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My faith in the service was then completely destroyed when my wife explained to me how she had accidentally pressed the stop button on a
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Reports last year suggest that cinemas are going through an almighty resurgence with record profits following a string of blockbuster movies. There were fears in recent years that ‘a night at the pictures’ was a thing of the past, following the introduction of streaming sites such as Netflix. Films such as Star Wars are being credited in part for the upturn in fortunes, but personally I think it's all down to the popcorn and pick'n’mix they sell.
With his goal against Reading in the F.A. Cup, Wayne Rooney became Manchester United's joint leading goalscorer of all time, along with Sir Bobby Charlton, on 249 goals for the club. Love him or hate him, you have to applaud Rooney’s achievements, given that he reached the milestone in 543 appearances, whereas it took Bobby 758 games. Not only that, but despite the criticism levelled at him (sometimes justified), Rooney has done it for his country too. Only this time he has surpassed Sir Bob and is also England's all time leading goalscorer with 53 goals.
On a recent trip to the flicks I decided to buy some drinks and snacks as I thought they would be the perfect accompaniment to my evening’s entertainment. However, what I didn’t realise is that I would need to take out a second mortgage to pay for them. Now I agree that ticket sales are important to the sustainability of a business, but when one box of popcorn alone is sure-
I fully appreciate that some of you reading this will always associate Rooney with being a fat, over-paid, over-rated granny shagger (following unsubstantiated claims from Helen Wood that he paid her £1,000 for a threesome with him and Jennifer Thompson), whilst others will correctly point out that his achievements on the pitch, including 5 Premier League titles, one F.A. Cup
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Billy Hinken winners medal, 3 League Cup winners medals and a Champions League gong, quite rightly, in my opinion, mark him out as one of the all time greats. And at just 31, Rooney probably still has quite a lot left to offer the game, although for me he is nearing the end of his career and, if recent trends are anything to go by, it wouldn't surprise me if he made the switch over to the Chinese Super League on three-hundred-gazillion-quid per week. But before that day comes, I am sure Rooney will get a few more games in Manchester United colours and it is almost inevitable that he will surpass the milestone by the end of this season (if he hasn’t already). You must be a ‘closet red’, Billy-Boy? Don’t let any Whammer fans know that! E.E.
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This happened to me recently, so I collared the driver of the next bus that arrived and asked him why he thought the previous bus had failed to stop for me. Astonishingly, I was told, "He probably didn't see you." Now correct me if I am wrong, but surely good eyesight is a prerequisite for the job of actually being a bus driver? It wasn’t as if I was hiding behind the shelter, I was standing on the pavement, waving my hands above my head like a lunatic.
From now on, I will be taking the car as I do not want to use an unreliable service that is operated by psychopaths.
ly enough for the Odeon to break even on in a week, then no wonder they are thriving. If any customer had enough money to buy a Haagen-Dazs ice cream, I am certain the shockwave would be so great that it could move the FTSE 100 by a couple of points. That is why I will be sticking with Netflix in the future. Granted their movies aren’t as good as you get on the big screen, but I am prepared to sit through an evening of Bingo: The Superhero Dog Part III if it means I can afford to put food on the table for my family.
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In my own experience, there is clearly an unwritten rule amongst the bus driving community that allows them to choose what time they arrive and what bus stops they decide to stop at. What I have found is that those scheduled bus timetables are merely a lure to entice you out of your nice warm house, to make you stand in the freezing cold and pissing rain, to wait for a bus that is 45 minutes late in arriving. Even then, when you think you have achieved salvation, don’t be surprised if the bus drives straight past you.
recent bus journey as, being new to the area, she had failed to appreciate that there was an earlier bus stop than the one she intended to get off at. Realising her mistake, she apologised profusely to the driver ,only for him to turn around and bark at her, “Don’t press the button if you’re not getting off. It’s not a toy, you know.” Clearly this man has some kind of anger issues and the way he spoke to my wife, a paying customer let’s not forget, was totally unacceptable.
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