Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)

And me - but what can anyone do🙂. Shopping anywhere has never been for me. My wife would drag me around numerous shops in Newcastle, looking for the best buy, and would often end up back at the first shop to buy what she was after.🙃 I was always first shop and - "that will do me" and then try and convince her to go and play .

“Puns” to make you smile 1. A SIGN IN A SHOE REPAIR STORE: We will heel you We will save your sole We will even dye for you. 2 A SIGN ON A BLINDS AND CURTAIN TRUCK: “Blind man driving.” 3. Sign over a Gynecologist's Office: "Dr. Jones, at your cervix.” 4. In a Podiatrist's office: "Time wounds all heels.” 5. On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday's Meals on Wheels 6. At an Optometrist's Office: "If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place.” 7. On a Plumber's truck: "We repair what your husband fixed.” 8. On another Plumber's truck: "Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber.” 9. At a Tire Shop: "Invite us to your next blowout.” 10. On an Electrician's truck: "Let us remove your shorts.” 11. In a Non-smoking Area: "If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and will take appropriate action.” 12. On a Maternity Room door: "Push. Push. Push.” 13. At a Car Dealership: "The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment.” 14. Outside a Muffler Shop: ...they really mean silencer... "No appointment necessary. We hear you coming.” 15. In a Veterinarian's waiting room: "Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!” 16. At the Electric Company: "We would be delighted if you send in your payment on time. However, if you don't, YOU will be de-lighted.” 17. In a Restaurant window: "Don't stand there and be hungry; come on in and get fed up.” 18. In the front yard of a Funeral Home: "Drive carefully. We'll wait.” 19. At a Propane Filling Station: "Thank Heaven for little grills.” 20. And the last...; Sign on the back of another Septic Tank Truck: “Caution - This Truck is full of Political Promises”

1. What do we call a female donkey? Answer = HinnyinnyH 2. What is the national airline of the Netherlands? Answer = KLM 3. What kind of clothing is a ‘dolly varden’? Answer = 4. Between 1830 and 1850, 20 000 people died of Cholera in London. How is Cholera spread? Answer = 5. How high is Mount Everest? Answer = 348,348 inches 6. WW2 seems to have changed course with the battle for a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean. What is the name of the atoll? Answer = 7. Why is a standard wine-bottle 750 mls? Answer = That’s one to be discussed in a pub whilst consuming alcohol and by the time you come up with an answer you won’t be able to remember the answer. 8. On what did John D. Rockefeller earn his wealth? Answer = 9. Which number did David Beckham have on his shirt when he played for Manchester United? Answer = 10. Who did Ingemar Johansson beat to become world champion and where did the fight take place? Answer = 11. What does the term ‘wifi’ stand for? Answer = Wireless Fidelity 12. Who was the 13th century founder and first emperor of the Mogul Empire? Answer = Google says 16th century = Babur I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Scorpions are not immune to their own poison. Answer = Google says - Immune to their own poison👌 but not immune to other scorpions poison😱

2020 - Now That's What I Call Christmas 😷 https://www.facebook.com/theulsterfry/videos/180703533771949

@Andy Millne on the Bygone Bedlington Facebook group a member who lives in the converted Bedlington (Primative) Methodist Chapel was asking if anyone had any photos of the chapel before it was converted into apartments. I did some searching and one site that was returned was https://www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk and on the site was n 1851 census entry with a date of 1828 for when the chapel was built. https://www.myprimitivemethodists.org.uk/content/chapels/northumberland/a-c-northumberland/bredlington_primitive_methodist_chapel

There ye gan - a've given ye a point.

1. In a game of snooker, which colour ball is worth 5 points? Answer = 2. In which novel did Michael Henchard sell his wife for five guineas? Answer = 3. What do we call the loss of water from the leaves of plants? Answer = 4. Who had a hit in 1972 with the song Sylvia’s mother? Answer = 5. If A is Alpha and T is Tango what is M? Answer = 6. True or false: Glyndebourne Opera House is in East Sussex? Answer = True 7. In which country is the Vosges mountain range? Answer = 8. What do the initials C.G. stand for on an Ordnance Survey Map? Answer = Coast Guard 9. How many standard bottles are there in a Nebuchadnezzar? Answer = 20 10. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards Answer = 11. If a person is lapidated what happens to them? Answer = 12. Whose legendary horse was called Lamri? Answer = I’ll bet you didn’t know …. Two army teams once competed in a Tug of War battle for 2 hours and 41 minutes. Answer = I didn’t

Inside - one had to open wide

Mine = thick lurpack butter + corned beef + pease pudding + chips👌

Cheers Vic - have you also got the 'head gear' from that era? I've never been into cars. As long as it gets me from A to B I'm happy.☺️ I was asking as one grandson's partners dad has half a dozen older cars that he and his son have restored. Can't remember what make and model they all are but they have taken the storage of them rather serious. When they had their house built they added on a spare house shell - heated. That shell of a house is where they keep the cars.

@Vic Patterson - do you keep these three restored vehicles in storage or, are they on show anywhere?

Would you like some pease pudding posted out or will you be making that as well?🙂

I am not a fan of Ian Lavery but if he had of been chairman of Bedlington Terriers then would it be Ashington complaining?

Haway lads - you will have to move on and Rap this xmas :-

@Cympil - some names from the 'Firends of Bates Colliery' Facebook group :-

As most of the Greggs shops are having to close because of 'Lock-down' we will have to make our own Stottie Cakes :-

5 out of 6 scientists say Russian Roulette is safe.

@Steve McGill- see above from @Margaret Tate

1. What is the highest building in the world? Answer = 2. By which name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio better known? Answer = 3. Who discovered penicillin? Answer = 4. In what year did the Titanic sink on her maiden voyage? Answer = 5. Which pop group was formed in 1973 by amalgamating the two groups: Choise and Golden Hammers? Answer = 6. What is the average life-span of a dragonfly? Answer = 7. Approximately how many breaths does an adult male take every day? Answer = 23,040 = 16 per min x 60 x 24 8. Which year did Arsenal move from Highbury to The Emirates Stadium? Answer = 2006 9. Who dropped a feather and a hammer on the moon to show that, without air, they would fall at the same speed? Answer = Commander David Scott – 1971 – Apollo 15. 10. How many players in a water-polo team? Answer = 11. In which country can you find Angkor Wat? Answer = Cambodia 12. In which James Bond novel/film do we meet the character Tee Hee? Answer = Live and Let Die I’ll bet you didn’t know …. An Ohio law states that pets have to carry lights on their tails at night. Answer = I didn’t.

1969 Picnic Queens, from the local area. Photo posted by Alison Fizzy Wilshire - her mam is Miss Sleekburn & Bedlington. Can anyone name anyone in this photo :-