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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostLooks like Test Manglers wife.... But not quite as hairy.“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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If I have had a few beers up in London and get the train back to where I live in the sticks, I often order an Indian takeaway to be delivered, then turn up at the place and ask for a lift home with the delivery. I chuck them a couple of quid, they're happy, I get a ride home and a curry for a tenner... Result! normal taxi is £9Comment
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What a genius you are JoJoGabor! Not that I ever splash out on a curry but next time I order a takeway Piza I shall demand a ride on the moped handlebars.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Originally posted by Cliphead View PostMany years ago the younger and more naive Cliphead would get fed up with whatever boring job I was treading water in and pack a rucksack and just bugger off to the nearest motorway. No clear destination was just happy to go wherever the driver was going and see where I ended up.
Met some very interesting people, met people who became friends, saw places I didn't think I would see and generally had a great time. A very few dodgy experiences but handled easily.
Got a lift in a Rolls Royce, a lift all the way from Barcelona to Glasgow including a free ferry ride, same on a trip back from Ireland by entertaining the crew with country songs, even got a job. It really was almost a lifestyle.
The few times I travel on the motorways I never see hitch hikers, what's changed?Comment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostI think people are more wary nowadays that they may get a lift all the way from Barcelona to Glasgow.
You could be right...Comment
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I saw a couple earlier on my way home, they were on the main trunk road into town holding out a sign that just read 'Tescos' which is about 3 miles from where they stood.
If there was a puddle I'd have swerved to go through it, lazy feckers.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostI think people are more wary nowadays that they may get a lift all the way from Barcelona to Glasgow.
They got on the wrong boat and ended up in Morocco.
They ended up working in a bar cum knocking shop and selling funny baccy to Yanks at an enormous profit.
But that was in the 60s.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostI saw a couple earlier on my way home, they were on the main trunk road into town holding out a sign that just read 'Tescos' which is about 3 miles from where they stood.
If there was a puddle I'd have swerved to go through it, lazy feckers.Comment
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