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    #21
    Originally posted by MyUserName View Post
    Refusing to hand money over to someone threatening me with a gun
    Same here - Rio de Janeiro a bloke grabbed my shirt with "I've got a gun". I just walked away..


    Originally posted by mudskipper View Post
    Aged 16 - I stuck my finger in the gas cooker ignition spark to see if it would burn.
    Same here - a 240v table lamp socket. I lit up the room that day..



    I flew an aircraft "in an unsafe manner" a few years ago. Can't say any more as you'll find the video online..

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      #22
      Originally posted by KentPhilip View Post
      ...

      I flew an aircraft "in an unsafe manner" a few years ago. Can't say any more as you'll find the video online..
      With a bowl of spaghetti?
      Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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        #23
        Originally posted by KentPhilip View Post
        Can't say any more as you'll find the video online..
        Ahh, go on. I have vids online too.
        Me, me, me...

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          #24
          When I was a kid, I bunked off school and went home, knowing that my folks wouldn't be there. I didn't have a key but our house was pretty easy to get into. I opened one of those little windows and decided to climb through. I got up onto a dustbin and wriggled through. At one point, all of my wight was being supported by this tiny bit of wood and a long pane of glass. The frame was pretty rotten (as my folks were doing the house up) and I'm amazed that it didn't give.

          My dad used to store loads of odd stuff in the barn. One time I spotted something new - a clear liquid in this plastic container. Given all the tulip he had I don't know why this stood out. I took the lid off and gave it a big sniff. Then my eyes went black. I was blind for a few minutes...it seemed a lot longer. I was sat in the barn tulipting it that I'd knackered my eyes until slowly the sight came back. It was amonia i think.

          When I was 6 or 7 we lived in holland. Near where we lived was an open air swimming pool. It had a slide into the deep end and I decided that I had to have a go. It was only when I got to the top that the realisation dawned on me that I couldn't swim and I chickened out. But the other kids wouldn't let me down the ladder. Eventually one of them pushed me down, backwards. i fell into the water and the next thing I know is its raining kids on me. Each time I got close to the surface another came down and pushed my under....and not only that, all these bubbles that I needed were escaping from my mouth. The life guard bollocked me when I eventually got to the safety of the edge of the pool, from the comfort of his high chair!
          Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.

          I preferred version 1!

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            #25
            Originally posted by Cliphead View Post
            Ahh, go on. I have vids online too.
            I've pm'd you the link.

            I can't post it here, as you'll all get my real identity!

            Edit: Now I've shown you mine, you can show me yours..

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              #26
              I once sat on a horse
              Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ here

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                #27
                Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
                I once sat on a horse
                was it alive or was it in a Findus box?
                Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by KentPhilip View Post
                  I've pm'd you the link.

                  I can't post it here, as you'll all get my real identity!

                  Edit: Now I've shown you mine, you can show me yours..


                  I don't do anything dangerous but here's one of mine.

                  Me, me, me...

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by KentPhilip View Post
                    I've pm'd you the link.

                    I can't post it here, as you'll all get my real identity!

                    Edit: Now I've shown you mine, you can show me yours..
                    You're not the geezer who flew under the Ballachuilish Bridge are you ?????
                    When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....

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                      #30
                      I once had a few 'hairy' moments with some friends but I dont do that now fool!

                      What happens in General, stays in General.
                      You know what they say about assumptions!

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