21 February 2009

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21 Feb 2009 20:57:49 | Books

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Dorte H

Great commercial!
- can I put it on my blog one day when I have run out of something sensible to write about?

Posted by: Dorte H | 21 February 2009 at 21:48

Norm

Wow!! I have stolen this photo already and stored it for future use. ;o)

Posted by: Norm | 21 February 2009 at 22:29

Kerrie

How did you do that? Wonderful picture that I will just have to re-cycle.

Posted by: Kerrie | 21 February 2009 at 22:56

Maxine

I'm a bit under the weather at the moment so could not run to a real post. This picture is a take-off of the "athiest" bus which was spotted in various UK towns recently, bearing the slogan "There's probably no God". (It annoyed a lot of people.) Someone has created a website where you can generate your own slogan on the bus, so please visit if you'd like to make yours! http://ruletheweb.co.uk/b3ta/bus/ (The suggestion is "There's probably no cod. Now stop complaining and eat your sardines." But think mine is better!

Posted by: Maxine | 22 February 2009 at 09:55

Dorte H

Well, your unreal post is good entertainment.
I tried the bus myself, but I probably miss some fancy gear in my brand-new laptop because I could not do it.
I tried this one:
"There is probably no Darwin.
Eat your banana and stop daydreaming, you silly ape."

Posted by: Dorte H | 22 February 2009 at 11:55

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