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    How common is yer?

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...un-Meghan.html


    Nicky Haslam's list of common things - but how many are you guilty of?
    1. Do you use books as decoration?
    2. Do you visit luxury cinemas?
    3. Do you use yellow bags?
    4. Have you ever argued to get a discount?
    5. Do you own Clarice Cliff china?
    6. Are you in The Welsh Guards regiment?
    7. Have you ever bought a cuddly toy?
    8. Have you ever ordered proscuitto melone?
    9. Have you ever attempted The Telegraph crossword?
    10. Have you ever leased an SUV car?
    11. Do you dress your child in a leather jacket?
    12. Do you eat unpeeled tomatoes?
    13. Have you ever used the phrase 'in today's money'?
    14. Did you go to St Paul's School?
    15. Have you ever attended a food festival?
    16. Do you eat a first course with lunch?
    17. Do you skip a first course with dinner?
    18. Have you ever used the phrase 'the elephant in the room'?
    19. Do you have a fire pit in your garden?
    20. Did you host a gender reveal while expecting a baby?
    21. Do you have bamboo in your garden?
    22. Do you drink almond milk?
    23. Have you ever taken part in an inquiry?
    24. Do you listen to Bach?
    25. Do you own a rescue dog?
    26. Do you pay attention to detail?
    27. Do you have succulents in your garden?
    28. Have you ever spent time in Primrose Hill?
    29. Do you collect baskets?
    30. Have you ever converted your barn?
    31. Do you watch the Antiques Roadshow?
    32. Have you taken part in an historical reenactment?
    33. Do you enjoy Antony Gormley's sculptures?
    34. Have you worn a kilt at a wedding?
    35. Have you asked 'what does that come with' at a restaurant?
    36. Do you have a 'routine' like Anna Wintour?
    37. Do you have festoon lighting in the garden?
    38. Do you use WhatsApp?
    39. Have you ever said: 'There's nowhere like England when the sun shines?'
    Nearly half common 15 out of 39.

    Obviously the man has never been on a diet or have any sort of life abroad. Imagine not going to a French or Spanish food market.
    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

    #2
    Originally posted by vetran View Post
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...un-Meghan.html




    Nearly half common 15 out of 39.

    Obviously the man has never been on a diet or have any sort of life abroad. Imagine not going to a French or Spanish food market.
    7, you oik.
    Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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      #3
      The only Clarice



      How the feck do you remove the skin from a tomato whilst in the greenhouse?

      Just askin' like.

      Does it count if the fecking bamboo is coming in from next fecking door?

      Ditto for the succulents.

      Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 13 November 2024, 11:17.
      When the fun stops, STOP.

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        #4
        3, if you count
        1. Have you ever SOLVED the Telegraph crossword?

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          #5
          WTF are yellow bags?

          I'm an 8 or possibly a 9 depending on what a yellow bag is.
          England's greatest sailor since Nelson lost the armada.

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            #6
            9, but only because dad would watch antiques roadshow
            Growing old is mandatory
            Growing up is optional

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              #7
              Originally posted by Uncle Albert View Post
              WTF are yellow bags?

              I'm an 8 or possibly a 9 depending on what a yellow bag is.
              I said no as I have no idea either!
              Growing old is mandatory
              Growing up is optional

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                #8
                Originally posted by Halo Jones View Post

                I said no as I have no idea either!
                I assumed Toolstation.
                Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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                  #9
                  9. I have no idea if that makes me common or posh

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Snooky View Post
                    9. I have no idea if that makes me common or posh
                    apparently its common to not buy the cheap seats.(2)
                    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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