Bits and Bobs 51

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Nov 05, 2022 14:58

I've had some job interviews recently, and BigOne is aware of the process. She was asking me about previous jobs I have had. I was telling her about the very first job I had. I was a paperboy. There was one house I massively disliked delivering to, as it had a long gravel drive and a huge ill tempered Alsatian dog that heard the approach across the stones. I really hated that part of the round, but the £7.50 a week was worth it. Anyway, it all resolved itself one summer's morning. I had opened the gate with the usual trepidation, and was making my way gingerly up the drive, being as quiet as I could. Heel and toe, heel and toe, go very slow, heel and toe. I approached the porch, Saturday Grauniad in hand, expecting the usual cacophony, but through the window I saw the dog playing the piano. That's when I knew it's Bach was worse than its bite.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25414

Omg Mali.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10021

nickachu · **Posted:** Sat Nov 05, 2022 18:42

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38360

Ha! Brilliant

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Nov 06, 2022 23:23

Fucking hell

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Nov 07, 2022 11:39

MaliA wrote:

I've had some job interviews recently, and BigOne is aware of the process. She was asking me about previous jobs I have had. I was telling her about the very first job I had. I was a paperboy. There was one house I massively disliked delivering to, as it had a long gravel drive and a huge ill tempered Alsatian dog that heard the approach across the stones. I really hated that part of the round, but the £7.50 a week was worth it. Anyway, it all resolved itself one summer's morning. I had opened the gate with the usual trepidation, and was making my way gingerly up the drive, being as quiet as I could. Heel and toe, heel and toe, go very slow, heel and toe. I approached the porch, Saturday Grauniad in hand, expecting the usual cacophony, but through the window I saw the dog playing the piano. That's when I knew it's Bach was worse than its bite.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2022 0:13

MaliA wrote:

I've had some job interviews recently, and BigOne is aware of the process. She was asking me about previous jobs I have had. I was telling her about the very first job I had. I was a paperboy. There was one house I massively disliked delivering to, as it had a long gravel drive and a huge ill tempered Alsatian dog that heard the approach across the stones. I really hated that part of the round, but the £7.50 a week was worth it. Anyway, it all resolved itself one summer's morning. I had opened the gate with the usual trepidation, and was making my way gingerly up the drive, being as quiet as I could. Heel and toe, heel and toe, go very slow, heel and toe. I approached the porch, Saturday Grauniad in hand, expecting the usual cacophony, but through the window I saw the dog playing the piano. That's when I knew it's Bach was worse than its bite.

I leant Mali my “Air on the G String” on vinyl, but he damaged it. I took revenge by similarly damaging his “Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor”.

You scratch my Bach; I’ll scratch yours!

krazywookie · **Posted:** Wed Nov 09, 2022 22:09

Reminds me of that time I was planning to go to a fancy dress party with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. The theme of the party was famous composers, I planned to go as Beethoven, Sly said he wanted to be Mozart and Arnold said "I'll be Bach"

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25414

Actual dads.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:37

Decided I was not enjoying the November darkness so got out my Christmas lights and wrapped them around my banister to provide a +1 seasonal jollity bonus.

It pains me to say it but Malia's tip about avoiding tangles by wrapping them around cardboard before storage actually worked!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38360

Was it cut into an H for maximum efficiency?

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:50

DavPaz wrote:

Was it cut into an H for maximum efficiency?

Multiple slits!

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2022 18:46

Mini Cottage Meet-up 2023?

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 17, 2022 18:49

GazChap wrote:

Mini Cottage Meet-up 2023?

Bishops Castle is a brilliant place. I love it.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38360

Bloody Wham playing in the bloody post office

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:12

DavPaz wrote:

Bloody Wham playing in the bloody post office

Reunion tour struggling for venues?

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:54

Kern wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Bloody Wham playing in the bloody post office

Reunion tour struggling for venues?

It's Worth Waiting For

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38360

MaliA wrote:

Kern wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Bloody Wham playing in the bloody post office

Reunion tour struggling for venues?

It's Worth Waiting For

Niche

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:56

DavPaz wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Kern wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Bloody Wham playing in the bloody post office

Reunion tour struggling for venues?

It's Worth Waiting For

Niche

Thanks, Mr Connery.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25414

Very good

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Nov 25, 2022 16:46

MaliA wrote:

Kern wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Bloody Wham playing in the bloody post office

Reunion tour struggling for venues?

It's Worth Waiting For

Club Tropicana no longer hiring performers, I guess.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:43

GazChap wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Kern wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Bloody Wham playing in the bloody post office

Reunion tour struggling for venues?

It's Worth Waiting For

Club Tropicana no longer hiring performers, I guess.

Went broke due to their economically illiterate drink prices.

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:44

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25414

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2022 13:59

Whamageddon is quite stressful. It is only Day 4.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25414

We were talking about something similar yesterday, with people playing The Game, and apparently I’ve just lost because I thought of it and so have you now and blah blah blah. So with Whammaggeddon, because it’s an ace song so you should just pop it on play on December 1st, get it out of the way and then you can bop along all December

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2022 22:31

MaliA wrote:

Whamageddon is quite stressful. It is only Day 4.

I was at an 80s club night last night. I’m already out

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38360

9:05am on December 1st, I was out. Radio fucked me

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:19

Happy day of birthing, Joans!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38360

Is this thing on??

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:13

Happy birthday, DavPaz!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38360

Good guess, but no.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:03

Happy postbirthday Joans!

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8644

Post-thank yous.

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Dec 09, 2022 18:56

In a remote hostel in the Peaks and have just lost Whamageddon.

Oh well, at least I can enjoy it freely now.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25414

We heard Shakin’ Stevens Merry Christmas Everyone in the wild on Wednesday. We’ve been playing it for weeks, obviously, but we always hold that when you hear Shaky in the wild Christmas PROPERLY kicks off.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4267

Kern wrote:

In a remote hostel in the Peaks and have just lost Whamageddon.

Oh well, at least I can enjoy it freely now.

It's the hope (valley) that gets you.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Dec 10, 2022 23:23

It's not coming home for Christmas, lads.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:46

Kern wrote:

In a remote hostel in the Peaks and have just lost Whamageddon.

Oh well, at least I can enjoy it freely now.

Still in!

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:05

Jem is away for a couple of days close to Christmas, and our usual doggie daycare place closes until January at the end of this week, so I've decided to try and get away for a two night trip to York while Jem is away... taking the dog with me.

What could possibly go wrong?

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4267

Saw this and thought of Up to Jump

https://twitter.com/therealcliffyb/stat ... 7303860224

The top button? GTFO pic.twitter.com/vHyva4ynCj
— Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb) December 14, 2022

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38360

Top button is not thumb rockable from the bottom button, therefore should not be used for anything critical

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4267

DavPaz wrote:

Top button is not thumb rockable from the bottom button, therefore should not be used for anything critical

Amen. Absolute insanity.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14325

Except on the Switch pad and WiiU. Obv.

My thumb fits more comfortably across the top and right buttons.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Dec 16, 2022 16:59

MaliA wrote:

Kern wrote:

In a remote hostel in the Peaks and have just lost Whamageddon.

Oh well, at least I can enjoy it freely now.

Still in!

Stupid slug and lettuce in brum ruined it last night

Out

Kern · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:43

Just gave an excellent presentation and to finish it I accidentally pressed "leave" rather than "stop sharing" and promptly fell off the call. Oops.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 25414

That’s the mic drop of the 2020s.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38360

Kern Out!

-Click-

MaliA · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:37

Happy birthday Mimi!

Be Excellent To Each Other

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