Posted by admin on December 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
ONE Facebook user is having a very frustrating time after having her town labelled “offensive” on the social network. Anne Marie Kennedy, of Effin, County Limerick, said last month that she and her local friends tried a number of times to enter the name of their beloved home as their “Hometown”, only to be rejected [...]
Posted by admin on September 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment
NOT KNOWING what a ticket was, thinking rail travel was free and being related to the Queen are among the top 10 worst excuses used by UK commuters for not buying a ticket on train. The Association of Train Operating Companies, which estimates that more than 110,000 dishonest train journeys are made each day, has [...]
Posted by admin on August 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
A LIST of Britain’s daftest health and safety bans has been released – by the Health and Safety Executive. They include bans on dodgem cars bumping into each other, school sack races and kite-flying. Ministers have ordered a wide-ranging review and pledged to consolidate or simplify the law. Butlins banned bumping on dodgems at its [...]
Posted by admin on June 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
(According to the Independent newspaper) “You should’ve stayed on the telly” Liverpool fans on Alan Shearer during his brief reign as manager of Newcastle “Two Andy Gorams, there’s only two Andy Gorams” Celtic fans on Andy Goram after it was revealed the keeper was diagnosed with schizophrenia “You’re just a fat Eddie Murphy” Various fans [...]
Posted by admin on June 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
IT’S NO surprise that most of the top 10 visitor attractions in Britain are in our capital city, London. However, with Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Alton Towers bucking the trend, there’s much to be seen outside of London. Between the top 10 attractions in Britain, they welcome over 33 million domestic and overseas visitors each [...]
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