Tell us something really trivial about your life Volume 39

[glenrobbo]

Bobberoo said:

Thanks for the kind words chaps, I still very much enjoy my roll, however unrealistic expectations from management within the machine shop is proving difficult to ignore.
My manager and hus have categorically told the people making the demands to put them in writing and stop bothering us!!!

Mmmm, Gregg's sausage rolls. A guilty pleasure.

[Mallard126]

Bobberoo said:

pequod said:

Morneve all!

Still warm hereabouts and currently dry, although forecast is somewhat wetterer and breezierer later...

Now then, BOBBERS, your Gilbert is gonna be awfully wrinkly if you leave 'im in the water feature all day!!!



IOTN: off to watch the circus shortly...

Laters...

PQ

Thanks for the warning pequod old chap, I was wondering where he'd disappeared to!!!

You can't leave that lyin' around here.
It's not a lion, it's an elephant.
Indian?
Ooh, yes please. I'll have a Chicken Tikka Madras and a garlic naan.
No, where's the elephant from? Is it India?
Is what in dear?
Never mind.

When did cinemas stop doing intervals? They were definitely still a thing when I went to see Basil the Great Mouse Detective at the Doncaster Odeon in 1986. I miss those ladies with illuminated trays of ice cream tubs.

[glenrobbo]

White Stiletto said:

Good afternoon all.

Here we are in '39, is it a phoney volume?

It's one of my favourites:

https://youtu.be/J-UptzjhGSA

[KaraK]

Mallard126 said:

You can't leave that lyin' around here.
It's not a lion, it's an elephant.
Indian?
Ooh, yes please. I'll have a Chicken Tikka Madras and a garlic naan.
No, where's the elephant from? Is it India?
Is what in dear?
Never mind.

When did cinemas stop doing intervals? They were definitely still a thing when I went to see Basil the Great Mouse Detective at the Doncaster Odeon in 1986. I miss those ladies with illuminated trays of ice cream tubs.

Last film I remember going to see with an interval was one of the Lord of the Rings trilogy - it certainly wasn't the norm at that point but I assume the length of said film was the reason.

[slopes]

glenrobbo said:

Bobberoo said:

Thanks for the kind words chaps, I still very much enjoy my roll, however unrealistic expectations from management within the machine shop is proving difficult to ignore.
My manager and hus have categorically told the people making the demands to put them in writing and stop bothering us!!!

Mmmm, Gregg's sausage rolls. A guilty pleasure.

And of course if you know the trick, you can get a free hot drink and pasty from Greggs. But only once unless you are really devious

[White Stiletto]

glenrobbo said:

It's one of my favourites:

https://youtu.be/J-UptzjhGSA

Thanks Robbo, I'd not seen that before.

[Magooagain]

Compressor gets a rest now as hacking off in proposed kitchen is complete.

[DickyC]

There's some graft there. Jeez.

I'm inspired to use the garden vacuum.

[DickyC]

The garden vacuum is unwieldy. It is therefore one of my responsibilities. Although she doesn't use it, Mrs C expressed an interest in its workings, which I explained. It is now known around these parts as the suckerblower.

[glenrobbo]

DickyC said:

The garden vacuum is unwieldy. It is therefore one of my responsibilities. Although she doesn't use it, Mrs C expressed an interest in its workings, which I explained. It is now known around these parts as the suckerblower.

I take it she wasn't too bothered finding out about the squeezing and banging aspect of the procedure?

[glenrobbo]

Magooagain said:

Compressor gets a rest now as hacking off in proposed kitchen is complete

Well done Magoo. I like what you've done to the place.

I think you deserve a nice cuppa after all that graft.

I've just collected Big George & Robbopoppet from school and we're all sat enjoying a cuppa and some Bourbons.
Do you want six sugars or twelve?

[Bobberoo]

Magooagain said:

Compressor gets a rest now as hacking off in proposed kitchen is complete.

Lovely brickwork there!!! And a huge amount of work Magoo!!!

[DickyC]

glenrobbo said:

I take it she wasn't too bothered finding out about the squeezing and banging aspect of the procedure?

Or, in my case, the damp squib element of the whole ghastly procedure. It didn't work. When I take the most recent suckerblower from the shed it either doesn't work or the bag is in shreds. Suckerblowers and I are not comfortable bed fellows. I've been to buy a replacement. Yet another replacement. It works out at about one a year. Replacement bags are the same price as replacement suckerblowers. If you were wondering.

[spikeyhead]

glenrobbo said:

DickyC said:

The garden vacuum is unwieldy. It is therefore one of my responsibilities. Although she doesn't use it, Mrs C expressed an interest in its workings, which I explained. It is now known around these parts as the suckerblower.

I take it she wasn't too bothered finding out about the squeezing and banging aspect of the procedure?

It was a four stroke?

[pequod]

DickyC said:

Or, in my case, the damp squib element of the whole ghastly procedure. It didn't work. When I take the most recent suckerblower from the shed it either doesn't work or the bag is in shreds. Suckerblowers and I are not comfortable bed fellows. I've been to buy a replacement. Yet another replacement. It works out at about one a year. Replacement bags are the same price as replacement suckerblowers. If you were wondering.

Eh?

Suckerblower bagshredder mystery, or is this another case for Danger Mouseof them there rattus rattus causing mayhem, and 'oles??

[pequod]

Artnoon all!

Enjoyed the circus today and thought the clown was quite frightening, claws unsheathed an all, as I expected given my experience of riled Yorkshirewomenfolk...!

As reported yesternoon, or was it yestereve, ol' Patel's warning has been quick to arrive in the shape of Rabbits wearing Hats!!

Seen riding toward Trivia Towers, may I introduce non other than....

Lettuce 'Quick Draw' McGnaw, the most notorious oryctolagus cuniculus in the West!



Be afraid, be ver ver afraid!!!

SLOPES over to you...

PQ

[Mallard126]

Are we back in the Wild West? I thought we'd left all that behind in the last volume!

[pequod]

Mallard126 said:

Are we back in the Wild West? I thought we'd left all that behind in the last volume!

Indeed, that was left behind as a testimony to them there pioneers of forging the 'new world' across the pond, which was truly 'wild'!

This is a clear and present (as in here and now) danger from the West, the west of Trivhamptunshire, and no mistake....

Just because they look cute, don't make the mistake they're not dangerous!

Edited by pequod on Wednesday 19th October 16:59

Edited by pequod on Wednesday 19th October 17:00

[Bomma R1]

Oryctolagus cuniculus? Good lord, have to be careful with that one after a few sherbets.

Anyhow, you'll have Bobbers on your case old boy, he's quite fond of rabbits. I think I'm right in saying he was even named after one?

[pequod]

Bomma R1 said:

Oryctolagus cuniculus? Good lord, have to be careful with that one after a few sherbets.

Anyhow, you'll have Bobbers on your case old boy, he's quite fond of rabbits. I think I'm right in saying he was even named after one?

I understand, Bom old boy, but these are a gang which cover their 'eads wiv 'ats, and I doubt Bobbers had one, besides, he now has Gilbert in his life to attend upon and protect, 'less slopes mistakes 'im for a RiH???