Two posts in one day - what incredible value you get from me.Two items acquired by me today, after years of hankering after each: A bottle of Kolnisch Wasser (4711) and an Ordnance Survey map of my area, scale: one inch to one hell of a walk.
The map cost £6.99 and the Cologne cost two ingots of pure beeswax weighing a total of about 2 pounds. One fragrance swapped for another.
I don't know who got the best deal, but I know which Napoleon would have opted for. I suppose he could have used the wax to make Elba-grease, though - GEDDITT?!
PERFUME JOKE:
ReplyDeleteQ: What do women put behind their ears to attract men?
A: Their knees.
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ReplyDeleteThat was a heterosexual joke, John. You weren't meant to find it funny.
DeleteI didnt
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Can't think why not! (lol)
DeleteYou're quite funny today. Did you sniff too much of the 4711?
ReplyDeleteI discovered last night that you're not supposed to drink it.
DeleteSomewhere I have a tiny bottle of 4711 that is just one inch tall. I think it was a handbag accessory.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably in one of your handbags, then.
Delete4711? Still on the go? Haven't heard of it for years but looking at the bottle in your photograph - can still remember the smell - horrible. I think it reminds me of my teacher when I was at infant school - she was very good and lifting your skirt and slapping the top of your legs hard if you got a sum wrong!
ReplyDeleteI used to be pretty good at that too, Weaver. Yes, 4711 is still churned out in Koln - my bottle was bought direct from the factory. Horrible? It is mainly citrus. Don't you like citrus? I think the French version has bergamot, which must make it a bit more complex.
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