On the essence of being British...

by besty 24 Replies latest jw friends

  • besty
    besty

    amid all the hysteria of global financial meltdown, armageddon climate change and various other crises, here's a glimpse of why Britain used to have an Empire :-)

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3109788/Gardeners-severed-arm-saved-by-frozen-sausage-rolls.html

    Difficult to paraphrase and still retain the spirit of the story so just click and enjoy...

  • avishai
    avishai

    A mere flesh wound...

  • caliber
    caliber

    He just a a very slight mishap Besty ~ Caliber

    " The understatement must always be the rule "

  • MissingLink
    MissingLink

    I'm surprised he didn't phone ahead. Imagine just popping in on someone like that. I do hope he sends a note to apologize for this breach of protocol.

  • Pubsinger
    Pubsinger

    LOL His neighbour was an American who is now suing him for trauma caused . . .

  • Pubsinger
  • BurnTheShips
    BurnTheShips

    That was great. Loved it.

    My arm, it's a bit..."off". At least he is in good company.

    The quintessential British "keep a stiff upper lip", Horatio Nelson.

  • besty
    besty

    This is the bit that cracked me up:

    He added: "I didn't realise anything was wrong until I looked down and saw his arm was missing. I ran inside to call the ambulance and he sat outside on a stool.

    So there are two options:

    1 - the neighbour has a stool at his front door just in case somebody with a severed limb needs to sit down for a moment

    2 - the neighbour asked him to wait outside while he fetched a stool

    Either way I think they are both heroes. Talk about understated reactions all round...."I didn't realise anything was wrong until he asked me for a stool to sit on..."

  • besty
    besty

    @ Pubsinger

    Yes I did see your post. I was repentant and got reinstated and so now am serving joyfully as an ex-JW again....

  • Pubsinger
    Pubsinger

    LOL

    I hope you cried a lot to convince the committee of your repentance . . .

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