What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Remspoor]

Odd advertising.

Luis Moya, who was the navigator for the rally diver Carlos Sainz. Is here being used to advertise car insurance. Rally motor sport and insurance is not something that I would put together.

[hairnet]

On 06/07/2024 at 22:49, 808 Estate said:

i have to speak to them on thursday

 

[hairnet]

On 06/07/2024 at 11:11, hairnet said:

 

the normal cinnamon ones are better

[richardmorris]

22 hours ago, DavieW said:

Sign outside a village pub we had a meal in this evening. 

 

Similar thing was written in the Maidenhead CAMRA beer festival mag last week…thornbridge for a hint.

[Yoss]

Tonight was a raspberry beer in an underground bar in Budapest near Keleti station. Not as nice as last nights but still very good. 

 

[808 Estate]

[wuvvum]

The joys of AI...

[ProgRocker]

Mechanic has had the same Volvo for 50 years

[neil1971]

[EyesWeldedShut]

12 minutes ago, ProgRocker said:

Mechanic has had the same Volvo for 50 years

105,000 miles in 50 years? Jings

[Metal Guru]

9 hours ago, 808 Estate said:

Disappointment defined.

[Wack]

My kind of decorating tool

Fuck that, let's have a beer 

[andy18s]

[Yoss]

Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz...

... Jazz, Jazz, Jazz. 

[IronStar]

2 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz...

... Jazz, Jazz, Jazz. 

 

😄

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Yoss said:

Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz...

... Jazz, Jazz, Jazz. 

Spam spam spam spam spam spam spam wonderful spam ...etc 😀

[Paul-l]

On 08/07/2024 at 12:15, myglaren said:

The second one, not the silly cat

Electroboom on the yootoobs

[ProgRocker]

11 hours ago, Yoss said:

Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz...

... Jazz, Jazz, Jazz. 

More Jazzes than Ronnie Scott's night club. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Wot? No chunks? Another day at work beckons. Joy.

[DavieW]

Sitting in a client's office this morning and noticed this mug.....

 

[Datsuncog]

16 hours ago, Wack said:

My kind of decorating tool

Fuck that, let's have a beer 

Those are pretty handy tools to have, I've a Draper version I picked up years ago and it's probably the most used thing in my tool bag. Though more as a light demolition tool than a decorating tool.

It became known as 'the dangerous tool', or 'Dangerous' for short, because the first few times I used it I managed to cut myself on the assorted sharp bits.

Make of that what you will.

[320touring]

Lisbon/Belem spots

 

[myglaren]

Man caught smuggling 100 snakes in his trousers

 

A new twist on "Trouser Snake"  

[ProgRocker]

1 hour ago, myglaren said:

Man caught smuggling 100 snakes in his trousers

 

A new twist on "Trouser Snake"  

You have to have a big pair of balls to attempt that. Or would a big pair of balls prevent all 100 from being smuggled? 🤔

[Cavcraft]

Went to see The Selecter tonight and met Pauline Black in the pub round the corner and at the gig. Made my year that has.

[iainrcz]

I've been paying a cheap fixed term life insurance with Royal London that was about £2 a month. I'd completely forgotten about it. Got a letter saying it was now an ISA with nearly 8k in it 😆

I'll probably use it as an overpayment on the mortgage.

 

[Hertz]

I'm on my fucking way Mr Carrington!

[gm]

On 07/07/2024 at 20:23, myglaren said:

You probably have it organised already but there is a good tyre place in Birtley, near the crem.

CT Tyres.  Used principally but they have new tyres as well.

a good recommendation there from @myglaren i nipped round yesterday and got a decent part worn fitted for £35, very quick service - only took 10 mins.

they have this giant junk sculpture guarding the entrance to the garage, must be 10ft tall, mighty impressive 

[myglaren]

Pleased that that worked for you.

[warch]

WMYG-The Things Kid's Say (in a nod to twee wimmins weeklies of yore).

We had my youngest daughter's 10th birthday party last Saturday. As usual it devolved into the usual free range parenting fest, what with the England being on the telly and everyone having a few sherbets and the kids were left to their own devices in the back garden. 

In an attempt to look vaguely responsible I collared the smallest child at the party when he popped back into the house.

Me: 'What are you doing out there?'

Five year old: 'We're summoning a demond (sic)'

Cue general surprise...

Summons eldest child (12)

Mrs warch: 'Eldest child, are you trying to summon a demon?'

Eldest child: 'Yes'

Mrs warch: 'Are you sure that's an appropriate activity for small children?'

Eldest child: 'Yes, well, its all bollocks really'

I'm not really up on demonic incantations (having mislaid my Ladybird Book of Witches) but they had gone as far as creating a portal to the netherhell and casting some mythic runes (see attached)

(my new satanic garden feature)

They had inscribed some demonic summons as well but had only got as far as writing Dai so unless there's a Welsh demon lurking around the premises somewhere I think we're probably ok (takes weeks to get someone out to perform an exorcism these days).