Thread: Trivia and other useless but interesting items

Back in the 1960's I worked for a place whose two way radio operator was a Miss Stiffcock. True story. They pronounced it sty- ko. Name levity was a no no.

Originally Posted by 4bee

I guess if you ate all the Dill Pickles, Pork in all it's forms, Sauerkraut & general German food stuffs that Herr Loudfart ate yours would be the same.

Mine would be.

Is that why they wear those brown lederhosen so wet ones don't leave a stain? Good tucker in Germany. Wursts of all kinds, pork any way, hams, speck, rodkohl, sauerkraut, black bread, sauerbraten, kartoffel, pickles both kosher and not. And the beer!!!! with a korn on the side. Typical Berlin quick lunch is a stein (half litre) of local and a sausage taken standing up in a bar. Berlin coppers used to refer to their ID disc as their beer token.

Oh whoops, I hope he had a company fuel card.

Syrian lorry driver takes a 1,600 mile detour to Gibraltar via Skegness thanks to sat nav
- Telegraph

"It's ok Fatima, the boss is on holidays for a couple of weeks & he never looks at the trip meter anyway. So I'll catch up with you & the rest of your family Saturday week at Louie's coffee house. Are your rellies thinking of going to the UK in my freezer van?" (In Syrian obviously)

You're such an irreverent wag, Des.

Originally Posted by Bigbjorn

Back in the 1960's I worked for a place whose two way radio operator was a Miss Stiffcock. True story. They pronounced it sty- ko. Name levity was a no no.

My wife was a patient of a gynecologist named Dr Pickett Heaps!
I had to try very hard not to snigger.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

My wife was a patient of a gynecologist named Dr Pickett Heaps!
I had to try very hard not to another.

I worked with a guy we nicknamed "The Gynaecologist" as he was wont to say to the customers "I will look into it for you."

Originally Posted by V8Ian

You're such an irreverent wag, Des.

I believe it may be the company I've been keeping lately. No, really.