tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post918342758353369803..comments2024-03-28T23:30:19.366-07:00Comments on Being Me: Evidence that signs on buses are an endless source of amusement ... to the easily amusedFran Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-20841857260637583262010-06-13T12:44:51.554-07:002010-06-13T12:44:51.554-07:00Exmoorjane - a) Glad I made you laugh b) Glad I sa...Exmoorjane - a) Glad I made you laugh b) Glad I saved you pounds on wine c) Glad you ignore punctuation - I'm the same with texting and am a disgrace to my profession, but, hey.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-10837039867005410522010-06-13T10:28:12.992-07:002010-06-13T10:28:12.992-07:00Okay, so I was in a totally FOUL mood and you have...Okay, so I was in a totally FOUL mood and you have marginally lifted it. Actually I laughed. So thank you. You have saved me from having to drink large amounts of alcohol to achieve the same, slightly cheered, effect. <br />btw, ignore punctuation - I follow different rules on blogs/twitter etc. Just because. <br />re yours on mine - yup, pasty it will be again. I am way too lazy to keep up any kind of grooming ritual once the initial excitement has worn off. jxExmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-68425153941154287502010-06-12T07:58:51.183-07:002010-06-12T07:58:51.183-07:00June - thanks for coming along! Yes, I think, in ...June - thanks for coming along! Yes, I think, in that case, you would be an Irish sitt ... sutt ... sett ... oh, whatever you said!Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-24475908008001880832010-06-12T06:26:49.301-07:002010-06-12T06:26:49.301-07:00suppose you had been born in Dublin, married a Hin...suppose you had been born in Dublin, married a Hindu, moved your furniture to his home, became a Hindu yourself and then your Hindu husband died?<br /><br />Would you be an Irish settee sittee suttee?Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-4493621961010713432010-06-12T06:15:45.321-07:002010-06-12T06:15:45.321-07:00Guffawing here.
The "Look Sunshine..." s...Guffawing here.<br />The "Look Sunshine..." started me off and I was helpless by the end of the post.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-62084837227098319602010-06-12T01:40:15.826-07:002010-06-12T01:40:15.826-07:00SmitAndSon - if you weren't here to explain th...SmitAndSon - if you weren't here to explain these things, where would I be?<br /><br />Eternally Distracted - if YOU'RE finding it scary, what do you think it's like actually Being Me?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-13447305058308643852010-06-12T01:03:07.673-07:002010-06-12T01:03:07.673-07:00You are scaring me... I can actually see you sitti...You are scaring me... I can actually see you sitting on that bus, notepad in hand, scribbling whilst thinking "tut, tut, tut, idiots!!... I'll show you and your 'rearwards', yes, yes, yes I will..."<br /><br />So, when is the next bus and is there room for me? I don't mind being a standee...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-57405484861288672882010-06-11T15:19:05.520-07:002010-06-11T15:19:05.520-07:00Sign 1 is quite simple , really .
Up to 26 people ...Sign 1 is quite simple , really .<br />Up to 26 people under the age of 29 can sit . As we all know , once we reach our third decade , we start to develop spare tyres and bulgy bits that mean we take up more space . <br />For the same reason those standing must be under the age of 12 . <br />The driver will be happy to advise passengers of their age-related seating/standing positions .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-54948875687754411392010-06-11T13:05:17.707-07:002010-06-11T13:05:17.707-07:00Isabelle - in which case, you are one of life'...Isabelle - in which case, you are one of life's very special people. I bet you have a lot of friends who invite you to their gardens.<br /><br />Lane - I would get them in a room and bedazzle them with so many signs on the walls, they wouldn't know what'd hit them. Er .. busses? 'Scuse me?Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-44528942635831973012010-06-11T12:26:35.194-07:002010-06-11T12:26:35.194-07:00Oh I love it. Yes more parts!
