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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    biondino wrote:

    Should I buy one of those £10k Colnago Ferraris as an investment?

    Yes.

    That's a much better idea than what I almost did at lunch - buying a Wii on impulse. Which would have been especially silly as I don't have a TV :oops:
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  • dmcmylor
    dmcmylor Posts: 25
    Thnks for that speedy response, my weekend will be spent less frustrated and my Wii that I impulsively bought 2 weeks ago will get less of a battering.
  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    dmcmylor wrote:
    Thnks for that speedy response, my weekend will be spent less frustrated and my Wii that I impulsively bought 2 weeks ago will get less of a battering.

    But do you have a TV? ;)
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  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    WheezyMcChubby wrote:
    edhornby wrote:
    mornin all

    just a quick note to let you know that I will be duelling with a moped tomorrow lunchtime !!!!

    One of the blokes who I work with has a wheeled hairdryer and he knows that I ride a FGSS, so there has been a great deal of general posturing which has turned into challenge from him to a race. I naturally agreed and we've got a short stretch of road identified and a crowd of assorted onlookers just to up the ante

    I have a feeling I'm going to get nailed as it's a 200m standing start race but the pressure's all on him....

    any tips ????


    Nearly forgot about this

    Any results yet??

    I'm sorry to say I lost !! the shame...

    it was only 75 yards so the course suited him not me, but next time I'll be getting a longer run at him and he'll be toast - I was within a bike lenght at all times, so the gear I have on the bike is fine...
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • dmcmylor
    dmcmylor Posts: 25
    Thnks for that speedy response, my weekend will be spent less frustrated and my Wii that I impulsively bought 2 weeks ago will get less of a battering.
  • dmcmylor
    dmcmylor Posts: 25
    Don't know how I posted that one twice, nor do I know how to the copy the quote but JenJ yes I do have a TV and now have a Wii fit and extra remote and extra nunchuck and charging station for said remotes and skin for the Wii fit balance board and accessory pack for remotes it becomes an addiction !!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    dmcmylor wrote:
    Don't know how I posted that one twice, nor do I know how to the copy the quote but JenJ yes I do have a TV and now have a Wii fit and extra remote and extra nunchuck and charging station for said remotes and skin for the Wii fit balance board and accessory pack for remotes it becomes an addiction !!!!!!!!!!!!

    There's a 'quote' button up there ^ on the right :)

    I was in Blockbuster of all places, and they had a very tempting deal on. Of course by the time I've bought a TV to go with it, it won't be so much of a bargain (let alone all the accessories!)... :?
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  • dmcmylor
    dmcmylor Posts: 25
    Jen J wrote:
    dmcmylor wrote:
    Don't know how I posted that one twice, nor do I know how to the copy the quote but JenJ yes I do have a TV and now have a Wii fit and extra remote and extra nunchuck and charging station for said remotes and skin for the Wii fit balance board and accessory pack for remotes it becomes an addiction !!!!!!!!!!!!

    There's a 'quote' button up there ^ on the right :)

    I was in Blockbuster of all places, and they had a very tempting deal on. Of course by the time I've bought a TV to go with it, it won't be so much of a bargain (let alone all the accessories!)... :?

    Thanks for that, hopefully this will work.

    Don't start is my advice cos once you pop you just can't stop.
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    I usually wear cords to work which makes me one of the better dressed people at work

    What the HELL are Cords?
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    biondino wrote:
    You guys might like this:

    http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77

    Gah! It's making my eyes hurt... And I don't even have a hangover!
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    I'm suffering from a major hangover this morning. Nabbed an invite to the pre-launch party of Sophie's Steakhouse Covent Garden. Turned up only to discover that it was an open bar. So drank about 5 different cocktails then indulged in a 3 course meal for the princely sum of £0. Superb.

    Can i add Fuzzy's Grub to the list of hangover cures please. http://www.fuzzysgrub.com/

    I'll agree that skiing is the best cure ever though, skiing with a hipflask of bourbon to be precise.
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    jashburnham wrote:

    Can i add Fuzzy's Grub to the list of hangover cures please. http://www.fuzzysgrub.com/

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh pre credit-crunch Fuzzy's used to be one of our company-supplied lunch menu options here at work.

    Those were the days. We've all lost about a stone since then... :cry::D
    FCN 7/1
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Jen J wrote:
    biondino wrote:

    Should I buy one of those £10k Colnago Ferraris as an investment?

    Yes.

    That's a much better idea than what I almost did at lunch - buying a Wii on impulse. Which would have been especially silly as I don't have a TV :oops:

    You DON'T have a TV! HANG ON.....

    YOU DON'T HAVE A TV!!??!!

    wow, just, wow!!!
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    I usually wear cords to work which makes me one of the better dressed people at work

    What the HELL are Cords?

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    Or for a closer look.....

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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Jen J wrote:
    biondino wrote:

    Should I buy one of those £10k Colnago Ferraris as an investment?

    Yes.

    That's a much better idea than what I almost did at lunch - buying a Wii on impulse. Which would have been especially silly as I don't have a TV :oops:

    You DON'T have a TV! HANG ON.....

