The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Nick on December 26, 2012, 07:10:49 PM
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Been to a good party :thumbsup:
Met some old mates :thumbsup:
Entertaining bitch fight at Christmas lunch :thumbsup:
Pressies :thumbsup:
Now? Shrugs:
I am bored sad24:
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Coz you are ginje. rubschin:
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Spank2: Spank2: Spank2: Spank2: Spank2: Spank2:
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I agree ~ I bored now as well.
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I haven't got a blinky clue what day it is ...I am working on Friday and I keep having to double check with myself what day of the week.
Anyways .....visit from brother tomorrow cloud9:, then Christmas dinner with other close friends afternoon and evening.
Friday ...cinema after work.
Saturday ...girls night
Sunday night .......party
New Years Eve ....games night
2013 .....hibernation noooo:
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Must get some friends ~ that's the answer.
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Maybe you just don't need to be away from your house as much as I do noooo:
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sad24:
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Are we nearly there yet?
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Yep bored. The entertainment ( I use the term very loosely)on the box is extraordinarily crap. evil:
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Agreed evil: And I still can't drive Banghead Banghead Banghead Seeing busty Anna on Friday though cloud9:
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Yep bored. The entertainment ( I use the term very loosely)on the box is extraordinarily crap. evil:
Idiot box indeed. noooo:
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Miss T and I are having our xmas day tomorrow/today .........No werk ............. cloud9:
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So the hangovers were just training runs rubschin: Enjoy you two :thumbsup:
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Must get some friends ~ that's the answer.
Easier said than done. sad32:
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I believe the Post Christmas Tedium is more obvious this year as in the past few years Christmas Day has fallen on Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday and thus we seem to have had a longer time to relax and enjoy it all. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Christmas Days just don't seem right to me.... It's all over before you've really got into it. Of course the never ending pursuit of profits "To stop the retailers going bust" is now a recurring theme with ever earlier starts to the SALES and that doesn't help.
As for the "Idiot Box" I just cannot believe that nothing other than the sales merits the headline spot on every bloody news programme.
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Must get some friends ~ that's the answer.
Easier said than done. sad32:
Indeed. +1
A TRUE friend is like mission impossible, but there again, my acceptance standards are VERY high. whistle:
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Must get some friends ~ that's the answer.
Easier said than done. sad32:
Indeed. +1
A TRUE friend is like mission impossible, but there again, my acceptance standards are VERY high. whistle:
Perhaps you should try giving out some golden coconuts... whistle:
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Must get some friends ~ that's the answer.
Easier said than done. sad32:
Quite so DS we are 'newbies' and will be for years to come despite the fact that Mr C was born and raised no more than 6 miles away. Having said that my tolerance of stupid people has decreased at about the same rate that telling people that they are stupid has increased, there are a lot of stupid people. Ergo I don't think I am the party material that once I was. redface:
Mr C is unable to drive and I have been unable to drive for a few years now, public transport is, well, is let's just say Mr C likes the trams.
Today we have been into Sheffield it was not as packed as I thought it would be. cloud9: ( I hate crowds). I was unable to purchase what I wanted. evil: ( I am not really surprised). It did not rain on us but it is now raining. I have just purchased what I wanted on line. All in all a mixed bag of a day. confused:
Best I take my medication and retire for the evening methinks. rubschin:
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Personally I have got much fussier about the people I care to associate with as I've got older. Through the U3A I've made some friends and acquired some interests, what I miss about working is enjoying the company of people of all age groups, not just the 50+.
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Agreed.
How is U3A? rubschin:
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Personally I have got much fussier about the people I care to associate with as I've got older. Through the U3A I've made some friends and acquired some interests, what I miss about working is enjoying the company of people of all age groups, not just the 50+.
That's exactly how I feel and is why I am in here ...... People of all ages, all with a different take on life, gives me all that I really miss about no longer going to work.... Light conversation, bad jokes and a bit of p*ss taking together with support and help when asked for. Couldn't wish for a better bunch of workmates than you lot.
