Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
The wonders of modern technology.
I no longer have to go stand on the bridge to check the river height!
https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/10467
I no longer have to go stand on the bridge to check the river height!
https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/10467
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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
In the arse end of Italy with the lovely Mrs Gremlin and friends in a local bar. Nothing special but trying to converse with some locals about life and why we are there.
We visited Cortina earlier in the day which is all fur coat and no knickers. This place is real Italy.
And the amaro flowed generously.
We visited Cortina earlier in the day which is all fur coat and no knickers. This place is real Italy.
And the amaro flowed generously.
Remember Anne Diamond!
Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
https://amzn.eu/d/0geiSso8 wifesaysnotoo much in nadtaste
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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Tell her she doesn't have to wear it.
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
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Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Getting paid for the whole month, even though I didnt' start until the 9th !
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Buy one in every colour and wear them a lot!! Tell her that Noggs and the guys said it is not in bad taste !!!!!!
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! 
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I have no other place to put this, so bear with me!
Tonight's dinner was, I am told, Eggs florentine with rice
So, because I know Eggs florentine is one of the dishes that my brother loves making, I sent him a photo and asked nicely that he makes me a real version when I go to visit - photo of dinner !!

His colourful response was -
I then remembered my former Marine mate who learnt his French with a French partner and working with French (young) ski instructors!!
So I sent him this - honestly, I was laughing so much whilst writing this that I could barely type or see!!!!
This is still making me giggle - just hope my mate replies soon

Tonight's dinner was, I am told, Eggs florentine with rice
So, because I know Eggs florentine is one of the dishes that my brother loves making, I sent him a photo and asked nicely that he makes me a real version when I go to visit - photo of dinner !!

His colourful response was -
I replied that I could work out most of the translation but no idea on jizz and have no one to ask!!!! (HTF do I go about asking a french here that doesn't speak english to translate that??)How the £eck has that got anything to do with eggs florentine.
Is that rice
What is French for “hard boiled eggs in jizz, with bogies and rice”
Cos that’s what your eating
I then remembered my former Marine mate who learnt his French with a French partner and working with French (young) ski instructors!!
So I sent him this - honestly, I was laughing so much whilst writing this that I could barely type or see!!!!
Ok. I have a seriously RANDOM question for you !! Absolutely no one else I can ask that might be able to find the answer
Backstory - sent my brother a photo of the "eggs florentine" served for dinner (because he's very proud of the version he makes that I've never had!)
Anyway - his response to the photo of my meal was -
"How the £eck has that got anything to do with eggs florentine
Is that rice
What is French for “hard boiled eggs in jizz, with bogies and rice”
Cos that’s what your eating
So my extraordinarily random question is - what is the French for Jizz
(I can find out bogies and know the rest - no idea how to ask a French person what the French word for jizz is)
I do hope this is making you laugh - I'm crying with laughter writing this
This is still making me giggle - just hope my mate replies soon
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! 
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A long read on Linkedin, but it was one of the comments that made me laugh.
Comment?David Spickett wrote: The most expensive Range Rover…in the world.
Start with a long-wheelbase Range Rover SV P615 at around £225k and hand it to Overfinch, who have been enhancing Land Rover products since 1975. British Racing Green paintwork, matte gold accents, 23-inch bespoke wheels with self-levelling centre caps, and scrollwork engraving on the aluminium side vents. Expensive, but tasteful.
The interior draws directly from Holland and Holland's Royal shotgun. The quilted leather mirrors the chequering on the gun's foregrip. The open-pore walnut throughout matches the stock. H&H's head of engraving personally oversees the hand-engraved lozenges inlaid into the door cards. You are, quite literally, driving a piece of gunsmithing heritage.
What's in the Boot.
This is where the numbers become serious. The companion chests alone run between £50k and £60k. Champagne for eight, crystal tumblers, silver hip flasks disguised as 12-bore cartridges, plates, cutlery, and monogrammed napkins. All finished in walnut and leather.
At the end of the drawer, storage for two guns. Holland and Holland have been making shotguns since 1835. A pair of their Royal grade pieces runs north of £370,000.
Fully loaded, you are looking at over £800,000 of rolling stock. Only 25 will ever be made.
If you are looking to build a portfolio around cars that deliver more than just a return, feel free to message me.
Is the check engine light made using Swarovski crystal?
Even bland can be a type of character 
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The bit that made me laugh was 'expensive but tasteful'. 
The plural of 'anecdote' is not 'data'.
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Clarksons Farm is back. I know he’s not everyone’s cuppa but I love his humour, genuine laughter generated at times, first 4 esipodes out today.
Mick
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My Son took up darts recently and is very pleased with himself after just getting his first 180! 2-3 years he'll be on the telly, winning championships, earning fortunes and paying for my retirement! 
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This is what you could have won!Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 6:16 pm My Son took up darts recently and is very pleased with himself after just getting his first 180! 2-3 years he'll be on the telly, winning championships, earning fortunes and paying for my retirement!![]()
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That whole programme is based on a lie, who says you don't get anything for two in a bedBuckaroo wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 7:29 pmThis is what you could have won!Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 6:16 pm My Son took up darts recently and is very pleased with himself after just getting his first 180! 2-3 years he'll be on the telly, winning championships, earning fortunes and paying for my retirement!![]()
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Can't beat a bit of BullySilly Car wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 8:01 pmThat whole programme is based on a lie, who says you don't get anything for two in a bedBuckaroo wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 7:29 pmThis is what you could have won!Taipan wrote: Thu Jun 04, 2026 6:16 pm My Son took up darts recently and is very pleased with himself after just getting his first 180! 2-3 years he'll be on the telly, winning championships, earning fortunes and paying for my retirement!![]()
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I wonder why the fuck I'm paying for Amazon Prime when I have to sit through endless goddamn commercials while watching it.636mick wrote: Wed Jun 03, 2026 10:18 pm Clarksons Farm is back. I know he’s not everyone’s cuppa but I love his humour, genuine laughter generated at times, first 4 esipodes out today.
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All my vehicles & bikes have Cornish flags, except the two GPz's... So I ordered a couple from amazon...
...and this was the extent of the packing peanuts in the envelope...
...and this was the extent of the packing peanuts in the envelope...
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