Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

pblakeney

Robert88 wrote:

When I spot an Audi driven in a safe, patient and courteous manner.

I equally enjoy the sight of blue moons and flying pigs.

veronese68

Spotted one of the local characters of New Malden just now wearing top hat and tails. This is not unusual, the 3/4 length red leggings with white stars and the flippers were a more recent addition that I very much appreciated.

rjsterry

Veronese68 wrote:

Spotted one of the local characters of New Malden just now wearing top hat and tails. This is not unusual, the 3/4 length red leggings with white stars and the flippers were a more recent addition that I very much appreciated.

Well if a job's worth doing...

pblakeney

Veronese68 wrote:

Spotted one of the local characters of New Malden just now wearing top hat and tails. This is not unusual, the 3/4 length red leggings with white stars and the flippers were a more recent addition that I very much appreciated.

I once spotted a guy in full wetsuit, mask, snorkel, and breathing apparatus coming up an escalator backwards. Well, you would do if you were wearing flippers too.
Thing is, this was at Penn Staion in Manhattan. That made me smile, and still does.

Pross

The most bizarre thing I saw was at Gatwick after an overnight flight. I man was coming up the escalator into baggage reclaim, he looked like some top civil servant or businessman with his immaculately neat grey hair but then the rest of him materialised and he was wearing a red PVC boob tube, red leather mini skirt, stocking and high heels. I thought I was hallucinating after the overnight flight as no-one else seemed to notice and my wife didn't see it but then there was an article in the paper a few days later about a transvestite being refused to board a plane until he'd removed his wig and it was the same bloke. Chances are that my first impression that he was some sort of top civil servant was right though!

Ben6899

Pross wrote:

The most bizarre thing I saw was at Gatwick after an overnight flight. I man was coming up the escalator into baggage reclaim, he looked like some top civil servant or businessman with his immaculately neat grey hair but then the rest of him materialised and he was wearing a red PVC boob tube, red leather mini skirt, stocking and high heels. I thought I was hallucinating after the overnight flight as no-one else seemed to notice and my wife didn't see it but then there was an article in the paper a few days later about a transvestite being refused to board a plane until he'd removed his wig and it was the same bloke. Chances are that my first impression that he was some sort of top civil servant was right though!

Was it Quentin Crisp?

Pross

Ben6899 wrote:

Pross wrote:

The most bizarre thing I saw was at Gatwick after an overnight flight. I man was coming up the escalator into baggage reclaim, he looked like some top civil servant or businessman with his immaculately neat grey hair but then the rest of him materialised and he was wearing a red PVC boob tube, red leather mini skirt, stocking and high heels. I thought I was hallucinating after the overnight flight as no-one else seemed to notice and my wife didn't see it but then there was an article in the paper a few days later about a transvestite being refused to board a plane until he'd removed his wig and it was the same bloke. Chances are that my first impression that he was some sort of top civil servant was right though!

Was it Quentin Crisp?

I hope not, he'd been dead over a decade by then!

Ben6899

You haven't seen "Weekend at Bernie's"?

pblakeney

It is official, and it is on Strava so it did happen.
This week, my all time distance on Strava equalled the circumference of the World. :P

Pross

A woman of around 30 who was smartly dressed for the office passing me on my walk from the station to town this morning riding one of those kids folding scooters. She was probably doing about 10mph with a casual push every few seconds. Oddly, if it had been a bloke of similar age I'd have probably put in in the other thread (like the guy I saw near Wall Street using a skateboard in a suit a few years ago).

pblakeney

When I visited Aix a couple of years ago scooters were a very popular method of transport, for all ages and types. Yes, it did make me smile to see grannies on scooters.

Ben6899

Pross wrote:

like the guy I saw near Wall Street using a skateboard in a suit a few years ago.

Nah, that's cool. Savile Row whistle and a skateboard!

pinno

PBlakeney wrote:

When I visited Aix a couple of years ago scooters were a very popular method of transport, for all ages and types. Yes, it did make me smile to see grannies on scooters.

Aix les bains? Aix les thermes? I have been to both. (That's a wild stab in the dark)

pblakeney

Pinno wrote:

PBlakeney wrote:

When I visited Aix a couple of years ago scooters were a very popular method of transport, for all ages and types. Yes, it did make me smile to see grannies on scooters.

Aix les bains? Aix les thermes? I have been to both. (That's a wild stab in the dark)

Oops! :oops:
Aix En Provence.

haydenm

Jackets. All sorts. I love buying nice jackets with a passion; down, goretex, softshell, stalking*, sailing, bikes, everything.

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robert88

Russian doll jokes.

veronese68

The seemingly trivial things that annoy you thread.
I thought I was annoying purely by virtue of being a bit of a smartarse. I've recently discovered I annoy some people because I sometimes push sunglasses onto my head, if it's cold I will wear a fleece and I'm sure I commit many other crimes against fashion. I just need to go and buy some running shoes for going to the pub in.

cowsham

Veronese68 wrote:

The seemingly trivial things that annoy you thread.
I thought I was annoying purely by virtue of being a bit of a smartarse. I've recently discovered I annoy some people because I sometimes push sunglasses onto my head, if it's cold I will wear a fleece and I'm sure I commit many other crimes against fashion. I just need to go and buy some running shoes for going to the pub in.

