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Post by Felice Landry on Aug 23, 2019 17:21:39 GMT
The ferret has left the gym.
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Post by crankcaller on Aug 23, 2019 17:53:13 GMT
The ferret has left the gym. The crow flies at midnight. Shenguin Are you at Reading. Is that why you brought your Kindle? You've made a terrible mistake. Never mind. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Aug 23, 2019 17:54:41 GMT
I'll be there in five minutes. I'll have a copy of the Times and a carnation in my buttonhole. Hell of a buttonhole to contain the Times and a flower. Wait...... Are your flies undone? That explains how you've got the paper in. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Aug 23, 2019 17:56:56 GMT
The ferret has left the gym. The crow flies at midnight. Shenguin Are you at Reading. Is that why you brought your Kindle? You've made a terrible mistake. Never mind. More likely at Glastonbury. |
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Post by Chumbles on Aug 23, 2019 18:50:42 GMT
The crow flies at midnight. Shenguin Are you at Reading. Is that why you brought your Kindle? You've made a terrible mistake. Never mind. More likely at Glastonbury. There are, by some accounts, festivals where the Times provides a minimal modesty whilst the carnation would be behind advertising surrender. Headingley hadn't struck me like that, but there's nowt so queer as the England 'batting'. I had enough pain to cope with today so I listened to none of it, nor shall I while Root is falling apart (as I predicted) under the pressure and Bayliss is steering the team with a philosophy that equates self-expression to technique. I'd like to say that England had plumbed the depths, but I fear a fresh nadir awaits them.  Surrender, they have ... I am going to nurse my wounds. I would prefer us to have lost the tawdry bauble that's the World Cup and won back that urn. |
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Post by Destry on Aug 23, 2019 18:57:02 GMT
Ashes to ashes, flunk to flunky
We know England bats are clunky
Struck out 'neath Headingley's sky
Hitting an all-time low...
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Post by MrTiddles on Aug 23, 2019 19:28:53 GMT
I'm having a drink.
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Post by Destry on Aug 23, 2019 19:36:13 GMT
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Post by Shenguin on Aug 23, 2019 19:49:01 GMT
Ashes to ashes,
Duck to duck...
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Post by tenthenemy on Aug 23, 2019 20:01:44 GMT
Evening all. Today the Preferred Mammal and I met with a former student, who's over from Germany to attend a wedding in Tewkesbury tomorrow. He first missed his train from Leipzig to Berlin because there was a change from platform 1 to platform 10 with only two minutes notice. He then got another train only to find that his flight to Birmingham via Düsseldorf had been delayed by an hour and although he managed to get to the gate in Düsseldorf 5 minutes before the plane took off, the desk was no longer staffed and he missed that flight. He was then given the choice between flying to either Frankfurt or Munich and from there to Birmingham. He opted for Frankfurt since it's nearer, but only had 15-20 minutes there to reach the next flight and couldn't collect his luggage because of that. So his luggage stayed in Frankfurt and he had to go clothes shopping today, for which at least he will be reimbursed by the airline. The left-behind luggage has to sit in customs for 24 hrs before it's being delivered to, presumably, Tewkesbury. Anyway, we met him at a Lebanese cafe in Moseley called Damascena that we liked very much. There's also a branch in Birmingham city centre, and they've recently been in the news because apparently Peaky Blinders is now an early 21st century documentary since the police can't be bothered to investigate theft and violent behaviour. Apparently they've been advised to get a security guard instead. I got 13/14 on the driving test although I don't have a driving licence. I underestimated the amount of time a burn should be cooled by 5 minutes. Ganes: DQB2, but I also downloaded the demos for DQ XI S and Oninaki. |
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Post by Felice Landry on Aug 23, 2019 20:14:16 GMT
No disrespect to Tent Hen's story but.
Fucking Fiddler on the fucking roof is a fucking brilliant stage show. 4*
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Post by Destry on Aug 23, 2019 20:24:40 GMT
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Post by tenthenemy on Aug 23, 2019 20:29:25 GMT
Just as I had finished maligning the West Midlands police force I had a police officer ringing our doorbell to ask whether we'd witnessed a person walking down the street earlier this evening. We hadn't, but it's obviously serious enough for them to make door to door inquiries.
I wish I could be in London to watch Fiddler on the Roof as well.
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Post by tenthenemy on Aug 23, 2019 20:30:31 GMT
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Post by Faceless on Aug 23, 2019 20:33:55 GMT
I witnessed a person walking down the street earlier this evening. I won't bother with the police if I see them again though, I'll probably just take the law into my own hands.
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Post by Faceless on Aug 23, 2019 20:35:15 GMT
I've just played some multi player Mario Kart. I'd figured I was at the very least not completely terrible. Turns out I was wrong.
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Post by RollingEscargot on Aug 23, 2019 20:41:54 GMT
If it wasn't so hard to pass a driving test in Birmingham, the poor guy probably wouldn't have had to walk.
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Post by tenthenemy on Aug 23, 2019 20:42:33 GMT
To be clear, the description of the person they were inquiring about makes it quite likely that they were the victim of a crime. Bad things happening in my neighbourhood. No stars.
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Post by Destry on Aug 23, 2019 20:56:33 GMT
Bad things happening in my neighbourhood. Coincidence? You decide. |
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Post by Destry on Aug 23, 2019 21:02:57 GMT
Just as I had finished maligning the West Midlands police force I had a police officer ringing our doorbell. You'd think they'd have better things to do with their time than play Knock, Knock Ginger * (or Knock a Door, Run as I knew it). Broken Britain. * Klingelmäuschen? |
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Post by crankcaller on Aug 23, 2019 21:07:03 GMT
That Lebanese place looks smashing.
Watching horrible bosses on ITV2. Don't think I've watched live TV this year.
Elvis juice. Hopefully some Div2 shortly.
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Post by crankcaller on Aug 23, 2019 21:08:47 GMT
DestryDing dong skoosh it was called round our way. What we talking about?
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Post by Tuffers on Aug 23, 2019 21:15:01 GMT
Hi
Back from the seaside.
Just watched the footy. Villa looked decent. Everton not so much.
I have a MASSIVE food shop coming tomorrow. Mostly BBQ food and beer for Sunday. I'm cooking. On a BBQ. Lamb chops marinated in olive oil, lemon and garlic is my signature dish. Plus the usual, burgers, sausages, steak, corn on the cob. All the MEAT.
OTTM, Heatwave!
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Post by Destry on Aug 23, 2019 21:15:37 GMT
West Midlands Police hijinx? According to Wikipaedia: The game in various forms is known by different names geographically, including the following: Knock Out Ginger, South Wales knock a door run (away), northern England ] Ding dong ditch,[5](United States, Canada) Chicky melly,[6][7] chap-door-run,[8] chappy[9] (Scotland) Knock and run[10] Knick knack (Ireland)[11] Cherry knocking (United Kingdom, late 20th century)[12][13] Nicky nicky nine doors (Canada, United States)[14] Ring and run (United States)[15] Belletje trekken (Netherlands), belleke trek (Flanders)[16] Knock and nash (Cumbria, United Kingdom)[17] Tok-tokkie (South Africa)[18] Sonne-Décriss (Québec)[19] Rín-Rín-Raja (Chile)[20] Bell-Twei (Bell means 'Ding' and Twei means 'run' in korean) (South Korea)[21] |
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Post by Destry on Aug 23, 2019 21:17:58 GMT
Lamb chops marinated in olive oil, lemon and garlic is my signature dish. Tuffers Old Boots? |
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