tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post5615693367363026650..comments2023-11-05T08:01:10.010+00:00Comments on Think of England: TrampolineBrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-19645958787944155232010-09-23T11:58:27.983+01:002010-09-23T11:58:27.983+01:00A young relative currently has his leg in a plaste...A young relative currently has his leg in a plaster cast from a trampoline accident.. I remember bruising myself badly as a child too. Falling down between the springs on the side - nothing better than a bit of dangerous funSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179895758709928467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-1041861191686746282010-09-23T10:51:08.978+01:002010-09-23T10:51:08.978+01:00There was an amusing sketch on Armstrong and Mille...There was an amusing sketch on Armstrong and Miller (better than Mitchell and Webb, IMO) a little while ago about 'half-price pots' - a skit on these things that are permanently on 'special offer'.<br /><br />Satsumas and supermarket wine are also good examples.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-84579111242030166372010-09-23T10:35:22.039+01:002010-09-23T10:35:22.039+01:00Special offer, you say? Must get down there.Special offer, you say? Must get down there.Gareth Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058241057385364459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-33897240572006336732010-09-23T10:04:53.221+01:002010-09-23T10:04:53.221+01:00They are amazingly ubiquitous aren't they? I w...They are amazingly ubiquitous aren't they? I would put it down to a mixture of affordability, a decline in willingness to let kids run off and play in the street, and aggressive marketing by B&Q (have you noticed they're always on special offer there?)Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390560583798960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-73644056323929647972010-09-23T08:31:21.349+01:002010-09-23T08:31:21.349+01:00what is it about the british and their obsession w...what is it about the british and their obsession with trampolines?? why do the children of other countries not need them, yet a cursory glance on google earth confirms that our island is almost literally carpeted in them??wormhttp://thedabbler.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-67225982658694703402010-09-22T16:56:17.945+01:002010-09-22T16:56:17.945+01:00The spread of Argos trampolines throughout the lan...The spread of Argos trampolines throughout the land became alarming, I was convinced that the things were breeding. A shrink, Lucy Beresford appearing on It's only a theory proffered the suggestion that everything about modern life demands that we be permanently happy, never sad. She is of course correct and we are the worse for it, for as we all know that is the unattainable, will someone maltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9501938.post-50289440928206703792010-09-22T16:48:09.624+01:002010-09-22T16:48:09.624+01:00You should see my neighbour's two grandchildre...You should see my neighbour's two grandchildren. They are about 4, they trampoline together and do so whilst both riding space hoppers.<br /><br />And in unrelated news: I live in the region of the country with more trampoline-related injuries than anywhere else.Willardnoreply@blogger.com