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One would think that the ability to actually tell time, or at least know the layout of a clock face would be a basic requirement for the repair of a time piece.
Not so for the workers at the company that repaired the Rotary Club clock in Manningtree, Essex after it was vandalised (see previous post, Why?)
Cue comments below the story about the state of education in modern Britain, a good few digs at New Labour (But none blaming Gordon personally yet)
A couple of them even blame the EU and one in particular The Poles.
Yet poor Ted from Herts. seems the most confused, and thinks it might be to do with those wily Orientals or even the Arabs?
*Apologies for punning, I have already suitably chastised myself with a nettle whipping
Oh, I just love 'Mail' commenters, bless 'em... ;)
ReplyDeleteand at least you can read them unlike the majority on NewsShopper / Local paper websites
ReplyDeleteBut although arabs read right to left, they read the numbers left to right same as us. So must have been the chinese then ...
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