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Yorick wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:45 am
gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:55 am Having your daughter being asked out on a date by the waiter in a restaurant. She asked him if the staff got to keep their tips and when he replied that they did she handed over a tenner. Cocky young lad, he asked if he could swap the tip for an evening out. 😂

I had to admire his chutzpah and told him as much.
A tenner tip ?

Just had to have a lie down :(
10%, i left £20 tip last week on my lads Birthday meal out.
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Forget the tips - did the waiter get his date ?
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Alan PBTD wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:37 pm Forget the tips - did the waiter get his date ?
The reply was something along the lines of, 'Take the tip, because I have a boyfriend'

It was quite a good comeback, in fairness. :banana-dance:
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Gutted - was looking forward to a better version of ''Love Island''...
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gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:46 pm
Alan PBTD wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:37 pm Forget the tips - did the waiter get his date ?
The reply was something along the lines of, 'Take the tip, because I have a boyfriend'

It was quite a good comeback, in fairness. :banana-dance:
From you've posted about you're daughter, she Rocks. Fab parenting skills, she's awesome!! :obscene-drinkingcheers: :banana-wrench: :banana-wrench: :obscene-drinkingcheers:
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! :bblonde:
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Noggin wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:01 pm
gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:46 pm
Alan PBTD wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:37 pm Forget the tips - did the waiter get his date ?
The reply was something along the lines of, 'Take the tip, because I have a boyfriend'

It was quite a good comeback, in fairness. :banana-dance:
From you've posted about you're daughter, she Rocks. Fab parenting skills, she's awesome!! :obscene-drinkingcheers: :banana-wrench: :banana-wrench: :obscene-drinkingcheers:
But he's as tight as a duck's arse. He could nearly qualify as a Sweaty ;)
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Yorick wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:07 pm
Noggin wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:01 pm
gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 12:46 pm

The reply was something along the lines of, 'Take the tip, because I have a boyfriend'

It was quite a good comeback, in fairness. :banana-dance:
From you've posted about you're daughter, she Rocks. Fab parenting skills, she's awesome!! :obscene-drinkingcheers: :banana-wrench: :banana-wrench: :obscene-drinkingcheers:
But he's as tight as a duck's arse. He could nearly qualify as a Sweaty ;)
Praise indeed, from a Yorkie. :P
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Noggin wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:01 pm

From you've posted about you're daughter, she Rocks. Fab parenting skills, she's awesome!! :obscene-drinkingcheers: :banana-wrench: :banana-wrench: :obscene-drinkingcheers:
I'll take 50% of the credit. ;)

She's not too bad. She's taking me to Italy in Jan, so that I can get a matching tattoo to hers. :o
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I pity the B/F.

I've seen how much she eats ;)
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The last few times I've checked my passport application it's just said - awaiting documentation/processing

Today, well, today it doesn't mention awaiting documentation, so there's a good chance they are actually processing and it should arrive soon (ish) :bblonde: :bblonde:

And the online info is that they are processing applications received before 29 April, which mine was :banana-dance: :banana-dance:

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Still a lot of crossing of fingers going on, but with luck it'll be here before the winter :bblonde: :bblonde:
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Yorick wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 1:57 pm I pity the B/F.

I've seen how much she eats ;)
I pity the boyfriend.

I've seen how much she spends.
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Yorick wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 11:45 am
gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 10:55 am Having your daughter being asked out on a date by the waiter in a restaurant. She asked him if the staff got to keep their tips and when he replied that they did she handed over a tenner. Cocky young lad, he asked if he could swap the tip for an evening out. 😂

I had to admire his chutzpah and told him as much.
A tenner tip ?

Just had to have a lie down :(
That was what the waiter was hoping for ;)
Even bland can be a type of character :wave:
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40% off after England win

Only downside for me is, I'm spending the difference drinking more when I came to collect
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weeksy wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:19 pm Image
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40% off after England win

Only downside for me is, I'm spending the difference drinking more when I came to collect
Cold beer in town is only 1.50€.

The more I drink, the more I save :)
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Email to Mrs S_L:
You are booked to have the second dose of your vaccine with us.

We have been told by the government to advise you to bring your appointments forward by 4 weeks (minimum of 8 weeks from your 1st dose).

Please go online or call 119 to reschedule. We have opened our dairy accordingly.
That'll be handy. We'll ba able to get some milk and eggs at the same time. ;)
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Yorick wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:35 pm Top geezer :)

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-57763362
Love this, a proper good news and good will story all round :)
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On another forum I'm on, I just got a PM offering me 2 VIP passes for next week's F1 at Slipperystone. I checked he'd got the right person. He said we'd had a little spat online over Hamilton, but he'd made the offer after the spat. I searched back and it was last December.

I said it was too much hassle this year. He said he gets 6 every year, so we agreed I can have 2 for next year.

VIP entry. Start line walkabout and McClaren hospitality. Free grandstand

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Mindless, moronic bigotry. Or more specifically, the British way of responding to it....

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-57816588

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One narrow-minded bell end defaces a mural with racist insults. A ground swell of spontaneous decency creates a response that says far more about about this country than any study ever could.

Proud to be British, even if we do have our fair share of home-grown idiots to deal with :thumbup:
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Were they racist insults? I've seen it implied but not said in the media so it may have just said "Rashford couldn't hit this wall to save the final".

As for the racist abuse, did it come from England or somewhere else in the world?

Edit: Found it, there were no racist insults on the mural.