Educating the savages
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Educating the savages
There may have been a post about this already, but I can't be ar*ed to search...
I have outside my office a cross of St George flag pinned up. It was a jokey leaving present from a friend of mine (along with a blow-up cactus...). Anyway FIVE people have asked me why I have a Swiss flag outside my office. :scared: There are university-educated people. I now have also posted a note explaining the four flags of the UK (and also the Swiss one) and people are genuinely starting to learn
I accept that I have no idea what the individual flags of the 50 states are, but you can bet your backside none of them look like the Swiss flag
I just felt compelled to tell you all this! Incidentally, anyone in Tucson going for fish and chips on Friday?
I have outside my office a cross of St George flag pinned up. It was a jokey leaving present from a friend of mine (along with a blow-up cactus...). Anyway FIVE people have asked me why I have a Swiss flag outside my office. :scared: There are university-educated people. I now have also posted a note explaining the four flags of the UK (and also the Swiss one) and people are genuinely starting to learn
I accept that I have no idea what the individual flags of the 50 states are, but you can bet your backside none of them look like the Swiss flag
I just felt compelled to tell you all this! Incidentally, anyone in Tucson going for fish and chips on Friday?
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Re: Educating the savages
Originally Posted by gsnichol
There may have been a post about this already, but I can't be ar*ed to search...
I have outside my office a cross of St George flag pinned up. It was a jokey leaving present from a friend of mine (along with a blow-up cactus...). Anyway FIVE people have asked me why I have a Swiss flag outside my office. :scared: There are university-educated people. I now have also posted a note explaining the four flags of the UK (and also the Swiss one) and people are genuinely starting to learn
I accept that I have no idea what the individual flags of the 50 states are, but you can bet your backside none of them look like the Swiss flag
I just felt compelled to tell you all this! Incidentally, anyone in Tucson going for fish and chips on Friday?
I have outside my office a cross of St George flag pinned up. It was a jokey leaving present from a friend of mine (along with a blow-up cactus...). Anyway FIVE people have asked me why I have a Swiss flag outside my office. :scared: There are university-educated people. I now have also posted a note explaining the four flags of the UK (and also the Swiss one) and people are genuinely starting to learn
I accept that I have no idea what the individual flags of the 50 states are, but you can bet your backside none of them look like the Swiss flag
I just felt compelled to tell you all this! Incidentally, anyone in Tucson going for fish and chips on Friday?
Its a pity you couldn't be arsed to search...because I couldn't be arsed to read it...as yes it has been said already in previous threads.
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Re: Educating the savages
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Its a pity you couldn't be arsed to search...because I couldn't be arsed to read it...as yes it has been said already in previous threads.
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Did AWP move?
And what's with the 7' inflatable Rats outside businesses here? My wife reckons it's a Union thing.
And what's with the 7' inflatable Rats outside businesses here? My wife reckons it's a Union thing.
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Re: Educating the savages
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Did AWP move?
And what's with the 7' inflatable Rats outside businesses here? My wife reckons it's a Union thing.
And what's with the 7' inflatable Rats outside businesses here? My wife reckons it's a Union thing.
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Re: Educating the savages
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Not seen any rats around here, inflatable or otherwise
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Re: Educating the savages
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Did AWP move?
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Re: Educating the savages
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Touche! Must be a combination of living in joizy with Yorkshire no-nonsense
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Re: Educating the savages
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
And what's with the 7' inflatable Rats outside businesses here? My wife reckons it's a Union thing.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/artifact.html
The 30' tall one sound like the best value - definitely more rat for your money.
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Re: Educating the savages
Originally Posted by elfman
you can have your very own one for as little as $2,000 (6' tall) or as much as $7,700 (30' tall).
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/artifact.html
The 30' tall one sound like the best value - definitely more rat for your money.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/artifact.html
The 30' tall one sound like the best value - definitely more rat for your money.
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Re: Educating the savages
Originally Posted by gsnichol
I accept that I have no idea what the individual flags of the 50 states are, but you can bet your backside none of them look like the Swiss flag
You know how the Americans are, short attention span and all. We already know the condensed version with all the little flags rolled into one. Good enough.
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Re: Educating the savages
Originally Posted by meauxna
Mine has a beaver on it.