Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[jocky]

Jocky.

Brilliant! I love his dead pan delivery, dryer than a kangeroos armpit.

What ever happened to the traditional saturday night out in Glasgie eh? When after a long shift all the welders and platers would get together to unwind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odEHDf_pJ4M

I knew you would like that.

When my kids used to misbehave I threatened them with having to watch re-runs of the White Heather Club. It always had the desired effect.

[jocky]

Crikey. Horror earthquake in Christchurch. 65 dead, expected to at least double.

Unbelievably, it's an aftershock from the non-fatal earthquake last year.

The world's falling to bits!

My thoughts are with you and the resilient people of South Island.

[prendrelemick]

My little brother and all his family were in various parts of Christchurch when it struck. Thankfully all are safe and I was able to ring them this morning. They were unable to ring out though.

[The Atheist]

Things are pretty grim this morning.

Just goes to show how nature works and how random stuff can happen. The earthquake last September happened at the very best time of day for it and nobody was killed. This one, at the very worst time of day and they're expecting 300+ deaths and there are thousands injured.

The great wheel of fate.

Magnificent to see the whole world pulling in behind us, though! Go Earth!

[jocky]

Things are pretty grim this morning.

Just goes to show how nature works and how random stuff can happen. The earthquake last September happened at the very best time of day for it and nobody was killed. This one, at the very worst time of day and they're expecting 300+ deaths and there are thousands injured.

The great wheel of fate.

Magnificent to see the whole world pulling in behind us, though! Go Earth!

An experienced team of rescuers are on their way from my city.

http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/2148187

[Gilliatt Gurgle]

Crikey. Horror earthquake in Christchurch. 65 dead, expected to at least double.

Unbelievably, it's an aftershock from the non-fatal earthquake last year.

The world's falling to bits!

Been in the news quite a bit here.
How did you and the family and/or property make out?
You guys have been getting hammered down there!

Rather than read my tortuous attempt at an explanation I will let the brilliantly droll Jonathon Meades offer an insight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATc6d7vv29M

Jocky, I overlooked your video, brilliant.
I remember Mad Dod 20/20, Night Train and Thunderbird.

I remember bringing a bottle of Thunderbird to a posh company Christmas dinner and had the waiter deliver it to the boss's table on ice.

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[jocky]

I remember bringing a bottle of Thunderbird to a posh company Christmas dinner and had the waiter deliver it to the boss's table on ice.

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I hope it had the desired effect, severe brain damage followed by a massive increase of your salary in the morning. The things we have to do to get on in this world.

[soundofmusic]

The twin horror of lifts and modern technology.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ

I'm trying to imagine what that would be like in Miami; I've actually been in elevators that understand creole and spanish...I don't think they do accents though...

I've never been fired, but I've had some terrible interviews. You know the ones - where you're convinced that the boss doesn't like you - and you don't like him back. Probably just as well I bombed. He was a flash ******* anyway in a ten years out of date kind of way. It wouldn't have worked well.

The other boss I didn't like was a head. Some jobs you just don't want.

Another job I went for, i couldn't work out what the job was about. It was all too woolly. Half way through the interview for this job wth the LSC - funding body for grant funded educational organisations - which I wasn't fantastically keen on getting - I'd just come along to see - I realised I didn't want the job. I should have come clean, held up my hands and said - lets not waste any more of our time now shall we, and gone. It would have been a great story, but sadly I stuck it out knowing I wouldn't bother with it. I didn't get the job, and the LSC has now gone down the pan with the cuts. Lucky old me.

You were probably much more savy than I was. I got that job after my old boss was brought up on extortion and racketeering charges; my new boss was a former associate of the old boss.

This just keeps being the best thread in the entire universe.

I am

And we are the greatest blokes in the universe

Regress?

Nah, that's our blokey side...we're not ashamed to show our manly feelings

Nice looking flat cap and funny video Paul!
"...Kant"
"What you say?!!"




From big pigeons to big fish, when does it end Jocky?

Gentlemen, I'm having the blokiest of blokey evenings; Just finished two pints of ale at Carlyle Brewing company in Rockford and now I'm setlled in my hotel with a Jack Daniels and ginger ale watching Clint Eastwood in "A Fistfull of Dollars".
Next up is "For a Few Dollars More" and "The Good the Bad and the Ugly".
It doesn't get much better than this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeFpM2OEWPs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XETCBf4m5g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awskKWzjlhk


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Love the dogs driving....

[The Atheist]

Been in the news quite a bit here.
How did you and the family and/or property make out?
You guys have been getting hammered down there!

No problems here, different island entirely, but things are pretty grim around Christchurch.

How it's going to affect the economy is the next question - apparently we're about $10B short.

[Paulclem]

You were probably much more savy than I was. I got that job after my old boss was brought up on extortion and racketeering charges; my new boss was a former associate of the old boss.

Definitely not - just lucky, just as you were unlucky. There's no accounting for the boss.

[Paulclem]

No problems here, different island entirely, but things are pretty grim around Christchurch.

How it's going to affect the economy is the next question - apparently we're about $10B short.

It's a bad show. Glad you're not affected, or Mick's brother and family.

[soundofmusic]

I think I just had too much faith in successful people; I assumed that if a person made alot of money, it must be legit.

[soundofmusic]

http://www.fanpix.net/picture-galler...e-10503845.htm

I forgot to give my blokey friends a valentines card...late; but the thought still counts

[prendrelemick]

Happy Valentines Sounds. From - An Admirer.

Course the mysterious effect is spoiled by my name and avatar appearing alongside.

[The Atheist]

No way.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/4703...milk-ice-cream

This is apparently real.

What next? Placenta burgers?