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Microsoft Winows XP Error ! Yes No
Submitted by GreenHares on Fri, 2008-02-29 13:13.This happened when the machine was asked to Shutdown ...

... that'll be a yes, then.
New 'phones and plenty of fresh air
Submitted by GreenHares on Wed, 2008-01-16 17:50.I was really pleased that my BT Shop order for new 'phones, which I placed yesterday, arrived today. That was quick!
However, once again, I'm left wondering how much fresh air is carried around the country every day. This time, the box was six times larger than it needed to be.

When in doubt, leave it out
Submitted by GreenHares on Fri, 2007-12-14 18:14.![]() |
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If you go to all that trouble to print a box, surely use's [sic] would stand out as a mistake?
I thought this was unusual but, it appears, abuse in plurals is not rare. There's examples and advice at The Apostrophe Protection Society.
All I needed was some 1s and 0s
Submitted by GreenHares on Fri, 2007-12-14 17:45.
My friend's Windows 98 PC is on its last legs so I'm donating him a spare with a WinXP upgrade.
Well, the new operating system was delivered by a busy postman. It was in a box, a big box ...
Magic cloth
Submitted by GreenHares on Mon, 2007-09-03 21:18.
We didn't use this magnificent wash cloth.
Don't drink the water!
Submitted by GreenHares on Mon, 2007-09-03 21:09.We enjoyed our stay at the Quality Inn, Tusayan. A hotel as good as this does give you fair warning about whether it's safe to drink the water ...

Thank you for that, and for making me laugh.
Toblerone Bargain?
Submitted by GreenHares on Thu, 2007-04-19 05:55.
I spotted this at near the check-out in W H Smith. One batch must have been a little better than the other!
Gooseberries != Goose Grease
Submitted by GreenHares on Tue, 2007-03-27 19:00.A Chinese whisper from Ally Ross' column in The Sun newspaper (Fri 23 Mar 2007):

Even though I didn't watch the programme, Eurovision - Making Your Mind Up, I'm pretty sure Terry Wogan would have said goose grease. It's reputedly more efficacious!




