What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[ashmicro]

I have a recurring nightmare that I have woken up next to Zoe Wannamaker (of My Family "fame"). She reminds me of the cartoon people in those smartarse Lloyds adverts.

[Cavcraft]

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[outlaw118]

Secondary bumpage....

[Richard]

I think I've posted a picture of this plane before but I thought the story might appeal to shiters. Click to go to Flickr and then you have the option to view large.

 

P1050146c by RichardB5, on Flickr

[cort16]

My Boss just turned up in a Bentley Arnage he's thinking about buying. A 2004 model 6 3/4 litre v8 Twin Turbo. He took us out for a little run in it and it's a totally stunning car. It's black with back quilted leather interior, which has to be the best spec.

I guess it's the last proper Bentley before they became all VW? His other car's a 4.2 Supercharged Ranger Rover so he must love hanging out at petrol stations.

[Spiny Norman]

My Boss just turned up in a Bentley Arnage he's thinking about buying.... It's black with back quilted leather interior, which has to be the best spec.

Wasn't that a special edition?

I'm sure I saw one on Top Gear or one of these shows years ago. Fantastic cars, I really like the black interiors on them, they look so much meaner than the normal pale beige you get in Bentleys and Rollers.

[cort16]

It's a Mulliner so has a load of extra nice bits on it. The dash is pure old school Rolls Royce but will dark wood and aluminium.

[vulgalour]

I no longer care that Steve only does 85mph, he rewarded me this week with 40.1mpg All is forgiven.

[eddyramrod]

Just after we arrived back in dear old Blighty, I did what I occasionally do and bought a copy of a magazine called Model Collector, for such I am. Among their opening pages, they habitually review a selection of new releases, with photo; and you can send in the form to enter a draw for a random model from the crop. So I did. Imagine my delight, upon coming in from work the other day, to find Postwoman Pat has left me a brown-wrapped box... containing one of the models. But wait, not just any model: an Otto 1/18 representation of the Peugeot 306 Maxi driven by Gilles Panizzi on the 1997 Tour de Corse! Lush!

[Rocket88]

anti spam bump

[eddyramrod]

Some satisfying little indoor jobs today. Can hardly call them DIY because they were so small, but I feel better for doing them. Been out for a ride in the van, probably the furthest it's gone under its own steam in at least 5 years - Ulverston and back! Coastal road, sun shining, A-series humming gently... one could begin to feel that all was right with the world.

[Mr Lobster]

But wait, not just any model: an Otto 1/18 representation of the Peugeot 306 Maxi driven by Gilles Panizzi on the 1997 Tour de Corse! Lush!

 

Excellent result!

[Amazo]

BUMP

[Spiny Norman]

[trigger]

Watch SambaS's FSO on Top Gear (full version's on youtube for now...)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Gg_dyWFtk#!

[Wilko220]

^ Oh, there goes another Marina.

 

Funny*

[trigger]

The last 3 seconds suck some what but the rest was quite enjoyable, even had a Peugeot 504 Estate feature in it.

[Wilko220]

The last 3 seconds suck some what but the rest was quite enjoyable, even had a Peugeot 504 Estate feature in it.

 

Yeah, I agree. Shame that in an otherwise moderately entertaining programme with some interesting old cars, they still couldn't resist acting like complete cunts for that few seconds clip.

[richardthestag]

Last Friday evening saw a range rover a framing a new looking beavertail truck east bound on the m4 not far from Newbury.

 

Made me chuckle, would have posted sooner but for obvious reasons

[Mr Lobster]

The NEC. Obviously couldn't post about it sooner.

 

Had a cracking day out on the Sunday, managed to get a SEAT Malaga range brochure off the £1 brochure stand and came home really motivated to get something done!

[cms206]

Mum gets up this morning.

 

"Morning ma'. Larry Hagman's died." (she loved Dallas)

"Aww naw. He was a fair age though. Did he leave his eyebrows to anyone?"

[HillmanImp]

A chap in Halfrauds just asked the girl behind the counter to 'put some oil in my car because the light on my dashboard has come on'. During these few words he lost so many man points he practically grew tits right before my eyes.

[Pillock]

That's alright, it's balanced out by Mrs Pillock knowing which oil to use, where to put it, and how much is enough.

Sometimes I feel a little bit gay when she does things like that.

[Cavcraft]

Handily enough my bird now knows exactly where to spray Asda Eau de minge un sac (other deodorants available) into my 306 to make it start.

[Rod/b]

The fact that Cavette has a cat called Dave and his neighbour has a dog called Geoff.

[Negative Creep]

This absolute hero has uploaded the entire catalogue of many great TV shows, including Gamesmaster and Knightmare

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/DynamiteHeaddy

[brickwall]

Great stuff

[phil_lihp]

Fixed the fuel gauge on the Nova, more or less by accident. Gently prised the dial binnacle out of the dashboard with the intention of checking the connections on the back and the perspex cover popped off, so I prodded and poked the dials and found the fuel dial was stuck - flipped it back and forth until it freed up, switched the ignition on and bingo.

 

I actually only went into the garage to check on the drying battery tray primer and the paint I applied this morning to the wheels (big improvement) and this somehow morphed into dismantling bits of the dashboard.

 

This has been the highlight of my day and I'm a little ashamed.

[Spiny Norman]

Watching the replay of the Brazilian GP, Kimi Raikkonen getting lost up an escape road and having to do a U-ey to get back on the track.

[morris_ital_lover]

Watching the replay of the Brazilian GP, Kimi Raikkonen getting lost up an escape road and having to do a U-ey to get back on the track.

 

I'm still not entirely sure what I saw that race, apart from pretty much everything possible. It seemed a good metaphor for the season... started and ended with a McLaren, a midfield team mucking around during the middle of the race, Lewis having to retire, Kimi providing some fun, and ultimately the quiet consistency of Red Bull and Ferrari being the deciding factor. It was one of my favorite races that I've ever had the pleasure to sit through.