That said I am on record as having told my last MD that the reason I did not often go to "Works Parties" etc was "I may be forced to work with you all but there are very few I would want to know socially". When asked to explain that remark I told him that I found myself working with exactly the sort of people my Mother had brought me up to avoid.
As for U3A ~ I gather some areas have well attended and well run branches but in this area one visit was enough to convince me that there is no way I could ever suffer the locals in such close proximity. Frankly I'd have more fun at the crematorium.
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Agreed, we are currently working with a group from Sheffield Uni their enthusiasm and energy is lovely to see.
The U3A round here offers little that interests me. Although having done much research Tai chi seems to be one direction that I should be looking at and participating in.
It would seem that whilst I was typing these few words Snoops swept in here as only a begal could and got there first in a more eloquent manner. So in essence....
^^^^Bollix and buggery, wot they said^^^^
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I joined the Ware U3A and it's a well run, well attended organisation. I currently attend a cribbage club and a short mat bowls group, I used to help with a computer club for beginners but found that I didn't have the patience to be a good teacher.
I also play short mat bowls in the village hall but as I said, it's all 50+ noooo:
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Most of those I came across in the North Wales U3A were over 80, they were heavy into crochet, reminiscences (that many were too senile to recall) and one twat was running classes in "Creative Writing" ...... unfortunately what I heard from him was what I had heard Woodstock saying as she prepared her lessons in the same subject the previous week. He attended her classes at local FE college and rehashed them to teach at U3A. Not a real problem but he didn't have the knowledge or ability to teach, he lacked the Power Point presentations and had clearly missed most of the important points that she had made.
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Mr C and I are watching programmes on SKY T.V.
The adverts drive me bonkers however my rant for today is HTF does it cost 'just £2.00 a month' to save little Rieta and drill a well and yet 'only £3.00 a month' to save a tiger albeit I get a cuddly toy and an annual report?
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Have you seen the new ad for Butlins ?
Love the fact that they have to portray it in cartoon form as the reality of a British summer in these places may prove to be a somewhat conflicting image whistle:
Also - I can't come to terms with their tagline ...." Our true intent is all for your delight " - wot's that about then eh noooo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDr1we3unEg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDr1we3unEg)
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Mr C and I are watching programmes on SKY T.V.
The adverts drive me bonkers however my rant for today is HTF does it cost 'just £2.00 a month' to save little Rieta and drill a well and yet 'only £3.00 a month' to save a tiger albeit I get a cuddly toy and an annual report?
Just a different business model.
Rest assured that in either case, less than 20p actually gets to provide the tear-jerking salvation described.
The operators of big-name charities will be put against the wall on the first day of my revolution, along with politicians. evil:
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Have you seen the new ad for Butlins ?
Love the fact that they have to portray it in cartoon form as the reality of a British summer in these places may prove to be a somewhat conflicting image whistle:
Also - I can't come to terms with their tagline ...." Our true intent is all for your delight " - wot's that about then eh noooo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDr1we3unEg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDr1we3unEg)
It's Shakespeare pet whistle:
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That should appeal to their average punter then ;D
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That should appeal to their average punter then ;D
Well Churchill worked for that insurance mob...........
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That should appeal to their average punter then ;D
This came to mind:
You can't miss Northerners. They're instantly recognizable because they travel in herds. Like the Welsh but with tattoos and louder voices...
There he is. Over at the the bar, swigging down a pint of lager at ten in the morning and scratching away at his mozzie bites which are playing havoc with the tasteful Maori style tattoo on his right leg.
Meanwhile, his other half is rocking their sprog back and forth in the buggy while little Tristran or Paris or Brooklyn or whatever his name isn't having any of it and is doing his best to clear the room.
Daddy looks up and sneers meaningfully at his beloved wife or girlfriend - we can't tell which. "Can't you shut the little bugger up?" he bellows.
She glowers back, knowing that there's no point in replying. Daddy downs the rest of his pint and orders another as he tries to decide whether to have a look at the tits on page three or check the football results.
At this point, it occurs to me that I have booked the wrong hotel...
borrowed from here (http://dioclese.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/93-men-in-boat-22-northerners.html)
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Oi! evil:
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Wot? you live a lot further south than I.
