Asleep at the wheel

[ribbert]

Yes, it would appear so.

[andyoutandabout]

Random

[Millietant]

Did that many years ago after working a normal day shift and then continuing through the night shift without a break.

Was lodging about 45 minutes from work and left the plant heading north on the A15 from Lincoln up towards Brigg.  After a lot of straight road, 3/4 of the way to my lodgings, the road turns 90 dgrees right.....on this occasion, as I was fast asleep at the wheel of my company Ford Escort van, I continued straight ahead, missing the turn altogether, through the open field gate and woke up as I hurtled transversely across the ploughed furrows in the field.

I wasn't the first to have done that (that's why the farmer left the gate open) and I doubt I was the last. Luckily the van wasn't damaged, save for a bit of soil and mud clinging to the front and underside of the van!!!!!

It was a long, long time until I drove that tired again 

[ZOA NOM]

I figured there was a hidden picture...

[andyoutandabout]

Rick wins that one

[fj1289]

Got to love the digital campfire!

[ribbert]

Rick wins that one

Glad I provided you boys with a bit of fun but the boring fact is, that was an answer to a PM conversation that got posted here in error.

Noel

[ribbert]

One of these days I'll learn that unless it's a pie in the face, humour is risky.

Noel

[ZOA NOM]

 

[Millietant]

Hang on a minute Noel.....pie in the face isn't funny in my book  

The Ben Stiller/Adam Sandler type of comedy really misses the mark with me. I suppose I have a typically dark sarcastic British sense of humour, but I also enjoy "clever" comedy - Bill Bailey's stand up routines are awesome...no shouting, no swearing, just clever inciteful and imaginative commentary and stories - can you do that as well ? .

[FJ_Hooligan]

You forgot to include the crap by Will Farrell

[krusty]

Hang on a minute Noel.....pie in the face isn't funny in my book  

The Ben Stiller/Adam Sandler type of comedy really misses the mark with me. I suppose I have a typically dark sarcastic British sense of humour, but I also enjoy "clever" comedy - Bill Bailey's stand up routines are awesome...no shouting, no swearing, just clever inciteful and imaginative commentary and stories - can you do that as well ? .

Right on there. Add Black Books to the list of shortlived classics.
I never got The Office, boring as batshit.

[Millietant]

Yeah guys, I'm with you both on that - also Steve Carrell just drives me mad (almost as much as Seth Rogen)

[ribbert]

Hang on a minute Noel.....pie in the face isn't funny in my book  

The Ben Stiller/Adam Sandler type of comedy really misses the mark with me. I suppose I have a typically dark sarcastic British sense of humour, but I also enjoy "clever" comedy - Bill Bailey's stand up routines are awesome...no shouting, no swearing, just clever inciteful and imaginative commentary and stories - can you do that as well ? .

Haha, misunderstood humour has bitten me on the arse here once already this week, I think I'll stay out of naming names.

When a movie is made for foreign release, it is scripted and filmed accordingly and then as a final check, is screened for test audiences to see what they forgot. After all, a comedy without laughs won't do very well at the box office.

Australia doesn't make a lot of movies for world release but if they can crack it in the US, it will make many times more profit than it could possibly achieve here with a population of only 25 mill. To this end, I remember "Crocodile Dundee" being played to an American test audience and having what was considered some of the funniest parts of the movie pass in complete silence.

The then edited US release version was played back to Aussie audiences with a far more subdued reaction than the original. I guess the difference in humour between countries is hardly news.

For me, the most laughs still come from my favourite cartoonist, Gary Larson, he still makes me laugh even on the umteenth reading of his books over many decades. My brother had a pile of books in his toilet that made up Larson's complete works. Audible laughter from his toilet and visits of such duration that enquiries about the health of the occupant were common.



Noel

[fj1289]

Noel - if you haven't seen it yet, you would probably like the book The PreHistory of the Far Side.  Unique glimpse into the mind of the genius.