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I'll leave it with you.
A mate of mine works on that estate, told me to pick him up there once and did a double-take as I drove in (he's not a copper, works in one of the other units).
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
There’s this one as well...
I once had a job-sheet for a Mr Gardener, that lived in a village outside Western-super-mare called Uphill..
It actually read : "Uphill, Gardener".
We both chuckled. Nowadays we'd probably be imprisoned.
I knew what this was going to be before I opened the page. It's just glorious.
Used to be a street near us called on a new development on land owned by the WildGoose family called Wild Goose Chase, It had to be changed as residents complained that no one would believe that address. Now called Wild Goose Drive. booo!
Thought this was going to be about web addresses:
Bonus points BTW for taking the ball and running with it - witness the logo, and 'we specialise in wood' 😀
The Cock
Welwyn
Herts
The shore porters society
1 baltic place
Aberdeen
AB11 5EW
It’s an address and weather forecast all in one.
The Cock
Welwyn
Herts
Doesn't exist. See also, Erbum and Tillit. Though there used to be a Cockwell Inn in Liverpool. I'd like to think they had their own cider.
Thought this was going to be about web addresses:
Oh there's a shitload of those, of varying degrees of self-awareness.
I was expecting barney's address.
@ countZero
“Where is the satellite defence bunker(portacabin), oh!”
And, Johnny Ball Lane in Bristol
Came here to post the address in the OP. (Quoted for some IT when it was being built, made me smile)
We can only hope it is actually pronounced ‘lets be ‘avin’ you
Can't beat having a joke explained for you.
Getyertrarsersonyernicked Cresent would be good.
I've mentioned this before; there's a Wham Bar Drive in
Heywood, Bury.
I'm always tickled by the primary school in Wigan called "Incest Mary's" or Ince St Mary's if you're fussy.
William Congreve Mews in Islington used to have a different name...
My Duke of Edinburgh Award leaders were Mr Hill, and Mr Walker, couldn't make it up....
No mention of Lisa Lykes and a ficticous public house address in Hertfordshire yet? 😆
What am I missing about the OP? And what's funny about "Letsby"?
Is confused.
‘Let’s be having you’ is what traditional British bobbies (coppers, policemen) used to say to crims they were arresting.
Sounds a bit like letsby Avenue...
Pfft, bloody foreigners, coming over here, not learning every aspect of British colloquialisms...
What am I missing about the OP? And what’s funny about “Letsby”?
Is confused.
Sorry DezB you were saying? 😬
Mill Brooks,
Chailey
My house is actually called the White House, usually gets a chuckle from delivery drivers.
What am I missing about the OP?
#MeToo 😳
My mate used to live at 69 Cock Lane.
Where do the police live?
999 Letsby Avenue.
🤷🏻♂️
Not that amusing, but there is a farm over near Ebbw Vale in the South Wales Valleys whose address is
Blaentillery,
Cwmtillery,
Abertillery,
Gwent!
There is a picture of the street sign for 'Prince Andrews close' doing the rounds.
“Where is the satellite defence bunker(portacabin), oh!”
It’s in Corsham, Skynet is a British military communications satellite network, been around since 1982, IIRC.
Currently operating Skynet 5, Skynet 6 is being proposed.
https://battle-updates.com/airbus-sets-the-scene-for-skynet-6-by-julian-nettlefold/