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Re: The funny side of lockdown
« Reply #36 on: Monday 25 May 20 00:25 BST (UK) »
There is also this saying - She who must be obeyed.  He who would like to be obeyed by very rarely is.



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Re: The funny side of lockdown
« Reply #37 on: Monday 25 May 20 01:16 BST (UK) »
A remark on "The Westminster Hour" that a certain political leader (no, not that one), should take care that he doesn't create the impression that he's boring, reminded me of the wisdom of Nora Batty. ("Last of the Summer Wine")
"Nowt wrong wi' boring. There's a lot to be said for being boring. It's taken me near on forty years to train my Wally to be boring."
Nora perfected her social distancing technique, especially from Compo, her downstairs neighbour, keeping him the length of a broom-handle away by deploying bristles of the broom in his direction. She would have been happy to remain 2 yards apart from him (NB no foreign metrics), preferably the width of 2 backyards away.
Pearl, another formidable character would have embraced lockdown with enthusiasm, as an ideal method of keeping tabs on errant husband, Howard. 
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Re: The funny side of lockdown
« Reply #38 on: Monday 25 May 20 11:24 BST (UK) »
And here is a dog trying to social distance!

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Re: The funny side of lockdown
« Reply #39 on: Tuesday 26 May 20 00:37 BST (UK) »
And here is a dog trying to social distance!

Not the only one.
I was looking at a recent video on my church website. Children have been sending in pictures. They are stuck on the backs of pews. There is now a row of pictures on every pew. They give the impression of the church being less empty. As the camera panned around the church it revealed a dog sitting at the front, on the floor, near the altar.   
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Re: The funny side of lockdown
« Reply #40 on: Tuesday 26 May 20 09:37 BST (UK) »
Oh Maiden Stone - that made me burst out laughing! I could just picture the scene.
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Re: The funny side of lockdown
« Reply #41 on: Tuesday 26 May 20 10:19 BST (UK) »
So who has been sticking up the pictures ?   Aren't ALL churches supposed to be locked ?
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Re: The funny side of lockdown
« Reply #42 on: Tuesday 26 May 20 20:15 BST (UK) »
So who has been sticking up the pictures ?   Aren't ALL churches supposed to be locked ?

I thought the vicar was obliged to take a service every day.  Isn’t he or she supposed to say prayers in the church even if there is no congregation  :-\
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Re: The funny side of lockdown
« Reply #43 on: Tuesday 26 May 20 21:56 BST (UK) »
Was tempted to put this on another thred but not sure if it would go down so well  ;)
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Re: The funny side of lockdown
« Reply #44 on: Tuesday 26 May 20 21:59 BST (UK) »
  What a revolting picture.
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