Big Ben's bongs to fall silent for £29m refurbishment next year

[Cakebatyr]

[QUOTE=pentium;50216691]So what will they do with The Internet?
They can't just leave that up there while they're working. They could break it.[/QUOTE]

Don't be silly, the internet is in the basement in Jen's desk.

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[GoogleyGareth]

There will be anarchy in the uk.

[Shibbey]

[QUOTE=Holt!;50206369]How the fuck are we meant to keep time now.[/QUOTE]

Employ civil servants to stand at the foot of the tower and shout BONG at every hour

[Cloak_Raider]

[QUOTE=Shibbey;50217752]Employ civil servants to stand at the foot of the tower and shout BONG at every hour[/QUOTE]

mate

trusting civil servants to do anything right, even tell the time

it's like you're not even british

[Hogofwar]

Maybe they will repair the crack.

[Chaitin]

Geez just read the moon or look at stars if you Brits want to know time.

[smurfy]

[QUOTE=Big Ben;50215417]oh no

nobody told me[/QUOTE]

Can we make it bannable for you to post the word 'bong' during the maintenance period?

[Sableye]

[QUOTE=Cloak Raider;50217762]mate

trusting civil servants to do anything right, even tell the time

it's like you're not even british[/QUOTE]

I'd say employ zero hour contractors but they wouldn't know what an hour is anyways