Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    bompington wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    bompington wrote:
    Can't see the problem, I have no problem at all fasting for 8 hours every night

    If only....
    I must say that, when I tried the 5:2 diet, I spent both the eating days dreading the prospect of all the fasting ones

    5:2?

    eat for 5 and don't eat anything for 2?

    Eat five slices of cake and leave two?
    Faster than a tent.......
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    hopkinb wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    i'd be happy but as fat as Hoppy.

    I weighed & measured myself the other morning. 84kg. 185 cm. 83 cm round the waist. Big for a "cyclist" I suppose, but I do eat a lot. :D

    13 stone is not that heavy for a 6' 1" chap
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,351
    hopkinb wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    i'd be happy but as fat as Hoppy.

    I weighed & measured myself the other morning. 84kg. 185 cm. 83 cm round the waist. Big for a "cyclist" I suppose, but I do eat a lot. :D

    Wot Cowsham says.

    However, I think we should do a week calorie count because i'm willing to bet that I consume more calories than you.
    I'm 66 kg's, five foot eight and a bit.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,236
    Received latest copy of CyclingUK magazine 'Cycle' through the post today. Packaging is now a compostable potato starch based wrapper, tough as, rather than single use plastic. And Mr Tesco has just delivered fruit and veg in paper bags, not plastic. Small steps.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,351
    orraloon wrote:
    Received latest copy of CyclingUK magazine 'Cycle' through the post today. Packaging is now a compostable potato starch based wrapper, tough as, rather than single use plastic. And Mr Tesco has just delivered fruit and veg in paper bags, not plastic. Small steps.

    Hmm, good.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    watching TDLW on iPlayer.

    joy.
    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.
  • oblongomaculatus
    oblongomaculatus Posts: 616
    Billy Connolly saying the word 'jojoba'.
  • cowsham
    cowsham Posts: 1,399
    oblongomaculatus wrote:
    Billy Connolly saying the word 'jojoba'.

    Day yea naw mean Jobbie?
  • oblongomaculatus
    oblongomaculatus Posts: 616
    Cowsham wrote:
    oblongomaculatus wrote:
    Billy Connolly saying the word 'jojoba'.

    Day yea naw mean Jobbie?

    No, but that's good too.
    "A wee beige jobbie."
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    The snow, weekend. Reminds me of skiing holidays in Scotland, pesky EU countries and people forgetting angst having a good laugh.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    FocusZing wrote:
    The snow, weekend. Reminds me of skiing holidays in Scotland, pesky EU countries and people forgetting angst having a good laugh.
    ... while in Scotland, it's been cool and fresh enough but precious little skiable snow.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    bompington wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    The snow, weekend. Reminds me of skiing holidays in Scotland, pesky EU countries and people forgetting angst having a good laugh.
    ... while in Scotland, it's been cool and fresh enough but precious little skiable snow.

    That's a shame, hope you get a good downfall soon.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,351
    oblongomaculatus wrote:
    Billy Connolly saying the word 'jojoba'.

    That's that skit where 'all he wants is a bottle of f*cking shampoo'...
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    Usually I wouldn't find anything good in an England defeat but in the case of this thread...the West Indies playing test cricket properly again. Unpredictable pitches, fast bowlers hurtling it down at 90mph+ to England's batsmen in a kind of 'get some of this' attitude and the tourists really not having a clue how to deal with it. Marvellous in a reminiscent of the old days kind of way.
  • mr_goo
    mr_goo Posts: 3,770
    Sitting in the salon du jour in relative peace, reading Patrick O'Brian's 14th installment of the Aubrey/ Maturin naval adventures and drinking freshly ground/brewed Kenyan Reserve. A tot of Ardbeg 10yr Old might just top it all off.
    Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Usually I wouldn't find anything good in an England defeat but in the case of this thread...the West Indies playing test cricket properly again. Unpredictable pitches, fast bowlers hurtling it down at 90mph+ to England's batsmen in a kind of 'get some of this' attitude and the tourists really not having a clue how to deal with it. Marvellous in a reminiscent of the old days kind of way.

    this - big smiles when keeping up with the scorecard.

    but we do like an england defeat here, the more and more spectacular the better tbh.
    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.
  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    verylonglegs wrote:
    Usually I wouldn't find anything good in an England defeat but in the case of this thread...the West Indies playing test cricket properly again. Unpredictable pitches, fast bowlers hurtling it down at 90mph+ to England's batsmen in a kind of 'get some of this' attitude and the tourists really not having a clue how to deal with it. Marvellous in a reminiscent of the old days kind of way.



