Is, in this instance would be singular, therefore ‘are’ is surely correct as he is indicating more than one i.e. ‘places’. It’s what I would have written anyway.
It's the one that is the subject of the verb, so 'is' is correct. You could just as well write "one Briton in three is..." which would eliminate any confusion. But we all know what he meant, so who cares?
Is, in this instance would be singular, therefore ‘are’ is surely correct as he is indicating more than one i.e. ‘places’. It’s what I would have written anyway.
Two teenage boys were picked up for doing drugs. When they went to court the judge said that he would like to give them a second chance if they could work in the community and convince young people not to do drugs they would avoid jail time. The two boys went to the community and did their work and returned to court the following month.
The judge asked the first boy how he did and he told the judge that he convinced 30 people not to do drugs.
The judge said, "That was great, how did you do that?"
The Boy told him, "I used a diagram, your honor. I drew two circles like this: O o and told them this (the big circle) is your brain before drugs and this (small circle) is your brain after drugs."
"That's admirable," said the judge."And you, how did you do?" (to the 2nd boy)
"Well, your honor, I persuaded 156 people to give up drugs forever."
"156 people! That's amazing! How did you manage to do that!"
"Well, I used the same two circles. I pointed to the small circle and told them, 'This is your asshole before prison.'"
A Dublin man sees a sign outside a Kerry farmhouse:
'Talking Dog For Sale'....He rings the bell, the owner appears and tells him the dog can be viewed in the back garden.
The man sees a very nice looking Black Labrador Retriever sitting there.
"Do you really talk?" He asks the dog.
"Yes!" The Labrador replies.
After recovering from the shock of hearing the dog talk, the man asks, "So, tell me your story!"
The Labrador looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I joined the Garda.
"In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world drug lords, because no one imagined that a dog would be eavesdropping.
I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years, But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at Dublin airport to do some undercover security work, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded several medals. I got married, had a few puppies, and now I've just retired!"
The man is amazed. He goes back into the house and asks the Kerryman how much he wants for the dog.
"Ten quid!" The owner says.
“A tenner??But this dog is absolutely amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheaply?"
"Because he's a lying git. He's never been out of the garden!"
I’m on the island of San Andres where the pirate Captain Morgan stashed his goodies. I couldn’t help thinking of the spanners defeat by Morts in the snow burying capt morgans lot
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It’s what I would have written anyway.
Which Tyler!
The Donkey Joke...Mike Reid excellent...
The two boys went to the community and did their work and returned to court the following month.