Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

Stevo_666

Pross said:

Who was the person who used to post on here under two names and got caught out after forgetting to switch accounts?

That was mamba80 and his 'mate' Lookyhere. Remember he posted a classic rant before flouncing off

pinno

@mamba80

Stevo_666

pinno said:

@mamba80

@Lookyhere

Make sure he gets the message twice

Stevo_666

Anyone interested in the MamabaLooky exit, read here:
https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13028650/brexit-is-this-really-still-rumbling-on/p707

Also triggered a bit more aggro...

Pross

There was also the one who flounced after an argument over computer operating systems from memory. He couldn’t back up his side of the argument because his job was so confidential or something.

Stevo_666

Pross said:

There was also the one who flounced after an argument over computer operating systems from memory. He couldn’t back up his side of the argument because his job was so confidential or something.

I don't remember that one - if you can find the thread or remember ther username, post it. Could be quite amusing.

Discovering VTech was a scam artist was also a good one. Not so much a flounce as a disappearance.

Pross

Stevo_666 said:

Pross said:

There was also the one who flounced after an argument over computer operating systems from memory. He couldn’t back up his side of the argument because his job was so confidential or something.

I don't remember that one - if you can find the thread or remember ther username, post it. Could be quite amusing.

Discovering VTech was a scam artist was also a good one. Not so much a flounce as a disappearance.

It was Trivial Poursuivant in this thread but the actual flounce appears to have been deleted https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/12887900/seemingly-trivial-things-that-annoy-you/p269

It may be in some of the subsequent quotes but they don't automatically display (you'll see a few references to them quoting until just a single letter displayed). By coincidence mamba80 got involved in that one too. Unsurprisingly it seemed to take a downward turn once one of the MFs got involved!

Reading through old threads makes you realise the amount of regular posters who have disappeared. I haven't seen Bompington post for a long time, I seem to recall him mentioning ill health so hopefully it is just that he got bored rather than anything else.

pblakeney

Pross said:

I haven't seen Bompington post for a long time, I seem to recall him mentioning ill health so hopefully it is just that he got bored rather than anything else.

Bomp was moving to N.I. Not heard from since.
PS - Wow, that was a boring thread read back.

Pross

pblakeney said:

Pross said:

I haven't seen Bompington post for a long time, I seem to recall him mentioning ill health so hopefully it is just that he got bored rather than anything else.

Bomp was moving to N.I. Not heard from since.
PS - Wow, that was a boring thread read back.

He's probably still stuck at Customs.

Yeah, possibly the most boring argument I've seen on here and the flounce itself has been deleted.

masjer

Using a ‘fly gun’.
It’s fly season again, and the house had loads of the annoying blighters zipping from room to room. The fly gun was locked and loaded, and the problem was dealt with in a matter of minutes.
They didn’t know what hit them. Very satisflying.

Munsford0

^ I like to ping them using nothing more sophisticated than an elastic band. Often one of the red ones with which the posties litter the pavement. Recycling and biological control all in one

masjer

Munsford0 said:

^ I like to ping them using nothing more sophisticated than an elastic band. Often one of the red ones with which the posties litter the pavement. Recycling and biological control all in one

I can see your method might be more of a sporting pursuit, but once you've felt the awesome power of the 'gun' there's no going back.

Stevo_666

We have one of those high voltage tennis racket things - makes a few sparks and noises when you make contact, which is quite satisfying.

Stevo_666

Pross said:

Stevo_666 said:

Pross said:

There was also the one who flounced after an argument over computer operating systems from memory. He couldn’t back up his side of the argument because his job was so confidential or something.

I don't remember that one - if you can find the thread or remember ther username, post it. Could be quite amusing.

Discovering VTech was a scam artist was also a good one. Not so much a flounce as a disappearance.

It was Trivial Poursuivant in this thread but the actual flounce appears to have been deleted https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/12887900/seemingly-trivial-things-that-annoy-you/p269

It may be in some of the subsequent quotes but they don't automatically display (you'll see a few references to them quoting until just a single letter displayed). By coincidence mamba80 got involved in that one too. Unsurprisingly it seemed to take a downward turn once one of the MFs got involved!

Reading through old threads makes you realise the amount of regular posters who have disappeared. I haven't seen Bompington post for a long time, I seem to recall him mentioning ill health so hopefully it is just that he got bored rather than anything else.

