What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Boycie]

On 19/04/2024 at 23:25, hairnet said:

watching the pet shop boys thing on bbc four

neil tennant the older he gets the more he looks like a cross between bob greaves and ken bruce

also chris spoke - in 30+ years i dont think ive heard him say owt

also they started talking about the costume thing and theyre talking to someone involved in the background of them and the pointy hat thing

'who the fuck came up with that'

 

I'll let him off as there music is the dogs ... 

[Boycie]

On 17/04/2024 at 11:17, Tenmil Socket said:

 

[robinmasters]

Port Lympne yesterday with the wife, went for a safari on this: 

[Dangermouse]

On 17/04/2024 at 19:23, rattlecan said:

Just this

Brilliant, if you know you know

[Joey spud]

This image gave me a wry smile.

[62 Austin]

On 11/06/2021 at 02:33, myglaren said:

One of my schoolmates was employed at Fylingdales BMEWS.  There were the most up to date computers installed, that six seconds after launch could identify a soviet missile, where it was launched and it's target.

One night he was there alone and set the computer to work out Pi to as far as it could go.

Several hours later it had chugged out the result onto fanfold paper using the dot matrix printer.

I forget how many places but it was a hell of a lot of paper.

Good job the Russians didn't launch any nukes while it was busy.

Your story on pi is epic! These radar sites were huge investments...with one in the UK, one in Alaska, and one in sunny* Thule[that part of Eric the Red's Paradise too cold for the Norse]. My Dad worked with computers and the BMEWS  projects for RCA sixty years ago. He flew over to Fylingdales Moor, he called it, and considered moving our family of 6 there from Kansas. He was going to enroll us all in the schools, buy a new Spitfire to putt around in, and live the Hi Life in England. Instead, he chose the BMEWS site in Clear,  Alaska and we wound up driving the 3,700 miles in winter for the move.

[castros_bro]

Yonks ago, visiting friends' smollholding on an Alp, clearing  attic as roof need holes fixed, found a load of paintings from when he was a youth and thought he was "undiscovered major artist", we then burnt the stuff on garden fire - except Brit Git took a few out of frames and exported them TO an campus (where I was working) which had art collection n smoll gallery. Art curator had not finished cataloguing collection (yes serious monies art not on any list).  Soooooooooo working late an Technician  fitted an oil on canvas (horizontal and vertical stripy thing 1m by 1m)  to wonky frame of old fencing wood and installed in Departmental reception on an nicely lit wall.  Card on back  says  "donated" by artist (well artist's cat) as the only remaining work after disastrous  fire burnt all others at  Studio on an Alp.    Last weekend, 6 years later, it's still there.

[andy18s]

Spotted today still earning its keep.

 

[iainrcz]

Saved myself £8 a month by changing pet insurance for shitface.

[cobblers]

Told you VW SDi engines are absolute dogshit

[95 quid Peugeot]

I do like a shop that sells crisps, sweets,flip flops and any variation of fuel in a pop bottle

[808 Estate]

[richardmorris]

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

That reminds me of that spitting image sketch of Maggie Thatcher having dinner with her cabinet. She orders steak and the waiter says “what about the vegetables?”

”Oh, they’ll have the same!”

[DavieW]

2 girls in full gym gear doing exercises in Cumbernauld railway station car park just now 😄

[Metal Guru]

3 hours ago, DavieW said:

2 girls in full gym gear doing exercises in Cumbernauld railway station car park just now 😄

Don’t post things like that without pictures.

[myglaren]

 

 

[95 quid Peugeot]

On 23/04/2024 at 22:51, 95 quid Peugeot said:

I do like a shop that sells crisps, sweets,flip flops and any variation of fuel in a pop bottle

Found a better one, children's toys and gasoline aisle 

[hairnet]

 

famous scottish potholes - hannu 'i didnt make the first bend and problem'

[rattlecan]

8 minutes ago, hairnet said:

 

famous scottish potholes - hannu 'i didnt make the first bend and problem'

Good owd Dickie Davis as an added bonus 😀

[ProgRocker]

When I arrived at work this morning the odometer on my Hyundai read "44444" .

[myglaren]

 

[motorpunk]

Am in heaven. I’m not on Facebook so will splurge all my personal shit here instead. What a place!

 

 

[Matty]

14 minutes ago, motorpunk said:

Am in heaven. I’m not on Facebook so will splurge all my personal shit here instead. What a place!

 

 

What is?

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 minute ago, Matty said:

What is?

Turin - he's doing an Italian Job. The Lucky Bastard.

 

[Snake Charmer]

4 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Turin - he's doing an Italian Job. The Lucky Bastard.

 

Hopefully tucking into Fiat chocolates too.

[Dangermouse]

On 26/04/2024 at 09:48, ProgRocker said:

When I arrived at work this morning the odometer on my Hyundai read "44444" .

Haha, oddly satisfying isn't it

[High Jetter]

Got the 1% question right tonight, £96k if I'd been there.

[Metal Guru]

5 hours ago, Dangermouse said:

Haha, oddly satisfying isn't it

Rearrange the following:- Life, a,get.

[motorpunk]

10 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Turin - he's doing an Italian Job. The Lucky Bastard.

 

Daughters birthday treat. Food is incredible.