Made up name

http://walking.about.com/mbiopage.htm

 

Quality!

Although I can't possibly think how you managed to stumble across that!

 

They are everywhere

<a hreg="http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/bumgardener/">Garden Bummers</a>

 

It's German, in origin, apparently...

Although I think this just takes all the comic humour out of it...

 

Damn their eyes

I was prepared to be lenient, what a family does in its own allotment is its own business, but Prussians!!!!!

Never trust a German my Gramps used to tell me and he should know, injured in the First World War by a Turkish bayonet and again in 1941 by shrapnel from an Italian bomb.

Them and the French are always up to no good, and before them it was the Spanish and the Dutch.

 

To quote Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson not the dude who posts on here)...

"Tell me, von Darling: What was it finally won you over, eh? Was it the pumpernickel, or was it the thought of hanging around with big men in leather shorts?"

Or even the thought of parading around in an orchard gardening bums...

It's got to be said though mate, if I was as unlucky as your Grandad actually sounds I'd be reluctant to trust folk, either. Especially the Jerries...

I quite like the French though - a controversial viewpoint, I admit, but they're OK by me...

 

a damn frenchie lover eh...

I knew all along that there was a whiff of the ponce about you.

Well, actually (and don't go saying this to anyone else), but I quite like the French too, the sausage, the pate, the wine and beer, the fact they believe in long lunches, the sexy sexy women and the up yours attitude are great. Parisians are not French though, in the way that Londoners are not English.

I admire the Germans, but I don't know if I like them.

 

I was thinking more that...

They don't take **** from anyone (except, perhaps, the Germans during the war!) and they don't spend all their time moaning about prices, employment, wages etcetera they do summat about it instead.

You like the sausage, eh? Very continental - an orchard lover as well perhaps?!

 

RE: I was thinking more that...

They do spend all their time moaning about employment, wages prices. Then, when they've done plenty of moaning they put up the barricades, burn some sheep and call it the 'english disease'. Then, later they sit round a table, drink coffee, smoke Camels and philosophise about their days work.

Still, those women eh.

 

RE: I was thinking more that...

It did used to be the English disease - unfortunately it is no longer...

My mate's got a thing about hairy European ladies - armpit hair in particular...

Weird...

I've only ever been to France twice and I was at school on both occassions (maybe that's why I like them 'cos I've never really had to put up with 'em?) however, if all the ladies are like Vanessa Paradis they'll do for me!

 

"My mate's got a thing about hairy European ladies - armpit hair in particular... "

Proper lol, can't wait till the pub next week!

 

Dave, not Mark!!!

Or thee maybe?!

By the way, you've saved me texting you - dunno if this is any use for the episodes of Lost you're after:

http://www.alluc.org/alluc/tv-shows.html?letterselect=L

You'll have to watch 'em of your PC though...

 

cheers......” Mr acceptable face or European stereotyping”

 

That's me...

 

This is an old chestnut but still funny

http://www.electraisd.net/alumni/display_class.aspx?y=1993

 

"They do something about it"

You mean like rioting and setting fire to sheep? Aye that's always a good idea!

 

RE: This is an old chestnut but still funny

Just nearly been sick laughing.

 

Ahhhhh good old Ginger nt

 

Actually I seem to remember it being in colour last time nt

 

RE: "They do something about it"

When I was younger, it was! Except the sheep bit...

Seriously though, Ford (or someone extremely similar) shut a manufacturing plant in Merseyside down a few years ago. This was the pick of three - one in the UK, one in France and one in Spain.

The plant in the UK was the most efficient, cheapest plant. Why was it shut down?

'Cos the French / Spanish governments would've demanded decent redundancy pay, re-investment in the area to compensate for the loss of jobs, loans / rates / financial incentives dished out to the company in the past paying back, to name but a few reasons.

The UK government's reaction at the time (and I've no reason to suspect this current one would be any different):

"Thank you, come again!" - in an Apu stylee...

"If you decide to ever set up shop in the UK again just remember to bring some empty sacks we can fill with taxpayer's money for you in order to encourage you to open your factory IN THE CHEAPEST F**KING PLACE ANYWAY"...

Spineless. Say what you want about the Europeans - their governments look after their working classes a damn sight better than ours...