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Comment by mjlee | original | Handwritten 200-year-old dismissal notice found on roof tile
[−]mjlee · 2026-11-15 Sun 10:58 UTC · link
I do wonder if British roofers in the 19th century had a similar sense of humour to British roofers today.

"Psst, pass this tile up to that useless so and so John..." or "Hey, John, there's one tile left over, you can have it."