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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby Beegly » Sat May 11, 2013 7:59 pm

like a brickie with a nail gun :D
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby ColinJack » Sat May 11, 2013 8:24 pm

oldyellar wrote:whats a Chippie?


Do you want fries with that :lol:
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby barabas » Sat May 11, 2013 8:25 pm

Fancy that, a Scot asking what a chippy is :shock:
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby ColinJack » Sat May 11, 2013 8:29 pm

barabas wrote:Fancy that, a Scot asking what a chippy is :shock:


Aah but no Mars Bar :lol:
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby MinorMatt » Sat May 11, 2013 10:30 pm

g-man wrote:like a sparky but different


More like a clanky than a sparky...
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby oldyellar » Sat May 11, 2013 10:48 pm

barabas wrote:Fancy that, a Scot asking what a chippy is :shock:

how come :oops:
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby g-man » Sat May 11, 2013 11:47 pm

MinorMatt wrote:
g-man wrote:like a sparky but different


More like a clanky than a sparky...


clanky.......a polished turd :lol:
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby limitedblack » Sun May 12, 2013 7:15 am

oldyellar wrote:
mealic wrote:If you are bold enough to come on an open forum and tell us all that you are a good "chippie" that`s good enough for me!You don`t say whereabouts you are ,so difficult to offer you a job.Rest assured young man......................If I can make money out of you, you`ve got a job.Can you afford to live "darn sarf at the moment"?

whats a Chippie?

It's where you get chips from :) do I have to teach you everything ;)
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby barabas » Sun May 12, 2013 11:38 am

oldyellar wrote:
barabas wrote:Fancy that, a Scot asking what a chippy is :shock:

how come :oops:


You know, where you get your dinner from every night :P
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby ake » Sun May 12, 2013 12:32 pm

barabas wrote:
oldyellar wrote:
barabas wrote:Fancy that, a Scot asking what a chippy is :shock:

how come :oops:


You know, where you get your dinner from every night :P

That's such as stereotypical statement, and its wrong. We have curry on a Saturday night.
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby barabas » Sun May 12, 2013 12:54 pm

Yes, curry from the chip shop. :lol:
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby ake » Sun May 12, 2013 5:16 pm

barabas wrote:Yes, curry from the chip shop. :lol:

Indian curry from the Indians :roll:
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby Eggski » Sun May 12, 2013 5:36 pm

Trades, Indians, but wheres the cowboys?! :lol:
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby ake » Sun May 12, 2013 8:08 pm

Eggski wrote:Trades, Indians, but wheres the cowboys?! :lol:

They left early after being paid cash ;)
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Re: Do you know much about apprenticeships in a trade?

Postby g-man » Sun May 12, 2013 8:12 pm

cash is king :wink:
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