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			| Topic Originator: Buspasspar Date:   Tue 14 Apr 11:01
 
 How the lock down has affected local businesses.
 
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 Bra manufacturers have gone bust.
 
 Submersible makers have gone under.
 
 Food blender companies have gone into liquidation
 
 Dog kennels have called in the retrievers.
 
 The origami paper makers have folded.
 
 The Heinz factory has been canned. They couldn't ketchup with orders.
 
 Tarmac laying companies have reached the end of the road.
 
 The bakery has run out of dough.
 
 The clock maker has wound down and the owner gone cuckoo.
 
 The Chinese has been taken away.
 
 The shoe shop owner has put his foot down, and given his staff the
 boot.
 
 The laundrette has been taken to the cleaners.
 
 Baby suppliers have spat the dummy.
 
 The dentist is looking down in the mouth.
 
 The plumbers have gone down the tubes.
 
 Opticians are on the blink.
 
 The broadcasting companies have called in the receivers.
 
 The plastic surgeons business has gone tits up.
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			| Topic Originator: aaaaaaaaaargh Date:   Wed 15 Apr 19:33
 
 8/10
 
 A fine effort
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			| Topic Originator: dave67 Date:   Fri 24 Apr 11:15
 
 No bad
 
 
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			| Topic Originator: onandupthepars Date:   Mon 27 Apr 15:02
 
 Tailors have gone for a Burton.
 
 Boxing is out for the count.
 
 Greyhound racing has gone to the dogs.
 
 'Go East' Chinese takeaway has gone west.
 
 Hermits have taken up social distancing.
 
 Meanwhile the Holy Trinity are discussing whether to wear three masks or one.
 
 
 
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			| Topic Originator: Buspasspar Date:   Mon 27 Apr 15:15
 
 Good effort onandupthepars
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			| Topic Originator: onandupthepars Date:   Mon 27 Apr 15:34
 
 I'm sure there's plenty of mileage in this, Busspass. Great idea for a thread and excellent OP.
 
 Come all you good lateral thinkers - Widtink, Kozma, GGRiva, Rasta, Parrot etc. everyone should have a go and keep the fun-times rolling!
 
 
 
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			| Topic Originator: Buspasspar Date:   Mon 27 Apr 20:18
 
 Bondage girls are strapped for cash
 
 Tree surgeons are out on a limb
 
 Lollypop men have reached the crossing point
 
 Bingo callers can only shout one fat lady
 
 Gardeners will have to dig deep
 
 Bakers are kneading  the dough
 
 Laundrette owners  are in a spin
 
 Ironmongers have banned companion sets
 
 Sweetie shops will suck it and see
 
 Snooker players are at breaking point
 
 Dart players cannot see a finish
 
 Candle makers are at their wicks end
 
 Soap makers are in a lather
 
 Architects have gone back to the drawing board
 
 Canoeists are sunk
 
 Skiers are on a slippery slope
 
 Ach that will do for noo :)
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			| Topic Originator: onandupthepars Date:   Tue 28 Apr 12:11
 
 
   
 Encore!
 
 Who will win the Golden Globe for Lockdown Puns?
 
 
 
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			| Topic Originator: onandupthepars Date:   Tue 28 Apr 12:16
 
 For bungee jumpers it's a stretch too far.
 
 Limbo dancing is at an all-time low.
 
 Accordionists are feeling the squeeze.
 
 
 
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			| Topic Originator: Buspasspar Date:   Tue 28 Apr 13:19
 
 Painters have applied the final coat
 
 Bookies are at odds with one another
 
 Nasa has started the final countdown
 
 Wrestlers are trying to grapple with the lockdown
 
 Golf clubs are shafted
 
 Tennis clubs are making a racket
 
 Gynaecologists have plunged to new depths
 
 Poker players have packed it in
 
 Knee pad makers are skint
 
 Telescope makers have seen it far enough
 
 Ladder makers have reached as far as they can
 
 Casinoβs have rolled the last dice
 
 Diarrhoea  pill makers have decided to call it squirts
 
 Hay fever pill makers say its not to be sniffed at
 
 Boiler makers are feeling the heat
 
 Lobster fishermen are feeling the pinch
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			| Topic Originator: onandupthepars Date:   Tue 28 Apr 13:35
 
 Bravo - well done Busspass, I'm enjoying your efforts. It's fun to read them and fun to try and think o' them. Of course, for some folk I suppose business has never been so good. I find it even harder to think o' them though. Well, home deliveries is one. I'll work on it.
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			| Topic Originator: Buspasspar Date:   Tue 28 Apr 19:08
 
 We need a wee bit release in these worrying times onandupthepars I enjoy things like this gets the auld brain working and keeps me young loved your limbo one :)
 
 We are forever shaped by the Children we once were
 
 
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			| Topic Originator: onandupthepars Date:   Tue 28 Apr 19:11
 
 π
 
 
 
 Lettuce seed sales are rocketing.
 
 Sanitizers are cleaning up.
 
 Bank robberies are down. Robbers can't afford the masks.
 
 
 
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			| Topic Originator: Buspasspar Date:   Tue 28 Apr 22:16
 
 Karcher are under pressure
 
 DFS have said sofa so good
 
 B & Q said were closed so do it yourself
 
 Spec-savers have had their eyes opened
 
 Laundrettes are washed out
 
 Glue makers have come unstuck
 
 Joiners have saw dust
 
 Electricians are con -fused
 
 Lawyers have rested their case
 
 Mediums are now an extra large
 
 Kilt makes are de-pleated
 
 Spoon makers are living hand to mouth
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			| Topic Originator: Buspasspar Date:   Wed 29 Apr 19:40
 
 Brake fluid makers have had to stop
 
 Anti-freeze makers have had their assets frozen
 
 Apple growers have lost their core business
 
 Dunlop tyres sales have gone flat
 
 House sales have reached basement level
 
 Flour mills have ground to a halt
 
 Mirror makers on reflection saw it coming
 
 Cake makers have lost hundreds and thousands
 
 Butchers are down to the bare bones
 
 Tree fellers are now one feller
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			| Topic Originator: onandupthepars Date:   Wed 29 Apr 20:50
 
 πππ
 
 Some crackers there Buspass.
 
 My puny efforts today:
 
 The COOP have hired Babe Ruth because he was good at home runs.
 
 People have complained that after delivery men stand on their doorsteps they're no use for sandwiches.
 
 
 
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			| Topic Originator: Buspasspar Date:   Wed 29 Apr 20:57
 
 Ta onandup think I'm scraping the barrel now tho No hud oan that wis the coopers
 Aye the store plain breed doorstep wi hame made raspberry jam boys oh boy
 Take care
 
 We are forever shaped by the Children we once were
 
 
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			| Topic Originator: onandupthepars Date:   Wed 29 Apr 22:37
 
 Aye proper breed wrapped in greaseproof paper, an' home made jam wi' a few deed wasps in. That's why we're so healthy π To be continued methinks...
 
 
 
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			| Topic Originator: Buspasspar Date:   Fri 1 May 19:26
 
 Can mind back in the 50's onandupthepars we had blackcurrant bushes and remember ma Mam and Dad sitting wi wee scissors topping and tailing each blackcurrant to make the jam
 
 Also remember we bought chickens with the feathers still on and ma Gran burning them off the chicken with lighted newspaper
 
 The guid auld days :)
 
 Take care
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