You might be gay -- check with Frank he knows about such stuff

bompington

Cowsham wrote:

Veronese68 wrote:

The seemingly trivial things that annoy you thread.
I thought I was annoying purely by virtue of being a bit of a smartarse. I've recently discovered I annoy some people because I sometimes push sunglasses onto my head, if it's cold I will wear a fleece and I'm sure I commit many other crimes against fashion. I just need to go and buy some running shoes for going to the pub in.

You might be gay -- check with Frank he knows about such stuff

Careful. Prickly subject.

Pituophis

Stopped at the lights on my bike, waiting to turn right. The lights go amber, approaching traffic slows to a hault, so I set off across the junction. The woman on the opposite side decides that despite it now being on red, she just has time to make it, and sets off again, forcing me to slam the brakes on and wrench my feet out of the pedals like a demented bambi.
The woman also slams the brakes on, and we sit mid junction like a pair of idiots for a couple of seconds.
From behind me comes a sharp blast of a horn. I give 'em the V's and set off.
Seconds later a very new Audi TT pulls up along side me and the window goes down. "Here we go" thinks I.
A very well dressed and attractive, slightly older business woman "type" (you know what I mean, don't ruin it) leans over and says; "Sorry about that love, I was bibbing at that f***ing idiot".

Trivial in the extreme, but it had me smiling all the way up the hill.

Matthewfalle

Pituophis wrote:

Stopped at the lights on my bike, waiting to turn right. The lights go amber, approaching traffic slows to a hault, so I set off across the junction. The woman on the opposite side decides that despite it now being on red, she just has time to make it, and sets off again, forcing me to slam the brakes on and wrench my feet out of the pedals like a demented bambi.
The woman also slams the brakes on, and we sit mid junction like a pair of idiots for a couple of seconds.
From behind me comes a sharp blast of a horn. I give 'em the V's and set off.
Seconds later a very new Audi TT pulls up along side me and the window goes down. "Here we go" thinks I.
A very well dressed and attractive, slightly older business woman "type" (you know what I mean, don't ruin it) leans over and says; "Sorry about that love, I was bibbing at that f***ing idiot".

Trivial in the extreme, but it had me smiling all the way up the hill.

Any pics of her norks?

Pituophis

Matthewfalle wrote:

Pituophis wrote:

Stopped at the lights on my bike, waiting to turn right. The lights go amber, approaching traffic slows to a hault, so I set off across the junction. The woman on the opposite side decides that despite it now being on red, she just has time to make it, and sets off again, forcing me to slam the brakes on and wrench my feet out of the pedals like a demented bambi.
The woman also slams the brakes on, and we sit mid junction like a pair of idiots for a couple of seconds.
From behind me comes a sharp blast of a horn. I give 'em the V's and set off.
Seconds later a very new Audi TT pulls up along side me and the window goes down. "Here we go" thinks I.
A very well dressed and attractive, slightly older business woman "type" (you know what I mean, don't ruin it) leans over and says; "Sorry about that love, I was bibbing at that f***ing idiot".

Trivial in the extreme, but it had me smiling all the way up the hill.

Any pics of her norks?

Got some of mine if you like 'em hairy.

pinno

Pituophis wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Pituophis wrote:

Stopped...idiot".

Trivial in the extreme, but it had me smiling all the way up the hill.

Any pics of her norks?

Got some of mine if you like 'em hairy.

That's probably the best offer he's had this year.

pinno

Robert88 wrote:

Russian doll jokes.

viewtopic.php?f=40088&t=13090273#p20311707.

mrfpb

My son broke his arm last night.


We were due to collect him from Uni today, but got a call from his houemate lt night to say he was on his way to hospital.
He called later to say he needs an op on Monday, so we need to collect him today and drive him back on Monday.


The trivial thing that cheered me up was his (female) housemate's tone throughout the initial call, which included the line "he thought it would be fun to paly a game that involved falling over" was projecting the question "Why,oh why, did I choose to live with boys?"

cowsham

mrfpb wrote:

My son broke his arm last night.


We were due to collect him from Uni today, but got a call from his houemate lt night to say he was on his way to hospital.
He called later to say he needs an op on Monday, so we need to collect him today and drive him back on Monday.


The trivial thing that cheered me up was his (female) housemate's tone throughout the initial call, which included the line " So he thought it would be fun to play a game like that involved like falling over like" was projecting the question "Why,oh why, did I choose to live with boys?"

Ftfy -- sounds like she's about 9

cowsham

My Lucas split charger that I've just refurbished -- what a nice simple solution to a simple problem -- no electronics or computer controlled crap -- electromagnet, adjustable leaf spring and that's it ! Utterly reliable for the last 45 years.

cowsham

This

pinno

What exactly is 'this'?

shirley_basso

Old man radio operator smoking a pipe with some mutton chops