Re: AWT : Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:49 pm  

Always wondered why they wore those big hats - just imagine how much cheese you can hide under one of those.

Re: AWT : Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:53 pm  

The older ones amongst us remember the fragrant Lady Isobel Barnet (*) who, having left a shop with a tin of tuna without paying for it, was so mortified by the damage that she perceived had been made to her standing in society that she committed suicide shortly after being prosecuted.

(*) Said lady was a witty and popular member of the panel on various TV shows back in the days of 405 and 625 lines (**) and monochrome TV.
Smoked like a chimney but with such style.

(**) Look it up.

Re: AWT : Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:08 pm  

Andy Gilder wrote:

Always wondered why they wore those big hats - just imagine how much cheese you can hide under one of those.

Which is a handy snack for the rat under your hat who's controlling the actual cooking.

El Barbudo wrote:

The older ones amongst us remember the fragrant Lady Isobel Barnet (*) ...

There's a blast from the past.

Re: AWT : Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:39 pm  

My wife has been a nurse for 40 years and I can be sure if she had been found guilty of multiple shoplifting she would have been shown the door.

Re: AWT : Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:13 pm  

fargrange1 wrote:

My wife has been a nurse for 40 years and I can be sure if she had been found guilty of multiple shoplifting she would have been shown the door.

Even if she claimed to have been under intense pressure at her job and it affected her mental state ?

Re: AWT : Wed Jan 11, 2012 2:26 pm  

I've just noticed that Little Chef is trending on Twitter.

What's he nicked now?

Re: AWT : Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:19 pm  

cod'ead wrote:

Checkered pants surely?

That was the point indeed.

Re: AWT : Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:27 pm  

It's trending in reality this incident. Just been down to Aldi and saw Nigella Lawson smuggling a couple of juicy melons out under her coat.

Re: AWT : Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:37 pm  

I can't believe you are all treating this serious matter with levity. Next someone will be pointing out that Antony Worrall Thompson's name is an anagram of
'Ham roll? No, not now. Pastry!'

Re: AWT : Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:40 pm  

Ski wrote:

This depends entirely upon the area the crime is committed. Where the store I work in is located, we get a lot of "petty" theft. Some of it cheap as chips alcohol, and on one occassion, I've caught someone "doing a runner" with a cheapest branded sausage roll.

How have I missed this fabulous new invention?