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A Little Sunday Humour — New job at the Post Office
A guy goes into the Post Office to apply for a job. The interviewer asks him, “Are you allergic to anything?” He replies, “Yes, caffeine. I can’t drink coffee.” “Ok, Have you ever been in the military service?” “Yes,” he … Continue reading
Good Bye Mr Postman
Like the Eggs and Butter man, the iceman, and the lamp lighters, sadly we have reached the end of the line for the beloved postman. I don’t suppose everyone would agree with my use of the term “Beloved” and no, … Continue reading
Posted in family, military, The Royal Navy & Me, veterans
Tagged cards, changing times, Christmas, eggs and butter man, emails, facebook, lamplighter, letter boxes, mail bags, meter reader, parcels, post office, postman, royal navy, sad, stamp collectors, stamps, telegram boys, telegrams, twitter, valentines day
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Boycott-did you ever think where it came from?
The word boycott entered the English language during the Irish “Land War” and is derived from the name of Captain Charles Boycott, the land agent of an absentee landlord, Lord Erne, who lived in Lough Mask House, in County Mayo, … Continue reading
Posted in Belfast Social History, politics
Tagged boycott, businessmen, Claremorris, cost, fields, harvest, house, Irish tenent Farmers, Land league, no violence, Parnell, postman, stables
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