Off topic: For users living in England... Thread poster: Tom in London
| Tom in London United Kingdom Local time: 07:27 Member (2008) Italian to English
...who know about the county of Essex, I couldn't resist posting this. Nick Ferrari, a morning radio host on a talk station called LBC, was interviewing various people in Essex about an upcoming political election in the town of Clacton, which is well-known as a retirement town for oldies from London. Just north of Clacton is the seaport of Harwich, from where you can take a car ferry to Holland, Germany, etc. At the end of his interviews, just as the closi... See more ...who know about the county of Essex, I couldn't resist posting this. Nick Ferrari, a morning radio host on a talk station called LBC, was interviewing various people in Essex about an upcoming political election in the town of Clacton, which is well-known as a retirement town for oldies from London. Just north of Clacton is the seaport of Harwich, from where you can take a car ferry to Holland, Germany, etc. At the end of his interviews, just as the closing music was playing to terminate the programme, Ferrari said "So never forget: Harwich for the Continent, Clacton for the incontinent". ▲ Collapse | | | Laura Harrison United Kingdom Local time: 07:27 French to English + ...
Thanks for the tip - living in Chelmsford I don't want to risk a mix up! | | |
Tom in London wrote: At the end of his interviews, just as the closing music was playing to terminate the programme, Ferrari said "So never forget: Harwich for the Continent, Clacton for the incontinent". I thought it was Frinton for the incontinent. But if I lived in Clacton and could look forward to my MP being of a certain ilk, my bladder might just start behaving badly. | | | good timing... | Aug 29, 2014 |
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