Genie Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 On 04/05/2017 at 19:10, mjmooney said: Rastamouse. There's a great full version of the theme tune that we've got on a cbeebees CD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Kathryn Ryan's cleavage on countdown tonight ...with a botoxed face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted May 6, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 6, 2017 People are taking the piss out of Liam Gallagher’s new LP and it’s glorious Mwhahahaha! Quote The NME has posed the question “What will the new Liam Gallagher album sound like?” and people are gloriously taking the piss. A few of my favourites: "A 12 hour shift in a call centre, with a heavy cold, when you've got to put your mum in a home the next day." "A guide dog being mown down by a spluttering tractor." "Professor Stephen Hawking getting beheaded" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 Shouldn't laugh but earlier this week there was a headline: Quote "Zoe Ball, 46, vows to have ‘more sex & HRT’ in one last hurrah before hitting menopause" Link 1 Then yesterday: Quote "Zoe Ball’s boyfriend Billy Yates, 40, found dead at his South London home" Link 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 (edited) My friend's sister had her car stolen last week. She's got a Focus Sport, top spec, bought it second-hand only a couple of months ago and she absolutely loves it. She parks it by one of the university campuses every day as she's studying at the moment (she won the lottery in case you're wondering how she affords a nice car and a university course) and one day last week it wasn't there anymore, no sign of forced entry, broken glass etc. Naturally she panicked and phoned the police to report it stolen. After triple checking she hadn't parked it elsewhere they said they'd look into it. That same night at 3am, her phone suddenly goes off and wakes her up. Turns out she was still connected to her car's Bluetooth and it messaged her phone with her car's current location, like she was driving it home via Sat Nav. She woke up her dad and he drove her to her car where she promptly stole it back. Personally I think I'd have let the police know before sneaking off to get my car back, but it's still a pretty cool story. The fact she's lived in the city her entire life and still needs Sat Nav to drive twenty minutes to a well-known and easy to find location is a bit of a concern, but I guess her ignorance was helpful this time round. Edited May 6, 2017 by Ginko 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 If you click on the link below, you'll find a review of a fairly ghastly-sounding self-titled pop album by a woman named Sophia Kennedy. However, the first comment is brilliant: https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/20961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Sweet pickled onions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 BRMC announced tour dates for the autumn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 3 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: BRMC announced tour dates for the autumn Where they playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 On 5/6/2017 at 14:19, Ginko said: Personally I think I'd have let the police know before sneaking off to get my car back, I'd put my house on there being 'nothing they can do' if you called them to let them know the precise location of your stolen car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 1 hour ago, dAVe80 said: Where they playing? Hopefully I'll see them at the Brighton Dome but they're playing Brum, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol, Leeds and Glasgow as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 On 5/6/2017 at 14:19, Ginko said: Personally I think I'd have let the police know before sneaking off to get my car back, but it's still a pretty cool story. The fact she's lived in the city her entire life and still needs Sat Nav to drive twenty minutes to a well-known and easy to find location is a bit of a concern, but I guess her ignorance was helpful this time round. I'd be concerned about how they managed to steal it so easily. Is she going to beef up the security on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Xela said: I'd be concerned about how they managed to steal it so easily. Is she going to beef up the security on it? Well the police said this specific model is highly targeted and since she parks it in the same area everyday it's likely it was premeditated and done with specialist tools. Apparently there's a special foam you can spray into the lock that hardens to open the doors and then you need a laptop to override the immobiliser and the Start Stop ignition. All seemed pretty hi-tech stuff. What more can she do? A crook lock maybe? Not hi-tech but might be enough to put someone trying to nick it in the first place with added security, plus you risk damaging the car trying to take it off. Persnally it'd scare me into selling it but I admire her for not bowing to fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 8 minutes ago, Ginko said: Well the police said this specific model is highly targeted and since she parks it in the same area everyday it's likely it was premeditated and done with specialist tools. Apparently there's a special foam you can spray into the lock that hardens to open the doors and then you need a laptop to override the immobiliser and the Start Stop ignition. All seemed pretty hi-tech stuff. What more can she do? A crook lock maybe? Not hi-tech but might be enough to put someone trying to nick it in the first place with added security, plus you risk damaging the car trying to take it off. Persnally it'd scare me into selling it but I admire her for not bowing to fear. The thing is, if sometimes wants your car bad enough, then they'll take it. The worst scenario is they wait until you get back to it and jump you for the keys, which seems to be happening with a high level of regularity around Moseley/Kings Heath area of Brum, mainly targeting high performance Audis. Makes me glad no-one would touch mine! I've even left it unlocked for days on end outside my apartment by mistake and not a sniff of someone looking at it. Like you, i'd probably go for something a little less high profile, but its sad we live in a society where we have to think like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) One of the major changes in UK crime in recent years is that car thefts have become much less common but much more professional, on average, which is to do with the increasing average age of criminals, ie. fewer joyriders, more hardcore pro's targeting specific cars with a valuable secondary market. Edited May 9, 2017 by HanoiVillan missing key word 'age' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 9, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted May 9, 2017 11 hours ago, Ginko said: Well the police said this specific model is highly targeted and since she parks it in the same area everyday it's likely it was premeditated and done with specialist tools. Apparently there's a special foam you can spray into the lock that hardens to open the doors and then you need a laptop to override the immobiliser and the Start Stop ignition. All seemed pretty hi-tech stuff. What more can she do? A crook lock maybe? Not hi-tech but might be enough to put someone trying to nick it in the first place with added security, plus you risk damaging the car trying to take it off. Persnally it'd scare me into selling it but I admire her for not bowing to fear. I'm pretty sure crook locks are basically a joke. They do absolutely nothing. So they could be a deterrent for a casual thief, but for the guys you're talking about it sounds like it would make no difference. Maybe they're better now, but I remember seeing a show where they got a guy to "break into" cars, each with a different crook lock. The absolute best one still took him less than a minute to get off. Some of them took a couple of seconds. It was like flicking off a bottle cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Stumbling across things that instantly transport you back to being a kid. Heard Richard Marx - Hazard on the radio just now, took me right back to being about 8 again sitting in the back of my dads car while he played 80's/90's rock ballads. Cats in the cradle, Crash test dummies, Broken Wings, Drive etc... proper classics to me Superb song Hazard, I remembered most of it despite not hearing it even once for about 24 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfielder Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) After being humbled by the things we take for granted with our own club's infrastructure / finances when reading something like this, and seeing the level of love and fanaticism in the lower reaches of football, that they'd chip in to help one of their own, fair play Hereford FC fans. link: http://bbc.in/2pD9OUJ or text: Hereford fans raise cash for player's operation Posted at15:124 May Hereford FC fans have raised more than £10,000 to pay for a player's operation so he can carry on playing football. Jamie Cuss needs a knee operation after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury earlier in the season. Edited May 9, 2017 by Midfielder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 The moon tonight is so beautiful. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Yes it was a good one tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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