Tag Archives: Shelf Life

La pire blague du monde : The worst joke in the world. Stav, the deputy manager (concluding episode): “I presume you’ve heard,” he says. ” Heard what?” “A man asks another man whether he minds grass stains on his knees…” … Continue reading →

Stav, the people’s favourite (continued): Caspar, meanwhile, is bored of putting out the milk. He has left his section to come looking for talent at the bus stop, outside the main window. Pretty office girls do sometimes wait there, all … Continue reading →

Stav brings us ‘a little joy’: Stav is a deputy manager, sure. But he’s also the comic, the gagmeister, the roving entertainer bringing a little joy to our sad lives. He is the elusive pimpernel of comedy, now you see … Continue reading →

This week Simon suffers a joke: ‘Yeah, so how do you feel about grass stains on your knees, Si?’ asked Stav (the self-appointed gagmeister). ‘Sorry?’ I am genuinely thrown. ‘Grass stains on your knees. Is it a big issue for … Continue reading →

L’étiquette de la blague : Simon considers the etiquette of being told a joke twice! I wonder what the joke will be today. It was the one about the disabled prostitute yesterday, and he may simply have forgotten he’s told … Continue reading →

La Blague : the joke ‘Some days at work are better than others,’ as Plato probably said, and for me, today was about Stav and Sumo. I will leave you to decide if it was one of the better ones. … Continue reading →

No fruity coleslaw: Pas de salade de chou cru fruité : “I mean, when’s it coming?” she continues. “Mmm?! What’s going on? Not there yesterday, not here today! No fruity coleslaw! Call this a supermarket?!” Her reactions are wonderfully disproportionate … Continue reading →

Babs et Shazy : La haute finance : Babs and Shazy: High Finance: From ‘Shelf Life’ by Simon Parke First we must meet the Money Girls – new arrivals in our story of supermarket folk. The money girls are called … Continue reading →