MILLARISMS 12/08/99

 

 

133) This has got us all stumped
 "THAT'S A LOVELY IRISH ACCENT...WHERE'S IT FROM?"

132) The sequel everyone's been waiting for
 "WHAT'S THAT NEW BOOK BY THOMAS HARRIS....'HANNIBAL HECTOR'?"

131) No shortage of sleeping berths on this one
 "I SAW A LARGE FOUR-POSTER SAILING UP THE RIVER THIS MORNING" (Tall Ships)

130) Nothing much gets past me
 "I CAN READ YOU LIKE A FOX"

129) Too drunk to bother
 "YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN'T BE RAT-ARSED WALKING ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE"

128) A financial deal worthy of Fergus McCann
 "WALLACE IS THE BEST BUY RANGERS HAVE HAD THIS SEASON" (He was a free transfer)

127)  Upon noticing that a female colleague who was eating an apple, had dripped
      some apple juice on her sleeve
 "YOU'RE A SLUT" (nb Collins Dictionary defines a "slut" as a "dirty woman")

126)  An electrifying experience
 "IS THAT CONCERT ON AT THE SSEB?"

125) Maybe it was actually poached Mermaid?
 "WE WENT FOR A MEAL AND MY WIFE HAD BREAST OF SALMON"
 
124)  Pick a number between 3 and 5
  "HOW MANY QUARTERS ARE IN THIS GAME?"

123)  Just doo it
 "WE DON'T WANT THE TEAMS SIMPLY FOLLOWING THIS PIGEON FASHION"

122) Why-Why analysis for pessimists
 "IF YOU EVER TRY TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PROBLEM, YOU'LL NEVER FIX IT.

121) Alex visits Dublin's well-known landmark on O'Connell street
 "THE WUMMIN IN THE JACUZZI"

120) Barnes Wallis promotes his "bouncing-bomb" idea to the War Cabinet predicting its
      impact upon the German war effort
    "WHEN THE DAM BURSTS THE SHIT WILL REALLY HIT THE FAN"

 119) The follow up to their first film demonstrating the long-term effects of Autism?
    "I WATCHED THAT DUSTIN HOFFMAN/TOM CRUISE MOVIE LAST NIGHT...IT WAS CALLED WETMAN"

 118) The potential for failure definitely exists
    "I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN -- IF WE DON'T COME UP THINGMAE, WE'LL COME UP SHITEY"

 117) Has it been poorly reassembled?
    "DOES THAT MEAN IT'S ARSE FAE ELBOW?"

 116) If I don't get some mascara I won't have a leg to stand on
    "MY DAUGHTER WORKS IN A COSMETICS FIRM -- THEY MAKE ARTIFICIAL LIMBS"
     (see #112)

 115) Robert De Niro's script writers mave a meeting to discuss the title
      of his new movie on the life of Jake La Motta
    "HE COMES DOWN HERE LIKE A, LIKE A.....RAGING BEAR!"

 114) The electrician who watched one too many episodes of the X-files
    "WE NEED TO REPAIR THESE EARTHLING STRAPS"

 113) Columbus and Sir Francis Drake meet after a long separation
    "WE'RE LIKE SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE WIND"

 112) The World's Worst Prosthetics salesman eyes up a potential client
    "LOOK AT THAT POOR GIRL - SHE ONLY HAS ONE ARM, IT'S CUT OFF AT THE KNEE"

 111) The stress gave him piles rather than ulcers
    "THE GUY HAS BUST A BUTT GETTIN THIS FIXED"

 110) A simple pareto
    "LET'S ELIMINATE THE ONE BIGGIES"

 109) Alex fails the audition for President of the Beatles' fab club
    "PLEASE, PLEASE ME DO" (sung by Alex to the tune of "Love me do")

 108) Ann Summers helps the Spice Girls with a personal problem
    "...YOU MEAN BATTERIES FOR DILL DOLLS ?"

