Matt Monro Forum

Hi Everyone,

I heard this story on the radio yesterday. I had to check first to see if the date was the 1st April, but of course it wasn't! According to research here in the UK, cows "moo" in a regional accent and birds "tweet" in a similar way and they tell us that if we listen carefully we too can detect the difference in the "moo-ing" and "tweeting" as the sounds are different in other parts of the country.

We were then subjected to hearing a "moo-ing" on the radio from a cow in the london area and then a "moo-ing" from another one that apparently lives in the North of England!

To be honest I couldn't tell the difference between cow no.1 or cow no.2 as they sounded the same to me.
Does this mean in future then that if we want to buy milk from a London cow, (hello Lena and Harry!) then we can go along to the supermarket and ask for it or if we prefer, milk from a Northern cow or any other region for that matter?

Has the world gone mad do you think, or is it just me?
Maybe this is the silly season and it is a slow news week or something.

Hi Hilary, no it's not you. The world has gone mad, or we should say the people in it.
We wouldn't know or couldn't care less if the milk we buy came from TimbuckToo. We need it for our Hmm ELEVENSES
Well how about this then Hilary. Now this has to be the best.
Sir Ian Blair, Chief Commissioner Of The Metropolitan Police states that it is now safe to leave your street doors open in London.
Well, thank you for that good news Mr Blair. In the borough of Harringay alone, there were 2,843 burglaries and 6,399 cases of violence in the first Seven months this year.
Well can we assume that Mr Blair is practicing what he is preaching. or suggest a brain transplant.

Hi Lena and Harry,

Maybe we could also leave our car doors open as well, not forgetting to leave the keys inside of course!
I think that Mr Blair would be very wise to have a brain transplant as he clearly seems to need one!

Hello Hilary, Lena and Harry and all. I read the story about the "cows" on Teletext yesterday Hilary, and I immediately thought the same as you. Is the date April the 1st, then I thought that it would have been a good idea to hold the story over until April 1st next year!!!! as the story is so unbelievable.

Ian Blair would tell people to leave their doors open now, wouldn't he, as summer has nearly gone now seriously what a daft idea, another unbelievable news story

Well Hilary and Robert, we knew those stories would tie in somewhere.
On BBC Breakfast time this morning a man from a tea company (can't remember which one) was explaining that over indulgence of drinking tea wasn't bad or harmful, Well that's a relief- but is refreshing and contained beneficial anti-oxidents and less caffeine than coffee.
So the moral of this story is when we leave our doors open for our visitors they wont be too fussy about what part of the country the milk comes from for that steaming pot of tea that we've left waiting for them.
Oh!!!! and and on the table lovely home made cake too.

ROBERT M. wrote:Hello Hilary, Lena and Harry and all. I read the story about the "cows" on Teletext yesterday Hilary, and I immediately thought the same as you. Is the date April the 1st, then I thought that it would have been a good idea to hold the story over until April 1st next year!!!! as the story is so unbelievable.

Ian Blair would tell people to leave their doors open now, wouldn't he, as summer has nearly gone now seriously what a daft idea, another unbelievable news story

I loved the mooing story,however daft!
I left our front door (wide)open this morning,with me indoors,next door neighbour alerted the police,as my wife had taken her car to pick up grandson. Two policemen crept in ,called out'Hello'.
My explanation sounded feeble and as I look rather like a criminal-they stayed until my wife returned to verify my story!
I think the bag of tools and crowbar didn't help!

Hi Mark. I hope you told them that you were just following orders from Ian Blair

Thats nice of you Lena and Harry to leave cakes. I hope your visitors are not too greedy, and only help themselves to ONE

Did I hear correctly when Sarah Kennedy read from Monday's newspapers that Belgium (or perhaps France) is now claiming Kent as part of its own? Did you know about this Marian? You can change countries without even moving from your house!

Another strange story that I loved was about a carnival owner who was charged a London congestion charge for each of his bumper cars that he brought into London for a carnival!

Hi Paul--no I had not heard that news item! Of course now we are connected by the Channel Tunnel, it makes everything closer. It is easier and quicker for me to get to Paris or Brussels, than to visit my sister in Suffolk by train. Mad. isn't it ??

Marian

Paul, we have seen a newspaper with this story and a number of comments in reply too.....
If the Germans think we are going to stand by and watch this happen to our country that will be the Third mistake they have made in the last Hundred years. .... They can roll their map up and stick it up their nether regions ...... This has got to be a wind up ........If we Go To Kent can we get French diesel prices for our vehicles and French prices for our wine and beer.
As for the bumper to bumper vehicles each being charges we can believe anything. Good old Ken

Ooh Lena and Harry---Paul got you going there. didn't he??

I do not think I have ever seen you so cross---but rightfully so!!

France is France---and We are Us

And long may it continue

Marian

Absolutely we must inform Her Majesy immediately.

Her Majesty?? why Michele probably knows already

If Paul is wondering who Ken is, he is Ken Livingston, the Lord Mayor of London.