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No Christmas this year....
dozracing - 29/11/04 at 04:19 PM

Band Aid 20 have asked us whether the Africans will know that its Christmas time.

Well there is a dire emergency closer to home, that will have all UK residents wondering whether Christmas time will come here this year.

NO BRANSTON PICKLE!!!

Due to a fire in the factory Christmas is over before its even started. What will all do for Christmas tea, how will we all survive Boxing Day left overs, how will we liven up day after day of Turkey sandwishes without it.

I have 1/2 a jar left, that i'm seriously considering auctioning closer to the day on Ebay, to pay for a break to escape the cold!

bob - 29/11/04 at 05:05 PM

Crosse & Blackwell's factory is back up to speed now after the fire,i dont think the people selling or bidding on ebay have realised this.

Peteff - 29/11/04 at 05:19 PM

I'll get my half jar back out of the safety deposit box then.

theconrodkid - 29/11/04 at 05:28 PM

as most of these "starving" africans are muslims and dont celebrate and wouldnt let anyone within 100000000000 miles of them celebrate christmass i dont really give a monkeys

paulf - 29/11/04 at 05:43 PM

i was looking for it in Morrissons yesterday and couldnt believe that there wasnt any there. I think the wife thought i was stupid when i said that there wasnt any to be found.
At least i know why now, think ill try the corner shop its so expensive there no one ever buys it normally.

Paul.

David Jenkins - 29/11/04 at 06:09 PM

Don't rush - they're starting production again shortly.

David

JoelP - 29/11/04 at 06:42 PM

i got the 'you're mad' look from the girlfriend when i said i was stocking up, lo and behold there was none in next time. so i got 2 jars in the fridge now. its all smiley now!

Simon - 29/11/04 at 08:17 PM

Snap! Heard of fire and sent wife out. They only had 1kg jars left.

Should last a while!!

ATB

Simon

stephen_gusterson - 29/11/04 at 11:48 PM

what is it with branston?. its ok, but i wouldnt miss it for months if it wasnt available.

kinda one of those things you never knew you wanted until you knew you couldnt get it....

atb

steve

krlthms - 30/11/04 at 05:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
as most of these "starving" africans are muslims and dont celebrate and wouldnt let anyone within 100000000000 miles of them celebrate christmass i dont really give a monkeys


Con Rod,
It is an unfortunate fact of life that there is at least one of your type in every forum. You are either ignorant, bigotted, or (hopefully) have an odd sense of humor. A lot of moslims celebrate Chrismas, and most of them are tolerant and respectful of memebers of other religions (of course, they have their bigots too ). Moreover, isn't the fact that they are starving sufficient enough to warrant our compassion? Isn't it sufficient that they are human?
I see that you sign yourself as being Polish. I happen to live in the second largest Polish city in the world (Chicago), and have been to your country many times before, during, and after Solidarity and Juarasilski. You are born in 1954, so you are old enough to remeber how we, the world, stood by you during the time you fought for your freedom. I don't recall anyone asking what your religion was.

As for the other friends requiring the brown stuff; I can nip over to our local Patel Brothers (no kidding); the last I looked they had a whole shelf full of the stuff, along with other English delights.
Maybe we can start a gray market in re-imported Branston.
Cheers

Rorty - 30/11/04 at 07:18 AM

There's a funny smell coming from the air conditioning.

Peteff - 30/11/04 at 10:17 AM

He came to stay in Clay Cross on a visit with one of our union men. He was quite a nice chap for someone who brought down the Communist hold on Poland. I remember Americans having trouble with his name as well. The best one was Leech Walenska . He was Catholic, if it's of any importance. As for Branston, all the supemarkets do their own version and if you add more sugar and vinegar you can't tell them apart. On the Patel brothers, they run a building firm. Their motto is "You've tried the cowboys, now try the Indians" Honest, I've seen their van.

[Edited on 30/11/04 by Peteff]

splitrivet - 30/11/04 at 10:23 AM

The first jar of Branston went for £214 on ebay I believe,bids were fast and furious just goes to show you can fool all the people..........
Cheers,
Bob

theconrodkid - 30/11/04 at 06:34 PM

krithms,i am not ignorant,i can spell muslims properly as well,and that old chesnut calling someone a "biggot"i see you are an american,that must make you an egomaniac trying to take over the world and telling the world how to run its affairs,there has to be one of your type on every forum as well,why dont you go back under the stone from whence you crawled and annoy someone else?

krlthms - 30/11/04 at 06:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
krithms,i am not ignorant,i can spell muslims properly as well,and that old chesnut calling someone a "biggot"i see you are an american,that must make you an egomaniac trying to take over the world and telling the world how to run its affairs,there has to be one of your type on every forum as well,why dont you go back under the stone from whence you crawled and annoy someone else?


Con Rod, no hard feelings, I juts wanted you to think a little. Your last mail, I am glad to see, shows that you do really give a monkey's.
For the record I am not an American citizen (I am may be Polish, or British but I am not telling!), but I live here, and not under a stone. I happen to like it here; it is a great country. As by now you should know, in a democracy not everyone has to agree with the policy of the regime. The majority re-elected Bush, and we have to respect that and hope for the best.
I have no intention of taking over the world!
Moslim or Muslim are spelt phonetically from the Arabic, both equally valid. Anyway, Locosters don't care about spelling, right.
The correct prnounciation for the leader of Solidarnosk is Lek Vawhensa.
Cheers
krlthms

theconrodkid - 30/11/04 at 07:15 PM

ok,its been a hard day,lets not make it any harder eh? btw i am not polish and dont live there either,i just "holiday" there a lot

krlthms - 30/11/04 at 10:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
ok,its been a hard day,lets not make it any harder eh? btw i am not polish and dont live there either,i just "holiday" there a lot


Cool,
Peace
KT

krlthms - 30/11/04 at 10:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by splitrivet
The first jar of Branston went for £214 on ebay I believe,bids were fast and furious just goes to show you can fool all the people..........
Cheers,
Bob


A five year old, half eaten, piece of cheese on toast went for $18,000 (or was it 28,000) on ebay recently. The cheese aparently melted in the image of the Madonna.