My mum's telling us about her visit to the bakers "that used to be Broomfields". None of us know what it's called now.
"So they had two tills at opposite ends of the shop and I went to the till where the batons were and another woman walks in the shop. The assistant goes to serve her from the other till. As I was first in the shop, the other customer kindly lets me go first."
MUM: Can I have two batons, please?
SHOP ASSISTANT: DON'T DO BATONS!
MUM: Well, can I have two small French sticks, please?
SHOP ASSISTANT: DON'T DO FRENCH STICKS!
MUM: (Pointing to the batons/small French sticks) Well, what do you call these?
SHOP ASSISTANT: STICKS!
Rapid transit
3 days ago
Not Freedom Sticks then?
ReplyDeleteThe naming of bread products is a mystery.
ReplyDeleteI always point in the first place (with a stick of course).
Billy - I don't think it was meant to sound anti-French. Though it does.
ReplyDeleteKaz - All those tins and cobs. I wonder what type Jesus used to feed the 5,000?
I don't know what Batons (I thought those were what drum majorettes twirled in the parade)or French Sticks (a stick that surrenders to anyone?) are...is it like a baguette? A torpedo roll?
ReplyDeleteI do think you have the startings of a wonderful Benny Hill'esque skit.
...is it like a baguette?
ReplyDeleteYes!
Top marks to Rimshot for figuring it out and he doesn't even work in a bakery. I think.
If they were a bit squatter, they'd be bâtards.
ReplyDeleteSorry, BÂTARDS!!!!
Rimshot - Welcome. Benny Hill was enormous in France but I doubt he ever bought fresh bread as he used to eat out of date tinned food. I could do a shite Monty Python sketch if I dressed up as my mum and did a crap high voice.
ReplyDeleteSpin - There are so many names for the same product.
Tim - An even better punchline for my Monty Python sketch.