The importance of not relying on smell chuckers

[Twister_Ken]

... We apologize for the error in last week's paper in which we stated that Mr Arnold Dogbody was a defective in the police force. We meant, of course, that Mr Dogbody is a detective in the police farce. - Correction Notice (Ely Standard)

 

[Magic_Sailor]

No Ken, you\'ve got me there

What the bloody hell is a smell chucker?

Magic

 

[jimi]

Re: No Ken, you\'ve got me there

Its the Chinese Restauranteur "Hoo Phlung Dhung" ..

 

[Cornishman]

As a regular listener to I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue I always understood that only The Guardian printed that sort of snuff.

 

[Magic_Sailor]

Nope. Still don\'t get it. nm.

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[extravert]

Re: No Ken, you\'ve got me there

It's what a spell checker may suggest if you type 'spell checker' into a document wrongly and get it to chuck your smelling. Nothing to do with booting, I stink.

Adventures of the <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.xrayted.fsnet.co.uk>Teddy Bear Boat</A>

 

[Magic_Sailor]

Ah - I git it. nm

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[snowleopard]

was that...

the restaurant in gerard st. calle 'lee ho fook'?
(yes, it really is called that)

 

[IanPoole2]

Re: was that...

I used to have a neighbour whose name was Fukamuchi (Japanese Lady), honestly that was how it was pronounced, I always thought the Japanese characters spelling her name could have been v. entertaining.

 

[Metabarca]

Re: The importance of not relying on smell chucker

I've two little tales to add to this, from my own experience. The first was an article about black straw boaters for ladies (called 'sailors'). The headline - which almost made it to press - was 'Why not spend summer under a big black sailor?'

The second was from the newspaper for which I worked and I must admit twas I who spoiled 'A confidential director with hinge problems' to read 'A confident director with huge problems'. Which was much less fun tho' perhaps not for the pivotally-challenged man in question.

 

[vyv_cox]

We apologize for the error in last week's paper in which we referred to Lieutenant General Harty Manly-Cove as a "battle scared warrior" . What we should have said, of course, was that Lieutenant General Harty Manly-Cove is a bottle-scarred warrior. - Correction Notice (possibly)

 

[vyv_cox]

Re: The importance of not relying on smell chucker

For many years I have owned a little book called "Fritz Spiegel's Press Clangers - or what the papers didn't mean to say". From time to time I scan through it and inevitably finish doubled up with laughter.

My all time favourite has to be one from a wartime headline " US Army push bottles up Germans" but another that always gets me going is "electric bowel airer" from a sale catalogue.

 

[claymore]

The Westmorland Gazette

Once posted a notice "In Loving Memory of a Very Dead Dad"

regards
Claymore

 

[jimi]

Glasgow Herald

once had the Bells Advert "Afore ye go" next to the obituary column

 

[Twister_Ken]

Northern Echo (I think)...

...a long time ago ran the headline:

SIR VIVIAN FUCHS OFF TO ARCTIC.

And certainly did try to drum up entries in its Miss Northern Echo contest by asking:

BOYS, ENTER YOUR GIRLFRIENDS.

 

[jimi]

Re: Northern Echo (I think)...

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[pugwash]

Re: Northern Echo (I think)...

Antarctic actually, but who gives a Sir Vyvyan..?

 

[claymore]

Well, it certainly beats

Three battered in Fish Shop

regards
Claymore
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[claymore]

Actually

The chap who used to own the Carrbridge Ski School was called Carl Fuchs and he had a daughter called Lizi - I spent ages trying to find out if it was true - fruitlessly I would add.

regards
Claymore
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[Cornishman]

The Death of Samson - The Guardian Corrections & Clarifications page.
Delilah's statement should have read "I love cutting men's locks off".