I enjoyed a story Richard Osman told on Pointless this week. On holiday in China, he visited a Buddhist temple, and much admired the chief priest's robes. He asked the tour guide if it would be in order for him to take a photograph. The guide advised not, as it would be thought offensive to treat the monks as a tourist attraction. A little later the chief priest came over and had a whispered consultation with the guide. Turning to Osman, he said, "He's never seen such a tall man before, and he's asking if he can have his picture taken beside you."
Not too far from my house, there's a green grocer who sells not just fruit and veg but also cut flowers, potted plants and packets of seeds. I have been buying all sorts of things from him for a long while.
This afternoon, I popped in and saw that he had lots of seeds on special offer. Looking at them I noted that many were named after women, so jokingly I said, there isn't even one named after me!
He said, that's your fault. Those who want immortality marry a plant breeder!
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I enjoyed a story Richard Osman told on Pointless this week. On holiday in China, he visited a Buddhist temple, and much admired the chief priest's robes. He asked the tour guide if it would be in order for him to take a photograph. The guide advised not, as it would be thought offensive to treat the monks as a tourist attraction. A little later the chief priest came over and had a whispered consultation with the guide. Turning to Osman, he said, "He's never seen such a tall man before, and he's asking if he can have his picture taken beside you."
josusa
Lovely!
I'm not at all sure what this is about, but it does seem funny to me. Is it parodying something?
I shall be astounded if it proves to be a serious protest.
I've just googled it. It was a real protest in America.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=WE+GAVE+YOU+HUMMUS+HAVE+SOME+RESPECT&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=qxDAWaXlKqTc8AerrbfQCQ
Ilove the sense of humour!
And here is another:
This is enjoyable: make a serious point with a smile and a sense of humour!
Much better than supermakets closing checkouts to purchasers of alcohol because the till operator is Moslem. In 21st century Britain!
Not funny.
How's this?
Ha! I remember reading about this on Twitter a few months ago.
One way of dealing with a broken bell!
A...crisis averted thanks to original Canadian brilliance!
Not too far from my house, there's a green grocer who sells not just fruit and veg but also cut flowers, potted plants and packets of seeds. I have been buying all sorts of things from him for a long while.
This afternoon, I popped in and saw that he had lots of seeds on special offer. Looking at them I noted that many were named after women, so jokingly I said, there isn't even one named after me!
He said, that's your fault. Those who want immortality marry a plant breeder!