Things Noticeable this week - Page 960

**otokonomidori** · March 29th, 2012, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenman

Cor! Strike a light! Would you Adam & Eve? I was reading the old paper and had a butchers at the story that befell my peepers-the loss of cockney rhyming slang to the new text speak slang sweeping the Nation. I've known some since I was saucepan lid, it will mean a loss of people going down the frog & toad to the old rub-a-dub for a few britneys and a chinwag and then maybe out for a Ruby Murray with the trouble and strife in your best whistle & flute and daisy roots - it's what made this country, well okay London & Londoners great and the greatest city in the world(official that according to what I read as well this morning) Wouldn't be the same without the pearlies. I left drum & bass with my old April beating fast as I went for a loaf of Uncle Fred with a Lady Godiva in my Sky rocket. It cannot be allowed to happen, get rid of that rubbish speak and keep the proper phrases...I'm a bonafide Cockney and I want it to stay.

What a load of pony and trap

**Greenman** · March 29th, 2012, 09:14 PM

Yes but it's accurate pony

**otokonomidori** · March 29th, 2012, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenman

Yes but it's accurate pony

There's a version of it up here- e.g. "corned beef" = deaf , "winners and losers" = trousers - honestly, it works if you've got a strong Scottish accent

**billybunter** · March 30th, 2012, 10:23 AM

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/382493-...ato-up-his-bum

**Greenman** · March 30th, 2012, 10:39 AM

Noticed in the paper this morning-the winner of the most obscure title for a book was 'Cooking with Poo' written by a Thai cook and incidentally that is the word for Crab apparently in Thai.

Did you notice the news story an elephant who stopped for a coffee in Canada and then the handlers lost control of it and it ran amok!

Distinctly cooler today, I wonder if putting away the winter jumpers was a good move? Bright and sunny mind you.

**blueballsdc** · March 30th, 2012, 12:48 PM

People over here are going crazy over the lottery again. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has increased to an estimated $540 million for tonights drawing.

Of course, every news report is having it as their lead story be it a local station or a national broadcast. I had to skip past two different news crews on my way to work today.

All the old stories are being dragged out about how winning the lottery doesn't make your life any better and you have experts on the TV talking about how you should just work hard and be smart with your money because that is the best way to secure your financial future.

It seems to me we went through the same thing just a couple of months ago when it was the PowerBall jackpot that was up into the hundreds of millions. No doubt we will be doing it again in a couple of months when it happens with some other lottery.

**Mal Hombre** · March 30th, 2012, 01:32 PM

I see a woman in York set Herself on fire in Her kitchen decanting petrol from one container to another with the gas lit on the cooker...

**steve40** · March 30th, 2012, 02:59 PM

petrol stations in my area are absolute chaos today, but i cant say im surprised with what has been going about recently

**Greenman** · March 30th, 2012, 03:14 PM

What an idiotic thing to do store petrol or decant it in your kitchen-funnily enough watching the text messages that come in from viewers for Question Time(for they were debating this issue last night) a man texted who was a fireman said he was astounded that anyone would use a plastic container for petrol in the first place i.e. a jerry-can. I can't say I am not surprised, it was an accident waiting to happen sooner or later.

Speaking of lotteries and big wins reminded me of the interview that I saw with Alan Whicker two days ago on Talk at the BBC (BBC4) where clips of rare and memorable interviews were played. Whicker talked to Viv Nicholson, who you may recall was the woman that won on the Pools back in the sixties and when asked what she would do with the money yelled out "I'm going to SPEND, SPEND, SPEND!! She paid the ultimate price with her husband crashing his Jaguar car and killing himself and she lost a lot of money thanks to bad management. I wonder sometimes if winning massive amounts of money can only bring you problems because the average person cannot cope with such huge amounts of money - they have advisors available to help people these companies but in the end it is the individual that makes decisions. The urge to spend is probably immense(see The Syndicate BBC1) but in the end, does it bring you happiness? I don't think so, unless you know how to manage it. All the same a few million wouldn't go amiss

**squigg58** · March 30th, 2012, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenman

... but in the end, does it bring you happiness?

"Money can't buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you're being miserable."

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March 30th, 2012, 10:39 AM	#9595
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,516 Times in 19,356 Posts	Noticed in the paper this morning-the winner of the most obscure title for a book was 'Cooking with Poo' written by a Thai cook and incidentally that is the word for Crab apparently in Thai. Did you notice the news story an elephant who stopped for a coffee in Canada and then the handlers lost control of it and it ran amok! Distinctly cooler today, I wonder if putting away the winter jumpers was a good move? Bright and sunny mind you. __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

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March 30th, 2012, 03:14 PM	#9599
Greenman Live Legend of VEF Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Underground lair somewhere in the world Posts: 20,353 Thanks: 30,936 Thanked 383,516 Times in 19,356 Posts	What an idiotic thing to do store petrol or decant it in your kitchen-funnily enough watching the text messages that come in from viewers for Question Time(for they were debating this issue last night) a man texted who was a fireman said he was astounded that anyone would use a plastic container for petrol in the first place i.e. a jerry-can. I can't say I am not surprised, it was an accident waiting to happen sooner or later. Speaking of lotteries and big wins reminded me of the interview that I saw with Alan Whicker two days ago on Talk at the BBC (BBC4) where clips of rare and memorable interviews were played. Whicker talked to Viv Nicholson, who you may recall was the woman that won on the Pools back in the sixties and when asked what she would do with the money yelled out "I'm going to SPEND, SPEND, SPEND!! She paid the ultimate price with her husband crashing his Jaguar car and killing himself and she lost a lot of money thanks to bad management. I wonder sometimes if winning massive amounts of money can only bring you problems because the average person cannot cope with such huge amounts of money - they have advisors available to help people these companies but in the end it is the individual that makes decisions. The urge to spend is probably immense(see The Syndicate BBC1) but in the end, does it bring you happiness? I don't think so, unless you know how to manage it. All the same a few million wouldn't go amiss __________________ There was only ONE Greenman, and you accepted no substitutes! To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Rest in peace MaxJoker-you will be sorely missed. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 20,000: Milestone reached!

March 30th, 2012, 12:48 PM	#9596
blueballsdc Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 112,645 Thanked 21,428 Times in 1,713 Posts	People over here are going crazy over the lottery again. The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has increased to an estimated $540 million for tonights drawing. Of course, every news report is having it as their lead story be it a local station or a national broadcast. I had to skip past two different news crews on my way to work today. All the old stories are being dragged out about how winning the lottery doesn't make your life any better and you have experts on the TV talking about how you should just work hard and be smart with your money because that is the best way to secure your financial future. It seems to me we went through the same thing just a couple of months ago when it was the PowerBall jackpot that was up into the hundreds of millions. No doubt we will be doing it again in a couple of months when it happens with some other lottery.

March 30th, 2012, 02:59 PM	#9598
steve40 Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: here at vef Posts: 824 Thanks: 5,616 Thanked 8,815 Times in 778 Posts	petrol stations in my area are absolute chaos today, but i cant say im surprised with what has been going about recently

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