Tell us something really trivial about your life (Vol 29)

[DickyC]

Rockstar by Nickelback. And everyone else by the look of it; including at least one member of ZZ Top.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmeUuoxyt_E

We'll all stay skinny cos we just won't eat.


It's not everyone's cup of tea.

[DickyC]

Pizza and beer for lunch and I just found a Snickers ice cream in the freezer for dessert.

Catering for yourself, Dicky?

Does it show?

[DickyC]

The Snickers ice cream must have been old.

The peanuts were chewy.

I'll let you know if I die of anything.

[DickyC]

Does the Snickers Ice Cream Trolley have a chill compartment?

I think the usherettes* might just put them back in the freezer when they've done their rounds.


*Mrs B and Mrs Brassington with Mrs Greenfield from the shop by the canal as holiday cover.

[DickyC]

Twelve-year-old Rahul was named Child Genius 2017 in a tense final on Saturday night in which he saw off one of the youngest entrants in the competition.

Rahul captured the imagination of audiences earlier in the competition after he gained full marks in a spelling test and correctly memorised the order of a pack of cards.

He had been expecting to do battle with 11-year-old Joshua but Ronan’s knowledge of 1666 London saw him secure a spot in the final.

Both the grand finalists scored 15 in their specialist fields, with Rahul focusing on Edward Jenner’s medical innovation and methodology in 18th-century England.

Yeah. Whatever. But could they set the tappets on an A-Series BMC engine in the dark? I could.

[DickyC]

Bomma220 said:

... Snickers* ...

* Marathon?

Correctathon.

Had it been a Marathon ice cream I would have guessed it was old prior to eating it.

[DickyC]

No, wait, you said Nod didn't you?

As you were.

Good night.

[DickyC]

Bobberoo99 said:

What ho chaps!!
Chaps?
Oh it appears one is the first uuhhhh one here!!
Oh well might as well put the kettle on and have a brew, bet that brings em out of the woodwork!!!!

Once upon a time being first was coveted and referred to as IBDC.

It dates from a time back when I was young and full of vigour.

[DickyC]

You could say orderly, it depends on how you view a large group of adults in public in their pajamas.

[DickyC]

Your intrepid correspondent is en route to the Big Smoke to retrieve a courtesy car. This involves two trains, two Underground trains and a twenty minute walk. The only things of interest thus far are a delay caused by a derailment between Reading and London and the girl sitting opposite on the Newbury to Reading part of the journey. She had lovely legs and an astonishingly short skirt. Luckily I had purchased a Daily Telegraph and was able to avoid the distraction and thus neither make her uncomfortable nor make a fool of myself.

[DickyC]

You're back. Only my watch and Telegraph were functioning on the Underground. I felt quite cut off.

[DickyC]

As the TT Weekend is proving difficult to organise, should we consider a Joint Project?

If so, I think I have found the ideal thing to focus our attention, enthusiasm and skills upon.

[DickyC]

It's listing heavily to starboard but, in my estimation, otherwise sound. What do you say?

[DickyC]

A wire brush and a visit to B&Q and we're almost there.

AND it would save using the Sunderland to pop to the shop.

[DickyC]

That's settled then. I'll drop by old Mr Pickford's presently and ask if we can borrow his mobile crane.

(Or his 'mobile France' as suggested by my phone's predictive texture.)

[DickyC]

It was for us. It was intended as the new roof for the Observatory. Bit of a drop off. The units weren't included on the drawings. We were thinking inches but the dome makers were thinking centimetres. Ah, well, back to the drawing board. It's not a complete waste though as Mrs B asked for first dibs on it for the bus shelter. You know the one? Currently round and thatched at the crossroads of Love Lane and Abattoir Alley. Preservation Order and all that old nonsense but she's sure the planners will see sense when they grasp the magnificence of her vision.

We really must get to grips with units of measurement. And measurement itself, of course. Having to jump the last bit on and off the drawbridge is getting really tiresome.

Edited by DickyC on Monday 21st August 21:31

[DickyC]

leglessAlex said:

I've had a good day...

Is a name change on the cards?

[DickyC]

I've been thinking.

And that's quite enough of that for one day.

[DickyC]

That's what I feared.

[DickyC]

Oh, my. There is far too much chaos in here for me to cope with. I shall seek solace in humour:

A generous slice of Step Daughter #1's birthday cake was placed in front of me. It was marbled chocolate and vanilla with butter cream and chocolate buttons. It was marbleous.



Marbleous.






I'll get me coat.