Another funny thing on Radio 4 this week is this two-minute talk about the Great Bustard: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03srqz5
And although I generally avoid promoting my work on here, some of you may be interested in next week' sedition of Mark Steel's In Town seeing how it was recorded in, and is entirely about, Huddersfield. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03tt50t Sadly, recorded too early to fit a reference to last week's score in... Ed. > On 7 Feb 2014, at 10:51, "Steve Gillen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > For those who do not listen to the 'Today' > programme on Radio 4, this is English humour at > its best. > > Right at the end of a programme recently, there > was a discussion about the obscene cost of entry > into Premiership football games, the cheapest > price of £60 and £100 per game is not uncommon. > > An older chap being interviewed said he could > recall many years ago arriving at the turnstiles > (it was probably West Ham United): "That will be > ten quid, mate". > "What?!" the old chap said "I could get a woman > for that!" > > The guy on the turnstile retorted, "Not for 45 > minutes each way with a Marching brass band and a > meat pie in the interval, you wouldn't!" > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > John 'Grampa' Sykes > Rest In Peace old lad > 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] John 'Grampa' Sykes Rest In Peace old lad 28th Oct 1938 - 12 Nov 2013 MARCHING ON TOGETHER
