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Title: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Snoopy on August 14, 2008, 11:09:33 AM
It seems that council chiefs in Birmingham (West Midlands UK) do not know what their own city looks like and have authorised the use of a picture showing Birmingham Alabama USA on the front of a glossy publication advertising the benefits of their grime encrusted sh*thole.

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fnol%2Fshared%2Fspl%2Fhi%2Fpop_ups%2F08%2Fuk_enl_1218709108%2Fimg%2F1.jpg&hash=f8896c4bc022d482c04d4c9d13832464910d5d12)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7560392.stm
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Barman on August 14, 2008, 11:18:30 AM
To be fair, Birmingham Alabama is a shite hole too...  whistle:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Snoopy on August 14, 2008, 02:00:24 PM
No argument there.
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: beerhead on August 14, 2008, 07:08:31 PM
To quote Jeremy Clarkson " Birmingham is  like a rugby club bath after it has been used and emptied- a ring of scum on the outside, and nothing in the middle "

Could be worse, could be Dudley.
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: grumpyoldsoldier on August 14, 2008, 07:48:37 PM
Actually Brmingham is rather nice cloud9:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: TG on August 14, 2008, 08:16:29 PM
Actually Brmingham is rather nice cloud9:

Have you been away cos of a bang on the head?  rubschin:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: grumpyoldsoldier on August 14, 2008, 08:49:11 PM
The view through the cell windows is a bit limited eeek:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Barman on August 15, 2008, 04:25:11 AM
Actually Brmingham is rather nice cloud9:

Have you been away cos of a bang on the head?  rubschin:
lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Nick on August 15, 2008, 06:31:27 AM
I shall be there on Monday and Tuesday. I may make a bomb
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Barman on August 15, 2008, 06:49:36 AM
I shall be there on Monday and Tuesday. I may make a bomb
What, selling pictures of the bakers/railway shop...?  whistle:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Nick on August 15, 2008, 06:50:10 AM
 cussing:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Snoopy on August 15, 2008, 09:14:57 AM
I shall be there on Monday and Tuesday. I may make a bomb

Another post guaranteed to trigger the automatic scanners at GCHQ  ::)
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Snoopy on August 17, 2008, 06:41:54 PM
Well it's Sunday and the Nicks are due to leave their weekend break at Centre Parcs tomorrow morning.
I wonder how Nick is going to get Mrs Nick out of their chalet by 10am  whistle:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 17, 2008, 07:33:48 PM
Have they checked in yet?  ;)
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Barman on August 18, 2008, 05:26:43 AM
Have they checked in yet?  ;)
lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Grumpmeister on August 18, 2008, 12:02:08 PM
I shall be there on Monday and Tuesday. I may make a bomb

Another post guaranteed to trigger the automatic scanners at GCHQ  ::)

Dont be daft Snoop, GCHQ has an automatic Captain Calamity filter to stop their systems from overloading.
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Snoopy on August 18, 2008, 04:34:56 PM
No word so far ~ have to assume they have yet to "touchdown" in Brum.
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Darwins Selection on August 18, 2008, 04:39:47 PM
No word so far ~ have to assume they have yet to "touchdown" in Brum.

Isn't Coventry quite near there?  scared2:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7566628.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7566628.stm)

Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Snoopy on August 18, 2008, 04:44:18 PM
Far more likely that he is still trying to prise Mrs Nick out of the chalet.
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Barman on August 19, 2008, 05:05:16 AM
Far more likely that he is still trying to prise Mrs Nick out of the chalet.
Or searching for The Boy...
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Darwins Selection on August 19, 2008, 07:34:32 AM
Far more likely that he is still trying to prise Mrs Nick out of the chalet.
Or searching for The Boy...

 scared2: scared2:

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Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Barman on August 19, 2008, 07:45:03 AM
Far more likely that he is still trying to prise Mrs Nick out of the chalet.
Or searching for The Boy...

 scared2: scared2:

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I rather think it would be the other way round Darwin...   whistle:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Darwins Selection on August 19, 2008, 07:52:46 AM
Far more likely that he is still trying to prise Mrs Nick out of the chalet.
Or searching for The Boy...

 scared2: scared2:

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigcatrescue.org%2Fimages%2FlionJudaheat2.jpg&hash=aae04b2757b14a3e81d0b5515e3d7c7089a69509)
I rather think it would be the other way round Darwin...   whistle:

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Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Barman on August 19, 2008, 08:20:51 AM
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The Boy?  rubschin:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Snoopy on August 19, 2008, 08:43:48 AM
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The Boy?  rubschin:

Mrs Nick?  rubschin:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Snoopy on August 19, 2008, 09:59:27 AM
 rubschin:  Now Tuesday and still no word from Birmingham ~ perhaps the luxury apartment doesn't have an internet connection  whistle:

Or perhaps they got there and found 50 muslims living in the airing cupboard.
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Nick on August 20, 2008, 05:39:45 AM
Birmingham always was, and remains, a shitehole  evil:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Snoopy on August 20, 2008, 08:12:08 AM
Not quite the "luxury" you had imagined then. Better off at the Holiday Inn, where Birmingham is hardly noticeable, if you ask me ~ but you didn't. whistle:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Barman on August 20, 2008, 08:14:28 AM
Not quite the "luxury" you had imagined then. Better off at the Holiday Inn, where Birmingham is hardly noticeable, if you ask me ~ but you didn't. whistle:
point:
Title: Re: So what does Birmingham look like?
Post by: Nick on August 20, 2008, 08:21:15 AM
Not quite the "luxury" you had imagined then. Better off at the Holiday Inn, where Birmingham is hardly noticeable, if you ask me ~ but you didn't. whistle:

The apartment was fine. It is the city that deserves a good bombing  evil:

Mrs Nick and the Boy spent the day at Cadbury World yesterday (cue Wenchy jealousy).

Only a small amount of vomiting fortunately evil: