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Do mainlanders still do "Newfy" jokes Monty? At one time the were on a par with English/Irish ones.
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Not in 1912.Bruce Rioja wrote:Yeah, yeah, yeah Newfoundland = Canadian, and if a ball turns up in my garden, it's mine!Montreal Wanderer wrote:
As I have mentioned elsewhere, it was a Greenland iceberg near Newfoundland
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Yes they do TD similar to Polish jokes or, I suppose, Irish jokes if the Irish are a bit dense.TANGODANCER wrote:Do mainlanders still do "Newfy" jokes Monty? At one time the were on a par with English/Irish ones.
E.G.
Canada's worst air disaster occurred today when a small two-seater Cessna plane crashed into a cemetery early this afternoon in central Newfoundland.
Newfie search and rescue workers have recovered 826 bodies so far and expect that number to climb as digging continues into the evening.
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Sent on a golf tour in Newfoundland, Tiger Woods drives his new Ford Fusion into a gas station in a remote part of the countryside. The pump attendant, obviously knows nothing about golf, greets him in a typical Newfoundlander manner completely unaware of who the golfing pro is.
"Top of the mornin' to yer, sir" says the attendant.
Tiger nods a quick "hello" and bends forward to pick up the nozzle. As he does so, two tees fall out of his shirt pocket onto the ground.
"What are dose?" Asks the attendant.
"They're called tees," replies Tiger.
"Well, what on god's earth are dey for?" inquires the attendant.
"They're for resting my balls on when I'm driving", says Tiger.
"Lardthunderin!", says the Newfoundlander, "Ford tinks of everyting!"
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An airliner is coming into land at an airport obscured by fog. Visibility is practically nil, the ILS system is on the blink, so the newfie pilot has to land on wits alone.
"Flaps, check," he says to the co-pilot, "Landing Gear, check. Altitude, check. Right, we're going in. Hold on."
The plane lands and comes to a screeching, grinding halt; just short of the edge of the runway. "Holy Cow!" exclaims the pilot, "This must be the shortest runway I've ever landed on!"
The newfie co-pilot looks left and right and says "Yeah, and about the widest, too ..."
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i'm neither angry or happy about having two interviews tomorrow. Bricking it.
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Good luck with them, mate. You'll be reetVerbal wrote:i'm neither angry or happy about having two interviews tomorrow. Bricking it.
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You can only prepare, ensure you know your stuff & do your best.Bruce Rioja wrote:Good luck with them, mate. You'll be reetVerbal wrote:i'm neither angry or happy about having two interviews tomorrow. Bricking it.
As, regrettably, interviews aren't contact sports you can do nought about the competition.
So, be as relaxed as you're able to be & if you find yourself going off track simply say so. The interviewers have 'been there' too..
Not advocating mass-murder as an entirely positive experience, of course, but it had its moments.
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Pigeons. Never liked them but one in particular resisted all the wife's efforts to shoo it off. She called me out this morning as she was standing just a couple of feet away from it. Curious, I walked over and we discovered the poor fxcker had only one eye and couldn't see us. We left it alone.
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Coo-l Tango. Coo-l.
Not advocating mass-murder as an entirely positive experience, of course, but it had its moments.
"I understand you are a very good footballer" ... "I try".
"I understand you are a very good footballer" ... "I try".
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Cheers, chaps. They were hit and miss.bobo the clown wrote:You can only prepare, ensure you know your stuff & do your best.Bruce Rioja wrote:Good luck with them, mate. You'll be reetVerbal wrote:i'm neither angry or happy about having two interviews tomorrow. Bricking it.
As, regrettably, interviews aren't contact sports you can do nought about the competition.
So, be as relaxed as you're able to be & if you find yourself going off track simply say so. The interviewers have 'been there' too..
First one went quite ok I thought. Second one, well...dunno. The interviewer was very good at putting you on the spot and he done me like a kipper sometimes. Did my best, but I'll be surprised if I get an invite back. Shame, as he was the kind of person you really want to work for.