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That should appeal to their average punter then ;D
This came to mind:
You can't miss Northerners. They're instantly recognizable because they travel in herds. Like the Welsh but with tattoos and louder voices...
There he is. Over at the the bar, swigging down a pint of lager at ten in the morning and scratching away at his mozzie bites which are playing havoc with the tasteful Maori style tattoo on his right leg.
Meanwhile, his other half is rocking their sprog back and forth in the buggy while little Tristran or Paris or Brooklyn or whatever his name isn't having any of it and is doing his best to clear the room.
Daddy looks up and sneers meaningfully at his beloved wife or girlfriend - we can't tell which. "Can't you shut the little bugger up?" he bellows.
She glowers back, knowing that there's no point in replying. Daddy downs the rest of his pint and orders another as he tries to decide whether to have a look at the tits on page three or check the football results.
At this point, it occurs to me that I have booked the wrong hotel...
borrowed from here (http://dioclese.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/93-men-in-boat-22-northerners.html)
lol: lol: lol:
Also:
“There are many Welsh who are taciturn, truthful, well formed, open minded, handsome and peaceful, even if no particular individual immediately springs to mind.”
― Auberon Waugh
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Oi! evil:
Quite so.
OI!! cussing:
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Brother and sil annual tribulationary visit now completed. Party001:
Think I've managed to hack the 'bat of the south' off again...as is usual, :thumbsup: ...bloody Londeners. ::)
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Brother and sil annual tribulationary visit now completed. Party001:
Think I've managed to hack the 'bat of the south' off again...as is usual, :thumbsup: ...bloody Londeners. ::)
OI our southern government pays your lots dole ............... noooo:
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Brother and sil annual tribulationary visit now completed. Party001:
Think I've managed to hack the 'bat of the south' off again...as is usual, :thumbsup: ...bloody Londeners. ::)
OI our southern government pays your lots dole ............... noooo:
OI!!! Angry9:
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Brother and sil annual tribulationary visit now completed. Party001:
Think I've managed to hack the 'bat of the south' off again...as is usual, :thumbsup: ...bloody Londeners. ::)
OI our southern government pays your lots dole ............... noooo:
OI!!! Angry9:
Saying that ...your lot give us J Kyle n crimewatch...........so it's ok ...... :thumbsup:
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Eyup! Can I add a late OI!
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Ah worro ar they on a baht? Southerners. ::) Oi!
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Mr C and I are watching programmes on SKY T.V.
The adverts drive me bonkers however my rant for today is HTF does it cost 'just £2.00 a month' to save little Rieta and drill a well and yet 'only £3.00 a month' to save a tiger albeit I get a cuddly toy and an annual report?
And there are only 20,000 tigers left in the wild.... So if they hadn't produced the expensive TV advert they could have saved them all on their own! Thumbs:
I'll add my own Southern OI! to this thread too if I may....?
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Michael Parkinson, a cartoon Northerner if ever there was one, once said that the biggest difference between those from the North and those from the South exists only in the minds of the NORTHERNERS. whistle:
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OI!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oimHJCURbo
See also....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=JCyDnj3S4bE&hl=en-GB
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Have you seen the new ad for Butlins ?
Love the fact that they have to portray it in cartoon form as the reality of a British summer in these places may prove to be a somewhat conflicting image whistle:
Also - I can't come to terms with their tagline ...." Our true intent is all for your delight " - wot's that about then eh noooo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDr1we3unEg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDr1we3unEg)
Every time I see the ad I cringe but have obviously been tuning out the sound. I was working from home this morning and the telly was on in the background when I heard that Trololo tune. Bloody hell, that makes the ad even worse than I thought before noooo: noooo: noooo:
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lol: lol: lol:
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Each and every day on here we have our very own version of 'Pandora's Box'. noooo:
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Each and every day on here we have our very own version of 'Groundhog Day'. noooo:
whistle:
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You've said that before!
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You've said that before!
doh:
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You've said that before!
He has? When was that then?