    I have memories of going to Trent Bridge to watch a days play between England and the West Indies, their bowling attack as I remember it was Michael Holding, Malcolm Marshall, Andy Roberts and either Joel Garner or Sylvester Clarke (it may have even been both of them!) Utterly terrifying attack, we were genuinely concerned for the safety of the England batsmen.
  • EalingEagle
    EalingEagle Posts: 15
    Having lunch with Michael Gove, by accident, in Pret last week. He was scoffing The Times, I was devouring a Graham Hurley novel.
  • EalingEagle
    EalingEagle Posts: 15
    ...and the following day I was serenaded by Paul McCartney in Saville Row knocking out “She Loves You” on acoustic guitar.
    (Ok, it probably wasn’t just for me)
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,351
    EalingEagle wrote:
    Having lunch with Michael Gove, by accident, in Pret last week. He was scoffing The Times, I was devouring a Graham Hurley novel.

    That would make me thoroughly miserable. Unless of course, I grabbed him by the ankles and swung him around until he made squeaking noises.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,168
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un3TmvzoVYM

    Honestly, I've not seen anything that I've enjoyed this much in ages.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,495
    edited February 2019
    Pinno wrote:
    EalingEagle wrote:
    Having lunch with Michael Gove, by accident, in Pret last week. He was scoffing The Times, I was devouring a Graham Hurley novel.

    That would make me thoroughly miserable. Unless of course, I grabbed him by the ankles and swung him around until he made squeaking noises.
    I dunno, it's always interesting to meet and have a chat with random celebs/people in the public eye even if you don't agree with them on stuff. I once met Tony and Cherie Blair on holiday and had a good chat with them (I sh1t you not - but a longish story). Was just after he resigned as PM - I kept the chit chat away from Iraq and Gordo :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,351
    Waaay off topic:

    Yep, Bumped into Dennis Healey on more than one occasion on my way from Victoria to deepest Sussex.
    Total gentleman. His snobby neighbours used to kick his postbox and do various things because they weren't of his political bent.
    Also chatted to Terry Waite. He was on his way to a conference being held in Cheltenham. He was stuck in traffic and I was cycling by. Some hairy motorbike fest was going on at the race course simultaneously. I later found out that a fight broke out, (instigated by the bikers) some where on London Road and traffic was brought to a standstill.
    The other odd thing was the only venue in the UK that was fully booked (twice) was Tony Benn at the Cheltenham town hall during his UK tour.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,495
    Pinno wrote:
    Waaay off topic:

    Yep, Bumped into Dennis Healey on more than one occasion on my way from Victoria to deepest Sussex.
    Total gentleman. His snobby neighbours used to kick his postbox and do various things because they weren't of his political bent.
    Some things are justified :wink:
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    KingstonGraham wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un3TmvzoVYM

    Honestly, I've not seen anything that I've enjoyed this much in ages.

    Random, although clearly somebody in their 40's somehow managed to get everybody they watched on TV in the 80's to sing their favourite song. I'm not quite sure how you go about achieving that, how much it costs or how rewarding it is but I can think of worse ways to spend your time.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Waaay off topic:

    Yep, Bumped into Dennis Healey on more than one occasion on my way from Victoria to deepest Sussex.
    Total gentleman. His snobby neighbours used to kick his postbox and do various things because they weren't of his political bent.
    Some things are justified :wink:

    its a shame it was Healey and not Farage and you couldn't substitute "post box" for "testicles and face" in your story.
    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
    Pinno wrote:
    EalingEagle wrote:
    Having lunch with Michael Gove, by accident, in Pret last week. He was scoffing The Times, I was devouring a Graham Hurley novel.

    That would make me thoroughly miserable. Unless of course, I grabbed him by the ankles and swung him around until he made squeaking noises.

    agree with Pinno. its a shame you couldn't have forced yourself to vomit your lunch on him.
    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
    EalingEagle wrote:
    ...and the following day I was serenaded by Paul McCartney in Saville Row knocking out “She Loves You” on acoustic guitar.
    (Ok, it probably wasn’t just for me)

    blimey - your week went from bad to worse ......
    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.
  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    could have been much worse... how about Mull of Kintyre...
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,351
    He should have gone "chr.......chr......chr......chr.......chr" all the way through the 'serenade'. When asked, to give it some authenticity, you say that you were mimicking the scratch on the record.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!

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