I Just don't get....

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:14 pm

lovethesmellofnapalm wrote: Here's one for you; why the urgent need to respond to my postings?

Because you might switch lanes in the fuel queue!

lovethesmellofnapalm · Post by **lovethesmellofnapalm** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:20 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
lovethesmellofnapalm wrote: Here's one for you; why the urgent need to respond to my postings?
Because you might switch lanes in the fuel queue!

Far too long in't tooth to switch now

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:11 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:People that wait for ages in queues of cars on petrol forecourts just so that their car's fuel filling hole is on the side closest to the pumps. Don't get me wrong, these idiots make it all the easier for those of us that are prepared to walk round the backs of our cars and fill up from the other side. But hey, don't give us dirty looks as we're getting back into our cars having filled up and paid up whilst you're still third in line from the pumps.

Those people are usually called women

and yes this too drives me mad!

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:12 pm

lovethesmellofnapalm wrote:Nostalgia.
In particular nostalgia for stuff that wasn't that good first time round- like ABBA

Spot on, never understand hype with ABBA, nasty cheesy shite!

U2 are crap to and very very dull

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:14 pm

TANGODANCER wrote:
lovethesmellofnapalm wrote:Nostalgia.
In particular nostalgia for stuff that wasn't that good first time round- like ABBA
Nothing wrong with a bit of nostalgia. Nothing wrong with Agnetha either.

Plenty wrong with 70's nostalgia shows, as far as they are concerned it was Abba, fecking shitty Bee Gees and crappy Disco! Might have been for my dad but I would rather stick pins down my ears than listen to that shite, esp back then.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:22 pm

Raven wrote:
TANGODANCER wrote:
lovethesmellofnapalm wrote:Nostalgia.
In particular nostalgia for stuff that wasn't that good first time round- like ABBA
Nothing wrong with a bit of nostalgia. Nothing wrong with Agnetha either.
Plenty wrong with 70's nostalgia shows, as far as they are concerned it was Abba, fecking shitty Bee Gees and crappy Disco! Might have been for my dad but I would rather stick pins down my ears than listen to that shite, esp back then.

Staying alive man, staying alive.

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 1:37 pm

Lord Kangana wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:People that wait for ages in queues of cars on petrol forecourts just so that their car's fuel filling hole is on the side closest to the pumps. Don't get me wrong, these idiots make it all the easier for those of us that are prepared to walk round the backs of our cars and fill up from the other side. But hey, don't give us dirty looks as we're getting back into our cars having filled up and paid up whilst you're still third in line from the pumps.
I hope the nozzle doesn't reach and you get comically pulled back to the pump.

I have to say that half the fuel lines these days struggle to reach round the back of my car, so it's not something really I get to pick.

fatshaft · Post by **fatshaft** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:40 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:People that wait for ages in queues of cars on petrol forecourts just so that their car's fuel filling hole is on the side closest to the pumps. Don't get me wrong, these idiots make it all the easier for those of us that are prepared to walk round the backs of our cars and fill up from the other side. But hey, don't give us dirty looks as we're getting back into our cars having filled up and paid up whilst you're still third in line from the pumps.
I hope the nozzle doesn't reach and you get comically pulled back to the pump.
I have to say that half the fuel lines these days struggle to reach round the back of my car, so it's not something really I get to pick.

<worthy subtly letting us know he's got a fecking big car>

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:08 pm

fatshaft wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:
Lord Kangana wrote:
Bruce Rioja wrote:People that wait for ages in queues of cars on petrol forecourts just so that their car's fuel filling hole is on the side closest to the pumps. Don't get me wrong, these idiots make it all the easier for those of us that are prepared to walk round the backs of our cars and fill up from the other side. But hey, don't give us dirty looks as we're getting back into our cars having filled up and paid up whilst you're still third in line from the pumps.
I hope the nozzle doesn't reach and you get comically pulled back to the pump.
I have to say that half the fuel lines these days struggle to reach round the back of my car, so it's not something really I get to pick.
<worthy subtly letting us know he's got a fecking big car>

I'm fairly sure somewhere in semi-recent history there was a thread on what cars people have

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:23 pm

Worthy4England wrote:I have to say that half the fuel lines these days struggle to reach round the back of my car

That's like saying you're a little bit pregnant. They're all the same length.