 107)  A ventriloquist who hasn't quite got the hang of it
    "I WHISPERED TO HER OUT THE SIDE OF MY VOICE"

 106)  The bit in the middle which other people throw away
    "I LIKE TO SUCK A POLO MINT UNTIL THE HOLE DISAPPEARS"

 105)  BBC2's Food and Drink programme goes topless !
    "I ALSO LIKE A WEE GLASS OF CABRIOLET"

 104) We'd run out of knives, and anyway you were facing the wrong way
    "THAT'S ANOTHER ARROW IN THE CHEST"

 103) Having first laid them on the table ?
    "I'VE NAILED MY CARDS TO THE BOARD"

 102) Accountant of the year
    "IT'S LIKE PAYING PETER TO TAKE IT TO PAUL!"

 101) Nurse, nil by mouth for this patient please
    "PAT WENT TO THE BURNS SUPPER AND NEVER DRANK A SAUSAGE"

 100) Sod's law
    "ODDS AND PIECES"

 99) We just can't seem to get those stationary ones any more
    "WHAT YE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS...THE PENDULUM HAS MOVED"
 
 98) The editor from "Caravanning Today" talks to a neighbour
    "HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR CAR ? I SAW A NEW MAISONETTE OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE"

 97) Carbonated perspiration
    "THE SWEAT'S BELCHING OUT OF ME"

 96) Alex, do you like Luther Vandross ?
    "NO...WHO IS SHE ?"

 95) And rollocks to you too
    "HE'S GOING TO GET A ROCKETING"

 94) More than you could fit into a can
    "A BAG OF WORMS"

 93) He needs no introduction
    "WHIT'S ALISTAIR'S NAME ?"

 92) Koo's brother changes his name
    "ANDY STACK"

 91) Also enclosed were a small apple, a pencil case, and Monday's homework
    "I BOUGHT SOME TABLETS FROM THE CHEMIST -- THEY WERE IN A WEE SATCHEL"
 
 90) Not as romantic as the rose/thorns analogy, but effective none-the-less
    "TALKING TO THE PAIR OF YOU, I'M LIKE THE MEAT BETWEEN TWO ROLLS"

 89) How to confuse a Haddows' sales assistant
    "WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT WINE THE MONKS MAKE...BUCKS FIZZ ?"

 88) An enjoyable trip, but the connecting flights are a bit long
    "WE'D LIKE TO TOUR THE UNITED STATES I.E. SAN FRANCISCO, GRAN CANARIA..."

 87) The gambling capital of the world signor
    "... AND THEN ON TO LOS VEGAS"

 86) Non-linear output
    "DRABS AND DRABBLES"

 85) Daily production report for sado-masochists
    "HAVE YOU GOT TODAY'S WHIP711 ?"

 84) A type of communications meetings for people from Bearsden
    "A COFFEE KLETCH"

 83) Prior to landing on the slates
    "THE BA'S OOT THE WINDAE"

 82) Cockney rhyming slang for Buddy rich fans
    "LOOK AT THE JAZZ ARSE ON THAT ONE"

 81) Michael Landon expands his farming business into other areas
    "THE LITTLE WHOREHOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE"

 80) And now one of my favourite singers
    "I MEANT TO SAY THE 'BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS'...YOU KNOW THAT FILM
     WITH DOLLY PARKINS IN IT"

 79) A model process
    "...THEN WE CAN STOP TWIGGING THE FURNACE"

 78) The living-room carpet's covered in creosote
    "HE LIVES IN A SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE WITH A FENCE RIGHT ROUND IT"

 77) All above board
    "THERE'S NO HOOKERY POOKERY GOING ON"

 76) Finding them comes later
    "HE'S ONLY FEELING HIS FEET JUST NOW"

 75) Having a sexual penchant for large ladies.
    "HE'S GOT A FATISH"

 74) A REALLY low calorie diet
    "WE'VE BEEN LOSING PEOPLE THROUGH NUTRITION"

 73) I can see clearly now
    "IT'S WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR EYES"

 72) The lead guitarist in Tangerine Dream
    "MY GRANNY USED TO BE IN A BAND -- SHE PLAYED THE MANDARIN"

 71) Henderson ? Nixon ? Davies ?
    "ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN DICKYING ABOUT WITH IT"

 70) Maintenance personnel wear Leiderhausen instead of overalls ?
    "I'VE GOT IT RUNNING BUT ONLY BY THE SKIN OF MY PANTS"

 69) In perfect working order -- or so it's rumoured
    "I HAD IT GOING LIKE A WEE SWEETIE-WIFE"

 68) A really quick presentation
    "WE NEED TO ATTEND THESE RUNOUTS"

 67) Having missed the fan altogether ?
    "WHEN THE SHIT HITS THE WALL"

 66) The spokeman for the 1996 Year of the Disabled
    "IS IT 'DUMB AND DEAF', OR 'DEAF AND DUMB' -- ANYWAY, IT DOESN'T MATTER,
    HE COULDN'T TALK OR SPEAK"

 65)The prognosis isn't too good
    "HE HAS AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW FOR AN AUTOPSY"

 64) Appraisals for Klondyke prospectors
    "THAT'S PART OF THEIR GOLDEN OBJECTIVES"

 63) First time on Jellies for Bill Clinton ?
    "WE NEED TO WATCH WE DON'T SET A PRESIDENT BY DOING THIS"

 62) Not overly difficult
    "THAT WAS QUITE SIMPLE WITHOUT BEING TOO COMPLICATED"

 61) Not so much head-to-head as chest-to-chest ?
    "LET'S HAVE A TIT-A-TAT"

 60) This problem doesn't smell right
    "LET'S USE A WISHBONE DIAGRAM"

 59) A less than impartial judge in the early stages of the Miss World contest
    "I'VE GOT THE HEATS FOR YOU"

 58) A Jewish shopping trip gets off to a bad start...
    "WE'RE GOING UP TO GLASGOW TO SPEND A FEW SHACKLES"

 57) Overly keen...
    "CHAPPING AT THE BIT"

 56) Don King (Tyson's manager) was convicted of murder wasn't he ?...
    "..YES, AND HE GOT AWAY WITH IT !"

 55) We need to be really careful...
    "WE DON'T WANT TO BURY A HOLE FOR OURSELVES"

 54) Ok -- who wasn't really careful then ?!...
    "WE'VE BUILT A BIG HOLE FOR OURSELVES"

 53) Real scotsmen drink this...
    "IS THAT McCAFFERTY'S BEER YOU'RE ON ?"

 52) Funeral for a "friend" ?...
    "OH, YOU WERE AT A FUNERAL, WAS IT SOMEONE YOU KNEW ?"

 51) Flying in the face of danger...
    "HE WOULDN'T SAY BOO TO A BUDGIE"

 50) Having carried out a time and motion study, some advice for tourists
    "THAT'S THE LONG WAY TO CYCLE ROUND MILLPORT"

 49) One of my favourite actors...
    "TONY LEE CURTIS"

 48) The Pope's an engineer...
    "I HAVE DISPOSITION TO STAY OUT LATE"

 47) I'll state my case succinctly...
    "I DON'T WANT TO MINCE MY WORLDS"

 46) I wasn't really surprised...
    "YOU COULD HAVE KNOCKED ME DOWN WITH A FLAGPOLE"

 45) A juvenile delinquent...
    "SORRY I HAVEN'T DONE IT YET, I AM DEFUNCT ON THIS ITEM"

 44) A goliath of a show...
    "DAVID AND HIS AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT"

 43) Pier appraisal...
    "HE WAS TOLD TO TAKE A LONG WALK OFF A SHORT PLANK"

 42) The big yin meets 007 ?...
    "THAT SEAN CONNOLLY'S MY FAVOURITE ACTOR"

 41) A legendary planning and logistics system...
    "WHAT'S THE MYTHOLOGY BEHIND THIS ?"

