December 2010
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“Don’t thou thee me”
– Arthur Ideson to Frank Ideson (his son), my grandma’s elder brother when he’s been cheeky. In about 1939.
Frank died the morning after he’d had a drink at a pub that wasn’t his local. He had chest pains and blamed the fact it was because he’d not been drinking...
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“You can’t educate spam”
– Terrifying Yorkshire barmaid in The Hansom Cab last night, despairing at Al’s inability to understand closing time.
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My brother, Christmas morning
Me: "It's Christmas Day. GET UP! You've got lazy-itis"
Bro: "Well, you've got a tramp stamp *rolls over, sleeps on*
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Happiness is
a perfect Christmas Eve in beautiful York, Christmas kisses in Lady Peckett’s Yard, chocolate money on my pillow from Father Christmas and listening to the shipping forecast as you fall asleep.
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It's been a bit of a year
Me: Those daffodils have come out quickly
Lil: Well, so did you
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“When confronted with anyone who holds my lack of religious faith in such...”
– Go Ricky Gervais, arse-kicking athiest.
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If I start digging a big hole in my back garden in... →
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Golliwogs
When will people in Yorkshire learn that selling items decorated with them is neither acceptable nor amusing?
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