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silent P, as in poolFor more intricacies of how and how not to introduce unwelcome p into your language, try: http://reality.sgi.com/relph/humor/chaos.htmlAnd now I come to look back again, Jo, I cannot help but notice the general drift of your phonetics: Jay, Lay, High... Ah, a child of the sixties 
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I have seen signs you can buy that say:
Welcome to our ool: you'll notice there's no p in it,
and we'd like to keep it that way.
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..And a belated thanks, Maverick, for your explanation of JCBs. You learn something every day. I'll pay more attention to bulldozer-like thingies than I used to.
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Back to thread, bear: I was reminded last night of the large sign on the grass approach to Newport Boat Club, where I go every week to play bridge: Keep Dogs on Leads - No Bicycleswhich presumably lets the fishes off the hook
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Back to thread, bear
Reminds me of my ancient and tattered Teddy, who is called Fred.
I received a large envelope through my small letter-box yesterday, which the postman had used to demonstrate the falsity of the legend that it bore:-
PHOTOGRAPHS DO NOT BEND
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>PHOTOGRAPHS DO NOT BEND
On front of envelope: PHOTOGRAPHS DO NOT BEND
Scrawled note from postal worker: Oh yes they do!
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A little off-track, but we recently received an 'Induction Manual' at work. Quite apart from the fact that I am not sure I really want to induce new employees, I was confused by the instruction to:
'Establish work-station and explain stationary system.'
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(I am at last going to succumb and knowingly post separate posts to get my count up there...  ) Noticed in the Post Office the other day: 'Shop stealing is a crime. Offenders will be prosecuted.' Has anyone ever seen someone trying to steal a shop?
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...and why do banks, buidling societies, phone companies and other corporate robbers never heed the common exhortation to 'Post no bills'??? (I suppose if they did there would never be anything in my letterbox  )
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I suppose they got fed up of looking for Bill Posters. I never knew why they were always so keen to prosecute him, he's probably a really nice chap and awfully hurt when he sees the sign:
Bill Posters Will Be Prosecuted
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