester draws"
RabbitsRock · 11/01/2025 00:00

Rest bite is crazy! DSIL says it & I so want to correct her

TeabySea · 11/01/2025 00:02

Local buying and selling page has had foot stalls, waldroub, chester draws as well as unwanted Christmas baullbols .
I've seen many a mention of cars with good breaks too.

SunshinePlease24 · 11/01/2025 00:04

I just carn't.

TeabySea · 11/01/2025 00:13

Forgot about people needing rest bite, being on root to a destination and saying "role on the weekend", where apparently there will be a cue for the shops.

Bleachbum · 11/01/2025 00:20

CharlotteStreetW1 · 10/01/2025 23:07

"Clique" pronounced "click" (looking at you Traitors).

A Londoner friend talking about her upcoming wedding. I still don't know if we're getting free drinks or three drinks. I'll take my purse just in case..

"Clique" pronounced "click" (looking at you Traitors).

I came here to say this. I almost had to turn it off the other night it was driving me so mad!

TellYourSugargliderISaidHi · 11/01/2025 00:25

Eyresandgraces · 10/01/2025 22:31

This has finished me off. 😂

Me too! I’m sheiking with laughter.

Bleachbum · 11/01/2025 00:25

I was in my mid-thirties and in a work meeting when I made reference to “learning by rope” 😳.

Someone corrected me and I realised I’d been saying it wrong for years. I had to call my DH to check. So embarrassing, I still cringe now thinking about it.

LindorDoubleChoc · 11/01/2025 00:30

I saw one of these lists on Instagram the other day.

"Right from the gecko" was my favourite 😂.

Wendolino · 11/01/2025 00:57

I knew someone who had buzzing in the ears and he called it tittyness.

Nannamia · 11/01/2025 01:13

Meanwhile, in Australia 😂

In the vein of "Chester draws"
In the vein of "Chester draws"
KarlaKK · 11/01/2025 01:20

My mother always used to say Arthuritus for arthiritis. Used to annoy me so much. Wish she was around to say it now though.