Claude_Dreyfus

Am I the only old fart who remembers that Billy Batson turned into Captain Marvel every time he shouted Shazam?

Ah, the touching of each others rings was "Shazzan".

I still prefer the whack in the sack meaning of shazam....

I will be away for at least four weeks. Hopefully by then both sides will have run out of toys to toss out of their prams and may actually have sorted this shambles out.

Congrats too, John.

Move up here mate then you can drive Pacers (well, for a few months anyway). However, you will have to put up with people being friendly and kind.

*Digeridoo solo*

No Phone, No food, No Pets. I'm..............

No woman... No cry.

that is like so unfair. like

like it...

Interstingly, the 'original' geordy use of like was not annoying at all, like.

Hmmm. What this conversation has done is set off my craving for Currywurst. Time to dig out a recipe...

Try ajvar as the basis for the sauce if you can get it!

As opposed to tomato? That sounds like an interesting alternative.

There's neigh meat in them?

And that's straight from the horses mouth with no tall tails...

For me it's eggless pancakes with a big dollop of strawberry jam with freshly-whipped double cream...nomnomnom

so much wrongness, sugar and lemon is the way to go

You might find a cut price lawn mower.

Inflatable lawnmowers, whatever next...

is strimming a catchy tune to match this topic.

Ready for the second half now. Enescu and Bartók in the first half, Mahler 4 to follow!

Apologies but Radio 3 is my venue and saves a lot of faffing.

I'll be watching (and recording) Schiff playing Bach on BBC4 a week on Friday.

It appeals to my sense of musical logic...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e92fbp

Did you bring the Travel Scrabble?

It's my birthday!

The smog has probably just cleared from East Belfast... ;-)

Never mind burnt toast killing you slowly - I nearly had a heart attack at the price of £1.25 / slice at Manchester airport this morning!

Looks like they're applying the 'sin tax' to toast already...

A "sin tax" error, surely?

Is it compulsory? No?

Then you have a choice....

Baked beans on toast

Hang on, if you're a "bundle of Scrooge", does that make the rest of your team an "achieve of pants"?

Watch out for the revenge of the fifth tomorrow though (someone had to say it)

I do wonder what the most watched film will be tonight.

The sponge Bob square pants movie?

Winter Wonderlands of Yesteryear would be even worse.

'Chestnuts roasting by an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose ---'

Pity you can't go offshore....

Did make me smile.

Well, the banks need to get their priorities right - like paying the automatic bonuses for the guys in their "casino" divisions, for instance.

Mere customers will never be "on the radar" - only existing to pay said bonuses.

Don't worry about the "regulators" - like most "paper tigers", they don't seem to be there to uphold our interests …

Ant Attack

Horace goes Skiing

I was a BBC Model B man myself.

Papering over the cracks huh?

How are you finding those 4mm scale brushes and rollers? I've always found it easier to paper before putting the model together!

Much easier than their T scale equivalents!

"What's the official line the Church is taking on this?....only the farm takes up most of me time, and in the evenings I just like to have a cup of tea, so I may not be able to devote meself full-time to the oul ray-cism..."

Hmm, I think I know what I am going to be watching tonight...

"Feckin' Greeks! Comin' here, takin our jobs! An' our women!..."

the person could always try and get there with more than a minute to spare! i used to shut the doors 20secs before departure time btw

If it's Claude_Dreyfus booked to go on your train, Jim, mayb e you'd like to try shutting the doors 30 seconds before departure LOL

Not me gov...I get on at an earlier station. If I miss a train, I do it properly! P.S. I don't kick the train door, as the fellow in question did this morning!

Fr.Deep House

Father Todd Unctious!

YES!!

oo er missus..

Is this our equivalent of Groundhog Day?

Probably...and the omens ain't great. She is out of her box and has spent most of the time subsequently asleep on the kitchen floor!

Concrete

Silicone

Surgical Appliance

The ones my wife makes don't need a sell-by date they are gone instantly!

HXBs? Are they like a variant of UXBs?

Perhaps it depends on the regional accent and class of the speaker?

already taking names at my work. I don't know what i'll be doing next week, never mind on the 8th Dec.

"I'm afraid I've got a commitment. Not sure what it is yet - but I'm sure I'll remember in time … ."

Sorry, I'll have to learn to be slightly less cynical - only slightly, mind … .

Sounds a bit late - most places are booked up well before now.

Sorry. Most GOOD places are booked up well before now.

will you be posting some photos on here?

Yes, probably this weekend.

No excuse to run 18.201....

Do they come with a pair of strange glasses ?

The 'hobby' range is very basic, but I have a few Piko items which are as good as anything Roco produce. Their beer wagons are very nice...

...which explains why I've avoided anything bearing the "Hobby" label.