Category Archives: Something for the Weekend

To get your weekend off to a start- a bad joke. Q. Why did Dracula take cold medicine? A. To stop his coffin. And this weekend… Sun 8, 10.30am Friends of Chorlton Meadows Event: Balsam Bash at Chorlton Ees car park … Continue reading →

To get your weekend off to a start- a political conundrum involving hot beverages; Why do anarchists only drink herbal tea? Because proper tea is theft. And this weekend… There are four events, one very climate-y, one very nuclear-y, one … Continue reading →

To get your weekend off to a start- a bad joke. Why do all French people want to hug Obama? Because President Sarkozy. In contrast to last weekend we have lots of  events on over the next three days.  First … Continue reading →

To get your weekend off to a start- a bad joke. What does a clock do when it’s hungry? It goes back four seconds. And this weekend… Well, there’s nothing much on that we know about. So if you know … Continue reading →

To get your weekend off to a start- a bad joke. What do you called an illegally parked frog? Toad. And this weekend… Sat 2 June, 10.30 to 12.30 Wildlife taster session – at Chorlton Ees. This will be an introduction … Continue reading →

We have had complaints about the poor quality of our jokes for these weekly “Something for the Weekend” posts.  But we’d point out that the quality could actually decline. For example, jokes about German sausages – they are the wurst. … Continue reading →

No joke this week. We were going to make a pun about herbs, or fish. But then we decided that this is neither the thyme nor the plaice. And this weekend… Saturday 12th, 12 noon to 1.30am Levenshulme Beer Festival. … Continue reading →

What do vegetarian cannibals eat? Swedes. And this weekend… Saturday 4th, 1pm A new group “350 Manchester” will be handing out leaflets etc on Market St. It’s not quite clear who they are trying to convince to do what though. … Continue reading →

How many counsellors does it take to change a light bulb? Only one, but the light bulb has to really want to change. And this weekend…) Saturday 28, 11am-3pm Love Food Fest is a celebration of sustainable eating in Manchester. … Continue reading →

Newsflash: There’s been a collision between two cargo ships. It seems one, carrying red paint, has hit another, carrying blue paint. Many of the sailors are marooned. And this weekend… Sunday 22nd is Earth Day (for a history lesson on … Continue reading →