Magnificent American Actor / director.
The GOOD, the bad and the ugly.
Spaghetti westerns.
'Right turn Clyde.'
Dirty Harry.
‘You've got to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?’
Mobile phone.
Probably one of the earlier ones.
I saw a women on the street selling two large novelty phones. She had the biggest pair of Nokias i've ever seen.
Batman's home (although not in the early issues, that was NY)
Commissioner Gordon
Much Baroque architecture with gargoyles and skyscrapers
Dark and usually raining
mini series by DC in 2002 or 3
another great series had Jonah Hex there in the late 1800s meeting Batman's ancestors
Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
now a tv series by Bruno Heller which introduces many of the villains in their early days
As well as Wayne Manor contains Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Prison
Alan Moore wrote the history of the city, which is part of NY
(I'll shut up and fetch out a few comics instead )
Can often be found on walls or bed side tables
often have an alarm function
they often make a tick tock noise
they go back an hour this coming Sunday
and will go forward next year .... for Summer time
Some have a third hand which moves each second
Some need winding up - others use batteries and some plug into the electricty
originally I used to think it meant sticking out your tongue a la Miley Cyrus
its supposed to be a dance move
moving the arse from side to side whilst stooping
a popular modern phrase
not sure where it came from
Where do I start? :D
Yummy
tasty
irresistible
tempting
delicious
home-made or bought ready made in shops
used for celebrations birthdays, Christmas, weddings etc
Different shapes, colours, sizes, flavours
Ginger or carrot my favourite :cool:
iced or plain
cream and jam
fruit or sponge
muffins, cup-cakes,scones swiss rolls, meringues etc
I could just go on and on and on :p:D
alas .......also full of sugar, calories and deemed unhealthy
German 'discount' supermarket.
Sells nice cakes.
Actually, they sell some good quality products.
Weekly bargains in the cages down the centre of the shop.
Microsoft
PC
An emphasis on touch computing.
Don't know much else about it.
CNBC
News channel.
American network (at least used to be).
Usually FTA.
Poster CNBCwatcher likes it or used to.
Central News Broadcast Network (that really was a guess).
Insanely fast supercar.
An astounding piece of engineering.
This thunderous beast is a thing of beauty.
My model version cost me a fortune for a toy car.
A place with a round arena inside a tent, where scary people wearing lairy make up and orange wigs and baggy trousers and ridiculously large shoes throw custard pies about, while some dude in a posh suit struts about making remarks about them, then in come folks in stretchy lycra sparkly suits who can do bendy things and prance about in general or suspend themselves from trapezes or walk across ropes.
Comments
If I forget my wifes i'm in big trouble.
That is the extent of my knowledge.
New Zealand
Great Rugby team
Sheep
Maoris
North & South Island
CLINT EASTWOOD
The GOOD, the bad and the ugly.
Spaghetti westerns.
'Right turn Clyde.'
Dirty Harry.
‘You've got to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?’
Antipasti
NOWT
Bread wi' Nowt taken out!
Dyslexic News of the World.
Rhymes with pout.
Trout pout
Jodie Marsh
A trout!!!
NOKIA 8210
Probably one of the earlier ones.
I saw a women on the street selling two large novelty phones. She had the biggest pair of Nokias i've ever seen.
Gotham
Commissioner Gordon
Much Baroque architecture with gargoyles and skyscrapers
Dark and usually raining
mini series by DC in 2002 or 3
another great series had Jonah Hex there in the late 1800s meeting Batman's ancestors
Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
now a tv series by Bruno Heller which introduces many of the villains in their early days
As well as Wayne Manor contains Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Prison
Alan Moore wrote the history of the city, which is part of NY
(I'll shut up and fetch out a few comics instead
Clocks
often have an alarm function
they often make a tick tock noise
they go back an hour this coming Sunday
and will go forward next year .... for Summer time
Some have a third hand which moves each second
Some need winding up - others use batteries and some plug into the electricty
Dressing Gowns
See 55 for what I'm wearing underneath it.
Falls open on some women when they open a door.
Nigel Farage
Likes a pint
Hates the E.U.
Wears wax jackets
Has 'swivelly eyes'
IAN HYSLOP
Editor of Private Eye
Have I Got News For You team captain
Christian
The Channel Tunnel
Massive tunnel under the English Channel.
Eurostar.
Connects Folkestone and Coquelles (sp?).
Expensive.
Didn't quite meet in the middle.
Twerking
its supposed to be a dance move
moving the arse from side to side whilst stooping
a popular modern phrase
not sure where it came from
Wind
Fart
Can be trapped
Burp
Shakes leaves from trees
Autumnal
RAIN
Wet.
Fine rain that soaks you through.
Essential.
Always rains after i wash my car.
Cakes
Yummy
tasty
irresistible
tempting
delicious
home-made or bought ready made in shops
used for celebrations birthdays, Christmas, weddings etc
Different shapes, colours, sizes, flavours
Ginger or carrot my favourite :cool:
iced or plain
cream and jam
fruit or sponge
muffins, cup-cakes,scones swiss rolls, meringues etc
I could just go on and on and on
alas
Aldi
Sells nice cakes.
Actually, they sell some good quality products.
Weekly bargains in the cages down the centre of the shop.
Cheese Rolling.
There's an annual festival in Gloucester
People come from everywhere about it
Windows 8
PC
An emphasis on touch computing.
Don't know much else about it.
CNBC
News channel.
American network (at least used to be).
Usually FTA.
Poster CNBCwatcher likes it or used to.
Central News Broadcast Network (that really was a guess).
Bugatti Veyron
An astounding piece of engineering.
This thunderous beast is a thing of beauty.
My model version cost me a fortune for a toy car.
JCB
has huge tyres
A big scoop at the front
can cope with enormously heavy work
I Often have to stop and think when talking about the RSJ's that have been used here and JCB's
RSJ's
We use RSJ's in work but call them universal beams.
Web and Flange.
Resistively Shunted Junction?
The Circus
Necromancy