Maybe you're gonna be the one that saves me

[venta]

Help required with...

While in Whitby nearly a fortnight ago, I ordered some kippers from the little shop on the front. They were supposed to be posted to a friend; they never arrived.

Now, comparing geography notes with my mum, we think the shop is either on Marine Parade or Pier Road. However, the interweb has completely failed to provide me with an address or phone number for it.

I've found a phone number for Fortunes (one of the smokehouses); they're not answering. I can't find a number for Nobles (the other smokehouse), and in fact I have no idea whether the shop is connected with either of those, anyway.

Does anyone have a suggestion of how I can get in touch and demand my smoked-fish-by-post ?

I have another of those song lyrics questions where I proivide a fragment of lyric, and some background incorrect information, and ask if anyone knows what it is.

This is not a quiz. I don't know the answer. That's why I'm asking.

Today's approximate lyric: baby, you don't want to be a picture in a magazine

I'm convinced it's a Bloc Party quote, but when questioned BP's bassist said "nope, not one of ours", and I suppose I should take his word for it.

Any offers ?

Comments

[wimble.livejournal.com]

This is our Emergency by Pretty Girls Make Graves?

http://www.modernrocklyrics.com/P/prettygirlsmakegraves_thenewromance.php

[venta.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that's the bunny.

Now why on earth couldn't I find that by googling ?

[wimble.livejournal.com]

Dunno. That's how I found it: item 8 on http://www.google.com/search?q=baby+don%27t+%22picture+in+a+magazine%22+song

(leaving out "you" in case it was "I", and leaving out "want to" in case it was "wanna")

[http://users.livejournal.com/_corpse_/]

I have a friend whose mother lives in Whitby... I could ask her to ask her to get contact details if you like?

It might be a slightly slow process.

Damn I want a kipper now.

Mmmmm...

[venta.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I've got friends I can scare up in Whitby if required, was just trying to avoid having to bother them.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_corpse_/]

Get one of them to send me a kipper. As long as it can arrive in the next hour or so, that'll be fine. Mmm... kippers...

[leathellin.livejournal.com]

Any of these http://www.whitbyonline.co.uk/whitby/whitby-retail/ places?

[venta.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I have no idea of the name of the shop :(

so possibly, yes - but I wouldn't know.

[leathellin.livejournal.com]

Hmm tricky...

Well there's three fishmongers according to Yell so it in theory shouldn't be tto tricky...

Name: Whitby Seafoods Ltd
Address:
Fairfield Way
Whitby Business Park
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 4PU
Telephone: 01947 606101
Fax: 01947 820589
Email: john@whitby-seafoods.com
Website: www.whitby-seafoods.com

and
Sandgate Seafoods
15, Sandgate
Whitby North Yorkshire
YO22 4DB

Tel: 01947 601844

and

Bay Fisheries
New Rd Robin Hoods Bay
Whitby North Yorkshire
YO22 4SF

Tel: 01947 880665

[venta.livejournal.com]

Well, this place isn't really a fishmongers :) And certainly it's not at any of those three addresses.

The claim that there are only three fishmongers in Whitby (or two, since one of those listed is in Bay) is a blatant lie, too. There may be only three listed, but it's just not true!

Sorry to be awkward - and thank you for assistance - it's just not a trivial task to locate the little blighters.

[http://users.livejournal.com/elle_/]

I ordered some kippers from the little shop on the front.... They were supposed to be posted to a friend

I assume this is a friend you didn't want to keep? :P

[venta.livejournal.com]

Er, actually, it wasn't someone I was trying to scare - it was even someone who'd requested I sent them a pair of kippers!

[broadmeadow.livejournal.com]

Somewhere there's a sorting office with a lost parcel down the back of a cupboard, and a very nasty smell.

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

I ordered some kippers from the little shop on the front. They were supposed to be posted to a friend; they never arrived.

Oh no! Maybe it was a swindle all along and they never intended to send smoked fish to anyone. Perhaps you've been ... done up like a kipper.

Badoom-tish!

[venta.livejournal.com]

So, against my better judgement, I start trying to think of fish-related retaliatory puns, and before I know where I am my code is failing to compile because I've typo'd and called CodOffset().

Somehow, this is your fault.

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

I was trawling my own memory, fishing for puns, but I couldn't smoke any out.