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Old Jun 19th 2006, 10:57 pm
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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?
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Old Jun 19th 2006, 11:27 pm
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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?

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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Old Jun 19th 2006, 11:35 pm
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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.
Touche! Must be a combination of living in joizy with Yorkshire no-nonsense
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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.
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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.
Not seen any rats around here, inflatable or otherwise
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Originally Posted by gsnichol
Not seen any rats around here, inflatable or otherwise
There's a new Subaru dealership opening up near us, used to be the Mercedes dealership, they're remodelling it and for a couple of weeks there was a 7' inflatable Rat tied too the grass verge. I thought it was a strange way to advertise a new Business She reckons it's because they're using non union labour.
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Did AWP move?

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Touche! Must be a combination of living in joizy with Yorkshire no-nonsense
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Originally Posted by gruffbrown

And what's with the 7' inflatable Rats outside businesses here? My wife reckons it's a Union thing.
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.
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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.
I had to google it and it is a Union/scab thing, nice to see the Union dues in NJ being spent wisely
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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
Mine has a beaver on it.

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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Mine has a beaver on it.
Yes!!! A lot of women still do ..........
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