Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

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  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,548
    As far as ornithological stimulii to cheering one up go, I saw my first two swallows of the spring yesterday
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,823
    Pinno wrote:
    Although they make a nice sound, those b4stard* Cuckoo's push other birds eggs out of a nest and don't even bother raising their own young.

    *Almost literally.
    Pretty sure cuckoos don't normally get married so their offspring are literally b@stards.
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  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    CiB wrote:
    Resurrected my old mini-disc player this afternoon, but found although it played it wouldn't eject the disc. A quick Google reveals it to be normal on these old decks so took it to bits to find a tiny belt well past its best, ended up in town looking for anything that might work, but with no joy. Walking back to the car past a big pet shop juggling whether it was worth a look what with them just closing, and the youth pushing trolleys back in saw my puzzled face and asked if he could help. 10 seconds later he's in a box in a corner fishing out exactly what I need, a square section belt just the right size. Turns out they come into the shop on something or other then are normally binned but they keep a handful just in case. I could have hugged him, but restrained myself.

    Now back at home after a successful fit and rebuild with a working MD deck, working through some discs including one treasure trove of the kids singing when they were little, with OH & me in there too. In stereo!!!! And some John Peel, Andy Kershaw and other stuff from 15 years ago.
    That is mint.

    Still working fine. Found a MD labelled Jimmy Young's Last Show R2. Same as Jeremy Vine's current take on it, but instead of every item being a contrived A v B argument followed by a two clueless nutters phoning in to the Speak Your Brain space, it's engaging discussion between JY and the relevant guest for each topic. Then a piece of music that doesn't miraculously chime with the topic and which JV pretends is a random selection by the computer, but everyone knows it isn't - viz yesterday's interview with the two ladies in the news with their Naked Podcast (they strip naked and interview a guest who's also invited to be naked to be more open and honest, and did the interview on R2 naked). What did the computer come up with? Bachman Turner Overdrive, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet. Hold me up...
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,346
    ...and on that note: Jeremy Vine.
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  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    Pinno wrote:
    ...and on that note: Jeremy Vine.

    He cheers you up ?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,346
    Cowsham wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    ...and on that note: Jeremy Vine.

    He cheers you up ?

    Wrong thread :roll:
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    early morning car dancing.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    the extremely scrummy mummy who was riding her horse with her daughter in her car this morning then gave me a big smile and a wave when she saw me and bambina car dancing.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,482
    Best piece of parking I've seen in a long time :D

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    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Best piece of parking I've seen in a long time :D

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    Your Jeremy Clarkson and I'll claim my tenner please.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,482
    Dinyull wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Best piece of parking I've seen in a long time :D

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    Your Jeremy Clarkson and I'll claim my tenner please.
    I don't own a Jeremy Clarkson :wink:

    Btw there's a tree just to the left of the van that you can go hug
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Definitely Jezza.

    That, or the best parody there's ever been.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,823
    Sitting in the sunshine having lunch with the Mrs, watching the world go by.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,482
    Dinyull wrote:
    Definitely Jezza.

    That, or the best parody there's ever been.
    Self righteous car haters who rise to a spot of speed camera humour cheer me up :wink:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Imagines typed while puffing on a marlboro light.

    Bravo, it's f*cking perfect mate.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,482
    Dinyull wrote:
    Imagines typed while puffing on a marlboro light.

    Bravo, it's f*cking perfect mate.
    You're not very cheerful are you, which is kind of the point of this thread.

    Now I think of it, I think I've seen a video of you
    https://youtu.be/zBFFrsvgu1Y
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  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    If you were cheerful, why would you need cheering up?

    It's all starting to make so much sense haha.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    The bottle opener on the barbecue.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,482
    Dinyull wrote:
    If you were cheerful, why would you need cheering up?

    It's all starting to make so much sense haha.
    I'm doing it for others..now grow grow sense of humour and jog on :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,482
    It's amazing where some people break down :)

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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    1. Off to the Peak District tomorrow, for a weekend of cycling
    2. Got a new 300mm lens for my DSLR
    3. It's a clear night so I am going to set the tripod up and photograph the moon

    Simple pleasures, but in this current low spot I'll take everything that this way comes.
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  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Dinyull wrote:
    If you were cheerful, why would you need cheering up?

    It's all starting to make so much sense haha.
    I'm doing it for others..now grow grow sense of humour and jog on :)

    Sorry man, it's too late. I can't un-see it now.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,346
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    https://youtu.be/zBFFrsvgu1Y

    What a load of bollox.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,482
    Pinno wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    https://youtu.be/zBFFrsvgu1Y

    What a load of bollox.
    Are you Mr Dinyulls's mate?
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,823
    Sitting in the garden with a cold beer on a warm afternoon.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,344
    Ben6899 wrote:
    1. Off to the Peak District tomorrow, for a weekend of cycling
    2. Got a new 300mm lens for my DSLR
    3. It's a clear night so I am going to set the tripod up and photograph the moon

    Simple pleasures, but in this current low spot I'll take everything that this way comes.
    Been there, done that. You will get a lot of blurry photos. The Moon moves faster than you imagine. Might as well hand hold at 1/250 or faster.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Managed to get a cracker, Blakey!
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  • mrfpb
    mrfpb Posts: 4,569
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Ben6899 wrote:
    1. Off to the Peak District tomorrow, for a weekend of cycling
    2. Got a new 300mm lens for my DSLR
    3. It's a clear night so I am going to set the tripod up and photograph the moon

    Simple pleasures, but in this current low spot I'll take everything that this way comes.
    Been there, done that. You will get a lot of blurry photos. The Moon moves faster than you imagine. Might as well hand hold at 1/250 or faster.

    Can't you use software to superimpose a series of stills taken as the moon crosses the FoV, rather than use a long exposure. A friend did this with Saturn and got a fantastic image
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,344
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Managed to get a cracker, Blakey!
    That’ll cheer you up.
    Details?
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,823
    Ducks, maniacal ducks at that. Not sure what kind they are but big ducks that seem to like walking around a lot. There's a dead tree that I pass as I ride in, only the trunk left and it's at least 20' tall, and a couple of these ducks tend to perch on the top of it quacking loudly. Today they were up there quacking away and two more were flying around the base quacking back at them.
    I have no idea if it was a mating ritual, a fight or just a game of king of the castle but it made me smile.
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