Well, you've got to love the Yanks for giving us some howlers

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Old Hack replied

16 January 2013, 15:07
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

I remember visiting Cornwall before SatNav. You come up to some junction in the middle of nowhere where 5 roads meet. No signs. Without an OS map you were stuffed.

All the industry seems to be tourism then they hate tourists. How does that work?

I once went to Cobh in Ireland and come across a junction on which all three roads had a sign pointing to Cobh. Of course, I took the one which didn't really get you there...
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AtW replied

16 January 2013, 10:24
Talking of which ... CUK Winter Holiday on one of the Cornish farmer forums?
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ZARDOZ replied

16 January 2013, 10:22
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

All the industry seems to be tourism then they hate tourists. How does that work?

I hadn't noticed that, I think it must just be your personality or more exactly the one you had that day.
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bobspud replied

16 January 2013, 08:50
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

I remember visiting Cornwall before SatNav. You come up to some junction in the middle of nowhere where 5 roads meet. No signs. Without an OS map you were stuffed.

All the industry seems to be tourism then they hate tourists. How does that work?

Still haven't figured that out myself... But it seems to annoy them even more if you are really friendly.
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BrilloPad replied

16 January 2013, 08:20
I remember visiting Cornwall before SatNav. You come up to some junction in the middle of nowhere where 5 roads meet. No signs. Without an OS map you were stuffed.

All the industry seems to be tourism then they hate tourists. How does that work?
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d000hg replied

16 January 2013, 08:15
Originally posted by Sysman View Post

"Cornish pasties are those wonderful meat and potato filled turnovers named after the town of Cornwall, England where children and miners carry them for lunch."

He's not exactly that far wrong... town, county.
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doodab replied

16 January 2013, 07:08
Everybody knows a real cornish pastie has swede in. That would really melt his geographic neuron.
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Robinho replied

16 January 2013, 00:11
Cornish pasties are those wonderful meat and potato filled turnovers named after the town of Cornwall, England where children and miners carry them for lunch

You don't do this?
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Sysman started a topic Well, you've got to love the Yanks for giving us some howlers

15 January 2013, 23:42
Well, you've got to love the Yanks for giving us some howlers

"Cornish pasties are those wonderful meat and potato filled turnovers named after the town of Cornwall, England where children and miners carry them for lunch."

One of my first encounters with a gun-toting Yank on t'internet was a guy who claimed he had visited "Newcastle in Yorkshire"

They never stop...

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