What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[RoadworkUK]

I always liked the old MK3 Astra "Sport" steel 'n trim 15" jobbie which looked like a steel trying to look like an alloy that looked like a steel.

[eddyramrod]

Mrs R used to be a dental receptionist. Among her patients were:

Roger Moore

Michael Jackson

Laura Ashley

...and I'm sure there were others, but she can't remember them atm. Fairly sure they weren't the ones we would recognise!

[Albert Ross]

I went for an interview today, and the chap was called Graham Chapman.... still. Always look on the bright side.

[eddyramrod]

I used to work in the same Tesco as Mike Atherton....

[Pete-M]

Lent an Audi S8 to John Parrott.

[RoadworkUK]

Triumph Dolomite? Check. Stage rallying? Check. KV6 engine? Check!

 

Bloody hell! Right, My 825 Will sound like that. I've just decided.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

An awesome hunk of BL transverse shite is going to join my fleet, with an amazing 'Bo11ox_family' history spanning right back to leaving the showroom in 1973......

[eddyramrod]

Lent an Audi S8 to John Parrott.

 

I don't think you've quite got the idea, Pete... They're not supposed to be the real celebs, just people with the same name!

 

Impressive work though.

[michiel]

An awesome hunk of BL transverse shite is going to join my fleet, with an amazing 'Bo11ox_family' history spanning right back to leaving the showroom in 1973......

 

Sounds interesting, make with the pics!

[Cavcraft]

+1. Spill the beans El_Bolino.

[eddyramrod]

We have (Mrs_the Princess has) decided that we should really get round to fixing the Morris Marina we have had for the past two years.

 

 

Top pic needs to be on the calendar too.

[eddyramrod]

Lent an Audi S8 to John Parrott.

 

I don't think you've quite got the idea, Pete... They're not supposed to be the real celebs, just people with the same name!

 

Impressive work though.

 

Mrs R has just informed me that John Parrott was one of her patients... yes the actual John Parrott. He probably turned up for his appointment in your Audi!

[sporty-shite]

My paypal account. And it isn't even my money.

 

Cryptic, I know, but those involved will know why, and that's all that matters.

[messerschmitt owner]

relieved my paypal account of the cash in it to pay for my new BX exhaust! It's on the MoT and tax list next week.

[Pete-M]

Lent an Audi S8 to John Parrott.

 

I don't think you've quite got the idea, Pete... They're not supposed to be the real celebs, just people with the same name!

 

Ah, right. Ok. I worked with Barry White (a small blond bloke) selling VWs, and bought a Lancia Delta HF Turbo from Tom Jones.

 

Oh, and I share my name with a 1960s/70s radio 1 DJ.

 

[Cavcraft]

Used to go to McAlpines in Ellesmere Port and see a bloke called Marshall Crank in the workshop. Called to a BT outpost in Machynlleth (sp?) and met a bloke called Dave Crapper. There's also a small garage in Oswestry owned by a bloke called Seamus Chestnut.

I think another of our confirm we loosely know a character called Jerry Berry too!

[kinkersaab]

I sold a lady who owned a guest house in Braemar a passat, her name was Fairly Sharp.

[retrogeezer]

my mate at school's mum was called Hazel, and their surname is Nutt.......100% genuine.

[cobblers]

My mate from uni was called Ash Brown which I enjoyed.

[scaryoldcortina]

I went to school with a kid called James Bond, and when we did our O levels he was given the candidate number 007.

[CreepingJesus]

I also work with a Barry White. He's a right laugh, especially when he's really pissed off, and is probly the complete inverse of the Walrus of Love.

[warren t claim]

Oh, and I share my name with a 1960s/70s radio 1 DJ.

 

 

And I share mine with a 1990s Radio 1 DJ

[autofive]

[Pillock]

One of the Chinese guys I used to work with had a Chinese girlfriend.

Her name was Wai-Ling.

Her surname was Ho.

 

Also, our Chinese security guard at work is called Cok Leong.

 

Also, true story: my first day of taking tech desk phone calls from the public involved me stuttering through things whilst someone listened in to make sure I was doing it right. Not long into the day, some really irate guy phones in and just starts ranting. Keeping to the professional script, I ask him his surname, and he just blurts something really long at me and keeps ranting. "I'm sorry sir, could you repeat that?" I ask. "Yes, Dick. D-I-C-K. DICK! Have you got that?" he yells. "Oh right, it's just a short one, I do apologise".

 

Five seconds of silence, interrupted by my call monitor fumbling for both mine and his mute button so he could howl with laughter. Took the wind out of Mr Dick's sails though and he calmed down a bit.

[tonedepear]

ATCNBE is my new favourite acronym!

 

ION, I share my name with the MP for Manchester Central.

[vulgalour]

All this funny names anecdotes reminds me of a slow day when I used to work in a call centre. We were joking about there not being a Wayne King on the system... and then we found him. Worst of all, my next call was "Hi, I'm calling about my Dad, Wayne King." and I had to feign technical issues because I very nearly wet myself trying not to laugh. True story, believe it or not.

[cobblers]

Are you feeling tired and run down?

[Cavcraft]

Some new Autoshite mechandise arrived at Chez Cav today. Off to the no smoking clinic at the quacks now, C U L8R.

[Craig the Princess]

Some new Autoshite mechandise arrived at Chez Cav today. Off to the no smoking clinic at the quacks now, C U L8R.

 

Not a K-series then.

[messerschmitt owner]

saw a Renault 25 today!