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Not angry or happy but amused by the new kid in reception at work who goes by the name of 'Bowie' (yes, after David...) What are some parents thinking?!
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I know, ridiculous....some parents "force" their kids to be Arsenal fansGooner Girl wrote:Not angry or happy but amused by the new kid in reception at work who goes by the name of 'Bowie' (yes, after David...) What are some parents thinking?!
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Madeleine McCann still being 'spotted' even though nobody knows what she looks like now?
Worst of all this latest sighting is in the little spanish town we're going to in around 3 months !
Worst of all this latest sighting is in the little spanish town we're going to in around 3 months !
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Given that he's actually called David Jones just adds to itGooner Girl wrote:Not angry or happy but amused by the new kid in reception at work who goes by the name of 'Bowie' (yes, after David...) What are some parents thinking?!
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... &Bruce Rioja wrote:Given that he's actually called David Jones just adds to itGooner Girl wrote:Not angry or happy but amused by the new kid in reception at work who goes by the name of 'Bowie' (yes, after David...) What are some parents thinking?!
Called his own son Zowie, who has subsequently altered it himself to (I think) Andrew.
Parents are the biggest influence on your life. Over & above genetics they also affect your way of being. If a parent has no more wit than to call you something fckg bizarre then they WILL fck you up & the authorities should remove the child before any further damage can be done.
... & I've not even touched on what should happen to the parents !!
Not advocating mass-murder as an entirely positive experience, of course, but it had its moments.
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Y'off to your Grandad's? Ask him if he's seen her and to put a poster up in his windowohjimmyjimmy wrote:Madeleine McCann still being 'spotted' even though nobody knows what she looks like now?
Worst of all this latest sighting is in the little spanish town we're going to in around 3 months !
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Not ahead for the kids sake, that's for sure. Not to worry though, he'll be quite at home amongst the Harper 7's and Chelsea's and all.Gooner Girl wrote:Not angry or happy but amused by the new kid in reception at work who goes by the name of 'Bowie' (yes, after David...) What are some parents thinking?!
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We're not staying with him but we'll take him on a tapas bar crawl no doubt !Bruce Rioja wrote:Y'off to your Grandad's? Ask him if he's seen her and to put a poster up in his windowohjimmyjimmy wrote:Madeleine McCann still being 'spotted' even though nobody knows what she looks like now?
Worst of all this latest sighting is in the little spanish town we're going to in around 3 months !
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Tomorrow I start my final placement after 5 years as a student. 7 weeks of A&E lie between here and graduation. Scary times
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Good luck there Jimbo and well done.
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Jolly times, jimbo, all the best. I'll lay odds on you'll be somewhat tired at the end of the spell.
As a matter of personal interest: Why do doctors and nurses seem to be required to do a stint in A & E when they are effectively (no offence meant here) educated learners being tossed into what must be a very stressful situation? The only reason for the question is that once upon I time I worked for a financial organisation which took on regularly university graduates for a period - paid of course - and then threw them to the wolves by allotting them to one of the 'front line' jobs. Existing staff then had to become mother hen type trainers. Most, if not all, of this crew were accredited with business credentials of one kind or another but, in my opinion, 80% of them were totally and utterly useless. I'm sure that medical professionals are more rigorously trained than the motley mob with which I was lumbered (and probably more intelligent as well) but A & E? Talk about a baptism of fire!
As a matter of personal interest: Why do doctors and nurses seem to be required to do a stint in A & E when they are effectively (no offence meant here) educated learners being tossed into what must be a very stressful situation? The only reason for the question is that once upon I time I worked for a financial organisation which took on regularly university graduates for a period - paid of course - and then threw them to the wolves by allotting them to one of the 'front line' jobs. Existing staff then had to become mother hen type trainers. Most, if not all, of this crew were accredited with business credentials of one kind or another but, in my opinion, 80% of them were totally and utterly useless. I'm sure that medical professionals are more rigorously trained than the motley mob with which I was lumbered (and probably more intelligent as well) but A & E? Talk about a baptism of fire!
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