"C&A / CIA ...
MOSS BROS / MOSSAD ... "
Let's call the whole thing off.
I read the news today oh boy! Page 2,061
Why is C&A so called? 
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 24th July 2019, 11:33 PMWhy is C&A so called?
I have heard it's to do with how they label their knickers but I believe it's actually because the company was founded by two brothers called Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer.
Quote: Rood Eye @ 24th July 2019, 11:38 PMI have heard it's to do with how they label their knickers but I believe it's actually because the company was founded by two brothers called Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer.
Yes...............well that went down like a lead balloon - I was jesting and in fact they were part of a connection set (company name origins) I pitched for Only Connect about 5 years ago.
And the joke? Some people may not have heard it or cannot see it............. 
Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 24th July 2019, 11:46 PMAnd the joke? Some people may not have heard it or cannot see it.............
A woman goes to the customer service department at C & A.
Producing a pair of knickers from her bag she complains, "I bought these from you recently but I can't tell which is the front and which is the back."
The assistant takes the knickers and looks inside, then shows them to the woman saying, "Look, Madam: they're clearly marked C and A."
Ah! The vicar's version. 
I used to use that joke Herc - and add to it
Not only did we have a C&A store we also Had a Brown and Muff store
Did they also sell ladies' flimsy unmentionables?
I'll tell you what they didn't f**k around making store fronts back in the day. I watch a McDonald's being built a few months ago and it was almost like an Airfix kit right down to faux brick fascias.
Quote: Rood Eye @ 23rd July 2019, 12:06 PMBoris is the new leader of the Conservative party and will be Prime Minister at teatime tomorrow.
One thing's for sure: Britain's immediate future is not going to be dull.
I'm bored with him already. He's like a really annoying motivational speaker. He needs to realise the British aren't particularly motivated and are all the better for it. We pride ourselves on our surly disinterest and apathy.
Quote: Teddy Paddalack @ 25th July 2019, 12:11 PMI watch a McDonald's being built a few months ago.
I see you've progressed on from watching paint dry. I remember reading the 20th century Liverpool Anglican Cathedral took 74 years to build.
Am I being too simplistic or even, though I say it meself, naïve in thinking this rail buckling is primarily caused by "seamless" track?
I don't remember this problem when we had the track in lengths with a gap in between each and the then, (and missed!) familiar "clickety click, clickety clack".
We had long hot summers in the 50s and 60s and I well remember the heat wave of 1976 that went on for weeks!!
You'll be sending ooh ja kapiffy straight to google to investigate.
Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 26th July 2019, 10:02 AMYou'll be sending ooh ja kapiffy straight to google to investigate.
Saves me a lot of aggro.
Quote: chipolata @ 26th July 2019, 9:24 AMI'm bored with him already. He's like a really annoying motivational speaker. He needs to realise the British aren't particularly motivated and are all the better for it. We pride ourselves on our surly disinterest and apathy.