mjmooney Posted March 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2018 Ah, we're back onto the flares debate again, that's more like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2018 17 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Ah, we're back onto the flares debate again, that's more like it. It's certainly a wide ranging issue. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I've always thought about buying an old car (nothing flash) but i'm sure within a week or so the novelty would wear off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, Xela said: I've always thought about buying an old car (nothing flash) but i'm sure within a week or so the novelty would wear off. I am determined to one day own an MGB which was made in 1970, the year of my birth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, sidcow said: I am determined to one day own an MGB which was made in 1970, the year of my birth. I always fancied a Triumph Stag or, bizarrely, a Reliant Scimitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, Xela said: I always fancied a Triumph Stag Wait until your forties and then we can put it down to a midlife crisis. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 7 hours ago, bickster said: It was basically a Honda rebadged Yep. The engine was actually pretty decent because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 My Austin Ambassador Y reg, Y reg, Yreg My Austin Ambassador Y reg is a car that I revere My Austin Ambassador Y reg, Y reg, Y reg Don’t keep asking me why, Reg It just happens to be that year Now you may covet a Clio Or a Mondeo Marvel at the Montego Fine but not me, no Now you may be utterly sold on Your Peugeot, your Proton Your Mitsubishi Shogun But I’ll always dote on My Austin Ambassador Y reg, Y reg, Y reg etc. I’d even say no ter A Rolls with a chauffeur A brand new Toyota A Skoda? Give over! I’ve got an Austin Ambassador Y reg, Y reg, Y reg Don’t keep asking me why, Reg It just happens to be that year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 2 hours ago, snowychap said: Wait until your forties and then we can put it down to a midlife crisis. What are the other signs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted March 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2018 3 hours ago, Xela said: I always fancied a Triumph Stag or, bizarrely, a Reliant Scimitar. Yes! I'll never forget the weekend my dad'd boss lent him his. Top down, bombing around Wordsley in the late 70's early 80's. Kings of the West Midlands! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 55 minutes ago, Xela said: What are the other signs? The relative age of the partner not the racism. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2018 A conversation between two of my mates, as a sports car drove past, in about 1971: Mate A: "Isn't that your dad?" Mate B: "No, it's a Stag". For some reason we found this sidesplittingly funny, and it got repeated endlessly, especially after a few pints. I guess you had to be there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2018 59 minutes ago, Xela said: What are the other signs? I can't remember. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted March 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2018 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: A conversation between two of my mates, as a sports car drove past, in about 1971: Mate A: "Isn't that your dad?" Mate B: "No, it's a Stag". For some reason we found this sidesplittingly funny, and it got repeated endlessly, especially after a few pints. I guess you had to be there. I know that sort of thing. I have a mate who has since moved to Australia, but for some reason one drunken night we were quoting Return of the Jedi, specifically: Lando: "We'll last longer than we will against that Death Star." Niem Numb: "hwidgjjiuoo hywidjjoooeuu" (accompanied by head-shakes.) We literally still email those lines to each other and cry with laughter. We are complete weirdos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 3 hours ago, TheAuthority said: I know that sort of thing... And @mjmooney, along the same lines - my best friend and I still recount the line from the late darts commentator Sid Waddell: "There's only one word to describe this: too much, too much." We only need to get the first two words out in a geordie accent and the other's got it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted March 10, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2018 16 minutes ago, snowychap said: Sid Waddell Ah good old Sid bless him. My favourite was always "it couldn't be more exciting if Elvis had just walked in and ordered a crisp sandwich!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I was with a good friend of mine in Greece in 1992. We met some Germans who had some killer hashish. We got hung up on "Yabba-Dabba-Doo", and it was possibly the funniest thing of all time. Still makes me laugh thinking about how funny we thought it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Designer1 said: Ah good old Sid bless him. My favourite was always "it couldn't be more exciting if Elvis had just walked in and ordered a crisp sandwich!" He did Jossy's Giants, too. Great stuff. When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer..... Bristow's only 27. Edited March 10, 2018 by snowychap 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 6 hours ago, snowychap said: The relative age of the partner not the racism. 7/10 WB Her, not him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 11, 2018 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2018 17 hours ago, Xela said: 7/10 WB Her, not him Hell no, the swastika tramp stamp would be too offputting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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