Off Topic The Goodhand Arms

One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he
asked about his bill, and the barber replied, 'I cannot accept money
from you, I'm doing community service this week.'
The florist was pleased and left the shop.
When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a
'thank you' card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.
Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill,
the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing
community service this week.' The cop was happy and left the shop.
The next morning when the barber went to open up, there was a 'thank
you' card and a dozen doughnuts waiting for him at his door.
Then a Member of Parliament came in for a haircut, and when he went to
pay his bill, the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from
you. I'm doing community service this week.' The Member of Parliament
was very happy and left the shop.
The next morning, when the barber went to open up, there were a dozen
Members of Parliament lined up waiting for a free haircut.

 

Why have African elephants got big ears?
Because Noddy won't pay the ransom

 

Valenciana issuing warnings to look out for Flamingos outside of the natural park area. Young flamingos, still mastering flight, could end up on the roads etc.
Never seen this warning before, so it must be a sign of a good breeding season again. The birds bred at their highest level in years, during the lockdowns with the lack of people wandering around to disturb them.

 

Are you sure this isn't to warn people to look out for men in tight-fitting black trousers and high heels?

 

I will castanet to see what I can find out.

 

I think this is the place for this story.

Australia's rabbit plague is all down to 24 horny little buggers sent there from Somerset in 1859. There'd been lots of introductions prior to this, but none had managed to get established until the Somerset crew arrived. They took one look, said "roight, oo's got the cider?" and within a couple of generations, there were thousands of them, who eventually became millions.

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...importation-of-24-animals-in-1859-study-finds

 

I remember seeing a programme about this on TV some time ago. The rabbit population grew so large they were destroying agriculture to become a considerable threat to food production. This lead to a fence being built (or to be precise 3 fences) north to south in WA that was 1139 miles long.

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A picture from 1905 showing the difference between the protected area and rabbit country.

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Another picture from that era demonstrating the damage rabbits caused to the carrot crop.

 

Rabbit-proof fence is a great movie too
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0252444/

 

I came across that when I was looking for pictures but had never heard anything about it before. Have you seen it?

 

Yes, it's really good. Difficult subject, incredible acting.

*it's been fictionalised a bit, to sensationalise the subject matter but still a good watch

 

I was in a car park yesterday and Phillip Schofield came up to me and asked if I knew where the nearest toilet was. I said I didn't know but if he was that desperate he should wee by any car

 

This level of humour is worthy of TIOON7 at his 'best'

 

I'm slipping.

 

True but no fish/cheese pun in it.

Talking of humour (or humor) as it is this week. These Americans have zero sense of it. They really don't get the British dry, sarcastic words at all and take most things literally. Real bundle of laughs in meetings.

 

Have you tried calling your American colleagues septics? Then explaining the rhyming slang septic tank - Yank and the contents of said tank. It can provoke vein throbbing reactions.

 

What a believable story.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-62659778

Lee Cocking indeed.

 

The thin blue line.

 

He sounds like a character from Carry on Constable. Sid James plays Sergeant Cocking.