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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
 Posted - 14/06/2007 : 10:22:41
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It is possible that Greggs website is written by LTNS.
For example, it makes this sensational revelation:
" prolonged rain or snow can make people reluctant to go out and make their usual daily purchases."
Life in corporate HQ. |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6440 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 11:42:56
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Anything is Possible.
But what is your Point |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5313 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 11:45:38
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| Statement of the obvious? |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 12:04:15
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I've save you typing time LT by preparing the belw post - Simply post it on every thread, you'll be sure to get that bonus from Greggs.
Go to Greggs London road. It's great! They make the best freshly baked* products products in all of the world*. They have tea for 70p* Real Tetley tea with real milk, it's no expense spared* and far superior to the say, the Ritz*.
You can access the shop on foot or a mobility scooter - IT'S THAT GOOD!
*denotes lie |
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long time no see
Earthsea
United Kingdom
6440 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 12:26:45
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quote:
Originally posted by Miriam Binder
Statement of the obvious?
London Road
need that store
it is very handy there.
Even Mobile carts can drive in the big door.
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 12:30:55
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The name Greggs derives from Gregory, whose origins are taken by some to be from the Greek for flock.
The name was chosen by the firm, one assumes, because it regards its customers as a bunch of sheep. |
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Borninhove
Calaspia
934 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 13:09:24
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Greggs - Where all the staff are ready to greet you!
I could probably get sued for this! |
 Valhalla, I am coming! |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1237 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 13:36:11
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This is much better, much more enticing than LTNS's efforts on behalf of the shop.
Those large creatures, suitably diced, can be scattered across the innards of the sandwiches, and, in winter, will be a piquant addition to the soup.
The powers-that-be oop North must be very pleased at the dynamic way in which Brighton and Hove have grasped Greggs to their hearts . Down here it is so much more complex and vibrant than a simple Leeds mumble of "a pasty and cup of 75p tea, luv." |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
 Posted - 14/06/2007 : 16:56:03
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What happened to Forfars ? Won't they complain about the one sided coverage of this forum ?
Gratuitous Advertising
http://www.forfarsbakers.co.uk/
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 17:05:19
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| If LTNS is to regain any credibility, then the least he can do is provide a close study of the respective merits of the Greegg and Forfar brews. |
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Tombstone Blues
Discworld
1940 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 17:37:26
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quote:
Originally posted by Miriam Binder
quote:
Originally posted by Daveb
Bring on the girls and the mud
Just for you Daveb ... oh, best not try and view while you are at work. Could cause problems  
Thank you for that, Miriam, very spiritual, I thought.
However http://www.jelly-wrestling.com/ is more refined, I think |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5313 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 17:56:07
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| Good gawds ... I know I'm in trouble when Tombstone starts talking about 'more refined' ... |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 18:00:50
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quote:
Originally posted by Control Panel
If LTNS is to regain any credibility, then the least he can do is provide a close study of the respective merits of the Greegg and Forfar brews.
ARF @ 'Regain' |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 14/06/2007 : 18:52:35
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quote:
Originally posted by Tombstone Blues
quote:
Originally posted by Miriam Binder
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Originally posted by Daveb
Bring on the girls and the mud
Just for you Daveb ... oh, best not try and view while you are at work. Could cause problems
Thank you for that, Miriam, very spiritual, I thought.
However http://www.jelly-wrestling.com/ is more refined, I think
Looks like that discussion would be great in a slippery wobbly topic. |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 16/06/2007 : 10:24:36
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| Strictly speaking, the firm is called Greggs of Gosforth. |
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Miriam Binder
Earthsea
United Kingdom
5313 Posts |
Posted - 16/06/2007 : 10:35:36
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| Greggs of Gosforth ... go(es)forth where? |
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" - Benjamin Franklin |
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 16/06/2007 : 10:51:12
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| Everywhere, alas. Fat chance of finding any blue vinny in Greggs's sandwiches. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1237 Posts |
Posted - 16/06/2007 : 11:04:58
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There is probably even less demand for vinny in the London Road than Portslade.
Vinny means mould, and there is a story that the hard rind of this cheese once meant that it was used for some train wheels.
Perhaps it would be more "sustainable" for B and H buses to run on vinny instead of rubber tyres? Any "tang" wafting upwards would be preferable to that of the great unwashed aboard. |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1237 Posts |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 17/06/2007 : 12:42:36
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i hope the internet does go down
then people will have to leave their homes
and will end up visiting greggslondonroad
with their delicious range
of freshly baked probucts
and 75 tea with real milk
the internet will soon be forgotten |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
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Daveb
Discworld
1895 Posts |
Posted - 17/06/2007 : 20:13:49
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Do not give Asda too much credit or they will inforce a name change.
The Traveling Walmarts just does no sound right! |
We're all doomed!
Head for the hills before they start heading for you! |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 17/06/2007 : 20:29:57
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| travelling greggsasdawalmarts would be a better name |
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1237 Posts |
Posted - 17/06/2007 : 21:16:13
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Sales must certainly have been boosted by all those women in the eponymous Hove streets who felt it incumbent upon them to have a copy. Apparently you can't walk up Wilbury Road without hearing it blasting from an open window.
Apparently there is a bootleg version with a demo of George Harrison's original version for its famous hit:
"When life's down to the dregs
Get along to Greggs,
Where they handle you with care
And you'll be walking on air."
I reckon the other Wilburys were right to suggest a few changes to those lyrics. |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 17/06/2007 : 21:31:07
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quote:
Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
"When life's down to the dregs
Get along to Greggs,
Where they handle you with care
And you'll be walking on air."
that is a work of art
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Control Panel
Discworld
1166 Posts |
Posted - 17/06/2007 : 22:32:55
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All this has spilled over from the Spring Watch topic.
Sure sounds as if the joint is jumpin' over in Wilbury Road. What a come-on! It didn't need the King Alfred to put Hove on the map, the Wilburys had done so all along.
Heard that there is some dispute in America. Are they pronounced Will-breeze or Will-burries? Guess the same applies to the singular in Hove.
Which is correct, actually? Wilburry? or Wilbree? |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2007 : 09:19:06
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quote:
Originally posted by No Expert
travelling greggsasdawalmarts would be a better name
Thought that would be the name on the sign if regular posters on this forum ever had an event at the Brighton Fringe Festival.
By the way the Greggs topic has concentrated on tea. I noticed in London Road that for 95p a range of coffee is available.
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Infinite Poppadum
Discworld
1237 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2007 : 10:10:41
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| Que sera sera - whatever Wilbury Wilbury. |
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Captain Hawkeye
Barsoom
United Kingdom
391 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2007 : 12:57:01
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quote:
Originally posted by Infinite Poppadum
Que sera sera - whatever Wilbury Wilbury.
Imagine Greggs and 75p Tea from a Wilbury Road branch !!! |
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No Expert
Barsoom
398 Posts |
Posted - 18/06/2007 : 13:06:34
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the first casualty of expansion
is real milk |
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