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RE: Weird and Wonderful stories from around the World - picard1109 - 24-08-2011 06:45 AM
(24-08-2011 02:03 AM)expat Wrote: Oh, @Tea Lady, corn dogs are among the things that make the US what it is. I'm longing for them now, in my self-imposed Canadian exile.
I never did develop a liking for corndogs, or chilli dogs, when I lived in the US. I really would love a really good street hotdog with everyone on it,though. Can't get a real hotdog in the UK.
RE: Weird and Wonderful stories from around the World - A Cousin - 24-08-2011 03:42 PM
(24-08-2011 06:45 AM)picard1109 Wrote: I really would love a really good street hotdog with everyone on it,though.
What did the Buddhist monk say to the hot dog vendor?
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RE: Weird and Wonderful stories from around the World - picard1109 - 24-08-2011 10:24 PM
(24-08-2011 03:42 PM)A Cousin Wrote: What did the Buddhist monk say to the hot dog vendor?
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Very good!
Actually, an Australian TV presenter got into trouble for trying a version of that joke on the Dalai Lama! He didn't get it.
RE: Weird and Wonderful stories from around the World - Silktie - 13-10-2011 04:27 PM
Cycling in South Africa - not a sport for the fainthearted. If you're not mugged for your bike or get mowed down by a taxi, this happens...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGpe-VFuxRc&feature=topvideos_entertainment
RE: Weird and Wonderful stories from around the World - A Cousin - 13-10-2011 05:54 PM
(13-10-2011 04:27 PM)Silktie Wrote: Cycling in South Africa - not a sport for the fainthearted. If you're not mugged for your bike or get mowed down by a taxi, this happens...
They showed this on the news the other night and I immediately thought about you! Apparently, neither man nor beast was injured.
RE: Weird and Wonderful stories from around the World - Naivety - 13-10-2011 06:42 PM
The hat didn't look too good though!
Britain seems so tame, when you see things like that!
RE: Weird and Wonderful stories from around the World - picard1109 - 20-10-2011 10:54 PM
This made me laugh:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/man-jailed-after-trying-to-turn-faeces-into-gold-.html
Perhaps the Chancellor of the Exchequer should give it a whirl, to beef up the economy...
RE: Weird and Wonderful stories from around the World - A Cousin - 17-01-2012 05:32 PM
I think Calum took the order to *tinker* with the CCTV cameras a bit too far....
http://www.streetartutopia.com/?attachment_id=6219
RE: Weird and Wonderful stories from around the World - picard1109 - 05-03-2012 10:28 PM
I would say that you couldn't make this stuff up...but it's the UK Daily Mail, so they probably did:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1127012/Police-arrest-goat-accused-armed-robbery.html
RE: Weird and Wonderful stories from around the World - A Cousin - 06-03-2012 03:23 PM
"We cannot confirm the story, but the goat is in our custody."
ROTFLOL!!!