Wouldn't you ju...Oh I love it. Yes more parts!<br /><br />Wouldn't you just love to get these 'writees' in a locked room and <i>teach</i> them.<br /><br />In my town they spell buses - busses.Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-64448115541315296332010-06-11T12:13:26.270-07:002010-06-11T12:13:26.270-07:00I actually like weeding. Just saying.I actually like weeding. Just saying.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-73644866314377234192010-06-11T10:30:52.493-07:002010-06-11T10:30:52.493-07:00French Fancy - yes, do read Behind the Scenes. It...French Fancy - yes, do read Behind the Scenes. It's the best. Set aside a time when you will be able to just read, read, read. And laugh, laugh, laugh. She is dead witty.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-13385909598197119612010-06-11T10:28:23.792-07:002010-06-11T10:28:23.792-07:00Granmo - Thanks for dropping in! I'm not a gr...Granmo - Thanks for dropping in! I'm not a granmo yet, but maybe one day. I've asked the kids to hold off until I'm at least 50.<br /><br />French Fancy - thanks for signing up and playing Snap. I love your profile picture!<br /><br />Talli - you keep asking for more Tenby! Maybe soon, maybe soon. I still have my detailed diaries from the holiday ...Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-64545488233356739022010-06-11T10:21:52.569-07:002010-06-11T10:21:52.569-07:00Mise - we never bort the kids eyescream. Apart fr...Mise - we never bort the kids eyescream. Apart from that ... well ...<br /><br />JJ - thank you. Glad I made you laugh. It's my life's work.<br /><br />Deborah - That's the first ever 'I'm commenting on your blog which I haven't read' comment I've had. Take a prize. What do you mean, wilder than Tenby? Is this POSSIBLE?<br /><br />Steve - you are SO right! Sometimes I only get to read the front page before I'm off on one reading notices about rises in bus fares.<br /><br />NK Woman - yes, perhaps with about 3 pages in it. I shall have to graduate to trains and planes and automobiles to have enough signs to write about.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-72084106142135732332010-06-11T09:46:12.904-07:002010-06-11T09:46:12.904-07:00Fran, you have obviously spent too much time on bu...Fran, you have obviously spent too much time on buses and it has turned your mind. <br /><br />:)<br /><br />Give me more Tenby!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-47021084263718966102010-06-11T07:56:57.620-07:002010-06-11T07:56:57.620-07:00p.s. You've made me want to re-read Behind the...p.s. You've made me want to re-read Behind the Scenes at the Museum now.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-85760820126266240822010-06-11T07:52:54.744-07:002010-06-11T07:52:54.744-07:00The Campaign for Plain English should be notified ...The Campaign for Plain English should be notified of this post and pay you a lot of money to work for them.<br /><br />*Short. Brunette. Plump* - snap.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-68704317403157280622010-06-11T05:57:06.189-07:002010-06-11T05:57:06.189-07:00Signs of the times? Possibly even the Educational ...Signs of the times? Possibly even the Educational Supplement. Seems to be that junior deputy assistant communications executives start with something that works ok(ish) then a bureaucrat gets hold of it.Granmohttp://www.granmo.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-86422406796137679672010-06-11T01:29:43.594-07:002010-06-11T01:29:43.594-07:00Methinks there is a book in this !Methinks there is a book in this !northernknickerwomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-2224347255279553332010-06-11T00:10:12.757-07:002010-06-11T00:10:12.757-07:00See, all these signs are why the Metro's reade...See, all these signs are why the Metro's readership is falling.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-42008337668288005062010-06-10T23:17:34.169-07:002010-06-10T23:17:34.169-07:00Oh Fran...I'm off to bed. It's late. I s...Oh Fran...I'm off to bed. It's late. I saw your post but haven't got time to read. Is it really stupid to say things like this in a comment? I mean, why comment if you haven't read the bloody thing?? But I just felt bad because I hadn't read it and promise that I WILL SOON but am off on a trip to the Canadian equivalent of Tenby. Much wilder, though. I'll read you when I get there!!!Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-15852207867213881422010-06-10T16:08:33.194-07:002010-06-10T16:08:33.194-07:00Love it! I needed the laugh too.Love it! I needed the laugh too.Jenny Beattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640209636605410939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-16962771964504116172010-06-10T14:46:54.081-07:002010-06-10T14:46:54.081-07:00'We went to the park AND we bort an eyescream ...'We went to the park AND we bort an eyescream AND it was a luvely day AND we had a nice time AND then we got hoame AND then Mummy through the cat at Daddy AND Daddy corled Mummy a barsterd AND then we got putt to bed.' - could you just clarify whether or not this describes your own home life? I want to establish whether or not your blog is suitable for standees.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-74793093081396431422010-06-10T14:28:19.444-07:002010-06-10T14:28:19.444-07:00Isabelle - is it just me, or did you really NOT wa...Isabelle - is it just me, or did you really NOT want to pull those weeds?<br /><br />Alan - and I would only spend it on chocolate, and then claim on expenses.<br /><br />Annie - you may be in the minority there, looking forward to instalment III.<br /><br />Friko - You're right. As soon as people were allowed to express themselves, the world started going mad. I'm all for suppression and Freudian forms of denial, myself.<br /><br />Jinksy - I think I could be blacklisted, then how would I get home? <br /><br />Maggie - I will try to indicate in the title of the post if it's Part III, then you can cover your eyes.<br /><br />Rachel - this made me giggle a lot. I love the word 'sittee'. If I sit on my settee, am I a settee sittee? If my settee is in a city, am I a city settee sittee? I will stop now ...<br /><br />Elizabethm - You're right. Pedantry rules KO! Oops. OK. And, by the way, love me, love my bus. Be warned.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74882821337502001.post-42953181261630021152010-06-10T14:12:51.260-07:002010-06-10T14:12:51.260-07:00As one pedant to another, pedantry rules. For one...As one pedant to another, pedantry rules. For one thing, it is funny. I think I love you.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.com