    YOU DON'T HAVE A TV!!??!!

    wow, just, wow!!!

    I don't currently have a TV. However that may change if I end up buying a Wii on the way home...
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  • knight2k
    knight2k Posts: 119
    jashburnham wrote:
    I'll agree that skiing is the best cure ever though, skiing with a hipflask of bourbon to be precise.

    Right concept - wrong equipment. Surely you mean Snowboarding! Plus I prefer Schnapps or Jeigermeister in my hipflask when on the piste.
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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    Hey Jen can I come over and play on your wii?

    Snowboarding is for people with tiny tiny handlebars and penises to match.
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    DonDaddyD wrote:
    Jay dubbleU wrote:
    I usually wear cords to work which makes me one of the better dressed people at work

    What the HELL are Cords?

    sr_brook_8355.jpg

    Or for a closer look.....

    cropsquare_FLanczos_Q90_sr_brook_8355.jpg

    :shock: Well I'll be, you learn something new everyday... :shock:
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    biondino wrote:
    Hey Jen can I come over and play on your wii?

    Only if you change the Bowery onto the fixed wheel for me.

    And I haven't bought it yet.

    Oh dear...I said yet...
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    biondino wrote:
    Hey Jen can I come over and play on your wii?

    Snowboarding is for people with tiny tiny handlebars and penises to match.

    I don't have tiny handlebars... nor do I have a penis.

    But I do like snowboarding. Mostly because when I try to ski on any surface my right ski seems to quickly develop an interest in botany and head off to inspect a tree. :oops:
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    edited October 2008
    biondino wrote:
    Hey Jen can I come over and play on your wii?

    Is that what they call it these days.... :roll:
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    edited October 2008
    Jen J wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    Hey Jen can I come over and play on your wii?

    Only if you change the Bowery onto the fixed wheel for me.

    And I haven't bought it yet.

    Oh dear...I said yet...

    I had to resist the impulse buy twinge at lunch time after I spent 20 minutes gazing at lurvly expensive bikes :-) Thoroughly spoilt for choice between the Bianchis, Colnagos, Planet Xs and Pinarellos! I did quite like the kids Bianchi racer tho, I could just imagine my eldest sitting astride it :-D

    I really shouldn't go back there until I get a divorce or win the lottery, it's just torture!

    EDIT: Correct silly typo!
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  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    I don't have tiny handlebars... nor do I have a penis.

    :lol::lol::lol:
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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    Jen J wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    Hey Jen can I come over and play on your wii?

    Only if you change the Bowery onto the fixed wheel for me.

    And I haven't bought it yet.

    Oh dear...I said yet...

    It's over. You may as well just go out now and get a wii and a telly.
    FCN 7/1
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  • Littigator
    Littigator Posts: 1,262
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    Jen J wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    Hey Jen can I come over and play on your wii?

    Only if you change the Bowery onto the fixed wheel for me.

    And I haven't bought it yet.

    Oh dear...I said yet...

    It's over. You may as well just go out now and get a wii and a telly.

    I wee'd on my telly once...it blew up...what? :shock:
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  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    nor do I have a penis.

    I'm sure Don_Don will let you use his. :D
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  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    Jen J wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    Hey Jen can I come over and play on your wii?

    Only if you change the Bowery onto the fixed wheel for me.

    And I haven't bought it yet.

    Oh dear...I said yet...

    I had to resist the impulse buy twinge at lunch time after I spent 20 minutes gazing at lurvly expensive bikes :-) Thoroughly spoilt for choice between the Bianchis, Colnagos, Planet Xs and Pinarellos! I did quite like the kids Bianchi racer tho, I could just imagine my eldest sitting astride it :-D

    I really shouldn't go back there until I get a divorce or win the lottery, it's just torture!

    EDIT: Correct silly typo!

    Where did you go to see these wonders?
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    Greg66 wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    nor do I have a penis.

    I'm sure Don_Don will let you use his. :D

    :shock:
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Greg66 wrote:
    lost_in_thought wrote:
    nor do I have a penis.

    I'm sure Don_Don will let you use his. :D

    :lol:

    Snowboarders = Gays on Trays.
  • Jen J
    Jen J Posts: 1,054
    Bassjunkieuk wrote:
    Jen J wrote:
    biondino wrote:
    Hey Jen can I come over and play on your wii?

    Only if you change the Bowery onto the fixed wheel for me.

    And I haven't bought it yet.

    Oh dear...I said yet...

    I had to resist the impulse buy twinge at lunch time after I spent 20 minutes gazing at lurvly expensive bikes :-) Thoroughly spoilt for choice between the Bianchis, Colnagos, Planet Xs and Pinarellos! I did quite like the kids Bianchi racer tho, I could just imagine my eldest sitting astride it :-D

    I really shouldn't go back there until I get a divorce or win the lottery, it's just torture!

    EDIT: Correct silly typo!

    If you wouldn't mind going back and buying one of the afore-mentioned beauties, then I will feel no guilt at buying a Wii and TV.

    Please?
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