Good find, ta. Pity the flounce was deleted.

The gradual exodus has been going on for quite a while. Started backing the day when they appointed some humourless moderators True, Bomp disappeared a while back around the time he moved to NI.

pinno

Maybe Bomp was bumped off in NI.

I'll get my coat.

pinno

As for flies; the rubber band technique is banned my Mrs Pinno on account of the splats she has had to clean up.

pinno

@bompington

pblakeney

pinno said:

Maybe Bomp was bumped off in NI.

I'll get my coat.

Funnily enough my laptop auto spell changed Bomp to bomb. 🤣

orraloon

While pedalling earlier passed by a property at side of country road, had a trades van sitting there with some building maintenance work going on. And the trade name on the side of the van? Bodgett 'n' Scarper.

briantrumpet

My 19-y.o. Almera starting straight up after not being used for eight weeks (battery disconnected). Hoping that the tank of petrol might last me till Christmas.

orraloon

Sitting out front enjoying evening sun, the views, and a coldie after some garden fettling when hear then see a phalanx of geese flying from north to south. Nice to see. But, downside the seasons are shifting. And haven't seen any swallows for a few days, they've taken the southbound flight I guess.

orraloon

And on another nature related thing, as it's getting dark with a full looking moon showing out eastwards on the horizon, just been watching, or trying to as they are very fast, bats zooming around. Guess those bleepin' annoying flies have packed it in for the night but please Messrs Bats take out any late night partyers.

ddraver

Stevo_666 said:

Pross said:

There was also the one who flounced after an argument over computer operating systems from memory. He couldn’t back up his side of the argument because his job was so confidential or something.

Discovering VTech was a scam artist was also a good one. Not so much a flounce as a disappearance.

Yeah that was a good one.

I thought Pross meant Mile... something. He was quite fun

My personal favourite was the resident conspiracy theorist we had around for a while who though SRAM chain links were out to get him...

(And that's before we start on the ProRace legends we've missed)

pinno

orraloon said:

And on another nature related thing, as it's getting dark with a full looking moon showing out eastwards on the horizon, just been watching, or trying to as they are very fast, bats zooming around. Guess those bleepin' annoying flies have packed it in for the night but please Messrs Bats take out any late night partyers.

Put a light on to attract the moths, midges and other flying fcukers and the bats will have a party.

pinno

...and on that note, I recall a night ride where the bats were flying around my head because the front light was attracting insects. Loved it.

pinno

ddraver said:

Stevo_666 said:

Pross said:

There was also the one who flounced after an argument over computer operating systems from memory. He couldn’t back up his side of the argument because his job was so confidential or something.

Discovering VTech was a scam artist was also a good one. Not so much a flounce as a disappearance.

Yeah that was a good one.

I thought Pross meant Mile... something. He was quite fun

My personal favourite was the resident conspiracy theorist we had around for a while who though SRAM chain links were out to get him...

(And that's before we start on the ProRace legends we've missed)

What about Cody who wasn't going to have sex before marriage, prayed 5 times a day and wondered why he was getting knackered (cycling) eating a cup of rice and not much else a day?
Manc33 is the one you are referring to I think.

briantrumpet

I loved the way Manc33 dragged intelligent forumites into arguing with him.... IIRC, he was never rude to other posters, but was one of the best trolls for winding people up enough that they felt they just had to respond.

pinno

briantrumpet said:

I loved the way Manc33 dragged intelligent forumites into arguing with him.... IIRC, he was never rude to other posters, but was one of the best trolls for winding people up enough that they felt they just had to respond.

It's quite possible he wound us up.

briantrumpet

My favourite bit was when he claimed that the laws of physics worked differently in outer space, yet people still seemed to think they could use logic to counter his statements.

I'm still think it was possible that he was something like an academic physicist who knew exactly how to wind people up.

Stevo_666

briantrumpet said:

My favourite bit was when he claimed that the laws of physics worked differently in outer space, yet people still seemed to think they could use logic to counter his statements.

I'm still think it was possible that he was something like an academic physicist who knew exactly how to wind people up.

Just looked back at the conspiracy theory thread, it was a good one. Pity he got banned but I think it would have got rather tedious long before now. Hard to believe it was 2015 when he was last on here.