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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Nick on February 29, 2008, 10:53:01 AM

Title: Idiot decides to learn French
Post by: Nick on February 29, 2008, 10:53:01 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7270401.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7270401.stm)

So he reckons the solution is t learn French. Has anyone reminded him that he may may also need to learn German, Italian, Greek, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic etc. etc. etc.

The man is a twit!

And of course he comes from Bristol eveilgrin:
Title: Re: Idiot decides to learn French
Post by: Snoopy on February 29, 2008, 10:57:44 AM
Twit is a bit of an understatement I feel.
Title: Re: Idiot decides to learn French
Post by: Uncle Mort on February 29, 2008, 11:10:00 AM
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...they had also seen us as just a bunch of freeloading backpackers, which is the complete opposite of what the pilgrimage is really about

Hold on a second...

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Mark Boyle, 28, who set out four weeks ago with only T-shirts, a bandage and sandals, hoped to rely on the kindness of strangers for food and lodging.

Surely freeloading is exactly what it's about.

Title: Re: Idiot decides to learn French
Post by: Nick on February 29, 2008, 11:13:20 AM
 happy088
Title: Re: Idiot decides to learn French
Post by: Snoopy on February 29, 2008, 11:14:26 AM
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...they had also seen us as just a bunch of freeloading backpackers, which is the complete opposite of what the pilgrimage is really about

Hold on a second...

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Mark Boyle, 28, who set out four weeks ago with only T-shirts, a bandage and sandals, hoped to rely on the kindness of strangers for food and lodging.

Surely freeloading is exactly what it's about.



Exactly!   A pilgrimage, where you travel from one place to the next, earning a crust by honest toil and then moving on to eventually reach your destination is one thing but this guy's plan was clearly pure freeloading. He needs to look up the definition of pilgrimage for a start.
Title: Re: Idiot decides to learn French
Post by: Barman on February 29, 2008, 11:56:29 AM
He sounded Irish on the wireless - that put me off him for a start...  cussing:

What a complete tosser!  point: