Staines-upon-Thames??

[Blackpuddin]

When I saw this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-181183...
I assumed it was a joke.
Apparently it's not – and that really is a joke.
Seriously, how? Why? And perhaps more pertinently from a mass sackings perspective, who?

Edited by Blackpuddin on Sunday 20th May 15:34

[hman]

A guy I know is an estate agent, he was talking about this happening last year and expects house prices to go up in the area

[davepoth]

Blackpuddin said:

When I saw this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-181183...
I assumed it was a joke.
Apparently it's not – and that's really is a joke.
Seriously, how? Why? And perhaps more pertinently from a mass sackings perspective, who?

Councillors, obviously.

My guess is that it'll be pronounced with Thames rhyming with Staines, which will just sound stupid. I also expect a backlash from the Staines Massive.

[Puggit]

Aiiiiiii

[Oakey]

Wasn't Staines the location of The Office and David Brent?

[eharding]

hman said:

A guy I know is an estate agent, he was talking about this happening last year and expects house prices to go up in the area

Good luck with that. If anything, it'll remind people that Staines-on-Thames has a significant risk of being Staines-under-Thames, at least according to the Environment Agency's flood map.

[davepoth]

Oakey said:

Wasn't Staines the location of The Office and David Brent?

That was Slough.

[eharding]

Oakey said:

Wasn't Staines the location of The Office and David Brent?

No, that was Slough-on-Thames.

[Plotloss]

It is and always will be st Staines

[Oakey]

Ah yeah, now I remember

[Prof Beard]

Staines upon Thames - sounds like oil slicks?

[alfaman]

Prof Beard said:

Staines upon Thames - sounds like oil slicks?

Allegedly Siemens used to have an office near there, but had to change the name to Siemens West Drayton...to avoid any confusion when phoning the switchboard

[Steve Zodiac]

alfaman said:

Allegedly Siemens used to have an office near there, but had to change the name to Siemens West Drayton...to avoid any confusion when phoning the switchboard

Excellent! Shades of Pugwash!

[fido]

The riverside bit is quite nice. I mean it's no worse than Kingston nowadays.
Btw Roshni's is a decent curry place free from brawling chavs.

[GarryA]

http://goo.gl/EgwMI

[12gauge]

No mention of the cost of changing road signs, documents etc in the usual devoid of any information BBC report.

[eldar]

fido said:

The riverside bit is quite nice. I mean it's no worse than Kingston nowadays.
Btw Roshni's is a decent curry place free from brawling chavs.

I think that is known as damning with faint praise. At least its better than Slough.

[philthy]

davepoth said:

Oakey said:

Wasn't Staines the location of The Office and David Brent?

That was Slough.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=SL1+4RT&ll=51....

Edited by philthy on Sunday 20th May 19:36

[FourWheelDrift]

When was the last time Sacha Baron Cohen did Ali G? Way too late to shut that particular stable door as the horse has already bolted, and now married with 2 foals living in a bungalow in Droitwich.

[skinley]

Prof Beard said:

Staines upon Thames - sounds like oil slicks?

I drove through Staines yesterday and I thought exactly the same thing when I saw the sign.

I think this cheapens the "upon Thames" tag.