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nanna8 Wed 05-Aug-26 06:52:55

I’ve heard it all now. An online jewellery auction described a piece of gold jewellery as having ‘ nine carrots’. Made me laugh.

Lucyd Sat 08-Aug-26 15:11:55

Sign in pharmacy stating there could be queues and to " bare with us". Wonder what they would have said if someone had stripped off!
Sick note for a pupil " Kayleigh has been off school with a bad couch".
Letter from parent to teacher called Mrs Carpenter which was addressed to Mrs Crapper.

Pittcity Sat 08-Aug-26 17:29:37

Saw this sign yesterday.

PiscesLady Sat 08-Aug-26 23:44:16

I saw this on local internet news a while back.

Beechnut Tue 11-Aug-26 14:29:54

I’ve just seen some flowers on Facebook described as Japanese enemy 😀💐

kircubbin2000 Tue 11-Aug-26 21:13:17

Cattle wondering round the field.

MissAdventure Wed 12-Aug-26 10:57:18

I had à generic text sent by the school, to say that if anyone's child had brung home the wrong jumper, please could they fetch it into the office.

MissAdventure Wed 12-Aug-26 11:02:55

kircubbin2000

Cattle wondering round the field.

smile
"Why are we in this field, then?"
"Well, because we're cows, I suppose"
"Are we?".....

Bellanonna Wed 12-Aug-26 12:33:15

PiscesLady. I had to read that a couple of times before I “saw” it. Hilarious.

Cressida Wed 12-Aug-26 13:39:40

These appeared on a FB site that auctions donations to fund help for people in need.

MissAdventure Wed 12-Aug-26 16:03:09

grin

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Wed 12-Aug-26 16:15:20

A newly qualified medical secretary (back in the day, using audio tapes for hospital clinical letters) was doing an orthopaedic clinic.

She typed “the patient was fitted with a Baloney dressing”

I checked her work over before her letters got sent over to the clinician for signature.

It was meant to be a “below knee” dressing!

MissAdventure Wed 12-Aug-26 16:22:55

grin

Macaydia Wed 12-Aug-26 16:40:05

kircubbin2000

Cattle wondering round the field.

I am not going to get the picture out of my head now of the cattle wondering around the field. What were they thinking?

Oldnproud Wed 12-Aug-26 16:54:12

kircubbin2000

Cattle wondering round the field.

There is (or was) an ice cream manufacturer somewhere in the West Country whose posters for their products were accompanied by text that described their happy cattle 'wondering' around the fields.

The poster was on the wall in a cafe near where I live, and every time I looked at it I couldn't help wandering wondering if I was the only person who ever noticed things like that. Now I know that I'm not. grin

eddiecat78 Wed 12-Aug-26 17:31:31

Our local food bank was advertised in the parish magazine as "Hungary No More"

Luckygirl3 Thu 13-Aug-26 08:47:37

Love the assaulted teddies!

Cressida Thu 13-Aug-26 15:51:20

Today's mystery

Cressida Tue 18-Aug-26 16:32:28

Is this the assaulter of the teddies?

GrandmasueUK Tue 18-Aug-26 23:17:51

Shop sign. How many apostrophes are needed?

Cressy Wed 19-Aug-26 05:39:52

Withdrawn by GNHQ

JenniferEccles Wed 19-Aug-26 13:22:02

A few years ago now a council sign was erected directing coastal path walkers to Mavagissey ( it should be Mevagissey for those not familiar with the Cornish town)

Maybe it was to do with Cornish pronunciation!