What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[DVee8]

[Sheefag]

I thought it was Alan at first.

 

[fordperv]

Just came across this old advert

 

[MrDuke]

Apparently Mrs_Duke has arranged for me to be included in the annual in-law excursion to Spain/Portugal next spring. Normally this would be a massive GRUMP as they usually stay in horrid hotels full of fat Pogweaseled English 'tourists', and I've managed to avoid it for the last few years. However, I've been assured that there'll be an actual house this year, which will make things more or less bearable.

I'm grinning because I've just realised that it'll be one of the rare opportunities I get to 'legally' ride a scooter (like an absolute wanker) on public roads (without fear of penalty).  With any luck, I might get away with disappearing on it for the duration with a backpack, and losing myself in the Mediterranean countryside like some really shit kind of Hemingway.

[MrDuke]

Oh, also the Craphouse makes me grin, widely. Not the actual content obviously but its mere existence, along with my mental picture of various people punching themselves in the face out of sheer misery at how their freedom of speech is being trampled upon by jackbooted power-crazed moderators. I reckon that on April 1st, they should stick the whole GOM/P thread in there for ultimate LULZ.

[BavarianRetro]

Aye, how bad does it have to be to be so bad that it's too bad for the "Open Forum"? If you started a thread that went to the Craphouse, you'd seriously question the merits of continuing.

[beko1987]

I think we are being pushed more upmarket, the cunt stats threads have been put in the sin bin...

[Pillock]

Last year's have, because there was no point in them being anywhere.

 

I figured the craphouse was just for pointless toss. Open Forum is interesting stuff that's not car related.

 

Edit: this year's too. Oh well.

[FakeConcern]

If you always look at "new content" or whatever it's called like I do, then everything, including those threads is always displayed in time order.

[wuvvum]

Don't know if this has been posted before, but I Googled "Woollarding" and found an old Metro article on the craze.  Within the first 10 photos in the article, both Mr and Mrs Trigger made an appearance (as well as sometime 'shiter Keith Adams).  I have a sneaking suspicion there may be some other 'shiters lurking in there as well.

 

http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/26/gallery-ex-top-gear-presenter-sparks-unlikely-internet-craze-woollarding-3856866/

[Station]

Wtf? How?! The embankment was 30 - 40 degrees and it's higher than it looks. Surreal!

 

[KruJoe]

I managed something like that whist A-framing.

 

8-wheel-drift FTW*!

[Ghosty]

Nexens?

[KruJoe]

Mine was a combination of mismatched ancient M+S rubber and paggered dampers.

[MrDuke]

Assuming that it's bounced off the tree into its current position, that's seriously impressive. I'm guessing they had to slam on the brakes sharpish, and hit the wrong pedal?

[gordonbennet]

Yay, just remembered the Outback's MOT is out this month, so with no prep at all save checking the lights we dropped it in this morning, just got the call passed no issues, collect in a few mins and walk the dogs at the same time.

Not so grin, back to work tomorrow.

[xtriple]

After yesterdays entry into the 'grump' thread about people not returning calls, one of the guys I did call has just said he'll pick up my vents tonight to get them painted. He was the guy that painted my original Turbo R and did a great job. Best of all, I don't have to get in touch with the steroid abusing ape that did the last lot of paintwork

[barefoot]

Bought twiglets for an xmas treat, two packs for the price of one.

It must be forty years since I last ate one and I can only assume I was suffering from some teenage salt defficiency. Vile doesn't do the fucking things justice.

 

On a more positive note, I can advise that they make spectacularly good firelighters.

[Guest Hooli]

Twiglets are brilliant with a pint.

[Pillock]

Don't know if this has been posted before, but I Googled "Woollarding" and found an old Metro article on the craze. Within the first 10 photos in the article, both Mr and Mrs Trigger made an appearance (as well as sometime 'shiter Keith Adams). I have a sneaking suspicion there may be some other 'shiters lurking in there as well.

 

http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/26/gallery-ex-top-gear-presenter-sparks-unlikely-internet-craze-woollarding-3856866/

I spy a ChaseRacer.

[bub2006]

I think most of them are here or know one of us

[beko1987]

 

Mmm wintery!

[Tamworthbay]

Convinced a mate that TLDR on motoring forums meant turbo lag, diesel retard and referred to how to cure common problems with common rail dizzlers. He isn't that internet savvy so I know it's not big or clever but made me laugh, I will tell him the truth tomorrow (probably).

[DodgeRover]

Van was covered in heavy ice/ frost this morning had the brilliant idea of putting in a 240v blow air heater while I had a coffee. Result van was toasty warm and totally defrosted very quickly. Less grin making was the flat battery as it hadn't been run since before Christmas...but hey ho even after pouring water on my spare battery to melt the ice holding it to the ground the cab was still warm after jump starting.

[RoadworkUK]

Nipped to the Co-Op during lunchtime, regret having not cased the car park properly before I went into the shop because I emerged to see a brilliantly shonky beige W123 230CE rattling its way towards the exit.

[Ghosty]

I spy a ChaseRacer.

 Trigger, Trigger's wife (?) and Captain Slow (?) too.

[Guest Hooli]

My bloody tooth has come out, no more pain & agony when I try to eat

[garbaldy]

Don't know if this has been posted before, but I Googled "Woollarding" and found an old Metro article on the craze. Within the first 10 photos in the article, both Mr and Mrs Trigger made an appearance (as well as sometime 'shiter Keith Adams). I have a sneaking suspicion there may be some other 'shiters lurking in there as well.

 

http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/26/gallery-ex-top-gear-presenter-sparks-unlikely-internet-craze-woollarding-3856866/

It looks like a certain Mr woollarding may have nicked the idea elsewhere,

[NorthernMonkey]

Just picked up an 03 Octavia 1.8 turbo with 35k on the clock. Bloody hell....it goes like a stabbed rat!!! Narrowly missed out on a 52k Cougar V6 auto with full black cow too cos I was too tight. Proper shitie night for a mainstream auction house.

[Ghosty]

35k? That's a keeper. Mappable for another 30bhp or so too IIRC.