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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
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Posted - 28/07/2007 : 08:58:48
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| Perhaps one should stay tuned to BBC World Service at 2 am or in todays world would that be Al Jazeera ? Has Radio Taj been set up ? |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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 Posted - 28/07/2007 : 09:19:16
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Mission accomplished.
The Bentley made it out of the Marina with greater than the tuk tuk.
I have my doubts about the chauffeur, though. There was a look in his eyes. We have to be alert. |
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No Expert
Barsoom
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Posted - 28/07/2007 : 10:44:33
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| Gotcha! |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
 Posted - 28/07/2007 : 11:06:57
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Originally posted by No Expert From Topic New England Quarter
this months ltns promotion
is preston barracks
there is a mention of it
on every housing thread
perhaps it will solve all of brightons housing needs
in the same way that greggs
has made london road a crime free
beautiful area
with wild horses roaming rolling plains
of buttercup studded meadows
Life in the city
Will be looking out for those when in London Road this weekend.
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1236 Posts |
Posted - 28/07/2007 : 11:38:34
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| What easier way of transferring the vital information than inside a pasty? Sir Michael is a cool dude indeed. |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 28/07/2007 : 16:33:21
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Mysteriously, Sir Michael's chauffeur vanished during a stop at a motorway cafe (not a Greggs) on the journey back to Newcastle.
Sir Michael himself had to take to the wheel after deciding it was, of course, better not to report the mastter to the police.
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 28/07/2007 : 19:47:57
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Originally posted by Control Panel
Mysteriously, Sir Michael's chauffeur vanished during a stop at a motorway cafe (not a Greggs) on the journey back to Newcastle.
Sir Michael himself had to take to the wheel after deciding it was, of course, better not to report the mastter to the police.
What role does GPS Navigation have in this escapade ? |
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Horseman7
Barsoom
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/07/2007 : 21:20:24
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Originally posted by Captain Hawkeye
What role does GPS Navigation have in this escapade ?
Greggs Pasties Satisfy
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Infinite Poppadum
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 29/07/2007 : 11:49:35
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| The yacht has left the Marina after a discreet interval. Another paster is in its freezer but, of course, is not edible. There is no news of the chauffeur. Sir Michael is perturbed but does not allow this to interfere with the smooth running of his business. He would not be the man he is if he allowed anything to do so. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 29/07/2007 : 18:29:04
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| There is news that there has been an explosion on the yacht. It is, though, still afloat. This could explain why the chauffeur vanished. Looks as if the explosion came from the freezer. The chauffeur could have substituted a dynamited pasty, and used a cellphone to set it off. Sir Michael will have to offer his excuses for not attending a meeting tomorrow about the North-East bacon revival - should Greggs go for back rather than streaky? - and head back for discussions in Whitehall. It is regrettable that the Prime Minister is otherwise occupied, but he is being kept apprised of developments while he is in America. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Posted - 29/07/2007 : 20:01:31
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| Sounds as if Sir Michael has got himself caught up in a remake of Get Smart.! Mel Brooks's finest hour (or dozens of them...). |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 31/07/2007 : 10:25:20
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The plot thickens ....
It seems that Greggs negotiations to gain a concession at Glorious Goodwood have fallen through. Not even the endorsement of Donald Trump's toupe fitter were helpful.
Perhaps the London Road connection does not pass muster elsewhere in Sussex.
A Tribalpasty release. |
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Tombstone Blues
Discworld
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long time no see
Earthsea
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 31/07/2007 : 16:51:49
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posted by Tombstone Blues
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Don't suppose there's much chance of bumping into her at the London Rd Greggs, though . . .
If she gets like that after a cup of 75p tea, a couple of cocktails must lead to wild times indeed. She recould regenerate the London Road in one evening. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Posted - 31/07/2007 : 17:08:34
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posted by Sir Michael Darrington in BBC report
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"It's a moving beast at the moment and there are going to be significant problems. There will possibly be shortages (of ingredients) but there will definitely be big price hikes."
His recent melodramatic days have left him talking in this extraordinary way about "a moving beast" when he means market conditions. |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 31/07/2007 : 21:31:07
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Originally posted by Tombstone Blues
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Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
Here is a piece about Milla Jovovich. She mentions her enthusiasm for Greggs. She is more sultry than most Greggs customers.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/04/08/stmilla108.xml
Indeed she is . . . .
Don't suppose there's much chance of bumping into her at the London Rd Greggs, though . . .
Any sightings at Waitrose ?
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Posted - 31/07/2007 : 22:05:54
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| Don't let anybody think I am decrying Mrs Poppadum, who is the very flower of womanhood, but could anybody enlist Milla to convince Mr Arghiros of the error of his ways over the King Alfred? |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 09:01:59
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| Here is an article about vegansexuals. Vegans who will not have sex with meat-eaters. Perhaps there are high-principled people who will not have sex with Greggs customers - although I suppose they might make an exception for Milla, if she is willing. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 01/08/2007 : 18:02:25
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The world divides into those who adore jaffa cakes and those who cannot abide them.
I should have thought Greggs a place to sell them but I believe it does not.
Perhaps even the dynamic Sir Michael Darrington has not been able to broker a good enough deal with the manufacturers. |
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Pelagia
Barsoom
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 19:11:19
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In view of the amount of publicity this thread has given Greggs (7100 odd views) - (someone must have been inspired to try the pasties surely?) - perhaps Greggs may like to sponser the next forum get-together?  |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Posted - 01/08/2007 : 20:17:40
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I have been contemplating the offer until September with Seabrook crisps. Collect eight strips from some of these packets - not on all of them - and you can get a tea mug which holds a pint of it. Plus £4.49. It is a limited edition, whatever that means.
Anyway, it occurred to me that it would cost quite a bit to fill it up with Greggs 75p tea.
Greggs tea costs more than petrol!
Any self-respecting shiek in Saudi Arabia should tear himself away from his harem, adjust his dress, straighten his headgear and get on the telephone to Sir Michael Darrington and negotiate a way of muscling in on the racket. |
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Pelagia
Barsoom
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Posted - 02/08/2007 : 10:02:40
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| £4.49 plus 8 crisp packets seems an awful lot to pay for what is probably a bog-standard tea mug; unless Seabrooks feel that, in the long terms, their limited edition mugs may become a collectors item? |
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Control Panel
Discworld
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Posted - 02/08/2007 : 10:20:36
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Pint-sized tea mugs are not easy to find.
True, the Seabrook one is not very subtle.
Of course, it is possible to pour a second half-pint mug but that does not seem the same.
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