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Manure, anyone?

Mind that apostrophe.
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Manure, anyone?

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Postby cinelli » May 3rd, 2024, 10:42 am

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Image taken from Google Streetview has been removed for copyright reasons.

For the sake of the thread, the image was a sign saying "Baged manure fore sale"

(chas49)


This sign was seen in rural Warwickshire. It takes some doing - two spelling mistakes in four words.

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Re: Manure, anyone?

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Postby UncleEbenezer » May 3rd, 2024, 12:29 pm

Come on. In this context more than any, surely you should be able to write smelling pistakes!

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Re: Manure, anyone?

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Postby bungeejumper » May 3rd, 2024, 1:32 pm

I recall seeing a sign on a farm gate. "CUCUMBER'S EGGS", it said. Well, at least somebody thought about punctuation. Nice try. :|

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Re: Manure, anyone?

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Postby 88V8 » May 3rd, 2024, 2:48 pm

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Re: Manure, anyone?

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Postby WickedLester » May 3rd, 2024, 5:05 pm

bungeejumper wrote:I recall seeing a sign on a farm gate. "CUCUMBER'S EGGS", it said. Well, at least somebody thought about punctuation. Nice try. :|

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Reminds me of the time my English Doctor asked to look at my colon; the rest is history.

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Re: Manure, anyone?

#662688

Postby scrumpyjack » May 3rd, 2024, 6:32 pm

cinelli wrote:
Moderator Message:
Image taken from Google Streetview has been removed for copyright reasons.

For the sake of the thread, the image was a sign saying "Baged manure fore sale"

(chas49)


This sign was seen in rural Warwickshire. It takes some doing - two spelling mistakes in four words.

Cinelli


OK so he's a sh?t s(p)eller :D


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