Bits N Bobs 41

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14492

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 14:50

That sneaked up on us.. not spamming this time.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 14:57

KovacsC wrote:

That sneaked up on us.. not spamming this time.

We're all growed up!

nickachu · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 14:58

Curiosity wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

That sneaked up on us.. not spamming this time.

We're all growed up!

I seriously doubt that.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 14:59

Curiosity wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

That sneaked up on us.. not spamming this time.

We're all growed up!

Your mom is all growed up.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 15:41

Noisy neighbours, eh?

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2013/09/23/22- ... int-notes/

Cavey · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 15:59

Ah, noisy neighbours. I know it's wrong, but I kinda can't help looking at this from the other side of the fence...

... When I was young(er), and a bachelor, I occasionally used to wheel out my Jambo D-260 loudspeakers into the back garden of our "lads pad" shared house full of grungers/hippies and we'd party on until 4am or so, having mysteriously attained unfeasibly high energy levels at such an hour. The people living around us formed a "committee" against us, albeit funnily enough our nearest neighbour, who was a vicar (and might reasonably have been expected to have been our worst nemesis and detractor) was actually a super-sound geezer. After one particularly bad News Years Eve - after much booze, 4am fireworks (display sized, including mortars as well as 3,000 bangers going off at once), Iron Maiden and various other stuff that I won't go into, his remarks to my barely-alive self at 4pm the following day, as I staggered out for my first fag of the day, was "my word [Cavey], I really did think it was the Second Coming last night"

More recently, when I'd been with Mrs C for a year or so (and was thus at least half house trained), we'd bought our first house together. As we were *still moving in* and hadn't even so much as switched a kettle on yet (let alone our stereo), our new neighbour barely introduced himself, but was already stepping into my lounge, brandishing a bottle of Tipp-ex, apparently so that he could mark on the unit's volume control the loudest setting he could allow us... instant red card I'm afraid. I told him 'to go pork himself' IIRC.

Now I live on a farm miles from anyone and it wasn't accidental.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 16:02

Cavey wrote:

our new neighbour barely introduced himself, but was already stepping into my lounge, brandishing a bottle of Tipp-ex, apparently so that he could mark on the unit's volume control the loudest setting he could allow us...

Is this serious? Did he really try that?

Cavey · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 16:04

TheVision wrote:

Cavey wrote:

our new neighbour barely introduced himself, but was already stepping into my lounge, brandishing a bottle of Tipp-ex, apparently so that he could mark on the unit's volume control the loudest setting he could allow us...

Is this serious? Did he really try that?

Honestly mate. I hadn't even unloaded the first Transit van load and had never met the guy; apparently he bullied the last resident into barely being able to turn her TV on. Tosser.

He lasted about 6 weeks before moving out and letting his house out.

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 16:07

Wow.. That's amazing. The cheek of the guy!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38467

Cavey wrote:

He lasted about 6 weeks before moving out and letting his house out.

I feel there's a bigger story to be told here...

Cavey · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 16:13

TheVision wrote:

Wow.. That's amazing. The cheek of the guy!

Oh, I know mate, but that's what can happen if bullies are allowed to get away with stuff like this for however many years. The guy was a *total* dweeb as well, but no-one ever stood up to him.

Cavey · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 16:13

DavPaz wrote:

Cavey wrote:

He lasted about 6 weeks before moving out and letting his house out.

I feel there's a bigger story to be told here...

Oh there is mate, but I ain't telling it

It was all a very long time ago, what can I say etc.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 16:19

Grim... wrote:

Noisy neighbours, eh?

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2013/09/23/22- ... int-notes/

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 16:22

Cavey wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Cavey wrote:

He lasted about 6 weeks before moving out and letting his house out.

I feel there's a bigger story to be told here...

Oh there is mate, but I ain't telling it

It was all a very long time ago, what can I say etc.

Go on Uncle Cavey tell us a strory...

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Grim... wrote:

Noisy neighbours, eh?

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2013/09/23/22- ... int-notes/

That's fucking hilarious, and is getting forwarded to everyone I know. Especially:

Quote:

A Friendly Haiku

Welcome, new neighbour
From the sounds of my ceiling
you are dinosaur?

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Cavey · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 17:47

I haven't the faintest idea who this footballer is, or why he's appeared here.
Anyone?

krazywookie · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 17:48

Chinny probably knows

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 18:02

He's Mickey Quinn.

I can't even remember why he gets posted every time!

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Curiosity wrote:

I can't even remember why he gets posted every time!

Neither can I. Just feels right.

