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at 06:41 by IanFromHKG.
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FDOS_UKParticipant[quote quote=802482]Not tautology but the slip road off the M23 at Gatwick Airport states “Use both lanes for Gatwick”. I think they mean use either lane but I drove down the middle straddling both lanes just in case…..
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Excellent, I appreciate a driver who covers all the angles 🙂
15 Apr 2017
at 15:37
stevescootsParticipantDongguan Station. “the train to Hong Kong is leaving in no time, please be on board”
its been the same message for 12 years!
17 Apr 2017
at 03:00
capetonianmParticipantA few of my pet hates where redundant words are used are :
Free gift (by definition, a gift is free)
Totally unlimited (unlimited is unlimited, could you have partly unlimited?)
PIN Number (the ‘N’ stands for number)17 Apr 2017
at 10:51
Poshgirl58ParticipantWhy are births announced as baby girls or baby boys.
Many years ago, a friend always said she was removing food from the freezer to dethaw.
Then there’s “more easier”, “more better”, “more bigger”. I could go on…….
17 Apr 2017
at 12:06
PeterCoultasParticipantWhy are the “disabled toilet”‘s alway fully functional and with better facilities ?
17 Apr 2017
at 18:34
capetonianmParticipantSAA always used to announce :
“This is the last call for the three passengers delaying flight SA314 to board immediately through gate 6”
Five minutes later you’d hear :
“This is the last and final call for the three passengers delaying flight SA314 to board immediately through gate 6”
Which would be followed by :
“This is absolutely the last and final call for the three passengers delaying flight SA314 to board immediately through gate 6”18 Apr 2017
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