THINGS YOU DON'T SEE ANYMORE (Part 2)

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 30 Oct, 2013 10:29 am

well you won't believe this but the Americans with no idea of slang have posted rules!:http://www.billiardworld.com/rls_gen.html

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed 30 Oct, 2013 10:57 am

Much innocent amusement to be obtained by trying to apply the American Rules headings and terminology to the English Game Steve.

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Wed 30 Oct, 2013 12:40 pm

I hadn't realised that the American name for pool is pocket billiards.No wonder it changed when it became popular here!

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Wed 30 Oct, 2013 1:58 pm

Laundry tongs.

zip55 · Post by **zip55** » Wed 30 Oct, 2013 10:12 pm

Dad: You do know son that it will stunt your growth and you'll go blind?Son: I'm over here Shorty

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Thu 31 Oct, 2013 10:57 am

zip55 wrote: Dad: You do know son that it will stunt your growth and you'll go blind?Son: I'm over here Shorty Can I do it a little bit and wear glasses.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Sun 03 Nov, 2013 6:11 pm

There's an advertising hoarding down on one the dawlish's by York road exposing a painted sign in fair condition. Anybody up that way got a picture?

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Tue 05 Nov, 2013 3:42 pm

You never see Uni or College students wearing scarves or blazers anymore.

Bruno · Post by **Bruno** » Thu 07 Nov, 2013 12:14 am

I don't recall seeing a light van with a sliding driver's door recently, such as the ones the Royal Mail used to use for collecting the mail from post boxes. They used to whizz around with the door open and the driver without a seat belt, putting him (or her) in danger of flying out of the vehicle in the event of an accident, or even in the case of taking a left-handed bend too quickly, given the slippery nature of the shiny plastic seats.I wonder if this type of vehicle has been killed off by Health & Safety regulations?

BarFly · Post by **BarFly** » Thu 07 Nov, 2013 8:16 am

I may be imagining it but I thought I'd seen a UPS van of that type in the last year or two. Of course nowadays the driver would be expected to "clunk-click every trip".