Mis-heard. And mis-read.

[rhythmaning]

I was dozing listening to the radio early yesterday morning, and "Wake Up To Money" was on. (This is a misnomer; I have woken up to this many, many times - but no more money than I ever have.) Half awake, I would swear that I heard them tell me the Co-Op was buying Sellafield (aka Windscale), a British nuclear facility. I was very, very confused.

It was only later that I realised they must have been talking about a bid for the supermarket chain Somerfield...

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Then this morning I was glancing through radio listings in the paper when I noticed that Front Row featured Mark Lawson investigating the role of female dentists.

I had to read it again before I realised it said Mark Lawson investigates the role of the female dramatist.

Comments

[filmstalker (from livejournal.com)]

Both your stories would be far more interesting!

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Well, I thought the discussion about female playwrights was quite interesting...

[topicaltim.livejournal.com]

Last week I was puzzled for quite some time by the radio reports of Barack Obama attacking black farmers for their irresponsible attitudes...

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

And what was he saying? (I can't work that one out at all.)

[topicaltim.livejournal.com]

It turned out to be black fathers, at which point it made a lot more sense...

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

OMG - is Barack Obama tuning into David Cameron? Will we get the first black prime minister at the next election?

[fiendish-cat.livejournal.com]

I used to have a female dentist. But she went off travelling. Now I have a male one who I kinda fancy.

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he's good looking (and probably rich), but you have to wonder about someone who spends the whole day with their fingers looking inside other people's mouths. I mean, ugh!

[fiendish-cat.livejournal.com]

True. Dexterous fingers though ;-)

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

I can't think what you mean! ;)