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I really don't know why this is funny...........

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Anne58 Tue 29-Apr-14 23:04:39

But I keep remembering it and giggling!

Today my Boss asked me to look into costs for new sets of polo shirts, sweatshirts etc with the company log on as many of the staff need some new kit.

Trawling through some work wear websites there are various styles of trousers available, cargo pants, combat trousers, something called "action trousers" (I did wonder if they were sort of automatic ones, think Wallace & Grommet in "The Wrong Trousers") but then I saw a listing for "hospitality trousers" and I'm sorry to say I quite disgraced myself blush grin

Please tell me it's not only me!

Nelliemoser Thu 01-May-14 11:44:05

POGS grin

POGS Thu 01-May-14 10:31:59

Anno

That would make sense!

If as Nfk believes hospitality trousers are for tea and biccies, with the bra's you would get 2 CUPS. smile

annodomini Thu 01-May-14 09:22:15

Nellie - they also use a hospitality bra! grin

Flowerofthewest Thu 01-May-14 08:58:54

One of my mother's friends would not in any circumstance buy 'Recycled' loo paper. She thought it was actual used toilet paper which had been recycled.

Anne58 Wed 30-Apr-14 23:26:55

Some very kind comments, and also some that not only make me realise I'm not alone, but also make me grin

Nelliemoser Wed 30-Apr-14 23:25:18

Hospitality blouses are what nursing mothers use.

geeljay Wed 30-Apr-14 23:18:34

I thought maybe they could also be called hot-pants!

newist Wed 30-Apr-14 22:27:01

What about "hospitable knickers" grin

Ana Wed 30-Apr-14 22:08:25

Good job they don't supply 'hospitality blouses'...the mind boggles! grin

Deedaa Wed 30-Apr-14 22:06:15

I presume that Hospitality Trousers are the ones that greet you with a welcoming smile when you open the wardrobe and sit you down with a nice cup of tea and a slice of chocolate grin

NfkDumpling Wed 30-Apr-14 21:39:06

So what makes hospitality trousers hospitable - special pockets for tea and biccies?

rosesarered Wed 30-Apr-14 20:38:55

Your'e not the only one Phoenix as I like anything surreal too.

Silverfish Wed 30-Apr-14 20:35:44

the last few messages were sooo funny, 'members only' lol. that ahs really cheered me up tonite. x

Ana Wed 30-Apr-14 20:28:04

Obviously quite a few other GN's brains are differently-wired as well, phoenix! grin

Elegran Wed 30-Apr-14 20:17:20

When you get the work webspace up and running, can you get a corner of it for a blog? It would be an asset to the company, everyone likes to read a funny story. A Facebook page would also be good - the customers could ask questions and exchange information. You could end up with a forum for users of the very specialised products. (Maybe someone else could answer the technical questions, though)

tiggypiro Wed 30-Apr-14 20:07:39

I really do think it is time your talents as a writer/raconteur were given a wider audience than those of us GNers who enjoy your posts so much phoenix. Your brain may well be 'wired' differently to others but the result is a joy !

Anne58 Wed 30-Apr-14 19:33:00

I'm very relieved! grin

I've been told before that my brain seems to be "wired" differently to other peoples, and I will admit that there have often been things that no one else has found funny, or seen the way I do, but I still find the idea of "hospitality" trousers amusing!

By my reckoning, hospitality trousers are, by definition "hospitable", so therefore are there "inhospitable" trousers? Do they have unopenable buttons or zips? Are the legs lined with nasty scratchy fabric (or sandpaper, or barbed wire) to act as a deterrent to anyone trying to enter them? Do they have signs attached saying "no hawkers, no circulars, or "we only see people with a pre-booked appointment". I've just thought that perhaps the sign might even say "Members Only" shock

Perhaps they are like some hotels, "Excellent facilities, but no ballroom" grin

PS Love the reproduction furniture!

Nelliemoser Wed 30-Apr-14 17:37:35

No Phoenix it's not just you. grin

Mishap Wed 30-Apr-14 16:37:53

Hospitality trousers - I would have laughed too! And as for reproduction furniture.........!

janerowena Wed 30-Apr-14 12:57:03

Love that, elegran. grin

I wonder what happened to 'work trousers' and 'smart trousers'?

Hospitality trousers. grin. Maybe also known as 'Service Industry' trousers?

ninathenana Wed 30-Apr-14 09:44:34

grin grin definitely not just you.

Elegran Wed 30-Apr-14 09:29:38

Reminds me of a story about a boy who passed a shop selling "Reproduction Furniture"

"I know what that is, it is beds," he told his parents knowledgeably, "We did sex education last week."

annodomini Wed 30-Apr-14 09:28:41

Choking on my breakfast, phoenix. grin

Dragonfly1 Wed 30-Apr-14 09:27:58

*too

Dragonfly1 Wed 30-Apr-14 09:16:23

Made me chuckle to Phoenix.