Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Is that one of the fringe benefits of a job selling ice-cream at the Odeon, to make ends meet following a disasterous run on the portfolio!! ;-)
Alan

Al
Its not who you are but who you know.

Or what you know about who you know.
Blackmail has always worked well for me.

I think there was a bit of that come to think of it.

Don't know if anyones interested but I've got a full set of the Encyclopedia Britannica for sale. We don't need it anymore cos the wife knows bloody everything.

LOL !! mind you Al she buys cheap coats that's a big plus .

Bloody weather. Thats the second weekend on the trot my cricket match has been rained off.
Next week is a big weekend again with a league game on Satureday and a Cup Match on Sunday, and I haven't been able to lift a bat in 2 weeks, 3 by then!!
Still, I managed to get my dart board on the wall, and I'd like to see the weather beat that one, and Its the Leeds Utd game tomorrow, so the weekend might not turn out to be a dead loss.
Alan

well you must have had the chance to watch Munster vs Biarritz Heineken Cup Final ..... Cracking game

Is that egg chasing???

alan, best of luck tomorrow, would be great to have another northern team in the top division.
and well done indeed to the monsters of finland !!!! let's rock .........long live eurovision and gawd bless sir terry of wogan :))

alan, worrappen?

Story of the season, Bos.
Try to defend for 80 minutes and go hell for leather for 10 mins.
It works so well against lesser teams but a team with a bit of nouse like Watford get us every time.
We never won a ball in the air, and that has been obvious all season too, so Adie Boothroyd played it exactly right, and we played it exactly wrong.
Having said that we were crap anyway, and looking at both teams, I would fear for whichever one won, cos they are simply nowhere near Premier league standard. Sheffield Utd aren't either, for that matter. Reading look to be the only ones with a chance in Hell of staying there for any length of time.
Not too down though. From the edge of bankruptcy and no first team squad at all to losing play off finalists in 18 months aint bad.
Weekend was a total bummer for me cos the cricket was rained off AGAIN.
Its been chucking it down here for over a week, and the local maternity hospital has started reporting babies being born with gills.
When is it gonna stop???
Alan

Al , direct a bit down south will you ,we're having stand pipes on the street this summer if we don't get about 3000 inches of rain .

You can bloody well have it mate!!!!
I have employed an architect to design an Ark, and am busy buying 2 of everything.
2 Donner kebabs, 2 barrels of Theakstons, 2 outers of Benson & hedges, 2 mucky wimmin..............you get the drift.
Alan

I've got you the two birds Al ,just working on the Beer and Kebabs .

Cracked it Jimmy.
I have found an old car jack from a Metro I used to own.
To my way of thinking, if I nip up to John 'o' groats and stick it under the top edge of Scotland, you lot will be downhill from me, and then it can rain as much as it likes here. You'll get all the water and i'll get to play cricket.
Alan to the rescue.........................

Good idea Al you should have been a scientist ,it's pouring here now, we need it .

See!! Working already.

nice pic, jimmy. it's working on me , too!!! made my sun rise right up ;)

Bin finking again.
I've been reading all about Phrenology, which is the study of skull shape.
The theory is that by feeling the bumps on someones head (prefer chestology myself) you can tell what kind of character they are.
Based on that I am going to open a reverse phrenology clinic, where for a fee I will give you the personality you always wanted. Armed with no more than a shovel and a small lump hammer, you can order a cheery outgoing personality with a touch on introspection.
Since you've all sold your shares, anyone interested in backing this venture?
Alan