We had a quiz at work about the history of the 'Children In Need' telethon. I've never ever seen it. There were only 7 entries and I still came last. Most of the answers were people I'd never heard of.
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We had a quiz at work about the history of the 'Children In Need' telethon. I've never ever seen it. There were only 7 entries and I still came last. Most of the answers were people I'd never heard of.
Feeling nervous for you mate. But as someone once said just Be The Best You Can Be !Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Well that post was a waste of time - Mrs. Pony bottled it, saying she was too tired to be bothered, so we didn't go. I think she just didn't want me to embarrass her.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Anyway, the questions were all Christmas related, so I know it would have been bad.
There seem to be a lot of young women about named 'Skylar' these days. What I want to know, is why they keep leaving the 'K' off the end?
I remember Eric Idle being unable to say the letter "C", but he was ok with "K". (Khaki, kettle, Kipling, Kuwait, King's Bollege Bambridge).
£76 million lottery winner only discovered his winning ticket six weeks after the draw - he must be really gutted about missing the Black Friday sales :(
Not only that but he's let everyone know he's won. If he was a mate of mine I'd be expecting a Ferrari as an xmas present. At the very least.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
If it was me winning £76 million, I'd keep very quiet about it.
Damn straight! I wouldn't tell a soul.
Yeah, and you might even have a chance then with Lindsay Lohan;)
Marco.
Anita and me are agreed that we would have kept £1.6 million, and given the rest away - mortgages paid off for all friends and family, and a nice system upgrade for all you lot! (she didn't actually agree to that last bit).
Still, my point is that I don't want all that money, just make me a target for scammers, kidnappers and scroungers. On second thoughts I may keep back enough to buy an island somewhere warm, with a few surface to air missiles to keep the cold callers away.
We're only talking about £76 million, and Lindsay does have standards you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
What about the cost of installing a bespoke sewerage system, to handle all your little, and not so little, 'torpedoes'? Just think, you could finally retire that old plunger - and I'm not talking about Anita!:eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Marco.
Yeah, one shopping trip in LA would likely wipe out that little lot!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Marco.
I would save those 'little torpedoes', dry them and use them as ammo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Looking at the price of surface-to-air missiles on Amazon, I think I may have to lower my sights, literally. I saw some film footage of the US Coastguard warning the drug smugglers to move to the front of their boat before shooting out their engine. Something with enough welly to do that would be great fun.
Broke people tend to lose all sense of proportion (assuming they had any) when they come into big money. Down to short sightedness and ignorance mostly I guess.
The last thing I'd do is buy a stable of flash cars and a huge fancy home. Might go for a new pair of slippers though! :lol:
I have some experience of 'winning big', and the satisfaction that comes from sharing your wealth.
I once won a really big Christmas cake in a raffle, and rather than scoff the lot myself, I shared it with all my relatives. That was a smashing Christmas, knowing I had brought joy to those less fortunate.
Better to give than to receive, as they say in prison.
I won a raffle at work, had to pick an envelope to see what I had got, turned out to be a tin of biscuits. Then, in a Bullseye-style 'look what you could have won' moment, the star prize was revealed to be permission to knock off three hours early. Gutted.
better with the bicciesQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
If the biscuits were Crawfords Rover Assortment from the 80's, the empty tins are now worth about 12 quid. No need to be too disappointed if you saved the tin.
They were M&S Belgian chocolate biscuits so can't complain although I'd rather have had a box of Peek Frean's Trotsky Assortment.
they are super. my sis gets me a box every yearQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
After some extensive research, it would appear that most biscuit names sound better when said in an Alan Bennett voice.
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
What a silly buntQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
:D Like James Borden (or is that Bored 'em?)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian7633
And Jimmy Barr and Mibhael Mbintire, they all deserve universal contempt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Especially Mbintire, someone ought to shave his head. Then put it in a microwave.
Bit awkward if he's still attached to it though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Which reminds me if the old joke about the Scottish couple winning the Lottery.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
'But Hamish' the woman says 'whit shall we do aboot a' the beggin' letters?' 'Keep writin' em!' her husband replies.
