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Old Sep 25th 2012, 3:14 pm
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Has anyone on here ever been to Cumbernauld?
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Old Sep 25th 2012, 3:28 pm
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Originally Posted by OleJanx
Hell's bells! Who'd you piss off?
Lord only knows, the longest 2 week secondment of my life. One pub where you either got a f@ck or a fight followed by the one Curry House. Truly grim.
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Old Sep 25th 2012, 3:45 pm
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I know a rude limerick about a girl from Uttoxeter.
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Old Sep 25th 2012, 4:02 pm
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Originally Posted by commander
Has anyone on here ever been to Cumbernauld?
oh god... yes. went out with a girl from there for a while. it literally always rains in Cumbernauld.
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Old Sep 25th 2012, 4:29 pm
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Originally Posted by britexpat76
Lord only knows, the longest 2 week secondment of my life. One pub where you either got a f@ck or a fight followed by the one Curry House. Truly grim.
Sounds like Maidstone
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Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine
Sounds like Maidstone
I did that too and Folkestone. Come to think of it, Folkestone is the worst place I have visited.
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Default Re: "Are Dubai's British expats too soft?"

Originally Posted by OriginalSunshine
**** off - where did I say I was "better"? And **** off with the pity as well Mr-oooh-I-would-send-someone-to-Yemen-for-my-own-financial-gain.
**** off.
It was mutually beneficial. He got paid a shit tonne. I got good bonus. He didn't have to say yes....
**** off
( just joining in with the **** off's by the way )
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Old Sep 26th 2012, 2:10 am
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Originally Posted by Autonomy
oh god... yes. went out with a girl from there for a while. it literally always rains in Cumbernauld.
Same here..and I ended up living there for a while...I still get the pleasure of visiting there regularly even now. It kinda reminds me of Basra. The locals are not exactly hostile, but you just don't know.

Saying that, the town centre is a whole lot better than what it was 10 years ago.
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Old Sep 26th 2012, 8:11 am
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Originally Posted by commander
Same here..and I ended up living there for a while...I still get the pleasure of visiting there regularly even now. It kinda reminds me of Basra. The locals are not exactly hostile, but you just don't know.

Saying that, the town centre is a whole lot better than what it was 10 years ago.
I see your Cumbernauld and I raise you Coatbridge....
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Originally Posted by jam25mack
I see your Cumbernauld and I raise you Coatbridge....
The C-word........
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Originally Posted by commander
Has anyone on here ever been to Cumbernauld?
best thing about it is leaving!
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Old Sep 26th 2012, 8:52 am
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Originally Posted by Autonomy
oh god... yes. went out with a girl from there for a while. it literally always rains in Cumbernauld.
thats god trying to wash the shit out
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Old Sep 26th 2012, 9:19 am
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Originally Posted by Brains1983
best thing about it is leaving!
Ah yes............ from the 'World's 1,000 Oldest Jokes' collection:

No 457:
Q: "What is the best view of........ (insert place name of somewhere very unpleasant)?"
A: "In your car's rear view mirror...."
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Old Sep 26th 2012, 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Scamp
**** off.
It was mutually beneficial. He got paid a shit tonne. I got good bonus. He didn't have to say yes....
**** off
( just joining in with the **** off's by the way )
**** you
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Old Sep 26th 2012, 3:14 pm
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Originally Posted by Brains1983
best thing about it is leaving!
And living to tell the tail..

Actually, town centre aside, its a lovely area. Craigmarloch, Dullatur, Westerwood, Carbrain..all beautiful....

They didn't film Gergory's girl just anywhere now did they?
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