 40) A noisy decision maker...
    "WE NEED TO MAKE A JUDGEMENT SHOUT"

 39) Life is for loving ?...
    "I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT FOR THE LOVE OF ME"

 38) Shipped to a new job overseas...
    "I HAD A MATE WHO NEARLY WENT TO SOUTH AFRICA ON CONSIGNMENT"

 37) On balance I definitely don't believe this...
    "VERY HIGHLY LIKELY"

 36) Unconvinced a colleague is fully reliable...
    "I WOULDN'T TRUST HIM AS FAR AS I COULD LOOK AT HIM"

 35) Jimmy Knapp's version of Q1...
    "FORD LOCOMOTIVE COMPANY"

 34) An external meeting that was less than successful...
    "OFFSHITE"

 33) A breast implant that results in a pigeon chest...
    "THE 350DOO"

 32) Gold Blend xerox machine...
    "A PHOTOCOFFEE"

 31) We have yet to reach the end of this particular journey...
    "IT DOESN'T STOP TILL THE FAT BOY STOPS SINGING"

 30) To be expedited with extreme urgency...
    "HAND-WALK IT ROUND"

 29) Failing the entrance exam for Midwifery College...
    "WIS IT A BOY OR A WEAN ?"

 28) Being unusually ill-tempered...
    "LIKE A BEAR WITH A SORE ARSE"

 27) The breakfast cereal of Facists...
    "I LIKE A WEE BOWL OF MOSELI IN THE MORNING"

 26) Having additional responsibility...
    "THE WHOLE SHABOODLE"

 25) Japan's secret weapon from WW2...
    "THOSE GUYS WHO KILLED THEMSELVES IN PLANES...KAWASAKIS"

 24) Suggesting that someone may not be fully in charge of the situation...
    "IF YOU'D BEEN ON TOP OF THE BALL"

 23) In quick succession...
    "RINKY DINK DINK"

 22) Thinking on your feet : EXAMPLE 1
    "IF YOU WANT A SNAP DECISION, I'LL NEED TO GET BACK TO YOU"

 21) Thinking on your feet : EXAMPLE 2
    "OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD...THE ANSWER IS I DON'T KNOW"

 20) Maybe it's hyphenated
    "I KNOW THE TIME'S UP BUT I ONLY WANT TO ADD ONE WORD...CUSTOMER PARTNERSHIP"

 19) You've succinctly understood my meaning...
    "YOU'VE HIT IT RIGHT ON THE NAIL"

 18) Ill-defined...
    "IT'S A BIT HAIRY FAIRY"

 17) Unreliable equipment...
    "UP AND DOWN LIKE THE DUSTY BLUEBELLS"

 16) A new form of exercise...
    "ROBOTICS"

 15) One of the more exotic holiday destinations...
    "SCIATICA?....WHERE'S THAT ?"

 14) A true man of the 90s...
    "I'M NOT A MALE SHELVINIST"

 13) Things are running well...
    "HOKEY DORY"

 12) Requesting a report with some urgency...
    "I NEED THIS A.S.P."

 11) Cleaning the Collector stack...
    "WE'RE GOING TO SWAP DOWN THE FURNACES"

 10) Doing some clever logistical planning...
    "WE'RE GOING TO BOX-FANCY ON THIS ONE"

 9)  Showing solidarity by agreeing to...
    "SIGN A PARTITION"

 8)  Communicating to the lower levels...
    "WE NEED TO GET THIS DOWN TO THE DOMINIONS"

 7)  A common problem...
    "THIS IS A RUN-OF-THE-MILLER"

 6)  Establishing who the experts are...
    "WELL, YOU GUYS ARE THE GUROS"

 5)  Trying in vain to reproduce a fault...
    "WE JUST CAN'T STIMULATE THIS PROBLEM"

 4)  One of the lesser known elements on the Periodic table...
    "ANTINOMY"

 3)  Surveying the outstanding sunset from the 11th tee at Gourock...
    "LOOK AT THE LOVELY MANANA"

 2)  That well-known star of screen and stage
    "DANNY DEVINO"

 1)  Grappling with the finer points of verbal interplay
    "I DON'T WANT TO GET BOGGED DOWN IN CERAMICS"

 Davy McQueen