Sunday, March 22, 2009

Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 93


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10. It doesn't take much, just a glimpse of a slip.

9. High School Musical 4, come on!

8. It's in quad-sound.

7. Lets smash those calories into dust.

6. She's far more interesting than ITV at prime-time, which isn't saying much.

5. Oh my dear old thing.

4. Have you see what they're wearing, anything they like, they've no sense of fashion anymore.

3. What's with the number of old people wearing coats and scarves when it's 17 degrees and sunny?

2. He told me to suck on that, but I'd had a rather heavy lunch, so killed the atmosphere stone dead.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. I never catch the bus, I risk being seen by people who know who I am, doesn't mean to say I know who they are though.

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Sunday, March 15, 2009

Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 92


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10. I make the same sound as him, but he doesn't like it.

9. There was an awful lot of 'he'.

8. It was wonderful none-the-less.

7. Metalwork is where the fun is at, if Swindon College would have you believe.

6. You've had some of these already, but have some more.

5. I won't be taken seriously.

4. He never gets called a professional man-about-town.

3. Save the library, it's only open for a couple of hours a week.

2. I'm being bugged by the damp course.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. At least it wasn't diarrhoea, then we'd have needed stronger bags.

Overheard something we've missed? Then let us know.

Sunday, March 08, 2009

Joined Up Thinking On Development & Regeneration ; Current Forecast - Patchy


The failure of the Council to specify and give guidance for what will replace the Tented Market (several lacklustre proposals were rejected) contrasts with the longer-term discussions about a snow-dome for North Star.

You'd be forgiven for thinking the railway line marks the dividing line between councils, but alas, the failure to develop the small-fry site that is the Tented Market is brought to you by the same people that seem grown-up enough to talk long term on plans for North Star's leisure facilities.

At least the building at the top of Farnsby Street hasn't been demolished, so can be made of use again. Hopefully the traders who could occupy it again will be selling a wide and interesting range of products. Whether that's food, tools, CDs/tapes/vinyl, mobile phone covers etc. Any chance of a specialist bookshop, or maybe an art gallery?

Swindon Centric Says ; Are the people in charge of economic development, regeneration, leisure, recreation, sustainability and strategic planning unable to concentrate on more than one plan at once? Can you explain their inconsistency?

Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 91


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10. I had it stuck in my teeth for several hours.

9. It's entirely fictionalised.

8. If he doesn't like what they turn out like, why does he keep giving them permission to do it?

7. Who isn't in the mood for a nice grisly murder?

6. I was woken up halfway through by the sound of my own snoring.

5. I'm not so highbrow as you two.

4. Were you conned, are you going to admit it to us?

3. I'd like to be a lot fitter, but my legs aren't long enough.

2. It's hard, hard work, he's not use to it.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. These balls are going straight back to the shop as soon as I can manage to lift them.

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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Bright Eyes Not So Bright For Some Cats



Things are getting desperate in the county if this story is anything to go by, from the mean (and slightly less reflective) streets of Broad Town. Sounds like a case for DI Maggie Forbes and the CATS team.

Swindon Centric Says ; Are there vast amounts of cash to be made from the flogging of cat's eyes to, either blind cats, or road construction companies? Lets check the market conditions of ebay...

Sunday, March 01, 2009

Top Ten Things Heard On Swindon's Buses Last Week ; 90


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10. How can playing the same song once every hour be called 'music variety'?

9. You'll need red kryptonite to keep people from sitting next to you.

8. There's nothing wrong with that shop, didn't the Queen get her Christmas puddings from there last year?

7. The flute is the most misunderstood of all the instruments.

6. She could use the mashed potato to fill in the cracks on her face.

5. If there's blood on the tracks, it'll be the wrong type of blood.

4. According to this machine, I'm corrupt.

3. Where are you, I'm over here.

2. I haven't had a cold since about 1998, so that's damned good going.

And the number one overheard phrase on Swindon's buses from last week is...

1. Experimental aircraft, that's what those lights were, but don't breath a word.

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