Author Topic: The 24 British Commandments  (Read 2840 times)

Steve H

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Re: The 24 British Commandments
« Reply #25 on: September 02, 2017, 04:29:41 PM »
7 - thou shalt not have a croissant for breakfast. (The rest is superfluous.)
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Re: The 24 British Commandments
« Reply #26 on: September 02, 2017, 10:45:22 PM »
They are brilliant.
This one is very me:-
'Thou shalt keep carrier bags inside a carrier bag in a drawer. For the time may come when thou shalt need all 200'
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