@the-gravedigger saidDuring the Second World War, the Ministry of Labour went around checking on the big estates, to see if some of the staff could be released for essential war work. At Chatsworth, they interviewed the Duke of Devonshire, and said; "Well Your Grace, we can understand that you need forty-seven gardeners and thirteen under-gardeners and you need grooms and you need chauffeurs and you need upstairs maids and downstairs maids and in between maids and laundry room maids, and still room maids and kitchen maids and nursemaids and housemaids and parlour maids. And we can understand that you need the boy to scrape the knives and boots and you need the butler and the four footmen and the under-butler. But we wonder if a man economy might be made, do you, does Your Grace necessarily need two pastry cooks?"
Due to economic hardships I only employ a gardener and a cook now.
To which he apparently replied; "Oh damn it! Can't a man have a biscuit?"
(Courtesy of QI).
@ghost-of-a-duke saidLOL....Funny story goad!
During the Second World War, the Ministry of Labour went around checking on the big estates, to see if some of the staff could be released for essential war work. At Chatsworth, they interviewed the Duke of Devonshire, and said; "Well Your Grace, we can understand that you need forty-seven gardeners and thirteen under-gardeners and you need grooms and you need chauffe ...[text shortened]...
To which he apparently replied; "Oh damn it! Can't a man have a biscuit?"
(Courtesy of QI).
-VR
@ghost-of-a-duke saidThat's brilliant !
During the Second World War, the Ministry of Labour went around checking on the big estates, to see if some of the staff could be released for essential war work. At Chatsworth, they interviewed the Duke of Devonshire, and said; "Well Your Grace, we can understand that you need forty-seven gardeners and thirteen under-gardeners and you need grooms and you need chauffe ...[text shortened]...
To which he apparently replied; "Oh damn it! Can't a man have a biscuit?"
(Courtesy of QI).
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@very-rusty saidYou are today's lucky winner of a toaster oven and a basket of citrus!
At least funny!!! No need exaggerating. 😉
-VR
@ghost-of-a-duke said
During the Second World War, the Ministry of Labour went around checking on the big estates, to see if some of the staff could be released for essential war work. At Chatsworth, they interviewed the Duke of Devonshire, and said;
(Courtesy of QI).
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@wolfgang59 saidSplendid! Well done sir. (Makes me laugh every time).
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The story starts a minute in.
@caesar-salad saidI'll pass, but thanks anyways! 😉
You are today's lucky winner of a toaster oven and a basket of citrus!
-VR
@rookie54 saidPlease don't, since it would be reasonable to do so.
i will go away now...
Have a biscuit.
@shallow-blue saidCould you point them out, I seem to have missed them?
Unreasonable? There are only reasonable people in these forums.
-VR
@leur saidI believe that is the most unreasonable statement to date! 😉
@everybody
Unreasonable is as unreasonable does...…….
-VR