What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[trigger]

On 4/30/2023 at 7:24 AM, Spottedlaurel said:

I've got custody of the ex- @BorniteIdentity Avensis SR while Miss SL and her BF are back at uni (slumming it in the LS400, poor old students). So it would be silly not to use it:

Whilst I remember I have some ECR entrance photos for you @Spottedlaurel

[Snake Charmer]

Realising you have too much German and Swedish chod on and around your drive.  French car belongs to the neighbour who works for German and Swedish. 🤣 VW T4 under reconstruction in the garage, Opel Manta out the back. 1 other car from West Bromwich saving the day.

[Wack]

The words 'fuck all' are missing from this Facebook advert 

[Aston Martin]

I saw a body painted Streetwise. Looked better than standard. 

[Wack]

This is the funniest thing I've ever seen 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/984964299580762?s=yWDuG2&fs=e

[cobblers]

This is the view out of my office window this morning:

 

 

There's a number of things that are pleasing to me.

[EyesWeldedShut]

2 minutes ago, cobblers said:

This is the view out of my office window this morning:

 

 

There's a number of things that are pleasing to me.

Queue for the skip is a bit depressing tho'? That Fiat (Seat?) must have had a hell of a job pushing the 110 

[cobblers]

2 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

That Fiat (Seat?) must have had a hell of a job pushing the 110 

The panda has a heavily breathed on "new" panda 100hp engine, so probably about twice the power of the 110!

[Mally]

4 hours ago, cobblers said:

This is the view out of my office window this morning:

 

 

There's a number of things that are pleasing to me.

Noughts and crosses in the sky?

[Mally]

Further to my recent grump about my missed* Audiology appointment.

I have received an apology by email, a new appointment date by email, and the promise of a follow up letter.

My faith in Audiology dept is fully restored.

[Remspoor]

U WOT M8

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Mally said:

Further to my recent grump about my missed* Audiology appointment.

I have received an apology by email, a new appointment date by email, and the promise of a follow up letter.

My faith in Audiology dept is fully restored.

Hear, hear!

[Aston Martin]

Makes me laugh everytime, not sure if people even remember. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[Yoss]

18 minutes ago, Aston Martin said:

Makes me laugh everytime, not sure if people even remember. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Yew trees have been around even longer than Jimmy Saville, it seems unfair on them that they now all get tarnished with the same reputation. 

[Aston Martin]

5 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Yew trees have been around even longer than Jimmy Saville, it seems unfair on them that they now all get tarnished with the same reputation. 

 

I do get similar enjoyment from these guys.

[richardmorris]

Pic from yesterday's bus parade in Wrexham.  My cousin's daughter ( the blonde one) with Ryan Reynolds.

[somewhatfoolish]

2 hours ago, Aston Martin said:

 

I do get similar enjoyment from these guys.

Needs to be bought and renamed Cackleberry foods.

[Dave_Q]

Sure algorithm, I'll just rebuy my "everyday essentials" of dump valves, engine mounts and chainsaw chains. 

[richardmorris]

5 minutes ago, Dave_Q said:

Sure algorithm, I'll just rebuy my "everyday essentials" of dump valves, engine mounts and chainsaw chains. 

As Dave Gorman said, Amazon AI is intelligent enough to know you’ve looked at toasters, but not enough to know you’ve bought one and don’t want to start a toaster collection.

[Markeh]

37 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

As Dave Gorman said, Amazon AI is intelligent enough to know you’ve looked at toasters, but not enough to know you’ve bought one and don’t want to start a toaster collection.

Mine tried to get me to buy a DAB radio on Subscribe and Save every 2 months recently. If they're that shite I think I'll save myself the hassle!

Current grin - all inclusive holiday entertainment that's so terrible it's actually funny. Other night we had random acrobats, who I can only assume hadn't performed here before, as upon doing a human pyramid one of them audibly twatted his foot on the canopy over the stage, at which I definitely didn't* let out an Edna Krabappel style "Ha!".

We've had some random bands involving most of the entertainment staff playing even more random songs. I did not expect to hear a saxophone cover of Dragostea Din Tei (recommend not googling if unfamiliar - you're not missing much) that's for sure. This evening is one where the vocalist clearly knows enough English to get by but not enough for the English language songs she's singing, so a lot of the words are made up. Their performance of "Living Next Door to Alice" did at least reveal where the rest of the British were sat in the bar to the bewilderment of the mostly German/Polish present.

Hey, they're here to entertain - they're just entertaining me in a way I didn't expect. And it's better than sitting in the room reading my book, if only for the presence of a bar.

[camryv6]

6 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Hear, hear!

Pardon ? !!

[omegod]

8 minutes ago, Markeh said:

Mine tried to get me to buy a DAB radio on Subscribe and Save every 2 months recently. If they're that shite I think I'll save myself the hassle!

Current grin - all inclusive holiday entertainment that's so terrible it's actually funny. Other night we had random acrobats, who I can only assume hadn't performed here before, as upon doing a human pyramid one of them audibly twatted his foot on the canopy over the stage, at which I definitely didn't* let out an Edna Krabappel style "Ha!".

We've had some random bands involving most of the entertainment staff playing even more random songs. I did not expect to hear a saxophone cover of Dragostea Din Tei (recommend not googling if unfamiliar - you're not missing much) that's for sure. This evening is one where the vocalist clearly knows enough English to get by but not enough for the English language songs she's singing, so a lot of the words are made up. Their performance of "Living Next Door to Alice" did at least reveal where the rest of the British were sat in the bar to the bewilderment of the mostly German/Polish present.

Hey, they're here to entertain - they're just entertaining me in a way I didn't expect. And it's better than sitting in the room reading my book, if only for the presence of a bar.

 

/\ I near had a coronary from laughing at a pair of German magicians at a hotel in Lanzarote a few years ago, Kraut guests were not impressed  

[horriblemercedes]

10 minutes ago, Markeh said:

"Living Next Door to Alice" did at least reveal where the rest of the British were sat in the bar to the bewilderment of the mostly German/Polish

 

That song was bigger in Germany than Britain for sure. Massive party song in Germany as recently as the last few years

 

I've never been to Karneval and not heard it 

[chaseracer]

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, camryv6 said:

Pardon ? !!

 

 

 

 

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, horriblemercedes said:

 

That song was bigger in Germany than Britain for sure. Massive party song in Germany as recently as the last few years

 

I've never been to Karneval and not heard it 

Which version, tho?

[TataBobu]

The sweary one, I'm sure 😁

 

And just because @Markeh reminded me of singing made-up words, here's one of the greatest of them all:

 

[Blunderguts]

[hairnet]

22 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Pic from yesterday's bus parade in Wrexham.  My cousin's daughter ( the blonde one) with Ryan Reynolds.

what does that say thank you something.....

[hairnet]

😍 - t minus hour and half (watching star trek first cos good episodes)