Have you ever done something and wondered if ...
Have you ever done something and wondered if ...
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humpbackmaniac

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1,899 posts

271 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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anyone else in the world has EVER done that before.

Example:

Today, I opened a packet of gingernut biscuits using the sharp end of a 10mm spanner that had once formed part of the tool kit of a Honda ATC185s Trike.
While the biscuits are with doubt popular, the trike was rare and the chances of anyone else in the world ever having found themselves in urgent need of a biscuit to dunk in their tea while standing in a shed containing the tool kit from an ATC 185s, and the little red tab on their biscuits had snapped leaving them stranded, I feel is a low probability.

AND last summer I saw a girl kill a fly in her kitchen using a live chicken, odd.

Just wondering. Bit of a Friday post.

WorAl

10,877 posts

218 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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humpbackmaniac said:
anyone else in the world has EVER done that before.

Example:

Today, I opened a packet of gingernut biscuits using the sharp end of a 10mm spanner that had once formed part of the tool kit of a Honda ATC185s Trike.
While the biscuits are with doubt popular, the trike was rare and the chances of anyone else in the world ever having found themselves in urgent need of a biscuit to dunk in their tea while standing in a shed containing the tool kit from an ATC 185s, and the little red tab on their biscuits had snapped leaving them stranded, I feel is a low probability.

AND last summer I saw a girl kill a fly in her kitchen using a live chicken, odd.

Just wondering. Bit of a Friday post.
Strange you should say that, I done that exact same thing last night........












I didn't really, just thought i'd give you a wobbly.

chunkymonkey71

13,174 posts

228 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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There's a road in Scotland, near Ayr called "The Electric Brae". If you stop in the middle of the road, you roll uphill instead of downhill. (google it).

I took a piss in the middle of the road to see if the piss rolled uphill. It did!

In retrospect; there are probably loads of people who have done this.

A911DOM

4,084 posts

265 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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humpbackmaniac said:
AND last summer I saw a girl kill a fly in her kitchen using a live chicken, odd.
Very odd indeed!

A mate of mine (back in school days) had a dog that used to chase and snap at flys.

One lunch break we all piled back to his house and he decided to emulate the dog, chasing round the kitchen snapping his teeth at this large bluebottle.

He wasnt quite planning on his own stealth and speed and wound up with a mouthful of blue bottle bits vomit

Anyway, as you were smile

WorAl

10,877 posts

218 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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I do however, wonder if anyone has been on holiday over new year to Gairloch (west Highlands), stayed at the Millcroft Hotel, in what can only be described as the coldest room in the world (Eskimos would have shivvered) went to the toilet and when standing up, had a little dribble down their legs?

Be aware it was really cold so the tackle was frozen and not working 100%.

Edited by WorAl on Friday 15th January 13:58

750turbo

6,164 posts

254 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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chunkymonkey71 said:
There's a road in Scotland, near Ayr called "The Electric Brae". If you stop in the middle of the road, you roll uphill instead of downhill. (google it).

I took a piss in the middle of the road to see if the piss rolled uphill. It did!

In retrospect; there are probably loads of people who have done this.
This is brilliant, I have been there loads of times, but sadly never had the need to have a pee at the time. Have tried it with a bottle, and it rolls uphilll! (It is actually a very very good optical illusion thing smile)

Arese

21,356 posts

217 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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chunkymonkey71 said:
There's a road in Scotland, near Ayr called "The Electric Brae". If you stop in the middle of the road, you roll uphill instead of downhill. (google it).
You actually roll downhill, it's impossible to roll uphill. loserwink

Edited by Arese on Friday 15th January 14:00

chunkymonkey71

13,174 posts

228 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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750turbo said:
chunkymonkey71 said:
There's a road in Scotland, near Ayr called "The Electric Brae". If you stop in the middle of the road, you roll uphill instead of downhill. (google it).

I took a piss in the middle of the road to see if the piss rolled uphill. It did!

In retrospect; there are probably loads of people who have done this.
This is brilliant, I have been there loads of times, but sadly never had the need to have a pee at the time. Have tried it with a bottle, and it rolls uphilll! (It is actually a very very good optical illusion thing smile)
You know what you need to do next time, dude!

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750turbo

6,164 posts

254 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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Arese said:
chunkymonkey71 said:
There's a road in Scotland, near Ayr called "The Electric Brae". If you stop in the middle of the road, you roll uphill instead of downhill. (google it).
You actually roll downhill, it's impossible to roll uphill. loserwink

Edited by Arese on Friday 15th January 14:00
You have never been there then smile

chunkymonkey71

13,174 posts

228 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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Arese said:
chunkymonkey71 said:
There's a road in Scotland, near Ayr called "The Electric Brae". If you stop in the middle of the road, you roll uphill instead of downhill. (google it).
You actually roll downhill, it's impossible to roll uphill. loserwink

Edited by Arese on Friday 15th January 14:00
Never...!

tumbleweed

PS- If a force greater than gravity acts on a you, you will find that its actually pretty easy to roll uphill!

