Comments on: Financial chaos

By: Jobs

Jobs — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:30:49 +0000

It is funny the way people from some countries start the finger counting on the ‘wrong’ side of the hand…

By: Grandad

Grandad — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:14:08 +0000

Jack – My finger counting consists of either one [central] digit or two digits. It always gets me by.

Nick – Northern Rock card / Northern Bank notes? What’s the difference?

Terence – I couldn’t possibly answer in a comment. I feel a post coming on……. Watch this space.

By: Terence McDanger

Terence McDanger — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:45:17 +0000

Grandad, what brand tobacco do you use? I’m strongly thinking about getting a pipe for Christmas – no joking – and would like someone to recommend a nice fragrant tobacco for when the time comes. My teacher used to smoke a pipe and there was a lovely smell of it altogether. Unlike the man himself, who reeked of boiled cabbage.

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:48:03 +0000

They were probably a bit flummoxed by your card being from Northern Rock. And totally terrified when you said it’s okay, it’s fully guaranteed by Alistair Darling.

By: JackMcMad

JackMcMad — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:24:02 +0000

If everyone learned the art of Chinese finger counting it would solve that problem. Whilst wandering around markets in China I found it invaluable when I didn’t have a word of Chinese and the market stallholder didn’t speak English. We were still able to haggle in fluent finger counting.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:51:27 +0000

I suppose if they weren’t here to do the work then no one would do it. Most Irish youth are too pigging lazy. They’d rather be on Benefits.

By: tt

tt — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:37:27 +0000

There is no going back. We are the last of the Irish,English,Welsh. This saddens me when I think on it. What are our governments thinking ?

By: Grandad

Grandad — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:14:02 +0000

With the price of tobacco, I’d have needed quite a few carrier bags!!

It was a Laser.

Next time, it’ll be a Tazer.

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:27:07 +0000

Wuld nae be Edinboro, Glasgae maybe.

It was the piece of plastic that caused the trouble. It’s not everywhere that will accept used carrier bags in payment – even if they are 22 cent each.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 13:44:57 +0000

Do you thing I’m going to leave my nice warm house, and go down and ask her?

She has probably been deported by now anyway.