Travel agents and fairies

[oldtom]

Two pieces of fairly current humour I heard today made me chuckle and I'm sharing in case you miss them as they do the rounds. You, of course, may not find them funny at all......on the other hand, you'll think they're hilarious if you're an Arsenal fan.


1)
A Liverpool fan walks into a travel agents and says "I'm looking for a short break in England for the Christmas period, but I don't know where to go." The travel agent says "You can't beat Bournemouth this time of year!"

2)
I met a fairy today who granted me one wish. "I want to live forever," I said. "Sorry," said the fairy, "I'm not allowed to grant wishes like that." "Fine," I said, "I want to die when Liverpool win the premier league." "You crafty bar steward!" said the fairy.

Tom

 

[flecc]

1)
A Liverpool fan walks into a travel agents and says "I'm looking for a short break in England for the Christmas period, but I don't know where to go." The travel agent says "You can't beat Bournemouth this time of year!"

I can appreciate this one since I was living in Bournemouth in the 1950s when AFC Bournemouth (The Cherries) had a giant killing run. Here's the detail:

The club's greatest days have been reserved for the FA Cup. In 1957, they had a great run that saw them beat Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers, major giant-killing feats in those days, to reach the 6th round, where they lost to Manchester United. The Cherries did get their revenge though in 1984, when they knocked the Red Devils, then holders, out of the competition, before a crowd paying record receipts.
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[mike killay]

Two pieces of fairly current humour I heard today made me chuckle and I'm sharing in case you miss them as they do the rounds. You, of course, may not find them funny at all......on the other hand, you'll think they're hilarious if you're an Arsenal fan.


1)
A Liverpool fan walks into a travel agents and says "I'm looking for a short break in England for the Christmas period, but I don't know where to go." The travel agent says "You can't beat Bournemouth this time of year!"

2)
I met a fairy today who granted me one wish. "I want to live forever," I said. "Sorry," said the fairy, "I'm not allowed to grant wishes like that." "Fine," I said, "I want to die when Liverpool win the premier league." "You crafty bar steward!" said the fairy.

Tom

Not being a follower of football, it took me ages to understand number 1.
It was only when Flecc replied that I think that I got it.

 

[flecc]

Not being a follower of football, it took me ages to understand number 1.
It was only when Flecc replied that I think that I got it.

It's topical because AFC Bournemouth have just scored an almost miraculous last few minutes win over Liverpool.

I don't usually follow football but accidentally caught the highlights of this happening on late night TV.

The first paragraph on this link tells it all.
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