Cavey · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 18:09

Apparently he's famous for people singing "who ate all the pies" at him. (lol)
No idea who that's supposed to refer to, if anyone, but am not arsed either way. Put up or shut up I always say.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 18:14

He was a bit of a cult hero for being fat.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Sep 25, 2013 18:15

Chinny first posted the picture because he "won" Bits and Bobs: viewtopic.php?p=138778#p138778

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Happy birthday bigGmaste!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Things I have learned today:

Clapham Junction should be officially renamed MILF Junction.

I now apparently live across the road from Gordon Ramsey. Our front room has no blinds. If you go to one of his restaurants and see on the menu 'Last Chicken in the Shop with a Pickled Frankfurter', you'll know where he got the inspiration.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

You don't actually have to use clapham junction daily do you? Worst station in the world.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

I'd be on remand by day five of using that station.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14362

Eurogamer Expo today! Time to plays the PS4 and XBONE! Laaaaandaaaan.

Also, Cosplay Gurls, prepare to be harassed.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Every time that I take the Boy to nursery, and hence arrive at Canary Wharf via Jubilee line and not the DLR, I come up the wide bank of escalators and think, "Why haven't TFL turned the bits between the escalators into slides yet?"

Real missed opportunity that.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:06

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Every time that I take the Boy to nursery, and hence arrive at Canary Wharf via Jubilee line and not the DLR, I come up the wide bank of escalators and think, "Why haven't TFL turned the bits between the escalators into slides yet?"

Real missed opportunity that.

Heh. Reminds me of the most disappointing sign at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC:

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Every time that I take the Boy to nursery, and hence arrive at Canary Wharf via Jubilee line and not the DLR, I come up the wide bank of escalators and think, "Why haven't TFL turned the bits between the escalators into slides yet?"

Real missed opportunity that.

They put those little barriers in place every few meters too. It's almost as if they don't want people sliding down the middle.
They do leave a 6 inch gap on each side though, how wide is a pair of skis?

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:38

I'm probably about to end up on some sort of list...

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:40

Superb.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:35

Ha ha!

nickachu · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:51

Brilliant!

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14362

Floor plan for Eurogamer Expo

http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/expo20 ... X_2013.png

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14362

I'm in you London. Less than 1000 feet from Earls Court and I can smell the BO already.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:48

Saturnalian wrote:

I'm in you London. Less than 1000 feet from Earls Court and I can smell the BO already.

Let me know what Hotline Miami 2 is like.

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:55

Kern wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Every time that I take the Boy to nursery, and hence arrive at Canary Wharf via Jubilee line and not the DLR, I come up the wide bank of escalators and think, "Why haven't TFL turned the bits between the escalators into slides yet?"

Real missed opportunity that.

Heh. Reminds me of the most disappointing sign at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC:

I read that as 'no sliding down barristers' for some reason.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

I looked at the plan and thought "oooh Occulus Rift and board games!"
I don't think i'm the target market anymore...

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14362

I've arrived!

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:02

Cavey wrote:

Kern wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Every time that I take the Boy to nursery, and hence arrive at Canary Wharf via Jubilee line and not the DLR, I come up the wide bank of escalators and think, "Why haven't TFL turned the bits between the escalators into slides yet?"

Real missed opportunity that.

Heh. Reminds me of the most disappointing sign at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC:

I read that as 'no sliding down barristers' for some reason.

I'm pretty sure he would have approved of both.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:22

Cavey wrote:

Kern wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Every time that I take the Boy to nursery, and hence arrive at Canary Wharf via Jubilee line and not the DLR, I come up the wide bank of escalators and think, "Why haven't TFL turned the bits between the escalators into slides yet?"

Real missed opportunity that.

Heh. Reminds me of the most disappointing sign at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC:

I read that as 'no sliding down barristers' for some reason.

Interesting way to pay for coffee.

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:49

It would be quite amusing to go to some QC's Chambers and say 'Pfft, call yourself a Barista? This coffee is fucking shite, pal!'

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Cavey wrote:

It would be quite amusing to go to some QC's Chambers and say 'Objection! I asked for an extra shot!"

FeeX

Cavey · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:54

Trousers wrote:

Cavey wrote:

It would be quite amusing to go to some QC's Chambers and say 'Objection! I asked for an extra shot!"

FeeX

"Could my learned friend please pass the caramel sauce topping and chocolate dust?"

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Before it is too latte, I should warn you to stop milking this joke.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14362

Killer Instinct: played. Opinion: struggling to see how powerful the XBONE is from this. A fighting game: meh.

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