One day about a month and a half ago..
I found out that I was being made redundant, that my second eldest had been given a place at the only secondary school in the area that wasn't part of the top three we picked and Man U lost to Chelsea in the evening.

Things have improved since then thankfully.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:17, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Obvious joke is obvious
So where are you from? "Not Manchester" doesn't really narrow it down
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:18, Reply)

I used to live in Manchester..
Grew up around the Midlands, now live in Northants.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:23, Reply)

Things haven't improved all that much, then.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:24, Reply)

There's a place called Nobottle..
..near where I used to work. And Old. There may be more interesting facts about Northants just waiting to be discovered.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:28, Reply)

Wowsers!
Northampton has a higher immigrant population than any other town in the UK.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:35, Reply)

Northampton is an enormous shithole
I was trapped there for a week on a course. What a fucking nightmare.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:58, Reply)

it's no Twathats that's for sure

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:36, Reply)

Apologies, couldn't resist the chance to roll out the old "Man U fans aren't from Manchester" joke

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:40, Reply)

It's a classic for sure.
Here, I've got one..

I went to this shit zoo the other day and they had this one dog and, er...hang on a minute, I've got that wrong.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:43, Reply)

Hahaha
This is actually funnier than the joke to which you refer
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:49, Reply)

Man U?

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:25, Reply)

were you the one with the beer can joke yesterday evening?
it made me laugh to no end
in fact I'm still laughing
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:34, Reply)

Does it involve Jamicans?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:36, Reply)

Yes, that's the one..
.. I think I first heard Vic Reeves using it.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:39, Reply)

I love that joke, hard to type a jamacan accent though

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 19 Apr 2011, 15:40, Reply)