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:06 pm

I just don't get... the latest change in the F1 rules. Sounds like nonsense to me.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:35 pm

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:I just don't get... the latest change in the F1 rules. Sounds like nonsense to me.

Get some Fairy Liquid on the corners!!

Worthy4England · Post by **Worthy4England** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:11 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:I have to say that half the fuel lines these days struggle to reach round the back of my car
That's like saying you're a little bit pregnant. They're all the same length.

No and nay good sir. Some are a fixed length - these occasionally reach depending on the layout of the forecourt. Others are still on a "feed-out" system which in general are much longer and reach no problem...

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:00 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:
mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:I just don't get... the latest change in the F1 rules. Sounds like nonsense to me.
Get some Fairy Liquid on the corners!!

Nah make it like the Wacky Races or bring back overtaking

Dujon · Post by **Dujon** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:12 pm

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:I just don't get... the latest change in the F1 rules. Sounds like nonsense to me.

I'm with you, crayons, I don't get it either. F1 was conceived some many years ago and the drivers' championship many years later. The whole idea of the scheme was to give manufacturers (or anyone else who could afford to compete) the chance to develop and then use innovations in a harsh environment. In effect the drivers' point scoring system was an adjunct to the main thrust of the game.

Over the intervening period of time we have seen more and more rules invoked by the governing body - mainly negative (in that they are 'you can't do that') - and, not surprisingly in this day and age, it has now come down to money. I'd better say here less I be misunderstood that the safety rules that have been introduced are good.

I do though yearn for the days when a basic set of rules was established (e.g. the car must have four wheels, although I do recall the six-wheeler - was it Matra? - it must also have a driver and an engine). After that it's a free-for-all. Why should it not be the same now?

We have a stupid (although it can be compelling viewing) competition in this country which involves two (yes, 2) manufacturers and which is popular. Two brands of V8 powered behemoths banging around various circuits BUT constrained by rules which are designed to 'equalise' their competitiveness. How bloody ridiculous!

mummywhycantieatcrayons · Post by **mummywhycantieatcrayons** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:30 am

Sushi.

Quite a few of my friends love it and are apparently prepared to pay a lot of money for it. I just can't get enthusiastic about it, myself. Give me French or Mediterranean cooking over that any day.

Prufrock · Post by **Prufrock** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 2:36 am

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:Sushi.

Quite a few of my friends love it and are apparently prepared to pay a lot of money for it. I just can't get enthusiastic about it, myself. Give me French or Mediterranean cooking over that any day.

Agreed on the sushi, other parts of Japanese food I'm a massive fan of however. Soup, salad and lots of meat on sticks for 8euros at the one we go to a lot over here. I certainly agree on the high street expensive stuff though.

TANGODANCER · Post by **TANGODANCER** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:30 am

I suppose I'm a food peasant really, ( although my wife is a fine cook) as I see gourmets as people who have never been really hungry in their lives.

Bruce Rioja · Post by **Bruce Rioja** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:28 am

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:Sushi.

Quite a few of my friends love it and are apparently prepared to pay a lot of money for it. I just can't get enthusiastic about it, myself. Give me French or Mediterranean cooking over that any day.

When I was in Luxembourg a couple of weeks ago I had a blast at the Salmon Tartare. What a waste of good fish that is!

William the White · Post by **William the White** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:55 am

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:Sushi.

Quite a few of my friends love it and are apparently prepared to pay a lot of money for it. I just can't get enthusiastic about it, myself. Give me French or Mediterranean cooking over that any day.

A mystery to me also. I like mediterranean also. Spain, Italy, Middle East. North Africa. Red wines. Mmmm... that's why Moro is my fave restaurant ever...

I like Lancashire soul food also - hot pot, hash, potato cakes, fish n chips and real ale...

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