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My own fault ?
Just got back from the garden centre where we went to buy some soft fruit,
and am still chuckling. I asked the young lad there where did they keep the red and white currants. He gave me a funny kind of look and said, "Well I know we've got some red currants and a few white ones too, but I'm pretty sure that we've sold out of the red and white variety." I immediately thought he was taking the p... but then realized I should have been clearer in my request. vsop |
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My own fault ?
vsop wrote:
Just got back from the garden centre where we went to buy some soft fruit, and am still chuckling. I asked the young lad there where did they keep the red and white currants. He gave me a funny kind of look and said, "Well I know we've got some red currants and a few white ones too, but I'm pretty sure that we've sold out of the red and white variety." I immediately thought he was taking the p... but then realized I should have been clearer in my request. vsop Yes but did he mean the variety with red currants and white currants both on the same bush, or the variety with berries that are striped red and white or the variety with berries a checker pattern of red and white? :-) -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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My own fault ?
"vsop" wrote in message ... Just got back from the garden centre where we went to buy some soft fruit, and am still chuckling. I asked the young lad there where did they keep the red and white currants. He gave me a funny kind of look and said, "Well I know we've got some red currants and a few white ones too, but I'm pretty sure that we've sold out of the red and white variety." I immediately thought he was taking the p... but then realized I should have been clearer in my request. Not so daft maybe, I am sure I have heard of both grafted to one bush. Or was that apples and pears, and no I don't mean stairs. Mike |
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