What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Low Horatio gearbox]

Mentioning some potential awful car purchases and showing pictures to my close female friend (girlfriend.. whatever covid gone done the funny thing for the dating shizz) to the response of  "oooh.... I get to drive them right?"

[Crackers]

I might have just accidentally found the kind of car I've always lusted after (something completely different to what I should be buying, and very very autoshite), in budget and not a million miles away.

And it's brown.

Potential doing of a buy. Or I might see a glimmer of sense and not buy it, but that'd be boring.

[beko1987]

"bet you a tenner I can fit this plug without opening it..." would probably be a better way to wonder wtf was going through someone's head than what I imagine was... 

[face]

19 hours ago, PhilA said:

Because Citroen BX.

 

[155V6]

2 hours ago, beko1987 said:

"bet you a tenner I can fit this plug without opening it..." would probably be a better way to wonder wtf was going through someone's head than what I imagine was... 

Liked for the evil face of the vacuum cleaner 😂

[face]

This scene from Dad’s Army trumps ‘Don’t tell him Pike’ in my opinion. It’s almost like an outtake:

 

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, beko1987 said:

"bet you a tenner I can fit this plug without opening it..." would probably be a better way to wonder wtf was going through someone's head than what I imagine was... 

Do all Bissel’s look like they’ve been possessed by Satan?

[Skizzer]

YouTube works in mysterious ways — these are apparently the search terms that lead people to my latest GrandThriftAuto film.

Apparently people wait an average 6m46 before giving up on me showing my arse. So I’ll start mooning earlier in the next one.

[myglaren]

 

[beko1987]

13 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Do all Bissel’s look like they’ve been possessed by Satan?

That's where the fire comes out when the cheap shitty motor explodes

[cort1977]

Just went to Persley scrap yard in Aberdeen for the first time in 20 years.  

Once we got over the language barrier (I don't speak Doric) I established that the gaffer had some batteries and i could take a look at them, a newish looking 096 would be 20 quid and he wouldn't buy any of my shitty old ones. 

Quite happy with that I mooched around the yard for a bit and got some bits of VW tat.  Went to pay and he wouldn't take anything for them, what a gent.

It's a proper old fashioned yard, you can wander about and get whatever you like, no hassle.  The only concession to safety is you must wear a hi-viz and the cars aren't stacked any more.

TLDR, Persley scrap yard, proper place, still great.

[DVee8]

[somewhatfoolish]

We really aren't about to see a renaissance in sailing ships, mainly because people like their tat shipments from China to arrive on time.

[High Jetter]

"The answer, my friend..."

[vulgalour]

Is that ship supposed to look like a massive open pack of cigarettes that's sinking into the sea?

[wuvvum]

On 3/1/2021 at 5:51 PM, beko1987 said:

"bet you a tenner I can fit this plug without opening it..." would probably be a better way to wonder wtf was going through someone's head than what I imagine was... 

 

[beko1987]

Passed my driving test 11 years ago today it seems! 10 years no claims bonus too, wonder where rhe 11th year went? Cba to enquire about that though 

[Ghosty]

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/opinion/354385/genesiss-aim-lure-jaguar-land-rover-customers?fbclid=IwAR3u4a1H0ZRfV7m5sEwryYmGqGLOvG2ZDjpSwSReT0br1dJxpZcMeqidQ0I

Mike Rutherford talks about Genesis. 

No, not those ones.

[warch]

In his account of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 the following exchange between Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon was recorded;

“...as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues, and gold - everywhere the glint of gold. For the moment - an eternity it must have seemed to the others standing by - I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, 'Can you see anything?' it was all I could do to get out the words, 'Yes, wonderful things.”

It is notable because almost a hundred years later I 'discovered' this glorious man space. I have recorded my thoughts for posterity;

"as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from a fug of WD40 and hydraulic oil, strange welders, oxy acetylene torches- everywhere the glint of oil. Surely here a King* must be found....

*King Dick probably

[mitsisigma01]

What you moaning about, you can still see the floor and walls, loads of space in there!! 

[myglaren]

[808 Estate]

[somewhatfoolish]

  

5 minutes ago, 808 Estate said:

 

It's just marking its territory.

[twosmoke300]

*sweating power

[STUNO]

Death notice in the paper today made me grin !

Due to unfortunate circumstances K--- was involved in a car accident and died at the scene. ON Wednesday 3rd of March at 11:00 AM family and friends held a raging party to honour K's life and memories. 26/10/1999-25/02/21.

 

I do hope they all recover soon, and he definitely will not be forgotten.

[eddyramrod]

The ads.  Some of them are the best things on telly.

"Do it for Yorkshire!!!"  Sean Bean for Yorkshire Tea.  (Just for example)

 

[mitsisigma01]

The Aldi advert with the Volvo 

[dozeydustman]

Courtesy of Viz.

[808 Estate]

https://i.imgur.com/pMDxCLV.gif

[High Jetter]

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