NB. I am (half) Scottish so am allowed to make stereotypical jokes about Scottish people.
Then you should know that the above should be 'dae'...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
Marco.
I used to like the Eccles cake sketch with Thora Hird and Alan Bennet on the radio 4 impressionist show ?( prog name escapes me ). Lives near me in primrose hillQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
feel like knocking on his door one day to see if he s got any onboard ( Eccles cakes that is ) and also just to hear an original Lancastrian accent.
Strange after all these years in London he still talks like a northerner.
Just been down to Sainsbury's - knew it was trouble when I saw how full the car park was. Just insane, hardly any way to move down the aisles the place was that full. Fortunately they had all the checkouts manned so got served pretty quick which was unexpected (as usual there was a massive queue of people waiting to use the self-checkout). There was even some money left in the cash machine! No apple danishes left though, again as per usual.:rolleyes:
Anyway as far as xmas goes you can put a fork in me cause I'm done. Still got to go into work tomorrow but should get away a bit earlier than normal then not back in until 3rd Jan. Happy days.
Was going to go out first thing and beat crowds for a few things, but i was unable to make toilet without crying like a little girl, so thought better of it.[emoji23]
Bloody hell Grant, sorry to hear that, and you being teetotal anorl! Hope it improves soon :)
cheers, yeah ive added to my woes somehow... once medicated and sitting/walking about for a few hrs its bearable...:)
Lol - well you will insist on waiting until the last minute!:doh::eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Enjoy your break:cool:
Marco.
I know, just needed a few last-minute things I forgot to get last week. When I go I know what I intend to get but then when I get in there that knowledge disappears from my brain and I wander about aimlessly, buy a few things and leave. Then as soon as I get home I immediatley remember the things I intended to get and realise I haven't got them. I'm the same in record shops.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Make a shopping list before you go, then consult the list? Shimplesh:eyebrows:
Marco.
Make a list? I bet you were the sort of schoolboy who had all his felt tip pens arranged from darkest to lightest too. I was the sort who couldn't remember what I'd done with them after I'd had them last.
Haha... I'm just organised!:D
Marco.
Just had my Christmas grocery delivery from Tesco. I've got to know most of the drivers over the years so I do get looked after a little. The guy today was very early but they Know I don't mind. Almost everything I ordered was there with a couple of substitutions which were ok. There has been some very strange substitutions in the past though, one time I ordered blue lavatory cleaner and on delivery day it was out of stock so they sent...….blueberries. Anyway that's it, I'm all done, pressies bought and distributed, groceries stocked up and a Christmas project to make and replace all my interconnects with new cable and plugs. Merry Christmas to you all.:christmas:
Merry xmas to you too Ian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian7633
But I'm only half Scottish. The 'do' was from the English/Irish half.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Traditional 'stuff we/I forgot' last minute shop this morning, Nothing obvious: mouthwash, tomatoes, satsumas. Well, OK satsumas are obvious, but I thought we had enough in stock (as opposed to in stocking) then realised we were down to the last four. Not too frantic in our local Sainsbury's, but then it never is. I met one of the university lecturers there, who was staring in a zombie-like way at a jar of pickle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I'll let you off, then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
Marco.
not frae auchenshuggle it seems:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
We're already for Christmas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
Plenty of shops open today (Sunday) where we are in London, and being a somewhat cosmopolitan area there are plenty of Middle Eastern and Asian shops that will be open over the festive season. There is a Turkish supermarket about 100m away that is open 24/7/365, that is, it never shuts and sells a fine and wide range of fruit and vegetables at reasonable price. In fact they sell everything apart from (obviously) alcohol and pork-based items - but the Indian shops sell those.
Anyway, wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
And his gloves joined by a long piece of string so he wouldn't lose one :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Yesh, and my clothes also had labels with my name sewn on:eyebrows:
Just off to the farmer's market in Chester to collect the goose, for tomorrow, and get all the veg!:carrot:
Marco.