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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
I loved the old Panorama one about the spaghetti crop, but then I found this one!
In 1860 people throughout London received the following invitation: "Tower of London: Admit Bearer and Friend to view annual ceremony of Washing the White Lions on Sunday, April 1, 1860. Admittance only at White Gate." By noon a large crowd had gathered outside the tower. They were disappointed to find that lions hadn't been kept in the tower for centuries, let alone white lions. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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In 1989 or 1990, BMW ran what I thought was a perfect mick take of their customer base, which loads of them fell for hook, line and the proverbial sinker.
They ran ads in all the national dailies, in full BMW corporate house-style advertising a new optional extra you could have retro-fitted to your Beemer: A bonnet-badge wiper and washer.... just to keep your BMW badge nice a clean so that all the peasants who couldn't afford a 325i etc, could be made to feel even more inadequate being blinded from the continuous shine from your bonnet badge 
So I understand, they actually had over 500 genuine inquiries to have one fitted... until they pointed out the contact name at BMW..... A Mr 'Uve Beenhaad'...  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The b&q ad with the rainbow paint my sister actually wanted to go buy some because it was well cool 
Our local radio station did one years ago,they had given all this hype about some submarine being found and would be surfacing from the river via the quay...so many people actually turned up to see it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My favourite was on what was, at that time, GMTV. They did this report at a farm on how a farmer had recently found that feeding his cattle strawberries and bananas would lead to them producing strawberry and banana flavoured milk. Was class!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Sent an apprentice many years ago to the CO-OP works department for 3 Fallopian Tubes, a bag of 1/2 inch nail holes and a gallon of warm steam ...
The note that was given back to the lad from the works manager read something along the lines of, "You're not funny, you bunch of bastards" obviously had no sense of humour - the apprentice laughed though
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sent an apprentice many years ago to the CO-OP works department for 3 Fallopian Tubes, a bag of 1/2 inch nail holes and a gallon of warm steam ...
The note that was given back to the lad from the works manager read something along the lines of, "You're not funny, you bunch of bastards" obviously had no sense of humour - the apprentice laughed though
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I was daft enough to go down to the foundry for a long weight....  |
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By *rsIdiotWoman
over a year ago
Bedworth |
When I was a restaurant manger I came up with a great one for one f the young waitresses. I blew up a bin liner and tied a knot in it then sent her with it to the other branch saying it was gas for the fizzy drinks machine |
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When I was an apprentice I got sent to the stores for a tin of elbow grease
The best one I remember though was a program called Alternative 3 in the 70's.
Panorama or World in Action, or similar did a spoof about secret dark side of the moon bases and kidnapping scientists to work there. |
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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago
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Sent an apprentice to the works store for a spirit level bubble...storeman sent him back asking what colour I wanted so I sent him back for a blue 1 to which the storeman sent him back saying he didnt have any but did have some clear double bubbles and was that any use so sent the lad back saying no they werent any use and could he order me some .....dont think the lad ever cottoned on that it was a joke |
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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago
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The best one I remember though was a program called Alternative 3 in the 70's.
Panorama or World in Action, or similar did a spoof about secret dark side of the moon bases and kidnapping scientists to work there."
Thats not an april fool thats real they still do it ...thats where the tranformers are based |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not sure as famous, but the Blackpool Tower and the local rag did one, about the tower being sold to iron brew
remember the punch line made from girders. |
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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago
Crete or LANCASTER |
There was one about a mysterious animal experimental farm / lab / research station in Hertordshire, I think. Reports of heavy security , paths closed, strange noises. The local butcher was interviewed and told of making massive meat deliveries, but only to gate. Etc, etc
Intrepid camera crew cut through fencing and through the undergrowth caught glimpses of a Tyranosaurus Rex.
This was before Jurassic Park had been thought of.
So the story was about DNA and genetic experiments.
Anyone see it ? |
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