More frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need..

[Stormfly1985]

Have these on the way to me from the US - shame the exchange rate is so rubbish (but when did that stop a frivolous purchase!)

It's an exact replica of the sword given to Brienne by Jamie Lannister in Game of Thrones.

[austinsmirk]

Let me be the first to congratulate chemical on his magnificent chopper.

[dieselgrunt]

Stormfly1985 said:

It's an exact replica of the sword given to Brienne by Jamie Lannister in Game of Thrones.

An "exact" replica? You mean it's made from valyrian steel ?

[ChemicalChaos]

Justayellowbadge said:

Or, you could spend the money on deodorant and a haircut and you may lose your virginity.

Thats rather unnecessary. Did your mother not teach you that if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all?

[Stormfly1985]

Justayellowbadge said:

Or, you could spend the money on deodorant and a haircut and you may lose your virginity.

I thought this was a thread on frivolous purchases, not personal attacks.

Of course, the irony hasn't been lost on being called some kind of social outcast by someone with 36000 posts on an internet forum.

It's an exact copy of the sword used in the show, it will look nice on the wall and thought it was interesting enough to post.

I apologise for not being part of the clique allowed to post here.

[Shakermaker]

Stormfly1985 said:

Have these on the way to me from the US - shame the exchange rate is so rubbish (but when did that stop a frivolous purchase!)

It's an exact replica of the sword given to Brienne by Jamie Lannister in Game of Thrones.

Nice.

[anonymous-user]

Quite.

[epom]

Stormfly1985 said:

Justayellowbadge said:

Or, you could spend the money on deodorant and a haircut and you may lose your virginity.

I thought this was a thread on frivolous purchases, not personal attacks.

Of course, the irony hasn't been lost on being called some kind of social outcast by someone with 36000 posts on an internet forum.

It's an exact copy of the sword used in the show, it will look nice on the wall and thought it was interesting enough to post.

I apologise for not being part of the clique allowed to post here.

he-he.

[Evoluzione]

epom said:

Stormfly1985 said:

Justayellowbadge said:

Or, you could spend the money on deodorant and a haircut and you may lose your virginity.

I thought this was a thread on frivolous purchases, not personal attacks.

Of course, the irony hasn't been lost on being called some kind of social outcast by someone with 36000 posts on an internet forum.

It's an exact copy of the sword used in the show, it will look nice on the wall and thought it was interesting enough to post.

I apologise for not being part of the clique allowed to post here.

he-he.

Maybe we should rename the thread: "Frivolous attacks which you don't need".

[IN51GHT]

Let me see.....

Recently "accidently" bought a VW T5 LWD Danbury "Royale" camper.

Also at the weekend bought a space pen - https://www.flightstore.co.uk/aviation-gifts-c221/...

[ApOrbital]

Ahh the pen that was never used in space nice one.

[Shakermaker]

I had a space pen given to me as a gift about 20 years ago, they were only £15 back then and I had wanted one for ages and ages.

How foolish I was to take THAT to school and lend it to a friend... never saw it again, I guess I'd had it maybe 3 months?

[ben5575]

Well funny you should mention pens...

I was at an arty thing over the weekend and they had some AJOTO pens for people to play with. They are very, VERY nice and beautifully made.

At c.£150 they were just a little too expensive to pick up spontaneously on the spot however they are now on the xmas list. The frivolity is that I tend to write in pencil and seeing as it has no clip, I would lose it from my jacket pocket the first time I took it out of the house. I also have a lot of biros that write very well already.

http://www.ajoto.com/tools/the-pen/

[LivingTheDream]

ApOrbital said:

Ahh the pen that was never used in space nice one.

I thought they were, NASA bought a load of them after using 'pencils like the Russians'

The person that spent $24k on an Apollo 17 space pen will be a bit put out then.

[Shakermaker]

LivingTheDream said:

ApOrbital said:

Ahh the pen that was never used in space nice one.

I thought they were, NASA bought a load of them after using 'pencils like the Russians'

The person that spent $24k on an Apollo 17 space pen will be a bit put out then.

The Russians never used pencils. Terrible idea in zero gravity, with all the dust and fragments that using a pencil would create when you need to sharpen it or when the lead breaks.

[Rosscow]

ChemicalChaos said:

So, I haven't bought a bridge or a tank or a giant statue.
In fact, though I wanted to, for a couple of complicated reasons I haven't bought this outright either.
So for now I have entered into a joint project syndicate on....

The last Sea King ever made




Built in 1990, written off in 1999, stored for many years and finally scrapped in 2013 with only the cockpit saved.

Look out for a thread soon in Boats, Planes and Trains

What's the plan? Rebuild it and return it to the skies?!

[anonymous-user]

Just noticed the stair/gantry behind it for scale. Jesus that thing is huge. What does it weigh? Even in ali, that's going to be a fair chunk. Must be worth a few bob too. Don't let the tinkers see it.

[Blakeatron]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

I raised my own personal frivolity bar last night.

I managed to buy a Go Herdwick/Herdy sheep in the online auction.... anyone who has been to the Lake District in the last 18 months should know what I'm on about.

http://www.goherdwick.co.uk

Some of the ewes were going for up to £20k... so had to limit myself to a lamb.

I bagged Judge Lamb Herdwig

http://www.goherdwick.co.uk/portfolio/judge-lamb-h...



For a lot more than I was hoping. £1400! For a sheep! Good to have a piece of Lakes history though

Edited by kapiteinlangzaam on Sunday 9th October 08:32

A good friend of ours organised this lamb for progression solicitors in Windermere! In fact progression are currently arranging our new house purchase.

Our lamb blossom went for £1500!

[NDA]

ben5575 said:

Well funny you should mention pens...

I was at an arty thing over the weekend and they had some AJOTO pens for people to play with. They are very, VERY nice and beautifully made.

At c.£150 they were just a little too expensive to pick up spontaneously on the spot however they are now on the xmas list. The frivolity is that I tend to write in pencil and seeing as it has no clip, I would lose it from my jacket pocket the first time I took it out of the house. I also have a lot of biros that write very well already.

http://www.ajoto.com/tools/the-pen/

Tempting. But I never write these days - annoying as I like pens and have some beautiful fountain pens which I used to use regularly, pre inter-web.

[Calza]

ChemicalChaos said:

So, I haven't bought a bridge or a tank or a giant statue.
In fact, though I wanted to, for a couple of complicated reasons I haven't bought this outright either.
So for now I have entered into a joint project syndicate on....

The last Sea King ever made




Built in 1990, written off in 1999, stored for many years and finally scrapped in 2013 with only the cockpit saved.

Look out for a thread soon in Boats, Planes and Trains

This could win the thread?

WTF can you do with that