luckyseven
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Owning sneering dismissive pedantry since 1970
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Jun 27, 2019 14:36:55 GMT
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"Now, in 1935 I only had a spoon. It was a tea spoon. So I ate everything with a spoon. Then in 1938 I got a fork, and I got a knife in 1939, but then I lost the spoon but by then I'd got a job as a paperboy so I saved up for a spoon and it came with a free knife. So then I had a spoon again - not as good as the one I lost - and two knives, and a fork... now in 1943 I found a box with six spoons, three knives and twelve forks... so then I had..." T055er He should have just bought a spork So I minced gaily down the stairs in my Britney Spears plimsoles and Kawaii onesie Given up wearing Mrs Quatermass' crocs then?
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luckyseven
Posted a lot
Owning sneering dismissive pedantry since 1970
Posts: 3,839
Club RR Member Number: 45
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Jun 27, 2019 14:42:53 GMT
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I hate my neighbour. He's exactly the sort of insufferable retired old **** you'd expect to have just stumbled out of a BBC sitcom circa 1975
And because he's retired he's nothing better to do than bore everyone within a two-block radius about just how boring he is, was and always will be. He's literally lived in the same house all his life, never been abroad because he "doesn't trust them" and goes to the same caravan site down West twice every year to spend a fortnight sifting through his own faeces while emptying the septic tank. He literally only exists to take up room on the planet
Came into my garage one Sunday when I was working on the car to tell me he didn't think I ought to be working on the Sabbath because it's the Lord's day and should be a day of rest. After we exchanged succinct views on what I thought the Lord could do with his day of rest, he didn't talk to me for months which was lovely. But I'm not downright offensive by nature* and can't bring myself that weapons-grade level of "GO AWAY!" often enough
*OK, I am. But not that offensive
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Jun 27, 2019 15:23:50 GMT
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nothing like a dose of unexpected anglo saxon to remove oxygen thieves from whence they ain't required! some people simply don't respond to the subtle/polite/reasonable approach.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Jun 27, 2019 16:04:22 GMT
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I hate my neighbour. He's exactly the sort of insufferable retired old **** you'd expect to have just stumbled out of a BBC sitcom circa 1975 And because he's retired he's nothing better to do than bore everyone within a two-block radius about just how boring he is, was and always will be. He's literally lived in the same house all his life, never been abroad because he "doesn't trust them" and goes to the same caravan site down West twice every year to spend a fortnight sifting through his own faeces while emptying the septic tank. He literally only exists to take up room on the planet Came into my garage one Sunday when I was working on the car to tell me he didn't think I ought to be working on the Sabbath because it's the Lord's day and should be a day of rest. After we exchanged succinct views on what I thought the Lord could do with his day of rest, he didn't talk to me for months which was lovely. But I'm not downright offensive by nature * and can't bring myself that weapons-grade level of "GO AWAY!" often enough *OK, I am. But not that offensiveThis story makes me want to name my car "Sabbath" now, because I'm always working on it. Maybe "Slack Babbath" would be better though. *Google check* No, scratch that idea. Theres a band called Slack Babbath already. don't want to be accidentally driving around looking like a huge fan of a band I've never even heard.
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Last Edit: Jun 27, 2019 16:06:41 GMT by Deleted
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Jun 27, 2019 18:27:35 GMT
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I was going to be all sarcastic about having a spork in 1935 (in a banter stylee, of course...) until I did a quick wiki and discovered they'd been around since 1874! Who'd have thunk it!?
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Jun 27, 2019 21:19:16 GMT
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Look at it this way - at least you didn't have a "Batty Betty" living down your road. She was an older lady who always stuck her nose in to everyone else's business despite it being none of hers, and really was/is quite bonkers. She once claimed my mate had run over a "pet hedgehog" (yup, I know) with his van - when it was clear that this wild animal had been squashed by a bike (we had a grass track by the side of our house which was a public right of way).
Mrs Bounce once got a friend to buy something for her on Amazon as the friend had Prime. She mistyped the address so it went to Batty Betty's house instead. Mrs B went round when she realised what had happened and gave an explanation. Batty went and got the parcel and said "I'd put it the cupboard because I thought it was a bomb". Mrs B did her best not to laugh. We then got a weird handwritten note through our door telling us not to send stuff to hers, despite Mrs B telling her it was a genuine error. According to our friend and former neighbour Kathy, Batty is still terrorising the people in the street with her daft accusations. I'm just glad we're not there now!
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Last Edit: Jun 27, 2019 21:20:13 GMT by mrbounce
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Jun 28, 2019 19:10:35 GMT
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Wasting your time talking to you on your drive when you are trying work on your car is one thing, but parking across your drive OVERNIGHT is quite another. This was the view up my driveway, from my front door I was met with this view at 7.30 in the morning. A grade A time theif making me 3 1/2 hours late for work and almost costing me my job. I was so miffed that I sat there blaring my horn to try and get the muppetts attention assuming that he'd dumped it there to pick someone up for work, it was later that I found out it had been there all night, with the offender claiming that he didnt realise it was a driveway. And even tried to make ME feel guilty because it cost him many many pounds to get his car back after Mr Plod and the gang came out to get it out of my way. After listening to his trash for a couple of minutes with no word of apoligy I turned and walked away from him whilst he was in mid sentence to save me the bother of saying something I shouldnt have. Moral of this story. don't park across my drive and waste my time, it will cost you money. And any neighbour who's interested will get an explanation of why I was making a racket with my horn at 7:30 in the morning and happily forgive me.
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Last Edit: Jun 28, 2019 19:11:10 GMT by bmcnut
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Jun 28, 2019 20:03:05 GMT
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one better than that. while i was at work today my wife had to explain to emmets (tourists) , that no , they couldn't just park ON our drive and sod off to their rental accommodation! apparently she remained calm and polite , i'm f#+&*in' $%&* £&*$ sure as @*&$ that i wouldn't have!!!
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Last Edit: Jun 28, 2019 20:03:23 GMT by strikey
'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Some months ago I had occasion to chase a family of tourists out of my neighbour's property. They thought it was fine to just walk onto private land and start photographing sheep. Not the done thing here in New Zealand I'm sorry.
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madmog
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Some months ago I had occasion to chase a family of tourists out of my neighbour's property. They thought it was fine to just walk onto private land and start photographing sheep. Not the done thing here in New Zealand I'm sorry. Too right, no photographs that's just twisted, what happens in NZ stays in NZ
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brc76
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And I had to google cornish fairings. I need some now. so do i.... not had any for years!! Also needed to Google. Mmmmmmm. I'm picking some up when I am in England later this month, much want.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating '80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip '97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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I'm happy to talk to most but always wary . I was fitting a Pinto in my Pop a few years back when some local kids turned up nosing and chatting . There's always one who look dodgy and did have to tell him if he didn't return the socket he'd just put in his pocket I'd make him cry like a baby in front of his mates . Point made to all .
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Some months ago I had occasion to chase a family of tourists out of my neighbour's property. They thought it was fine to just walk onto private land and start photographing sheep. Not the done thing here in New Zealand I'm sorry. Awwww, have a heart old boy. At least they weren't parked in middle of road-doors open,around a blind corner taking snaps, lol
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