Lord Ellpus wrote:McTag wrote:Steve 41oo wrote:McTag wrote:I'm going to B & Q to get some wood.
Did you hear about the guy in the States who used his B & Q card all over the place to get discounts....from Republicans thinking it stood for Bush and Quayle? A true story. What does it stand for? I really want to know now. Have fun with wood. Thats my comments for now bye bye
ding ding.
It was two guys with Irish names, Boyle and Quigley, something like that, originally.
You could Google it.
Sorry, McT..... Block and Quayle it is......
http://www.jobs.diy.com/jobs/history.html
Yeah, how could I be so wrong? First time for everything, I suppose.
I Googled it meself
1969 B&Q was founded by Richard Block and David Quayle and the first store opened in Portswood, Southampton
1979 Company went public; 26 stores in operation
1980 B&Q was acquired by FW Woolworth 1982
Takeover of FW Woolworth and B&Q by Paternoster, now Kingfisher
Bugger.