Mundane News

[Jenkins]

Good morning from a 6th floor hotel room in sunny Leeds. Today's view is mostly blocks of flats and the corner of the Holiday Inn which I will be using later in the year.

A very slow start to the day as I rolled over and went back to sleep a couple of times. Coffee has been had but no breakfast yet - I've still to decide whether to have something in town or just get a sandwich to have on the train home. Let's see how I feel after a slow paced stroll along the canal.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

" SEND 3 and 4 pence as we are going to a dance! "

I came across a very old compendium of jokes, tricks, etc, when I was a lad. That was when I first saw that and given the age of the book, it means that particular ''Chinese whisper'' has been around since the late 1800s. For those youngsters who don't know it, it was supposed to start off ''Send reinforcements, we are going to advance''.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

In other news, I will not be going to Leeds today. Far too many comings and goings up there right now.

 

[Illaveago]

I came across a very old compendium of jokes, tricks, etc, when I was a lad. That was when I first saw that and given the age of the book, it means that particular ''Chinese whisper'' has been around since the late 1800s. For those youngsters who don't know it, it was supposed to start off ''Send reinforcements, we are going to advance''.

Chinese whiskers!

 

[DCLane]

@Jenkins - I was probably underneath you just before 10 as I came into Leeds by the Holiday Inn and student accommodation.

/notstalkingjenkinshonest

Bumped into a colleague so had coffee with them instead, plus a pastry, and put the world to rights.