However, the Electric Brae is actually an optical illusion, relating to the "lay of the land".

GO THERE!!! CHECK IT OUT!!! PISS ON IT!!! wink

Edited by chunkymonkey71 on Friday 15th January 14:04

ErnestM

11,621 posts

297 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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chunkymonkey71 said:
There's a road in Scotland, near Ayr called "The Electric Brae". If you stop in the middle of the road, you roll uphill instead of downhill. (google it).

I took a piss in the middle of the road to see if the piss rolled uphill. It did!

In retrospect; there are probably loads of people who have done this.
Right outside my auld village, Dunure. I'll have to warn my uncle that if he happens to be tootling along toward Maybole, just ignore the legions of folk pissing on the road as they are PHers and harmless...

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chunkymonkey71

13,174 posts

228 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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ErnestM said:
chunkymonkey71 said:
There's a road in Scotland, near Ayr called "The Electric Brae". If you stop in the middle of the road, you roll uphill instead of downhill. (google it).

I took a piss in the middle of the road to see if the piss rolled uphill. It did!

In retrospect; there are probably loads of people who have done this.
Right outside my auld village, Dunure. I'll have to warn my uncle that if he happens to be tootling along toward Maybole, just ignore the legions of folk pissing on the road as they are PHers and harmless...

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Perhaps you could join us, in a sort of "piss pilgrimage".

Can I have a go of your Lotus? Always wanted one of those!

ErnestM

11,621 posts

297 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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chunkymonkey71 said:
ErnestM said:
chunkymonkey71 said:
There's a road in Scotland, near Ayr called "The Electric Brae". If you stop in the middle of the road, you roll uphill instead of downhill. (google it).

I took a piss in the middle of the road to see if the piss rolled uphill. It did!

In retrospect; there are probably loads of people who have done this.
Right outside my auld village, Dunure. I'll have to warn my uncle that if he happens to be tootling along toward Maybole, just ignore the legions of folk pissing on the road as they are PHers and harmless...

biggrin
Perhaps you could join us, in a sort of "piss pilgrimage".

Can I have a go of your Lotus? Always wanted one of those!
Lotus stays in Florida when I visit. Q branch haven't sorted the submarine part yet.

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bazking69

8,620 posts

220 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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Utterly random just about covers this thread.

chunkymonkey71

13,174 posts

228 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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ErnestM said:
chunkymonkey71 said:
ErnestM said:
chunkymonkey71 said:
There's a road in Scotland, near Ayr called "The Electric Brae". If you stop in the middle of the road, you roll uphill instead of downhill. (google it).

I took a piss in the middle of the road to see if the piss rolled uphill. It did!

In retrospect; there are probably loads of people who have done this.
Right outside my auld village, Dunure. I'll have to warn my uncle that if he happens to be tootling along toward Maybole, just ignore the legions of folk pissing on the road as they are PHers and harmless...

biggrin
Perhaps you could join us, in a sort of "piss pilgrimage".

Can I have a go of your Lotus? Always wanted one of those!
Lotus stays in Florida when I visit. Q branch haven't sorted the submarine part yet.

biggrin
Theres a cracking late model v8 in Murray Lotus in Edinburgh that I'd love to go and see, looks just like yours... doubt the sales guys would take me too seriously though when I roll up in my Ford C-Max.

Can dream though, eh?

robinhood21

31,143 posts

262 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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I once completed a jigsaw in six months and ten days - it said on the box five to eight years so, I feel that none other has completed in such time.

Nidjit

276 posts

208 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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I never thought I'd ever read the words

chunkymonkey71 said:
"piss pilgrimage"
I feel that we have all bonded.

smile

humpbackmaniac

Original Poster:

1,899 posts

271 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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bazking69 said:
Utterly random just about covers this thread.
Sorry for using up the band width, Ive never been to this mentioned road in Scotland didnt mean to start anything!

CraigW

12,248 posts

312 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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the rolling up/downhill also happens at hangmans hill in (i think) epping forest, mythbusters disproved it, its all to do with the way the hedges/trees grow, optical illusion.

chunkymonkey71

13,174 posts

228 months

Friday 15th January 2010
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humpbackmaniac said:
bazking69 said:
Utterly random just about covers this thread.
Sorry for using up the band width, Ive never been to this mentioned road in Scotland didnt mean to start anything!
Its piss pilgrimage time then...!